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    No More Hard Copies of License?

    kids replied to Medic09's topic in General Nursing

    Initial licenses are still being issued on paper. Oregon has stopped issuing hard
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    Organ Donation Opt Out

    kids replied to XB9S's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have to opt-out of being a registered voter or joining the military. It's my right to donate or not donate and I shouldn't have to take steps to defend my right to keep my organs. I'm not a...
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    the Denver II Developmental Screening Test

    kids replied to GingerSue's topic in Pediatric

    This thread is more than 5 years old. The Denver materials are posted in the thread 'Developmental Assessment Tools' tacked at the top of the
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    Co-worker eats like a cave woman...

    kids replied to Born2BWild's topic in General Nursing

    I'd think she has a sensory issue with metal utensils. I don't know that I'd find it disturbing, more likely I'd feel embarrassed and sorry for her and would keep a stash of plastic to give
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    How many pair of scrubs do you own?

    kids replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I own 2 weeks worth, in my case 6 sets. It takes the pressure off to to do laundry and buys me some time if the washer/dryer
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    work hours and days are shortened

    kids replied to makidesuu's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    In my experience it's not 'normal' for a nursing job. I suspect what you are experiencing is a result of the crappy economy. Fertility falls under discretionary spending for most people and these...
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    Wildest lab values you've ever seen?

    kids replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    I had a 45ish year old lady, hx IVDA with terminal lung Ca who was in the mid-400 mg/hr her last 4-5 days. Pharmacy had trouble keeping up with the supply (SNF). We prayed over her IV site that it...
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    Bitter endings, sweet beginnings, and blessings in disguise.

    kids replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    You sound very disappointed in the experience. I'll be honest, some of the things you mentioned in this post do come across in such a way that I feel like you could use some more practice...
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    per diem agency nursing and high amount of cancelation

    kids replied to VegRN's topic in Agency Nurses

    An observation... Shifts did their 'seasonal' decline in 2008 and never picked back up in my area. There were a couple of spikes in the summer that raised the hopes of my agency working friends but it...
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    Unable to find job due to restrictions - Advice please

    kids replied to RNinWI's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Your back problems can be a factor but at this point in time nurses with no limitations and tons of experience can't find jobs. If your PCE was done 6 months post op that is too long ago, ask for...
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    Feelings About Having to Leave Nursing...

    kids replied to iluvdetroit's topic in General Nursing

    I'm heading into my 20th year as an RN. I have a spinal cord injury due to a congenital degenerative condition in my spine complicated by an assault by a patient. (*whew* that is a mouthful.) A huge...
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    Critical Care Question

    kids replied to StudentNurseElle's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This really is something you can figure out on your own searching the web. http://vsearch.nlm.nih.gov/vivisimo/cgi-bin/query-meta?v%3Aproject=medlineplus&query=Myasthenia+Gravis+&x=42&y=7...
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    Tasers being used on mentally ill patients.

    kids replied to mmtk's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I felt the same way until a patient with newly diagnosed Lewy body disease broke my back, simply because I was standing between him and the door he wanted to go through. 16 years and 9 surgeries later...
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    teaching guides

    kids replied to KC's topic in Home Health

    The one Chimer's referenced is out of print book and is going to be very hard to find. There is a new version with the same title, from the same publisher but with a different author. My offices has...
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    What are the pre-req courses for LVN

    kids replied to tavia_yeung's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    The pre-reqs will depend on your school. It's not standardized and varies from school to school, even different schools in the same state can have different requirements. Yes, there will be math, what...
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    need info on drug step down/holiday for pain pt and info

    kids replied to anangelsmommy's topic in General Nursing

    Most likely all the patient will experience at the dose you posted is a lot of pain all over and irritability. It never ends unless you have a condition that is 'cured'. If the patient is hell bent...
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    First Immunological Clue Why Some H1N1 Victims Get Very Ill or Die

    kids replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Interesting considering that 2 months ago the CDC wasn't endorsing the idea that cytokine storm was a a factor in novel H1N1 deaths. Some of us didn't see how it could be anything
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    Do you keep your license(s) in your wallet?

    kids replied to phoenixrn's topic in General Nursing

    Just curious, why would you ever need it other thand when looking for a job or to update records at work?I don't carry any of mine and never have. Too easy to lose and if lost too easy for someone to...
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    Failed Clinical Med Surge 3

    kids replied to goetface's topic in General Students

    I'm very sorry for your frustration over the situation but this ^^ is a pretty huge error. It doesn't matter whether it it a 1/2 cc or 1 cc insulin syringe the unit markings are printed on the...
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    Use of pulse oximetry in hospice

    kids replied to HoosierMale's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    In the last 2 years I've worked for four different hospice facilities owned by 3 different entities. It was not the policy of any of the facilities nor of the 6-8 different Hospice agencies following...
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    Ineffective Airway Clearance

    kids replied to arenars's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    People prone to aspiration will do it no matter how well chewed their food is I think you're headed off in the wrong direction by focusing on aspiration in this problem. Aspiration is usually it's...
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    Why are doctors so easily manipulated by drug addicts?

    kids replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    http://journal.diabetes.org/clinicaldiabetes/V18N42000/pg148.htm How does one fake a SBO? (Since the implication is that the drug seekers are somehow faking to get
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    Does anyone know how to read vital signs - is this anything to worry too much about

    kids replied to Holly.G's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Well, *just* the vital signs really isn't enough information. As stand alone information, yes there are things there that are concerning. But they can also be typical of many elderly people depending...
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    New to Peds and Private Duty/Home Health, Have Questions

    kids replied to KR's topic in Private Duty

    C is the correct answer. Ugh, I hate all their choices because none of them are really right.I think C is the least wrong. I'd check your company policy. The desired answer is C. Your rational...
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    Does anyone know how to read vital signs - is this anything to worry too much about

    kids replied to Holly.G's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What is the source of the VS? Homework question? Family member?