LuvMyGamecocks

LuvMyGamecocks

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  1. Death stories?

    LuvMyGamecocks replied to Teachchildren123's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I came across this thread as I'm researching what all you fine nurses have to say about the hospice profession. I'm thinking of making a change from LTC to home hospice.... Actually, the reason I'm a...

  2. Which one is more stressful: med-surg or LTC

    LuvMyGamecocks replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    I, too, agree that they have their own stressors. But, having 5 months in LTC (doing nothing but Admissions/Discharges on a TCU and LTC unit) versus a year and a half on a telemetry PCU floor in a...

  3. What color Littman Classic II SE stethoscope do you have?

    LuvMyGamecocks replied to KGMM's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have this and engraved it myself w/ a Dremel. Had to sand it down a little, but it was effective. Still in my possession after 2

  4. Positive TB test?

    LuvMyGamecocks replied to 2011nursetobe's topic in General Nursing

    Hi! I, too, have a +TB reading that could probably be interpreted either way - as an induration OR simply a reaction to the PPD solution. It doesn't show up in the first step, but always shows up in...

  5. Fluctuating Blood Sugar?

    LuvMyGamecocks posted a topic in General Nursing

    I need some help understanding the physiology of this... Pt has widely varying blood sugars over 24 hour period. 300+ to 30s and 40s in late afternoon and early morning...no Lantus to speak of, and...

  6. Ever burned a bridge?

    LuvMyGamecocks posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just wondering if any of you will admit to ever burning a bridge with an employer? Did you feel bad, but really believe you were doing the right thing? Thanks for your

  7. Fluctuating Blood Sugar?

    LuvMyGamecocks replied to LuvMyGamecocks's topic in General Nursing

    A little more info...sorry for not including it before. Pt came in with c/o near-syncope, was hypotensive...received 1/2NS at 125 ml/hr until her lungs started to fill up, then it was stopped (only...

  8. Fluctuating Blood Sugar?

    LuvMyGamecocks replied to LuvMyGamecocks's topic in General Nursing

    Pt is fine..spent some time on a unit, but is back on my PCU/Telemetry floor for a couple of

  9. I did a no-no

    LuvMyGamecocks replied to mamad7's topic in General Nursing

    A reprimand?

  10. Nexiva IV Catheters

    LuvMyGamecocks posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm trying not to develop a complex here... I'm a new grad (May), working on a tele unitwith 95% cardiac pts...tons of CP r/o MI, a-fib, pre-CABG, PPD/ICD placement kinds-of-pts. The cath lab asks for...

  11. assignment due to acuity with points??

    LuvMyGamecocks replied to ChristinaNcRN's topic in General Nursing

    My facility uses the Synergy Model set forth by AACN. Assignments are made using this model. Good luck!

  12. Curious: Any increase in cardiac related ER visits since MJ died?

    LuvMyGamecocks replied to DolceVita's topic in General Nursing

    Yep. I work on a telemetry floor, but a buddy of mine works in the ER. He personally saw 4 cases Friday who wrote something similar to "Anxiety/chest pain/depression because MJ

  13. Positive Latent TB, no treatment?

    LuvMyGamecocks replied to bowlofsurreal's topic in General Nursing

    I had a + PPD, -CXR, and was referred to the health department. I haven't been yet, but they'll provide treatment at no cost. I'm NOT required to take meds to start at my new job (my first RN

  14. Why yes I LOVE being Screwed over! How did you know?!

    LuvMyGamecocks replied to Crux1024's topic in General Nursing

    I'm VERY lucky. The Dean of Nursing hand carries our endorsements to our State Board's office (which is about an hour away from campus)...as a matter of fact, they were in the office the day of our...

  15. Your favorite nursing gadget?

    LuvMyGamecocks replied to AOx1's topic in General Nursing

    Transparent tape...not paper, not anything else...seems to pull out less hair. And Sharpie pens....they're my most favorite pen ever! The ink is dark like a regular Sharpie, but it doesn't bleed...

  16. Is NCLEX more like Kaplan Questions or Saunders Questions???

    LuvMyGamecocks replied to Innurse78's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Taken from the NCLEX Candidate Bulletin.... "Confidentiality Candidates should be aware and understand that the disclosure of any examination materials including the nature or content of examination...

  17. Quick Question

    LuvMyGamecocks replied to Seagate's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I was asked to complete a short survey after I took NCLEX (too frazzled to remember it was optional or not), but gender was a question with no option for "I'd rather not say"....must have been an...

  18. Is NCLEX more like Kaplan Questions or Saunders Questions???

    LuvMyGamecocks replied to Innurse78's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Be careful - it's actually illegal to discuss NCLEX content...I'm pretty sure the comparison to Kaplan and Saunders is okay, but discussing a "main focus" and "math" is probably a

  19. May 09 NCLEX support group

    LuvMyGamecocks replied to MsDiva812's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Count me in on this list...just scheduled NCLEX-RN for the 26th of May, reserved a hotel room nearby....now if my nails can hold up until then, I should be

  20. What supplies do YOU use to start an IV?

    LuvMyGamecocks replied to rnleigh's topic in Emergency

    Off topic, sorry! Why are using the 10cc flush on a peripheral line? I thought you only used a 10cc flush on central lines and PICCs?? Do you use them on peripheral lines if you're doing a blood draw?...

  21. Terrible infection in pts foot

    LuvMyGamecocks replied to diane227's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I've seen wonderful things from Mist Therapy....looks like a little spray gun with ultrasonic? ultra-something mist coming from it. The only wound I've gagged from was a stage IV (bone and all) going...

  22. I think I'm losing it

    LuvMyGamecocks replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    After seeing my first code in clinical, I had nightmares about seeing his eyes. You know that look where the lights are on, but nobody's home? I dreamed that I was standing in the middle of his room...

  23. here goes again I am sure-acrylics-this time it's personal

    LuvMyGamecocks replied to mel1977's topic in General Nursing

    My conscience wouldn't allow me to consider this train of thought. 2 wrongs (or many wrongs) don't make it right. Others have worded it better than I have, but I agree with not being able to carry...

  24. Need opinions/advice for a new grad job...

    LuvMyGamecocks replied to csm99's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Ask yourself this...on the way home from work, do you think you would be happier if you had just left the CVICU or the cath lab? It sounds as if you may want to eventually get to a CVICU, even if you...

  25. Did anyone's spouses/partners etc...... have a problem with you becoming a RN?

    LuvMyGamecocks replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm graduating in May (), and my husband has been nothing BUT supportive. It IS necessary to have those talks about what concerns him - if nothing else, he just needs to vent to you his concerns....