nj1grlcrus

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  1. Good ED experience

    glad you had such a great experience in the ER, but that Intro to Addiction class sound shady to me, like you should be in pain because some people abuse drugs???? And now you don't take medication...
  2. Physicians and Labor Support

    new doctor for me, too. I had one hospital birth, and then went to midwives for the next three, no way I would let a doctor prohibit a doula. Wow, we are really going backwards as far as birthing is...
  3. Unfair ADON

    think of the pt, this isn't a job at
  4. Smelling Cancer?

    dogs can smell it, so it could be true, but I doubt most humans have a sensitive enough sense of smell, one never knows
  5. For those that wanted Drug lists.

    I would Like that list, just starting Level II, please send , thanks,
  6. Is this prejudicial

    Are some of the posters kidding or what? Sleep with a cell phone in your pocket? I would never rely on a vibrating cell to wake me up, and a NURSE who may be called after already working a shift,...
  7. Hello, I'm a newbie and need advice

    You are not alone, many, many people on the forum are over 40, going to school and juggling family, work and school. Good luck, hope your follow your dreams, I am, just finished Level I nursing,...
  8. Any Pre-req books needed in Nursing School?

    My A and P notes were a great help, I could live without the books. Although I may start using the A and P book next
  9. Care Plan help for "Impaired Urinary Elimination"

    Related to inflammation or maybe ureteral irritation, good
  10. Medical emergencies with no land line

    woah, hold on a minute. First, they weren't in the middle of nowhere, the upstairs neighbor was available, second, people have lived for thousands of years without their cell phones, I used to spend...
  11. Paramedic to RN transition, easy or hard?

    I am a nursing student, just finishing first year. The EMT's in my class are held to a higher standard. When I told one of them that I felt totally inadequate compared to him, he said it would have...
  12. Pregnancy Category UK

    FDA pregnancy safety catagory A - from 2007 Mosby's Nursing Drug Reference listed uner "Precautions" magnesium salts et
  13. GPA for nursing job?

    just pass the classes and pas the NCLEX, there's no minimum GPA as far as I know, what's the saying? 74.5=RN something like that, good
  14. what are risks of PSA blood test?

    PSA can also be elevated soon after ejaculation, so if the deed was done early AM before the test, many blood tests are scheduled for early AM. Just a thought... Patient should request a second...
  15. Foster Care?

    Good luck with this, it just may work out. Many years ago, my nieces wereb eing investigated by Children's Services, and I was the one that got to supervise visits between the girls and their father....
  16. Reimbursements Sway Oncologists' Drug Choices

    Scary, too bad we can't take the $ factor out of the equation. can't we just treat each person individually to get the best outcome possible? is that too much to
  17. leg cramps in my sleep.. help!

    I get them once in awhile, I even wake up right before it happens, but can't stop it. It happened much more frequently when I was pregnant, so I always think calcium is to blame, I am going to try...
  18. Do I let her know about my brother??

    They shouldn't be nurses, shouldn't be around people at all! Yes do something, you owe it to yourself to get some satisfaction out of shutting them down, I would have slapped her right in the face,...
  19. Please help...How can I handle my professor?

    wow, this s*cks, and i know the feeling that she has your world in her hands. I don't think she was fair, and I hope you can find a way to make it through this clinical. You said you were Asian and...
  20. starting ADN clinicals soon...COLD FEET?

    you will do just fine, and no one will tell you to do something stat in a hospital, because you are just a student, any emergency will be handled by the hospital personnel. But you will really excell...
  21. medications and effect of life

    try and tell the insurance companies that you want a refill so you don't run out. Everytime i try to refill anything early, the pharmacist tells me, "The insurance company won't cover this until next...
  22. NANDA format - Diagnosis needed

    at risk for? I don't know, I am still struggling with this
  23. Acupuncture & TCM training usefull as a nurse?

    and definitely any area where pain is involved, you could do a great job helping pts manage pain, it sounds like a great asset to
  24. Question about skilled nursing and g-tubes

    the nursing home I did clinical in would not take him, my instructor tried to get her father-in-law in there, because its a great place, but NO, so some really good nursing homes don't take g tubes,...
  25. Maybe Nursing isn't for me???

    The stuff you learn in A P will be repeated over and over again in Nursing school. And every time it is, I learn it alittle better...just keep studying, you can do nursing school without a masters...