gauge14iv

gauge14iv MSN, APRN, NP

ICU, ER, HH, NICU, now FNP

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  1. Please help me understand/Domestic Violence Question

    gauge14iv replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    There was a man here in Dallas - a successful attorney(?) who lived in the "moneyed" part of town. He subjected his wife and 2 daughters to abuse over the years. The wife filed for divorce and sole...

  2. I'm so ANGRY!!!

    gauge14iv replied to KEVIN88GT's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Taking things personally is what leads to more anger and frustration.

  3. Please help me understand/Domestic Violence Question

    gauge14iv replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    Just wanted to add - the legal system is not set up to protect victims of violence, it is set up to make sure eveything is "fair" and "just". While I did eventaully get the kids back from him, he had...

  4. Please help me understand/Domestic Violence Question

    gauge14iv replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    One poster spoke of being in survival mode. That is exactly what happens. I couldnt get the money to get out earlier because HE took my paychecks, HE threatened to hurt the kids while I was at work...

  5. I'm so ANGRY!!!

    gauge14iv replied to KEVIN88GT's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    As for referring to classmates as Imbeciles - I support the OP - we had the three most likely to lose a license pegged long before graduation. Guess what? ALL of them lost their licenses within 4...

  6. I'm so ANGRY!!!

    gauge14iv replied to KEVIN88GT's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    No tylenol pm or bendryl the night before - that stuff hangs around for 24 hours and knocks a few IQ points off temporarily! I have a classmate who has EXTREME test anxiety - Im talking palpitations,...

  7. Please help me understand/Domestic Violence Question

    gauge14iv replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    Here are some resources: http://www.ndvh.org/help/index.html The safety and escape plan was especially important to me. Just knowing it was there and ready to go made me feel

  8. Please help me understand/Domestic Violence Question

    gauge14iv replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    One reason that DV is such a pervasive problem is that it is so hard to identify common features that exist for EVERYONE in the situation. There are a few shared features, but they don't hold true for...

  9. Please tell me how this is right?!?!

    gauge14iv replied to L&DRNJenn's topic in General Nursing

    The problems with this Studer model ensue when facilities choose to leave pieces out - the staff satisfaction for example. The Studer model is an all or nothing - meaning that if the facility isnt...

  10. Please help me understand/Domestic Violence Question

    gauge14iv replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    The story... The Monster Under the Bed Where exactly did it all go wrong? She sat in the shade of the trees in the oversize adirondack chair and sniffled a bit. Holding back the tears she was...

  11. Please help me understand/Domestic Violence Question

    gauge14iv replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    Why did I stay? Over time, it started slowly - I was very young and trusted him completely but didn't trust myself. It started as psych abuse...being made to feel stupid, passive aggressive...

  12. How stupid & crazy can I be???

    gauge14iv replied to onehusbandsevenkids's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have to give myself multiple deadlines for projects... For instance - by the first deadline I will be 25% done, the second 50%, the third 75%. Sort of subjective but it seems to help. If I don't...

  13. Alternative Loans - here's what I've found

    gauge14iv replied to ArkyCCRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Be aware that SallieMae does different types of loans, so just watch what you are applying for. They do both Federal and non-Fed loans. The Tuition Answer loan is the private

  14. Hard to find a job

    gauge14iv replied to hcadena's topic in General Nursing

    Well and if not a refresher course, at LEAST go through a new grad orientation. I had been out of the hospital 5 years, but doing telephonic case managament and home health. I hadn't been away from...

  15. treating a visitor of your pt? reprimanded for not doing it....

    gauge14iv replied to rehab nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I had a friend put it this way - The advice of two neighbors who consult each other regarding medication, treatment and the provision of first aid changes drastically when one of those neighbors is a...

  16. treating a visitor of your pt? reprimanded for not doing it....

    gauge14iv replied to rehab nurse's topic in General Nursing

    "She may make a p&p stating staff nurses may treat visitors with noninvasive measures as they see fit. now, i'm all for helping someone who is indeed in trouble (CP, MI, resp distress, fall or...

  17. Hard to find a job

    gauge14iv replied to hcadena's topic in General Nursing

    I had to take a new grad orientation in order to get hired after being away from the hospital environment for 5 years so be willing to do that too. Volunteering with the red cross may help you make...

  18. Faith Hill makes fun of nurses!

    gauge14iv replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    There are some Entertainers who are smart and educated - and there are others with no education or smarts at all, just opinions. I could care less about the political leanings of Tom Cruise for...

  19. Click this post for an excellent resource for math and science problems

    gauge14iv replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Just some reassurance - it's the math idiots (like me) who make A's in stats (like me!!!!) Never did manage to pass an Algebra course, but made an A in stats - go

  20. can a child with leukemia receive varicella zoster immune globulin??

    gauge14iv replied to alina_zhuang's topic in International Nursing

    Some good info:

  21. can a child with leukemia receive varicella zoster immune globulin??

    gauge14iv replied to alina_zhuang's topic in International Nursing

    If the child is in remission and has resturned to school, he is no longer immunocompromised and can safely be given the vaccine. You are correct about the vaccine being live, but as long as he is not...

  22. El Centro students Spring '06

    gauge14iv replied to AllyRN82's topic in Texas Nursing

    We discussed the walking off in another thread - honestly it just doesn't happen - unless ya buy a cheap one! You tend to keep very close tabs on a more expensive one. I have had the same cardiology...

  23. I *do* recognize the need for nursing theory

    gauge14iv replied to carachel2's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Not only do many of them think it matters, they truly believe that without it we could not be nurses, and nursing would have no reason to

  24. MSN and intellistaff DFW agency

    gauge14iv replied to rnprincess's topic in Agency Nurses

    Maxim will have you working when the others cancel you - they pay a little bit less, hence they are the last agency the hospitals cancel because they don't have to pay them as much - if you want to...

  25. Why are pts with low BPs still on meds that could lower their BPs even more?!

    gauge14iv replied to christvs's topic in Cardiac

    Some of the antihypertensive medications are used for things other than hypertension. For instance - a person with normal BP who is diabetic or has CAD or with renal problems will be place on an ACE...