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    Who is your most memorable pt?

    newtress replied to Hilinenursegrl's topic in General Nursing

    I was assigned two patients in my third level of NS clinical. One was ESRD and the other was pancreatic Ca post Whipple procedure. The first was quite self sufficient in her elder age, and the other...
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    What makes Nursing school so hard?

    newtress replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Students

    The
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    prayers needed for friend

    newtress replied to rn-jane's topic in General Nursing

    Prayers will be uplifted for Michael and his family
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    how do patients feel after first 8 hrs of chemo?

    newtress posted a topic in Oncology

    Hello all. I'm fretting tonight because my father just began his first 8 hr chemo treatment today. I live in another state than him, and I'm not able to get any information from the unsociable woman...
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    How does your own PCP treat you?

    newtress posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello to all, I'm curious to know if since you've become a nurse, or while you were a nursing student and you had to see your personal physician for a serious health issue; what was his/her rapport...
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    How does your own PCP treat you?

    newtress replied to newtress's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I'm glad to hear all the positive responses and experiences y'all have with your own doctors. Leads me to believe that I have had a run of bum steers when it comes to the invisible shield mine...
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    i failed my first med surg exam for second semester. now what?

    newtress replied to mashamontago's topic in General Nursing

    What I found happening to me and most of the class, was that even with study guides or an outline a lot of the material that showed up on these med surg exams didn't reflect what I spent 7 hours per...
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    My family can't believe nurses don't get breaks

    newtress posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all, I'm currently in nursing school and had mentioned a few times that on my clinical rotations I noticed that it was true that most of the nurses I was working with were not able to take...
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    CNA vs. CMA

    newtress replied to cmadeit's topic in General Nursing

    I know of a few girls who went through a course to become an MA, and a lot of the intructors like to tell the student that there are so many things you will be doing similar to a nurse. I think the...
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    Bullying in the workplace

    newtress replied to nmred's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And.. this has become rampant in my nursing program at the clinical sites, and on campus. I remember the medical law and ethics court clearly stating that anyone who verbally assaults another, and or...
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    Can a nursing student use the word "code"?

    newtress posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello to all, I had an unfortunate experience this morning at my clinical site with my patient I was assigned to. This was my third day in caring for her so I had a good prior history of her and her...
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    Can a nursing student use the word "code"?

    newtress replied to newtress's topic in General Nursing

    Here I am to tell you how much your support and advise has helped me see that there may be something that I can do to put in place some validation and witness to this incident for backing, if my...
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    Can a nursing student use the word "code"?

    newtress replied to newtress's topic in General Nursing

    My instructor at the end of the day today wanted to go over our previous days charting and nurses notes. I'm the individual who fussed and fretted over whether I could call out the "code blue" or just...
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    Can a nursing student use the word "code"?

    newtress replied to newtress's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for the responses and guidance. I can now officially rest for the
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    Is It OK for Nurses to Do These Things?

    newtress replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    Aside from what you have listed, I am currently an LPN student and have been to several clinical rotation sites and witnessed numerous nurses carrying out procedures non-gloved. Starting IV's and...
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    Dealing with smells...

    newtress replied to lvmama's topic in General Nursing

    Through some of my med/surg clinical rotations I was assigned to several colostomy/ileostomy patients. Those can really stun you with the imediate gag reflex. I have had to turn my head away, find a...
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    Young and carcinoid tumors

    newtress posted a topic in Oncology

    Hi all, I am a currently a nursing student in my second level of the program. I have not yet been introduced to the "caring for the patient with cancer" section yet. And so right around the Christmas...
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    Oral care

    newtress replied to newtress's topic in General Nursing

    I concur.
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    Oral care

    newtress posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all, I am curious to see if this may just be the norm in a lot of facilities. I am in my second level of NS in clinicals and have noticed in several facilities all the patients I am assigned to...
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    Males in nursing

    newtress replied to byswe0525's topic in General Nursing

    I am currently in nusing school and have been doing CNA on weekends. I work at three different local hospitals. In all three facilities, the male RN's I have worked with are all so helpful in times of...
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    how many nurses did not like being a CNA?

    newtress replied to dari98's topic in General Nursing

    Ironically, it hasn't been the nurses I've been experiencing a lack of respect and additional workload put upon me during my shift; it's the other CNA's on the floors. It's like as soon as they find...
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    Saudi Arabia - Good Idea or Not

    newtress replied to 43RN20's topic in General World

    Very informative information regarding the drastic differences between a Saudi facility and American. Along with most of the differences, one can't help but wonder what the pay scale is for an...
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    Dirty Business

    newtress posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Hello to all, I'm sure this isn't the first time this has been posted or mentioned on this forum. But I still have to ask. I assisted a CNA a few nights ago and as she was finishing up the task of...
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    To set something straight

    newtress posted a topic in Home Health

    Hello all, I am a first year nursing student. I thought perhaps it was possible that the home health nurses here could help me with this subject or at least back me up on my knowledge. I got into a...
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    What to say to veteran CNA

    newtress replied to newtress's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You are so right callmekipling. My objection to this scenario was not only a contamination/patient health risk, but the fact that I was told to start the shaving procedure as we were both...