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  1. Cardizem and dreams...really vivid dreams!

    boggle posted a topic in General Nursing

    Any one else familiar with this? I don't remember my patients ever mentioning this. Since I started taking Cardizem a few weeks ago, I've been having very buzy dreams. Nothing bizzare, just lots...

  2. Cardizem and dreams...really vivid dreams!

    boggle replied to boggle's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the info everybody. eirthjona, thanks for the drug link. Found some info there that was not in my med book. Such an odd side effect. I really wonder about the physiology behind it....

  3. i need to get out of this

    boggle replied to New CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    To get as far as you have, you must have a lot of skill...marketable, adaptable skill. It's clear from what you wrote that your job stinks, it's not for you. But, please don't close the door on...

  4. Attn. Students and those wanting to refresh memory

    boggle replied to NurseRatchet26's topic in General Nursing

    Tammy, you are a gem! What a great site.

  5. patient lingo...

    boggle replied to athomas91's topic in Emergency

    A friend's grandma told me about blacking out and falling because her "electric lights (electrolytes) went out. It's from taking those latex pills (lasix)you know". It sort of makes sense too...no...

  6. I need encouragement...please!

    boggle replied to Worthy's topic in General Nursing

    Oh Worthy, sorry you had such lousy advisors. Please don't let that discourage you from continuing to seek career/ job seeking advice. Hopefully the counselors at your other school can be more...

  7. reentry nurse needs help with IV Labeling

    boggle replied to krisssy's topic in General Nursing

    Krisssy, first , be thankful that with the use of IV pumps in many areas, you won't have to time tape as much as we did years ago. Now for your problem. You've already done the math. Now just draw...

  8. I need encouragement...please!

    boggle replied to Worthy's topic in General Nursing

    Both colleges I attended had very helpful career counseling departments that helped with resumes and with handeling references, especially difficult ones. They had advice for jobs while I was still...

  9. Npo

    boggle replied to Sue McGann's topic in General Nursing

    I agree tht we nurses often have the judgement to know when it would be OK to give oral meds when there is an NPO order,.... but.... for most of us, that is really beyond our scope of practice. I...

  10. "Squeaky" nursing shoes! Help!!

    boggle replied to jaxnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Jaxnrn, I hear you! (sorry, no pun intended). That's all you need...to have your shoes wake the patients while you make rounds. I wear athletic shoes now instead of my old standard leather nurses...

  11. Blood pressure cuff question...

    boggle replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    For those hard to fit arms, we usually take the BP on the forearm. A regular adult cuff usually fits there just fine. When it comes to cuffs, one size definitely does not fit

  12. Jvd?

    boggle replied to stella123 rn's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Stella, I had a hard time visualizing JVD for awhile myself. I'd look at the neck and confuse the carotid pulsation/ prominence for the jugular. Another nurse helped me to get it straight at last...

  13. How Do You Manage To Clock Out On Time?

    boggle replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    Cheerfuldoer, your description of your typical day sounds so much like the shifts I work. Just change a few details and you have my floor. There just is too much to do and too little time and too...

  14. clinic nurses-late patients?? What to do?

    boggle replied to luvbug's topic in General Nursing

    My opinion- If you arrive late, you get bumped to the back of the line. All those other folks sitting in the waiting room will be seen ahead of you. But, if you are late, say more than a half hour,...

  15. Please share your knowledge of cultural diversity

    boggle replied to Gator,SN's topic in General Nursing

    Great web site SmilingBlue Eyes. The Links from their main menu look very interesting. I read through the link/page on Buddism-health care ..learned lots. Thank's so

  16. How long does report take?

    boggle replied to RNnites's topic in General Nursing

    Charge nurse hears report on hte whole floor here. That takes 45 min more or less. Staff nurses take report on their assigned patients from the nurses that had the past shift. The staff nurses...

  17. Please share your knowledge of cultural diversity

    boggle replied to Gator,SN's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations on the new job Gator. Take a look at your text books form your begining nursing classes. Many of those address the issue of cultural beliefs that influence nursing and health care. I...

  18. Overdoses...

    boggle replied to rnnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    rnnurse2b, why do you

  19. Nurses rat on nurses

    boggle replied to rscarlatti's topic in General Nursing

    As for tattling on co-workers behavior, I agree with the previous posts. Enough already....you have a problem with me, talk to me about it. If I have a problem with you, I'll talk to you...

  20. 4 10-hr day workweeks?

    boggle replied to dianacs's topic in General Nursing

    Many years ago I worked 4 10 hour shifts on nights (10pm till 8 am ). There was an overlap of the shifts with this arrangement, so there were more nurses on the floor between 10 pm and 11pm and...

  21. The most pee ever.....

    boggle replied to KC CHICK's topic in General Nursing

    1400cc is the most I have ever seen returned after inserting a foley, .........BUT........I have had a pt admitted with a RUPTURED BLADDER r/t retention/ enlarged prostate. The patient was from an...

  22. PIE Charting

    boggle replied to Neon8's topic in General Nursing

    I have used PIE and SOAP and greatly prefer PIE ! I consider the P really the same as the S and O. You are stating the problem in patient's Subjective and nurses Objective terms. Sometimes the I...

  23. What Do You Want To Hear When Receiving Report?

    boggle replied to rebelwaclause's topic in General Nursing

    I really appreciate the ideas and guidelines for report that you have shared here. I am finding it hard to keep organized when I report off. The shifts have been more and more busy, to the point...

  24. Is Microbiology really that scary

    boggle replied to bet0326's topic in General Students

    Is micro scary? Well it was a tough but fascinating course. Now, thinking about ever eating out again?........that was

  25. needleless needles

    boggle replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

    How do the new syringes feel to handle? Are they cumbersome or heavy? Any trouble reading the markings on the barrel? I have used a type of syringe that has a sheath over the barrel that you are...