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  1. "You're a nurse...."

    mommy2boys replied to prinsessa's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I get it all the time and I'm not in the program. I guess my family and friends think that I'm this super genius. I always tell them to ask their doctor.

  2. If you are drunk, don't drive!

    mommy2boys replied to chuck1234's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, there are many professions that you will be fired if you are convicted of a DUI. (ie law enforcement, truck drivers,

  3. Interesting places where women have given birth

    mommy2boys replied to JeanettePNP's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I almost had my second son in the toliet in L&D. My friend had her baby in the lobby of the hospital. She was trying her hardest to get to L&D, but her baby girl wasn't going to let that...

  4. Where in California is Best!

    mommy2boys replied to m_chatelaine's topic in California Nursing

    Yuba

  5. Where in California is Best!

    mommy2boys replied to m_chatelaine's topic in California Nursing

    I agree with Sacramento there are many nice cities to live in (Sac is nice too but it is alittle more pricey to live there) and the COL is much lower than southern CA and the bay area. Plus buy...

  6. If you are drunk, don't drive!

    mommy2boys replied to chuck1234's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about other states but in CA, getting a DUI is a misdemeanour unless there is an accident w/ injury or multiple numer of DUI arrests (I don't know the number off hand). I do know that not...

  7. Vent... Why was I so stupid?!?

    mommy2boys posted a topic in General Nursing

    Why was I so stupid right after high school? If I would have just pulled my head out of my butt for 2 seconds and buckled down I wouldn't have to be going back to school at 31. Why on earth would I...

  8. Nurses married to law enforment officers?

    mommy2boys replied to jeggstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a nurse yet (still going to school), but I married someone in law enforcement (a correctional officer). Most of the people that he works with (patrol and corrections) aren't married to anyone...

  9. Question about drug allergies?

    mommy2boys posted a topic in Emergency

    I'm not looking for medical advice, just to see if anyone has seen this. I have a history of kidney stones and have been give IV toradol (the worlds greatest med for stones) more times than I can...

  10. Body Glitter?

    mommy2boys replied to sissyboo's topic in General Nursing

    It was very easy to do because he was acting like a BIG OLD BABY. I know sunburns can hurt, but it wasn't that bad. When I first noticed it, I stated laughing. He kept asking me what I was laughing...

  11. I learned a lesson yesterday

    mommy2boys replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree you aren't a heel and I'm glad you learned a lesson from this. You are a good friend to think of her when you realized that she had heard what you were talking about. You could have been a...

  12. Body Glitter?

    mommy2boys replied to sissyboo's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about that nurse, but it is an easy mistake to make. I have a ton of lotions (many have glitter or shimmer in it), when my DH got a sunburn on his face he wanted some lotion for it. So...

  13. need help in stopping smoke

    mommy2boys replied to alexnaison's topic in General Nursing

    When I quit smoking I had the best motivation, I was pregnant with my first. I quit cold turkey as soon as I found out I was pregnant. That said, I admire anyone who stops smoking. It was the...

  14. New Year's Resolutions??

    mommy2boys replied to nur2007sing's topic in General Nursing

    To pay off our bills so we can buy a bigger house. We already have a plan in place and I'm pretty sure we can do it.

  15. Silly Episiotomy Question

    mommy2boys replied to TheCommuter's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm not a nurse yet, but I had to have an episiotomy with my first son. If I remember correctly they did give me a local before cutting. That was the only time my sister got a little freaked out...

  16. Deathbed visions

    mommy2boys replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    When my grandmother was dying from cancer, she would talk to family members that had already passed in her sleep.

  17. I know you

    mommy2boys replied to LargoLPN's topic in Correctional

    My Dh is a correctional officer and he sees people he "knows" all the time. The people he "knows" are friends from high school, old neighbors, etc. Trust me C/O see people they know from their past...

  18. Blessing of Christmas,,,,what are you thankful for

    mommy2boys replied to Calgon-take.me.away's topic in General Nursing

    I'm thankful for my two wonderful healthy boys, a caring and loving husband and that my father's hip replacement sugery went well and he is out of the hospital for the second time because of a blood...

  19. Any of your preggy patients crave toxic things like PineSol?

    mommy2boys replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I couldn't get enough of the smell of matches. I would light them and then blow them out. I also LOVED the smell of brand new diapers. My DH thought I had lost my mind.

  20. Is this normal?

    mommy2boys replied to mommy2boys's topic in General Nursing

    They did his MRI at the hospital and the anesthesia was given orally (I believe it was cloral hydrate). The IV was only going to be used for the contrast for the MRI. When I said that he was a mean...

  21. Is this normal?

    mommy2boys posted a topic in General Nursing

    My Dh and I took our 6 yr old son to have a sedated MRI yesterday. After sticking him 3 times (2 areas were numb, the third wasn't) they got the IV block in (they didn't hang any fluids) When it...

  22. How can I check out a doctor's reputation?

    mommy2boys replied to nurse_wannabe's topic in General Nursing

    I found my OB by asking my regular doctor who they recommend. After my regular doctor gave me a few choices I called some of my OB nurse friends as asked them what they thought. After that I spoke...

  23. I don't WANT to be a doctor

    mommy2boys replied to Halinja's topic in General Nursing

    Family and friends can come off as being mean, rude, etc. when they think that they are encouraging you. I would just explain to them what you have said here about wanting to treat the whole person,...

  24. Has this happened to anyone else?

    mommy2boys replied to allthingsbright's topic in General Nursing

    I'm very clasutraphobic so I'm pretty sure I would freak out in a MRI. I have a hard time dealing with a CT scan. If my face gets to close to the opening, I start to panic. I need all the drugs they...

  25. Considering cna or phlebotomy

    mommy2boys replied to starlight26's topic in General Nursing

    My friend works as a phlebotomist at one of our local hospitals. She says that phlebotomists work around the clock, but there are fewer shifts for graveyard (there is it is 10pm-6am). You make more...