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tvccrn ASN, RN

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  1. A Generation of Wimps?

    tvccrn replied to EDNewbie's topic in Emergency

    My kids can attest to the fact that you aren't going to die if you have a fever of 100.8. My kids have lived through the flu, nasty colds, and normal childhood aches and pains. The fact that I'm a...

  2. Is this considered exposure?

    tvccrn replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    How does she know her skin is intact? She's a nurse and most nurses I know have dry skin to some degree. She may think her skin in OK, but there may be microopenings that she isn't aware of. To be...

  3. If You Could What Halloween Costume Would You Wear?

    tvccrn replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    Not me, but my daughter is going as a shadow. Dress all in black, pick someone to stand behind and mimic all

  4. sensitive, "morbid?" question for labor-delivery RN's...

    tvccrn replied to christen13's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Not exactly the same, but in reference to keeping the pictures just in case. I used to be the bereavement coordinator in our PICU. When we had a death we took pictures both with the lines, etc in...

  5. Somalian patients

    tvccrn replied to Zhlake's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :yelclap: Very well said AfghaniPrinzess

  6. What would you do to get ahead in the Line at the ER?

    tvccrn replied to maybe1day's topic in Emergency

    "From my understanding, the man had come down here for chronic back pain related to his seizure condition," said Joshua Wilkerson, a hospital visitor who waited and talked with the man from about noon...

  7. Are they still using Cytotec?

    tvccrn replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This past May I had an induction and the meds that we discussed before hand were the cervidil (on the rope?) and pitocin. I am considered high-risk due to age and diabetes so I was seeing a...

  8. New nursing student and AIDS patient

    tvccrn replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    I wasn't a nursing student, but a GN (that should tell you how long ago it was, working as a GN) when I took on my first AIDS patient. This was back when you double gowned, doubled gloved, wore shoe...

  9. What is best state for RNs to work at? Where you all from?

    tvccrn replied to John123's topic in General Nursing

    Just to let you know, I'm from Texas and live in Wisconsin. If you don't want the heat, stay out of Texas. Wisconsin has a great CoL and four

  10. What medical term do you dislike the most ?

    tvccrn replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    I had to look this one up, I have never heard it in use anywhere I have

  11. need help

    tvccrn replied to sola1's topic in General Nursing

    Have you tried

  12. A Father's Tears

    tvccrn replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Arwen, As I sit here crying silently, I also am thankful that you took the time to write this here. You are a great nurse as I can see from your posts and this family was immensely blessed for...

  13. Need ideas-perks for patients

    tvccrn replied to at your cervix's topic in Ob/Gyn

    At the facility I work in, and where I had my son this past May, we have the diaper bag but it's not from a formula company. It's one from the hospital with the hospital's name on it. Inside was a...

  14. Removal of temporary transvenous pacing wires

    tvccrn replied to cardiaccrn's topic in Cardiac

    If it's a tranvenous temp pacer, there should be no possibilty of tamponade as the lead aren't attached to the heart in any way. They would touch the heart, but not be imbedded. Therefore, no need...

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

    tvccrn replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I haven't seen the movie, but I don't care for the concept of socialized medicine. I am the first to admit that I know nothing about it except for the fact that I live in Wisconsin and the number of...

  16. BON wants my adoption decree!

    tvccrn replied to brookorrn's topic in General Nursing

    the op states that her adoptive parents are both deceased, so she can't ask her mother if its tucked away

  17. To aspirate or not to aspirate

    tvccrn replied to Inquisitive one's topic in General Nursing

    As a diabetic nurse on insulin I can pretty much say you DON'T

  18. Ill fitting scrub tops...suggestions?

    tvccrn replied to bekindtokittens's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in school, we had to buy the schools uniform. Scrubs were a no-no. Times sure have changed.

  19. Work and Full Time School??? YIKES

    tvccrn replied to Toots71506's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in nursing school in my late 20's, not only did I work 32 hours in two days (weekends), and go to school full-time during the week, I was a single mother of three young (9 years, 7 years...

  20. My 2 cents on natural birth/birth plans

    tvccrn replied to feebebe23's topic in Ob/Gyn

    IMO, she didn't say it in a way that I consider a scare tactic. She simply stated that the patient would be aware of the results. If she had said that it was a definite outcome just because of the...

  21. My 2 cents on natural birth/birth plans

    tvccrn replied to feebebe23's topic in Ob/Gyn

    No, the fact is that if the monitoring isn't on the drop in heart rate will go undetected for 5-30 minutes, however long it's not monitored. That has nothing to do with the subjectiveness of such...

  22. My 2 cents on natural birth/birth plans

    tvccrn replied to feebebe23's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't think that's a scare tactic. It's simply stating the facts. If she had added"...and by that time your baby could be dead." THAT would have made it a scre tactic.

  23. Water shutdown ... how will I cope?!

    tvccrn replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    Unless they are visibly dirty, you can use the waterless sanitizers for your hands. I still prefer old fashioned water and soap, but these are supposedly just as good. As for the toliets, facilities...

  24. Was I out of line ?

    tvccrn replied to grantw9066's topic in Emergency

    After reading all the replies and being able to see the point in the majority of them.....I still disagree. If a doctor will say something like that, they will do anything to make it seem like they...

  25. Pregnant right after giving birth?

    tvccrn replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Would a test be accurate right now? How long does it take for the hormones to diminish after giving