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  1. Bringing Massage Therapy Back into Nursing

    kukukajoo replied to massageRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. I read this the other day and very next day helped a classmate with her pt who was in end stages of cancer. After a bedbath I gave him a back and neck rub. He siad it helped immensely and...

  2. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    kukukajoo replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    They were the old buildings being renovated into condo units that burned. They were doing a really great job from what I

  3. Would this be inappropriate?

    kukukajoo replied to Susan9608's topic in General Nursing

    I think if I were that family I would be honored to receive a card from you and know that you were thinking of us. That would be the most touching gesture, especially during the first holiday wthout...

  4. Stay & go to Nursing School or move family for new job

    kukukajoo replied to GAonmymind75's topic in General Nursing

    This is a hard one. If you move you may find yourselfright back in the same situation in the near future. Where do you want to be in 5 or 10 years? That is what you need to ask yourself. Also, what...

  5. Relocating to Beantown

    kukukajoo replied to smille33's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    As a patient of Lahey I have to say their care and atmosphere seems very positive. Having had many tests and procedures done in the past year while attending nursing school they were very...

  6. charting.... critique? last care plan, I must pass.

    kukukajoo replied to fizzgigger's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    something that helped me write better notes was that whenever there was a problem, we had to address it and note what we did to help the situation. I think there is a plce where you note stool on...

  7. NCC anyone?

    kukukajoo replied to norwalk's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Holy cow that is a huge drop out rate. Here at my college in NH we started with 15 last year and lost ZERO. we all made it thru! Now this year, we had an addition of students to make 24 (2nd yr is...

  8. Affordable Labwork - Titers and fun stuff

    kukukajoo replied to Adenium's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    After getting all my titers done I still had to have MMR and then have another titer done, then another one after I got the hep B to prove immunity. It was a huge pain but worked out. I was interning...

  9. Colonoscopy-psychological impact

    kukukajoo replied to Sandy7000's topic in General Nursing

    I ripped out the tube and mouthpiece more than once during my last gastroscopy and needed way more sedation. I remember I was trying to tell them something and had to remove tube to do so. I think it...

  10. help written a rebuttal

    kukukajoo replied to 2005grad's topic in General Nursing

    In one of your examples you state since you had a problem with nurse that asked you a question you didn't answer and sent her somewhere else. Maybe this means that indeed you may be a part of the...

  11. Affordable Labwork - Titers and fun stuff

    kukukajoo replied to Adenium's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Here in NH you can have the state labs run them as well go to a STD clinic or a Visiting Nurse Association. I wish I had seen this before you shelled out all the

  12. Abbreviations

    kukukajoo replied to tigruss_angel's topic in General Students

    I just found out this week in clinical that the facility I am at actually has a 16 page list of acceptable abbreviations to use in charting, etc. I had no idea that this would exist although I know...

  13. Help- Prioritization of nsg dx help needed

    kukukajoo posted a topic in General Students

    Trying to do an important care map tonite and study for a major test tomorrow. Had a horrid day at clinical and cried my eyes out. Now I am stuck and unsure. I worked up the following dx for a...

  14. Help- Prioritization of nsg dx help needed

    kukukajoo replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Students

    Thank you so much! My brain was just about to exlpode last night and I could barely function! I ended up putting it all away and looking back at it this am before class and it was much clearer. I...

  15. Help!! How to retain new nurses

    kukukajoo replied to rn to bsn student's topic in General Nursing

    Does such a place even

  16. Pandemic News/Awareness - Thread 2

    kukukajoo replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    I just came across this and wanted to thank everyone. I am doing a report in Micro on H5N1 and will be reading all the references and articles here. You have saved me hours and hours of

  17. How to Maximize Efficiency During the NOC Shift

    kukukajoo replied to Wendy Sutas's topic in General Nursing

    Could be Nursing Outcomes

  18. Help!! How to retain new nurses

    kukukajoo replied to rn to bsn student's topic in General Nursing

    How about retaining current nurses

  19. Anatomy and Physiology CD ROM

    kukukajoo replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    No, it is all

  20. Anatomy and Physiology CD ROM

    kukukajoo replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    I used this one- it covers all body systems and followed the text almost in the order of books. Made studying easy and I could listen in the car and play while I was sleeping abd getting ready in the...

  21. A classmate is going to QUIT! Please help...

    kukukajoo posted a topic in General Students

    I am so upset, a classmate who has become a friend has decieded to drop out of nursing school! We are in our second and final year of a ADN program and only have 21 more days of class and clinical...

  22. Nursing supply stores

    kukukajoo replied to Cardigan2's topic in General Nursing

    thanks!!!

  23. Transfer tech credits question???

    kukukajoo replied to DevilDog3's topic in General Nursing

    good luck to you! I think you will love it there- I have heard nothing but good and all my interactions with Rivier were so positive! One of the instructors was even going to give me some books that I...

  24. A classmate is going to QUIT! Please help...

    kukukajoo replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Students

    Thanks everyone for your words of wisdom. I think there are so many points above that are true, and I would not want a nurse that was a quitter, Daytonite. I think she had no support system (divorcee...

  25. Transfer tech credits question???

    kukukajoo replied to DevilDog3's topic in General Nursing

    IF I remember right Rivier will take most of the credits. I was going to transfer this year (midway thru an ADN program) into their BSN program but life got in the way. The took ALL My nursing...