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    Dying Pts who are still full codes.

    SaraO'Hara replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    Look at the ACLS algorithms - essentially, IV meds, like atropine or epinephrine (kick-start the heart), bicarb to correct acidosis, various others depending on the arrhythmia, in combination with...
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    What nursing school did everyone attend?

    SaraO'Hara replied to SoontobeAdrienneRN's topic in General Nursing

    Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, California - except the LVN program is held at the North County campus in Paso Robles. *waiting for board
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    petite nurses out there?

    SaraO'Hara replied to hapiyogi's topic in General Nursing

    My preceptor was 4'11"; granted, most of the patients were ambulatory. As a CNA, I've worked with so many Filipina aides who made 5'3" me feel like a tower. They do the job very
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    Bipolar

    SaraO'Hara replied to EMSnut45's topic in Psychiatric

    First - *hugs* Have you tried looking for a NAMI group in your area? They might be able to furnish some advice, support groups
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    mine vs. our

    SaraO'Hara replied to terrajai's topic in General Nursing

    No, you're not alone. A lot of people where I work will leave a call bell ringing for 20 minutes because the assigned CNA is at lunch... even if they have nothing else to do! I answer lights when I...
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    Do you get to drop working weekends after working for your hospital with seniority?

    SaraO'Hara replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, it's a 4 days on / two off schedule, so you will have the full weekend off every six or seven weeks... There are two nurses who have been there for nearly twenty years; they work...
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    tb postitive?

    SaraO'Hara replied to Medsport's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Don't look at the redness. Feel for the induration. Redness has no bearing on positive vs
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    "No, I am not pregnant"

    SaraO'Hara replied to Tysmommy's topic in Nursing Humor

    I've got the same problem - size 10 upper half, size 14 lower. Nobody's come right out and asked, but I get "What, no babies yet?!" a lot from the older Filipina CNAs. And yes, NO BABIES YET. Not...
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    Getting Started in Nursing

    SaraO'Hara replied to Katie6_22's topic in General Nursing

    There are accelerated BSN programs for people who already possess a bachelor's degree in certain fields. At the very least, if your degrees are recent, your lower division should be current /...
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    July NCLEX Takers come on in!

    SaraO'Hara replied to orchids8's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Testing 24 July! *karate
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    Were YOU educated in nursing during the 1950's?

    SaraO'Hara replied to scrubs2716's topic in General Nursing

    If you PM me, I can try to contact my great-grandmother, who is 95, sharp as a tack, and graduated from nursing school in
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    Nurse Insights into Eating Disorders in Adolescents

    SaraO'Hara replied to knewb's topic in General Nursing

    Cultural exposure has a lot to do with it, I think... I was (and am) deeply into Victorian history / fashion, so my ideal body shape is not deathly skinny, but well-rounded, shapely, with a small...
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    Burning Of The Uniforms.....

    SaraO'Hara replied to RheatherN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Management texts just plain need to be
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    jealousy/avoidance of top students?

    SaraO'Hara replied to queenjane's topic in General Nursing

    I was top of my class in LVN school... other students would ask me reference questions, as though expecting me to be as reliable as a textbook. I would just point them toward the book... I don't have...
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    I know they're not all like this, but whats up with Nursing Homes?!?

    SaraO'Hara replied to Sue Damones's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Some places will hire just about anybody... of course this equates to bad care! I've worked as a CNA for just over two years (waiting to take LVN boards), and it can be hard with the high...
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    Color Code for All

    SaraO'Hara replied to edmia's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Who gets dark brown - the GI
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    Black scrubs?

    SaraO'Hara replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I think we have a few cultural
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    Any Red flags for a LTC NOT to tak the JOB

    SaraO'Hara replied to worf's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Do the majority of the residents look well-groomed or unkempt? Are there call bells on for long periods of
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    Black scrubs?

    SaraO'Hara replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I was considering re-using my white school tops with my black scrub pants... but dietary at my work wears white shirts and black
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    I am pathetic.

    SaraO'Hara posted a topic in General Nursing

    I made my husband stop so I could rescue a poor lost teddy bear from the sidewalk.... after ascertaining that he belonged to nobody, he was admitted to Sara's BICU (bear intensive care unit),...
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    I am pathetic.

    SaraO'Hara replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in General Nursing

    I would have been devastated
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    Shoes...what do you wear?

    SaraO'Hara replied to scallywags's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have that problem, eventually, with all my shoes - pigeon-toed-ness. I have to consciously turn my feet straight while walking. When we lay down, my husband's feet go \ / and mine go / \
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    I am pathetic.

    SaraO'Hara replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in General Nursing

    It was in front of a frat house... the man who answered the door said that he wasn't sure whose it was, and that it may have functioned as a dog toy. The latter was borne out by a sniff test....
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    Black scrubs?

    SaraO'Hara replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I do have a nice black mock-wrap top with pink trim, but I'd had my eye on the skelly fabric for a while. If it's any consolation, my next home-sewn top is black, but with
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    Black scrubs?

    SaraO'Hara replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Can't it be Halloween every