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  1. POST OP NAUSEA -which drug do you like?

    Haunted replied to Fairlythere's topic in General Nursing

    12.5 of dilaudid not only soothes N/V, it also stops that post op "shiver" and keeps your post op patient comfortable but arousable. Ask your

  2. Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    Haunted replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I just returned from a few weeks in Italy and EVERYONE we met, locals and tourists alike all stated they felt GWB was an IDIOT!!!! That would include the Canadians as well..... I didn't really know...

  3. Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    Haunted replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I haven't seen this movie yet but I definetly will. I enjoyed Farenheit 911, I enjoy MM and his movies are always thought provoking. I captured your quote because it was interesting that Al Gore came...

  4. Medication error

    Haunted replied to BlessedbyGod's topic in General Nursing

    So true!!!! I remember one facility I went to quite a lot thru registry there was a staff RN who would show up 2 hours before her shift and start going thru the charts for her assigned patients and...

  5. my love of nursing is gone...husband died of medical mistake

    Haunted replied to Neveranurseagain's topic in California Nursing

    I'm burning with curiosity to know the details of what happened to your husband. Can you update it as a "situation" that happened to someone else? I'm really glad you were able to find a lawyer to...

  6. Your Advice to a Pre-Nursing Student

    Haunted replied to FinderKeeper's topic in General Nursing

    Get your rest, connect with supportive friends and family, get to know your Instructors. Visit your skills lab often. Your a team player. Be helpful to your fellow students, bring homemade muffins or...

  7. Crazy Nursing Rumors

    Haunted replied to happybunny1970's topic in General Nursing

    How would they be able to determine if the nurse smokes or just exposed to second hand

  8. Planning a move to Palm Springs, CA

    Haunted replied to fogcity's topic in California Nursing

    Go to the Eisenhower website for information. I absolutely adored the quality of care my family members received there. Most of the nurses seemed extremely happy, kind and compassionate. They also...

  9. Guess what RN's, you didn't need that college degree!!

    Haunted replied to welnet66's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    That about sums it up. Right now I am balls to the wall into the most BORING, IRRELEVANT Psych 101 class that ever circulated the internet. But, I'm playing by the rules and advancing to fill in those...

  10. FINALLY a lower ratio

    Haunted replied to icuwant2rn's topic in General Nursing

    Coming from California I got REAL spoiled with just 5 patients. The problem was, the hospital is not obligated to give you a CNA so guess what? And then when we had "team" nursing with LVN's, I had to...

  11. Come, All You Nurse Detectives

    Haunted replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Some slow acting poisons can have this affect. And I really was a detective!!!! Never poisoned anyone though..... unless you count that egg salad event.....bad luck

  12. Wacko RN - Write Up vs. Direct Report

    Haunted replied to antidote's topic in General Nursing

    How does this story end???? I'm on tenter

  13. Violating a Code Status...

    Haunted replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Jo! Do that, love to catch up. On subject: A patient has an advance directive in place dictating specifics in which they do not want CPR, compressions, intubation, ACLS etc. They are also...

  14. Is This Assault?

    Haunted replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    To the poster who replied the story about the Dad, how lucky he was to have you! This has been a horrible trauma for my entire family. Mom had to endure being intubated, drooling, gagging and...

  15. Is This Assault?

    Haunted posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just wanted to know if anyone has had this experience: Patient admitted to the hospital for infection, has advance directive in chart stating DNR id found uncounsious, my condition will not improve,...

  16. Is This Assault?

    Haunted replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    Can you add some details regarding that incident? I'm fuzzy over the assault vs battery. This patient had an advance directive on file that followed her throughout each admission and yet no code...

  17. Guess what RN's, you didn't need that college degree!!

    Haunted replied to welnet66's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Guess what? Go on, I double dog dare ya! I'm the nurse from CA who moved to TN and had a fright of a time getting licensed. Seems in my younger days I frittered away my community college experience...

  18. Guess what RN's, you didn't need that college degree!!

    Haunted replied to welnet66's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    That would be me. As it turns out, I need to take a Psych 100 class and a Humanities course, all available here online thru a great community college. Get your ADN, ASN or Diploma even if you take the...

  19. Anyone working at HOAG Newport Beach

    Haunted replied to rgntna2usa's topic in California Nursing

    I worked the float pool and Total Joint/Ortho thru registry for many years. The staffers are all blond, beautiful and sort of cliquey. The units I worked all had overworked nurses and some conflict...

  20. Anyone know about California?

    Haunted replied to nsFAMU's topic in Travel

    Having worked at Kaiser Lakeview in Anahiem for over a year thru registry I can tell you it is without a doubt the scariest facility I have ever worked and I will NEVER return to that facility. They...

  21. What Degree?????

    Haunted posted a topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    i have been jumping thru hoops since january to get my rn license here, thank the cannolis i am still current in california so i can take travel assignments there!!!! i move all the way across the...

  22. What Degree?????

    Haunted replied to Haunted's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    In response to the TN BON "dragging their feet" I say again that they have had my completed application for going on 4 months and despite phone calls and letters I wrote regarding the status of...

  23. What Degree?????

    Haunted replied to Haunted's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I should also tell you that your beautiful state BON has had my completed application, and my money for going on 4 months and this entire educational rife could have been finalized and I could have...

  24. What Degree?????

    Haunted replied to Haunted's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I contacted the local community college (Volunteer) and did get the "run around " and am going to have to tuck em up and physically walk in , plunk down my transcrips and see what specific class work...

  25. What Degree?????

    Haunted replied to Haunted's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I appreciate all of your posts and am dealing with my original nursing school to resolve the educational deficits that I seem to have. I am short a humanities course which has delayed my degree from...