ShelleyERgirl LPN

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    Consequences of Bad Choices

    Sheeewww, something smells fishy to me, like moondancer stated, "what are the odds" that this women would marry not one, not two, but THREE men who either actually committed suicide or attempted it?...
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    Any Navy Hospital Corpsman out there?

    I knew it, you had that corpsman vibe coming of
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    Any Navy Hospital Corpsman out there?

    Hey Kora, you have a great attitude and you will be fine as long as you respect your corpsman. Good luck, you will be
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    Any Navy Hospital Corpsman out there?

    Hey Trauma, thanks for the words of encouragement, I really needed them. I think I am discouraged because I am so behind with my paperwork assignments and stuff but I am trying to remember that this...
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    Any Navy Hospital Corpsman out there?

    Hey Ld, I am a former Navy Hm too, actually there are a lot of us on here! I am in my second quarter of an ADN program and I am really not liking it too well, too much paperwork, not enough patient...
  6. :rotfl: :rotfl: Did ya have to get him wormed
  7. :rotfl: OMG! I just got the grossest mental picture in my head and let me tell you, it wasn't pretty!... Good
  8. :rotfl: You aren't kidding! I hate making beds, when we got tested out before clinicals, my instructor made me so nervous, I actually sweated on my mannequin during the bed bath and to top it off,...
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    Critical thinking exercise

    Remember--you can teach all the facts you want and offer all the critical thinking skills you have--but you can't give away common SENSE. :chair: You aint kidding, Zumalong! :) Once worked with an...
  10. Barb, thank you, thank you, thank you for that tip! Especially coming from an
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    Attn. Students and those wanting to refresh memory

    OMG, that is too funny, most of my serious boyfriends in the Navy were nuke guys, my first serious boyfriend was a nuke student I met when I was stationed in Orlando. Girl, we got to
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    Attn. Students and those wanting to refresh memory

    Hey Tammy, when and where were you stationed? Wouldn't that be funny if we knew each other? Is your husband a corpman? What a funny coincidence!
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    Attn. Students and those wanting to refresh memory

    Thanks, what a great
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    I Hate Nursing School

    Me too, Me too! I hate it, not at all what I thought it was going to be and I have a medical background, but what the hey..... I'll stick it out, but that doesn't mean I have to like it! ....and...
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    What's your craziest story of the ER

    Love that method, works like a
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    residents in the er

    Thanks for the answer Tom
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    residents in the er

    Alright guys, stupid question from the student:p ...... What is "succs" that you give before intubation? Is is Versed or something
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    I really need help

    Cat, I am so sorry for what you are going through right now, but please don't give up! This may sound cliche but suicide is a permanent solution for a temporary problem! Can you call a hotline?...
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    my stitches burst- now what??!

    I am not a nurse yet, but I would definitely call your doctor asap. I would imagine you could get quite an infection especially in that area where you have urine contact. Good luck to ya and...
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    Incomptetnt instructors (a rant)

    Thanks for your comments Barb. I would have appreciated an "I don't know but let's look it up" much more than an "I don't know, that's not my question" answer. Again, thanks for what you do, I bet...
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    Things Med students/residents have taught me

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    Incomptetnt instructors (a rant)

    Interesting thread, I am in my second quarter of an ADN program and I basically like and respect my three instructors but.... I can remember an incident that happened last quarter that this thread...
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    transgender nurse (transvestite)

    From one Michelle to another, I have enjoyed reading your entertaining and informative posts. I would be proud to have you in my class and would probably pump you endlessly with questions for insight...
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    patient lingo...

    :rotfl: :rotfl: BWWWWAHHHHH! That is hilarious! If it was me, I'd probably say something real sympathetic like, " His worm, do we look like a vet's office to you, lady?" Nah, but I sure would...
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    patient lingo...

    :roll These are great! During my clinicals at a nursing home, I was giving a bedbath to a sweet little Alzheimers patient. As I was washing her belly, she pulls on my sleeve and says in a little...