ERNurse752

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  1. MSN-community nursing/MPH

    ERNurse752 replied to futurenurse2's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm...I have no idea! Sorry, just didn't want you to think you were being ignored! Hope someone else has a better response than

  2. Can you hate sciences, yet still be in the med. field?

    ERNurse752 replied to Chevelle's topic in General Nursing

    I was never too crazy about bio and chem. Micro was semi-ok. Anatomy and physiology was fairly ok to good depending on the prof. Pathophysiology was same as a & p. I hated my bio and chem labs...

  3. Can you hate sciences, yet still be in the med. field?

    ERNurse752 replied to Chevelle's topic in General Nursing

    I was never too crazy about bio and chem. Micro was semi-ok. Anatomy and physiology was fairly ok to good depending on the prof. Pathophysiology was same as a & p. I hated my bio and chem labs...

  4. Tetanus Booster, OUCH!!!!!

    ERNurse752 replied to Chad_KY_SRNA's topic in General Nursing

    It's normal for it to be fairly sore for a few days. Some redness and swelling is also a normal reaction. Keep taking the Ibuprofen, and you can also apply ice packs or warm compresses to the sore...

  5. Tetanus Booster, OUCH!!!!!

    ERNurse752 replied to Chad_KY_SRNA's topic in General Nursing

    It's normal for it to be fairly sore for a few days. Some redness and swelling is also a normal reaction. Keep taking the Ibuprofen, and you can also apply ice packs or warm compresses to the sore...

  6. TV in the ED

    ERNurse752 replied to RNCENCCRNNREMTP's topic in Emergency

    We have TVs in some of our rooms...the monitor rooms and holding rooms have them. None in the shock rooms or regular treatment rooms. I love 'em. Keeps pts and their families occupied, which means...

  7. TV in the ED

    ERNurse752 replied to RNCENCCRNNREMTP's topic in Emergency

    We have TVs in some of our rooms...the monitor rooms and holding rooms have them. None in the shock rooms or regular treatment rooms. I love 'em. Keeps pts and their families occupied, which means...

  8. No slamming me please!!!

    ERNurse752 replied to jkaee's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm not a smoker, but I'm a Dr. Phil fan. He says if you want to change a behavior, you have to replace it with a new behavior. I recently started learning how to crochet, and one of the benefits...

  9. I lost my twins....can anyone help me?

    ERNurse752 replied to OHmom2boys's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't have any answers for you, but I just wanted to let you know that I'm very sorry. People can ask a lot of insensitive questions, and it all boils down to it's none of their business. You can...

  10. Looking for advise on where to get the best experience after graduation

    ERNurse752 replied to finchertwins's topic in General Nursing

    There are many differing opinions on whether new grads should work MedSurg first. My opinion is that if you don't want to, don't do it. I didn't, and haven't regretted it. I was an EMT toward the end...

  11. Black nurses VS. White nurses

    ERNurse752 replied to tmiller027's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, the horror!!!!

  12. Black nurses VS. White nurses

    ERNurse752 replied to tmiller027's topic in General Nursing

    Gonorrhea vs.

  13. Agency nursing vs full time jobs; pros & cons

    ERNurse752 replied to marymary's topic in General Nursing

    I think agency sounds like a good deal, but it seems that hospitals in my area are getting away from using them. One huge system here doesn't use agency, and my hospital network just went...

  14. Is there a need for more male nurses?

    ERNurse752 replied to reddgott's topic in General Nursing

    We need more male nurses so that female nurses can try to marry them instead of the doctors. (just kidding!!!!!!!!!) But I do know what to OP means. My dad is a nurse, and he hears stuff like that....

  15. Black nurses VS. White nurses

    ERNurse752 replied to tmiller027's topic in General Nursing

    Stupid vs. Too Stupid To

  16. Should nurses go back to wearing all white?

    ERNurse752 replied to stbernardclub's topic in General Nursing

    LOL!!!!!!!!! :rotfl: That's pretty funny. I would not ever want to wear white. Ick. I just always make sure to introduce myself as the nurse. It does get a little irksome when people complain about...

  17. Question about nursing shoes

    ERNurse752 replied to sherichance's topic in General Nursing

    I have Birkenstock Super Birkis, and Dansko Professional Shoes. Love both, have heard lots of good things from other people about both. There are many discussions about shoes on here, so if you do a...

  18. Leaving Med/Surg

    ERNurse752 replied to Mommy/Grandma's topic in General Nursing

    I've never worked for PP or in an office, but I don't think you're crazy for leaving! :) More power to ya, good

  19. OB Summer Reads

    ERNurse752 replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Jenny McCarthy wrote a book about her experience...she used to be on MTV, in Playboy, etc. It's supposed to be grossly honest and really funny. Not sure what the title it, but I saw it on

  20. Drug Testing

    ERNurse752 replied to shel_wny's topic in General Nursing

    It would be very, highly, extremely unlikely to test positive from second hand smoke. I asked one of the Occ Health MDs about that once...using a Dave Matthews Band concert as my example. She said...

  21. Recommend epidurals?

    ERNurse752 replied to lady_jezebel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yeah, OB is a whole other world! Glad I could help a little bit. You're

  22. Drug Testing

    ERNurse752 replied to shel_wny's topic in General Nursing

    There are a lot of ways to get around a urine drug screen. Stuff you can take, but like it was mentioned above, it can give the urine a funky color/smell. Labs can also do tests to check for those...

  23. Recommend epidurals?

    ERNurse752 replied to lady_jezebel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm not an OB nurse, but I found a couple references that explained some things about epidurals. The most important thing I wanted to say was that make sure your doc is going to listen to you without...

  24. Eat Before You Get Here!

    ERNurse752 replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    Career2: I think most of of don't mind getting food for people with "legit" problems, like a fracture (although you probably wouldn't have been allowed to eat anyway due to possibility of surgery),or...

  25. Eat Before You Get Here!

    ERNurse752 replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    Awhile back I discharged a pt to home. There were cans of pop on the counters, crumbled crackers and goldfish on the floor, etc. But there was also a can of vienna sausages on the counter. Half of one...