emily_mom

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  1. Drawing Blood From PICC Lines

    They don't want us to draw from the PICC either...say that the risk of clotting it is too great. We are moving away from the PICC and central lines though and going to the Portacath system. They...
  2. Almost zero WBC count

    No flowers No fruit Reverse isolation..... Visitors must check in before going in
  3. ? age limit to practice as R.N.

    We have an RN who is 82 on our floor....has been on that same floor for 47 years!!! Worked at the hospital for 58. She knows her stuff and can work harder than most of us!!! A true inspiration to...
  4. Night shift vs. Day shift...

    I'm a day shift person. I hate being gone at night when my family is home. I hate missing 'Must See TV' and I can't stand not sleeping at night. I have to rotate with my new job....we'll have to see...
  5. Frightening events during chemotherapy

    Any nurse at our hospital has to be certified before hanging chemo. I want to eventually be trained but wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole without education.
  6. color quiz

    Your Existing Situation Active, outgoing, and restless. Feels frustrated by the slowness with which events develop along the desired lines. This leads to irritability, changeability, and lack of...
  7. I Got The Nicu Job!!!

    Congrats to you!!!
  8. Do they round up GPA's and if so when?

    My school doesn't round up either. They go to the hundredths also. I've never heard of rounding up, except in classes (never in GPA).
  9. Sewing your own scrubs

    Louise, Is this what you're looking for??? Ohio State
  10. Guy in nursing school....experiences??

    We only have two left in our class. It's funny because the little old ladies think they are docs and just hang on their every word. We wear name pins and announce that we are students, but they...
  11. LPN or Dialysis tech????

    I don't think you would have to worry about less patients on
  12. anyone know where I can buy malt supec?

    When I stopped breastfeeding, my daughter became so constipated that she developed a bowel obstruction. Thankfully they were able to manually get it to move. I had called at 2 days of no poop (i was...
  13. Placenta previa - on bedrest & depressed

    I had preterm labor and had to spend 8 weeks on bedrest. It sucked because we didn't have cable at the time (ordered on day 12 of bedrest), but I made it through. My job fired me (which they paid me...
  14. anyone know where I can buy malt supec?

    Definitely recommend taking him to the
  15. Reusing medical supplies

    I wonder if he washed his hands between doing vag checks....or if he just wiped them on a towel to save water.....:)
  16. new grads that don'y ask questions

    I think very few new nurses don't want to learn. I think they are afraid of asking stupid (and there is no such thing) questions because it will show their inexperience or incompetence in an area....
  17. new grads that don'y ask questions

    A new nurse that refuses to ask questions is a lawsuit waiting to
  18. full nights vs. rotating

    I don't think swing shift is going to help anything, as your body will just be more out of whack. It's not going to know when it's supposed to be sleeping or working.... What about looking for a...
  19. Nursing Salary Facts - You need to know!

    The only teachers I know of that make over $50,000 have been teaching for many many years. My SIL taught for 5 years and with her summer contract, she made less than $30,000. She no longer teaches...
  20. Unfortunately thought, they get all the beans at the end of the day....not us....
  21. Admirable qualities

    Way more than that! I would rather be down one nurse than to have one with lowered morals, inadequate skills, or attitude. A high regard for patient safety is something we all have to have. Some...
  22. nursing math

    Check these out... http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/8517/Quiz/quiz.htm http://amby.com/educate/math/ http://accd.edu/sac/nursing/math/mathindex.html http://www.crnasomeday.com/tests.htm...
  23. Questions asked by Nurse Recruiter...what is the norm?

    I think the recruiter needs to get laid...repeatedly Or have a rectal stickectomy.... :)
  24. Doctor's office vs. hospital

    I think this depends on your location though. In my area, RNs in offices are becoming obsolete. They are staffing with LPNs and MAs and only having one nurse on staff per dept. for triage nursing....
  25. Depressed and beginning to hate my job

    Amen Susy!!!