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  1. Macrophages and phagocytes

    farishtaRN replied to JeanettePNP's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phagocyte http://www.cellsalive.com/mac.htm Here are a couple of sources that you might want to check out. Hope they are

  2. dealing with excessive absences?(Long)

    farishtaRN replied to sconoli's topic in School

    At the school where I work, children who are going home sick must come through my office. I know that isn't the case everywhere, but it certainly makes it easier since kids can't just call mom and say...

  3. Do you tell nurses ands Dr's that you are a nurse when you are the pt?

    farishtaRN replied to FlyLady's topic in General Nursing

    I usually tell; I don't make a huge issue out of telling, but I have found that I get better answers and more info when they realize that I actually know what is being talking about. Especially with...

  4. Do you regret being a nurse

    farishtaRN replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    It is a job which of course has it's good and bad points (just like any career I'm sure!), but no, I have never regretted becoming a

  5. Just how many nurses from IL do we have here at allnurses?

    farishtaRN replied to jadednurse's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Ok so I'm in Thailand right now, but I am licensed in IL and last worked in

  6. Age when you had your first child?

    farishtaRN replied to sugabuga's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Had my son and daughter (twins) when I was 22 ---- I'm glad that I'm as young as I am because I need all the energy I have to keep up with them! They are entering "the terrible

  7. The Ban On Knit Pants and Shirts (take 2)

    farishtaRN replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I've never had a choice; we had to wear scrubs. Personally, I love the fact that I essentially get to work in pjs and sneakers - for the kind of work that we do, at least we can be comfy! I do...

  8. hi

    farishtaRN replied to dannysgirl129's topic in Indiana Nursing

    I was a CNA/ PCT in southern IN several years ago, and made $11.50/hr working in a hospital - only $9.00 when I worked in a nursing home. The hospital was great experience though (I worked while...

  9. Head lice policies

    farishtaRN posted a topic in School

    just wondering what your various policies on head lice are? we currently have basically a zero-tolerance policy, and if we find eggs or nits we send them home. i didn't make the policy so i'm just...

  10. Head lice policies

    farishtaRN replied to farishtaRN's topic in School

    About half of the kids had active lice, the rest were fairly equally divided between nits and eggs. Also, the 1st, 2nd, and K teachers also had nits. I should also probably mention that I work in a...

  11. Need help with Med. Terminology!!!!!!!!!!

    farishtaRN replied to smiley12face16's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It sounds like you could use some worksheets etc. of prefixes and suffixes - if you can't determine what those are then you won't be able to break down the words (intra, inter,-ologist, -oma, etc.)....

  12. medical terminology?

    farishtaRN replied to tutusandfrogs's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I like this one: http://www.medterms.com/script/main/hp.asp To bad you can't take the class...... it was one of my favorites! Lots of fun.... Good luck, hope this is

  13. Physician bullying/sarcastic comments to nursing staff

    farishtaRN replied to carachel2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I once had a doc send a tech to get me out of a patient's room (where I was involved in a procedure) and when I get to the doc (who was in another pts room) found out that he had called me because he...

  14. i need help!!!

    farishtaRN replied to langmaicpeh's topic in Nursing Career

    A agree; the best thing you can do is get a job as an aide in some sort of nursing facility. I started out working for a nursing home who paid for me to undergo CNA certification and that helped me...

  15. How many Pt do you take care of?

    farishtaRN replied to Franlpntorn's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work (now I'm a school nurse in Thailand --- but this applies for last year) in a hospital in IL in cardiac tele and CICU. 4-5 pts per RN, 7-9 pts for PCTS (and usually one floating PCT to...

  16. Your perception of student nurses when they visit your hospital?

    farishtaRN replied to avery's topic in General Nursing

    I like having students and I like teaching. If the student is far enough along, I will basically turn over a pt to them (obviously I'm still supervising meds etc) and give them the chance to have the...

  17. suprapubic pressure

    farishtaRN replied to Mrs.S's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Not a lame question! Sometimes those 'training' videos can be more confusing than helpful - everything looks so easy when they do it. Suprapubic pressure is just what it says "pressure"! I don't...

  18. Need help on blood pressure skill

    farishtaRN replied to AllieRat's topic in General Students

    Practice, practice, practice! The more you do it, the easier it becomes (particularily in terms of technique, and how fast or slow to release). Start out releasing the air very slowly and as you get...

  19. Advice for a Newbie: Telemetry vs. Med-Surg

    farishtaRN replied to MeechiesRNBSN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I worked cardiac tele and cardiac ICU for three years; one in my final year of school, and two after I graduated. It is hard work (I won't lie to you!) but, very rewarding and a wonderful learning...

  20. Hello everyone..What motivated you to take up nursing???

    farishtaRN replied to amerain's topic in General Nursing

    I also started out heading down a different career path. I was always very interested in medical things, and had some wonderful experiences working in a hospital in Pakistan during my senior year of...

  21. Difficulty with Nurse Aides

    farishtaRN replied to speckRN's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at a wonderful hospital where we did rounds (the RNs) and so did the PCT/CNAs. That way, as much as we were keeping each other accountable as the nurses, so where the PCTs -- that way, if...

  22. Study in Thailand

    farishtaRN replied to Chaya's topic in International Nursing

    I'm not trying to argue, but can you tell me where you are getting your info? This is different from what I have found out so I would love to have more info. If all that is needed is transcripts...

  23. any EKG reading tips?

    farishtaRN replied to RNin2007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I agree with 'Daytonite'; she gave you some great info! I worked cardiac for about 3 years and got REALLY used to reading strips and EKGs. I think the best thing was having a really good idea of what...

  24. Repeat Visitors to Nurse's Office

    farishtaRN replied to assistantasnurse's topic in School

    I am actually in the process of dealing with a frequent flyer right now! I would certainly encourage you and echo the statements of some of the others, that even as nurse's who are trained to assess...

  25. TENS unit

    farishtaRN replied to RN and Mommy's topic in General Nursing

    I had a serious back injury (from catching a falling patient) that required 3 surgeries in the end. However in between surgeries (and before the first one) I had a number of epidurals (which were not...