ElphabaRN

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1. How You Can Lose 50 Pounds In 90 Days

   ElphabaRN replied to Surg-OncRN's topic in General Nursing

   This kind of an approach led me down a long, dangerous battle with anorexia. This article cites no references, and goes against most things that the ADA advocates. *moving on now*

2. If you don't have a uniform...

   ElphabaRN replied to adpiRN's topic in General Nursing

   Since it is a NICU, I would not recommend wearing black. Given the critical illnesses you deal with, some families may see black as negative. I worked in an intermediate intensive care peds unit working with infants who had had major heart surgery, a...

3. To flush or not to flush...advice please.

   ElphabaRN replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

   flushing is basic, nurses need to do it. If the med was sitting in the line, you wouldn't have given it, the nurse following you would have given it. Have you ever noticed those fantastically confusing hard-to-read compatibilites posters on the ba...

4. intermittant home oxygen+chain smoker=um, yeah...

   ElphabaRN replied to ElphabaRN's topic in Home Health

   Of course it is a MYOB moment. Other than the fact, that I am not a person that gets to just periodically be around him. I live next door to him in an apartment building, as do many other people. Ok, maybe this isn't a nursing moment, this is a "I...

5. intermittant home oxygen+chain smoker=um, yeah...

   ElphabaRN posted a topic in Home Health

   I am trained as an RN, not working officially at the moment due to needing to care for family. But I still have my RN education, I passed with flying colors. But, I have a new neighbor as of yesterday. I just happened to go into his place yesterday ...

6. My pt accused my coworker of taking her Percocets! (long)

   ElphabaRN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

   I think you did everything that you need to, and yes, the nurse manager gets paid the big bucks to get to the bottom of this. But, like someone else said, I believe that a nurse can be an addict, and I also believe that patient's with a known histor...

7. graduated almost 5 years ago...no practice

   ElphabaRN replied to frenchpress's topic in NCLEX

   I am interpretting this, also, that you have not passed the NCLEX? As far as that goes, I know it is quite a bit of money, but I took the Kaplan course, and I think it is why I had no trouble passing the first time. It is costly, but when you consi...

8. Will it matter that I have a non-nursing B.S.?

   ElphabaRN replied to maggie24's topic in Student Assist

   From what I know, and my experience: 1) I had a BA in zoology that I received in 1998. It helped me greatly in getting into my BSN program. 2) My physiology course/learning, was older than dirt, by the time I started applying to nursing schools, so...

9. any ideas to help me with motivation?

   ElphabaRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am just wondering if any of you have any ideas. I love nursing, the 2 of the 3(:-() jobs I have had since I graduated I have loved. But, one I had to quit because the commute to this specialty hospital was too far, and it was non-profit, so pay har...

10. To Flu Shot or Not??

    ElphabaRN replied to nurseinprogress2010's topic in General Students

    I just finished 3 solid months of giving flu shots. What I know, is that yes it is a dead virus so the vaccine cannot cause the flu, but if you get flu symptoms, it is because you picked up something else while your body was building immunity to the...

11. urine output after spinal for total knee replacement

    ElphabaRN replied to ElphabaRN's topic in Orthopaedic

    He was dry. Nothing more. Copious amounts of urine since I left yesterday am until now.

12. urine output after spinal for total knee replacement

    ElphabaRN replied to ElphabaRN's topic in Orthopaedic

    PM's documented their 150 ml of the urine output-yes they should have reported it to me, at the very least, called the MD to report it, but they didn't, but my watching it for the first few hours of nights, and there was only 50 more ml, then I did a...

13. urine output after spinal for total knee replacement

    ElphabaRN posted a topic in Orthopaedic

    Urine output in 16 hours postop was 200 ml. I know, way below recommended 30 ml/hour. Pt was not edematous, had IV fluids running at 125/hour, patient didn't seem to be dry, vitals were good, no complaints or dry mouth, had had morphine PCA, but th...