Elvish BSN, DNP, RN, NP

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    Does this happen to everyone, or just me?

    Elvish replied to Pat_Pat RN's topic in Nursing Humor

    I don't even have chest pockets on my tops....I'm talking about my waist-level ones,
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    Stupid things said by your non-nurse significant other

    Elvish replied to Moogie's topic in Nursing Humor

    'Tis an auto filter indeed. For the same reason when you're describing purulent drainage using another also-can-be-misconstrued word, it gets filtered out
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    I killed it today!!!!

    Elvish replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

    Woohoo! Whatever it is you did, keep doing it! :) I got a precious few As in nursing school and learned to appreciate the ones I
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    Treating the Muslim patient

    Elvish replied to Inspired By Silence's topic in General Nursing

    My rule of thumb: when in doubt, just ask. This goes for anyone whose culture/faith/belief about something is different from mine and/or about which I'm unsure. Phrased the right way, people don't...
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    Friends at work?

    Elvish replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    I don't go to work specifically to make friends but in the process of working I have made a few and am glad for it. Like Tweety I try not to worry about backstabbing as long as I'm not the one doing...
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    Changing needles for injections...

    Elvish replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    I meant that a dull needle = more pain. Sorry. Cerebral flatulence.
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    Changing needles for injections...

    Elvish replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    Dull needle = less pain. Multiple uses of needle (drawing up, then injecting) = dull
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    Lost a good friend to Huntington's Disease....

    Elvish replied to NYRN08's topic in General Nursing

    A friend of mine from highschool was diagnosed at 15 and progressed rapidly. It was so sad to watch, and by the time we graduated she could barely walk, but was determined to walk across the stage to...
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    Does this happen to everyone, or just me?

    Elvish replied to Pat_Pat RN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Haven't had that happen sitting on the john...but it's happen more times than I can count bending down to pick stuff up. Including some things I have to carry with me but am not sure I want...
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    Clinical Partner Problems

    Elvish replied to beach_bride514's topic in General Students

    It's kind of you to be concerned that she'll freeze up if she's with someone she doesn't know, but you might also be doing her a big favor. Being a nurse means (for most careers, anyway) dealing well...
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    Job market prefers BSN , turns away ADN

    Elvish replied to aromarn's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Closing for a
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    How likely is it as a new nursing grad I'd have to work nights?

    Elvish replied to honeymist's topic in General Nursing

    It all depends on the hospital. Most places generally have more openings on nights than days, and most places tend to give dayshift positions within the unit by seniority. But it depends. You might...
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    Donating blood- is it safe ?

    Elvish replied to bowser301's topic in General Nursing

    Might help if the OP clarifies whether they are referring to the US or another
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    Clinical Partner Problems

    Elvish replied to beach_bride514's topic in General Students

    I understand you don't want to hurt your friend's feelings. Fortunately, there's a nice way to say just about anything. Ask whomever you think you will work best with, and if your other friend asks,...
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    Invitro

    Elvish replied to Beebop25's topic in General Students

    IVF is not, to my knowledge, done in hospitals. If this is something you have an issue with, you'd do well to not seek a job with a reproductive endocrinologist (highly specialized) and/or OB/Gyn...
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    Stupid things said by your non-nurse significant other

    Elvish replied to Moogie's topic in Nursing Humor

    It's okay...you can write out 'crap.'
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    need help with critical thinking assignmeny

    Elvish replied to becky0124's topic in General Students

    Glad you have got things sorted out.
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    Scrubs...

    Elvish replied to lina.561's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Moved to Nursing Scrubs & Uniform
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    need help with critical thinking assignmeny

    Elvish replied to becky0124's topic in General Students

    Think about what meds this patient is on and why. Then think about what the possible side effects of those meds are. What can you come up with from
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    bolus of fluid

    Elvish replied to shrimpchips's topic in General Students

    I used to work in a community health center whose focus in the summer months was migrant farmworkers. We used to get lots of guys coming in dehydrated and/or with green tobacco sickness We'd run...
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    Male Student Nurse Interested in OB.

    Elvish replied to jbjints's topic in General Students

    In my area (which is all I can speak for) there are some managers that don't/won't hire men and some that do. My supervisor's husband is also a RN that works L&D and postpartum at a different...
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    Early feeds...good idea or recipe for disaster???

    Elvish replied to BabyLady's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Was going to ask the same question as Jolie and dawngloves about trophic feeds. Our NICU does trophic feeds on the stable micros too and doesn't have a very high NEC/perf incidence. Still...I am...
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    I'm the nurse angel of death (or ICU)

    Elvish replied to aerorunner80's topic in General Students

    It doesn't mean you're the 'angel of...' anything. :) What happens to you has happened to pretty much every nurse I know at one point or another. We go through times where it seems like every admit we...
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    Does anyone here like nursing school?

    Elvish replied to knittingmonster's topic in General Students

    Love/hate here. What I hated most about nursing school (besides that there was a LOT of outside class/clinical work, which is a time-management issue above all else) was having to learn an entirely...
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    Should I argue this? about IV push test

    Elvish replied to lalalalexi's topic in General Students

    It wasn't technically incorrect. I've always given Pepcid diluted up to 10ml but if the book said 5-10, it meant between 5 and 10. It doesn't sound like you did anything