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tvccrn ASN, RN

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  1. suspension

    tvccrn replied to bradleau's topic in General Nursing

    Another simple solution for the lack of scrubs tops would be to keep your clothes up where the animals can't get to them. I used to have cats and dogs and as I can't stand to have animal hair on them...

  2. Is WI racially diverse and a good place to live?

    tvccrn replied to Sabrina_HI's topic in General Nursing

    Cat, Where do you live here in Wisconsin? Here in Marshfield at my facility alone, as of right now there are 52 openings for nurses. That doesn't count the clinic that is atached to our hospital....

  3. "Limited Resuscitation"

    tvccrn replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    You keep harping on reporting to bioethics...well we have brought this before them and they have said....... It is what the patient says it is. That is their wishes and we abide by them, when backed...

  4. "Limited Resuscitation"

    tvccrn replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    However, a code status is whatever the patient says it is. If that is fluids and IV meds only, do you override the patient's wishes because it's ACLS

  5. double dosing

    tvccrn replied to joli's topic in Cardiac

    I don't know who would be considered responsible for this, but if it had been me, I would have questioned the need for two medications of the same class. This is where we as nurses can use those 5...

  6. Heel pain reducing my quality of life...

    tvccrn replied to LearningRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am confused here. You don't want to have surgery to correct this problem as the "pain isn't as bad", yet you're ready to kill yourself? I would urge you to talk with your doctor about ALL aspects...

  7. does anybody knows???

    tvccrn replied to jocy01us's topic in General Nursing

    The bolded part really shows me that you need to re-think your decision to take LPN courses. CNA's aren't the only ones who deal with cleaning patients. Of course, there are those nurses out there...

  8. Is WI racially diverse and a good place to live?

    tvccrn replied to Sabrina_HI's topic in General Nursing

    I have to say once again that I am not seeing any of the racism that everyone is complaining about here. Working in Marshfield and being connected to the Marshfield Clinic where most of the...

  9. New Grad: Rural or Urban?

    tvccrn replied to jaimenicole's topic in General Nursing

    Take it from someone who had the reverse situation. Having a good job is great. The "perfect" job is the goal we all strive for. But, is work all you do? Will you be happy once you walk out the...

  10. Pronunciation

    tvccrn replied to tinyscrafts's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Heck, I'm originally from the South. Occassionally we would run up to the store for a coke. What do you want Pepsi or Dr. Pepper? To us coke was soda, not a brand name.

  11. Bariatric woes

    tvccrn replied to elthia's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, you definitely need to document the lack of adequate staffing and equipment. Then, is she able to understand? If so, gently explain to her that you would appreciate it if she could...

  12. JCAHO and Time out

    tvccrn replied to Dixielee's topic in Emergency

    Wow, our Time Out is simply done in front of the patient with the doctor and staff before the procedure begins. In the cath lab this involves something like this... "Dr. Jones, you are doing a cath...

  13. Reminiscing

    tvccrn replied to knockandhello's topic in General Nursing

    I once had a little girl who was so dehydrated that we couldn't even find a vein for cut-down (Are those still done anywhere?) so I spent 2 hours doing the sub-Q fluid thing to rehydrate. This was...

  14. When to complain to a manager and when to keep it quiet

    tvccrn replied to yellow finch's topic in General Nursing

    First and foremost, I also would have bee more concerned for the missed PTT than for the home meds. I can certainly understand the frustration you, as a manager, would have to endure to make sure the...

  15. Nursing school with a GED.

    tvccrn replied to desireef's topic in General Nursing

    I did it 11 years ago with no problems whatsoever. Good

  16. Nursing with a Southern Accent

    tvccrn replied to natron20's topic in General Nursing

    Why is it that when a Southerner drops a consonant it's considered ignorant, but when someone from New England doesn't pronounce their R's it's considered

  17. November balot (lets get political!!!)

    tvccrn replied to labman's topic in General Nursing

    I will be voting against the ban on civil liberties. I think that what you do behind closed doors is your business. I have many friends that are bi- or gay and some of them have been together much...

  18. Your State Laws. Your Workplace Laws.

    tvccrn replied to buildingmyfaith57's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know all the circumstances that you are referring to here, but I would think that having been fired four times in a row indicates something serious here. It would seem as if it goes beyond...

  19. Nursing is my oyster...now where to live

    tvccrn replied to NO1_2NV's topic in General Nursing

    Preface with, I'm from Texas and now live in Wisconsin. All of the above plus terrible heat, horrid humidity and the fact that W calls it home. I now call Wisconsin home. I love the seasons, the...

  20. Taking a child off life support

    tvccrn replied to vaughanmk's topic in General Nursing

    I have read in this thread that the patient shot himself, yet after reading all three news stories I find that there is no mention that is was him who did it. They all say it was an accidental...

  21. Great Grandma Tattoos "Do Not Resucitate" on her chest

    tvccrn replied to candicane's topic in General Nursing

    I have said for years that although I have a MPOA and a living will, I plan on doing this. I have seen it many, many, many times where the patient has made it abundantly clear that they want no...

  22. Day Surgery Center

    tvccrn replied to Ortho_RN's topic in Operating Room

    Those would be perfect questions to ask when you go for your interview. I would think those would be addressed in the P & P of the new facility. Good luck with this!

  23. cystolithiasis

    tvccrn replied to alrex_27's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, I don't know anything about it. But I did google it and came back with 569 entries.

  24. Question about side effects

    tvccrn posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I take Synthroid and metformin. I take the metformin for type 2, not for PCOS. I am 39 and TTC #4. I have recently had someone tell me her doctor told her that they could give her metformin in her...

  25. First Code Blue

    tvccrn replied to danigirl58's topic in General Nursing

    After seeing all that I probably would have been