nurseybikerchic

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1. Any other "older" new nursing students out there?

   nurseybikerchic replied to BRONXBABY's topic in General Students

   WOW!, how long did it take you to type that list? .Nice one though, just the tonic I need right now. Been on a bit of a downer this week cos the university decided to change our timetable without consulting us or even warning us first. They say our p...

2. Dx for hip pain

   nurseybikerchic replied to essarge's topic in General Students

   At 31, my daily pill round goes something like: AM: propanalol PM:more propanalol esomeprazole more diclofenic Diclofenic Ranitadine cod liver oil capsule Arn't we ment to be figures of h...

3. Any other "older" new nursing students out there?

   nurseybikerchic replied to BRONXBABY's topic in General Students

   Ive got to agree with that last comment about docs being helpful. Ive found as a (mature) student that if you ask a doc about what he or she is doing, nine times out of ten they will give you a full run down, explanations, rationale and all. I think ...

4. Survey: Do you feel your hospital is prepared to handle a major disaster?

   nurseybikerchic replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   We just had one of the warmest octobers on record, all the trees still have their leaves, which is pretty unusual for this time of year. On the disaster front, we curently have rumours flying around the place that we could all be queing up for anthra...

5. Survey: Do you feel your hospital is prepared to handle a major disaster?

   nurseybikerchic replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   My hospital in theUK has had all kinds of briefings against the threat of chemical warfare and I think we are all pretty well clued up as to what actions would take place in that eventuality. What really scares me is what would happen if we were subj...

6. How come nurses don't rule the world?

   nurseybikerchic replied to BRONXBABY's topic in General Students

   We do kinda rule the world if u think about it, I mean, where would the world be without us?. Methinks a very sorry place. I only joined this board a few days ago and I think its a great place. Nurses on here from all over the place and some great co...

7. Are larvae still used?

   nurseybikerchic replied to jschut's topic in General Students

   I do my pactice placements at a teaching hospital in Sheffield, Uk and yes, we use maggots. Ive seen them used on leg ulcers and they seem to do a real good job. Strange how they know where to stop, they only eat away the necrotic sloughy tissue, not...

8. Stress relief

   nurseybikerchic replied to Ortho_RN's topic in General Students

   I had a run in with universty which left me very depressed. I went to see my doc on the verge of suicide (scary when I think about it now). He put me on antidepressents but I cant honestly say they helped that much. After taking them for three months...

9. Any other "older" new nursing students out there?

   nurseybikerchic replied to BRONXBABY's topic in General Students

   Hi. Im another member who came to nursing as a second career. Im only 31 but the university seems to consider me a 'mature' student. We have a wide range of ages in our group, from 17 to 46. Dont let anyone tell you your too old, I look at it like th...

10. nursing poem

    nurseybikerchic replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    my ward was given this poem written in calligraphy by a patient who was terminally ill. Its not really a nursing poem but I thought it was really beutiful and thought i'd share it with you: Dont cry for the horses this life has set free. A million wh...

11. Hip joint pain

    nurseybikerchic replied to essarge's topic in General Students

    :o . You poor thimg, I can sympathise with you as I am going through the same thing right now. After putting up with pain in my hips that kept me awake (your right, you cant get into a position that doesnt hurt) and having tried all the over the coun...

12. medical lightbulb jokes

    nurseybikerchic posted a topic in Humor

    :confused: Q:How long does a nurse take to change a lightbulb? A: It takes just 30 seconds to change the lightbulb but 45 minutes to document it.; Q: how long does it take a house officer to change a lightbulb? A: it depends how long it takes him t...