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    What Nursing school are you in? Show your pride!

    kids replied to straba's topic in General Students

    Class #46, December 1990, Clark College, Vancouver WA (good grief, has it really been 14 years?) Go
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    In need of support for potential VBAC

    kids replied to Elenaster's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Out of my scope too, I don't know nuthin 'bout birthin no babies...but once they leave the hospital I got them covered. Do let us know how you and baby are
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    Neuro ICU - Do you talk to brain-dead patients?

    kids replied to talaxandra's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    I have had only one experience with a BD patient, as a student. The nurse & I talked to the body during care (6 hour wait on family to make the decision not to donor). I can't speak for the nurse...
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    Drug Seeker Antics and Dramas

    kids replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    Having recently been the recipient of a Dilaudid PCA...I can NOT magine why anyone would actully want the
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    pediatric nursing responsibilities

    kids replied to bella6100's topic in Pediatric

    Almost any procedure I have performed on an adult I have also performed on a child. In general Peds requires a good working knowledge in growth and developement, childhood diseases & illnesses and...
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    Newbie here...need some help with some math X_X

    kids replied to dazed_n_confused's topic in Pediatric

    Thank you suzanne and dazed, I don't feel up to working the math problems right now but you can add my vote to the formulas & calculations looking
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    Chickpox: Similar Diseases

    kids replied to JSYMTHEE's topic in Pediatric

    I have seen several cases of Fifths and the description of the child's rash is not consistant with it. I have seen strep express itself in some really funky ways (including no fever or sore...
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    Ugh, pink eye!

    kids replied to NeuroICURN's topic in General Nursing

    Be sure to launder face cloths throughly and replace any eye makeup you used within the 24 hours before you came down with it. And enjoy the lazy day with your
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    Online CEUs for NP?

    kids replied to OriginalWmn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I think Medscape has (free) has CEUs for
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    Watching a coworker fall in love with a psych pt

    kids replied to Phenomenon's topic in General Nursing

    I can understand not wanting to get her in trouble, BUT...if it were me I would report the relationship. It may do no good as protecting her (from him) but this sort of relationship violates the Nurse...
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    Narcotics

    kids replied to game over's topic in General Nursing

    I suggest doing a search for "equianalgesic chart" (be sure to spell it correcly or you won't get anything). It/they will likely give the info you are looking for. I typed it into MSN search and got...
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    Last patient of the night

    kids replied to RNCENCCRNNREMTP's topic in Emergency

    I'm all for blaming my kids for my grey hairs but think that is pushing it just a
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    Has anybody heard of this? AVM & Brain Abscess.

    kids replied to BBFRN's topic in General Nursing

    Good thoughts for your Dad (and the rest of your family). P_RN: Thank you for the great link (and the tip on a great site, love adding another search source to my
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    Question - Total Hip Replacement

    kids replied to Mariannsi's topic in Orthopedic

    It has been a lot of years since I was in an OR (other than as a patient) but one memory that has stuck with me from my rotations in nursing school was the amount of tools used in ortho surgeries. I...
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    JP drains

    kids replied to Cleopatra's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I had spinal surgery in April, the nurse pulled my drain on POD
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    Granny Dumping

    kids replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    A few years ago I worked for a SNF that was a "prefered provider" with our local hospital and took admits 24/7 including from the ER, the hospial even had "our" admit packets for the ER doc to write...
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    Fired Again ~ HAHAHA!

    kids replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    This thread has gone South. I'm closing it for a cooling off period with a reminder to be respectful of each other. Reopening of the thread will at the disgretion of the Mod
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    Again..Problems with the Comfort measures Only Orders

    kids replied to burger914's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This has always been my understanding/experience with "comfort measures
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    New LPN troubled with CNA's

    kids replied to TBLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Please let us know how your meeting
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    Are CNA's considered "Nurses"?

    kids replied to nursesherry's topic in General Nursing

    To me this is far more scarey than the CNA calling her self (and being called ) "Nurse". I would be actively looking for another
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    Black nurses VS. White nurses

    kids replied to tmiller027's topic in General Nursing

    cats-vs-dogs Moms-vs-Dads
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    Back Fusion Surgery

    kids replied to luckymichelle's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I am surprised I over looked this thread, (many thanks to the person who pointed me toward it). I am currently recovering from a 4 level (L2-S1) posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) done on...
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    Pediatric Home Health Nurse

    kids replied to AmPmRnoncall's topic in Home Health

    "reformed" Peds HH/PDN nurse here. I left after several years to do well child and am now in a forced (medical) retirement. One VERY nice thing about Peds...NO
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    At what gestation would YOU want YOUR baby saved?

    kids replied to StacyC417's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    30 weeks unless IUGR I took care of too many of the "not happily ever after" ones after they went home (trached, vented, tube fed, profoundly MR & seizing
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    Male coworkers harrassing female staff...

    kids replied to Sgt_Chunk_Spelunker's topic in General Nursing

    I think that given this is a work situation it is inappropriate that your husband be mentioned in the letter. I understand he is angered by what is happening to you at work but this is your battle to...