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  1. Help!! Mom had a stroke!

    scooby72 posted a topic in Rehabilitation

    I hope you rehab nurses can give me some direction. Mom went to her PCP for her regular 3 mo. check for hypertension (medicated). He found her in A-Fib. EKG verification and off to the Cardiolgist....

  2. Crazy Family Member!

    scooby72 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I could not believe it! Kinda long but bear with me..... My Mom had a stroke on May 1. She is currently on the rehab floor. If any of you have rehab experience I could sure use your insight - the...

  3. Crazy Family Member!

    scooby72 replied to scooby72's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for reading about my crazy morning! I really could not believe that the nurses were so hesitant to call security and put themselves and the patients in danger because a supervisor told them...

  4. Help!! Mom had a stroke!

    scooby72 replied to scooby72's topic in Rehabilitation

    Thanks for the reply - positive thoughts are the greatest! Mom "graduated" from speech yesterday. She talks with a slight slur and and has a little trouble with word recall at times. She thought...

  5. Help!! Mom had a stroke!

    scooby72 replied to scooby72's topic in Rehabilitation

    Thanks for the reply. I think the loading dose...again showing my practice limits :) was 7.5 mg. I think we are all thinking "Should we have done this?" "What caused this?", etc. One sister who...

  6. Help from my OB/GYN friends?

    scooby72 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    First - let me thank you all in advance for allowing me to jump on your board. Need some advice. I had an interesting day today! I'm a School Nurse and my day went from strep to lice (always fun)...

  7. Help from my OB/GYN friends?

    scooby72 replied to scooby72's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for the info. My post does probably sound silly to you you guys and gals that see this every day but I'm used to dealing with the "little people" so this situation is out of my comfort zone....

  8. Weirdest ailment you have seen in the schools?

    scooby72 replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School

    I've had a few wild ones over the years.... Hysterical third grade girl, "Mrs. __!!!! I swallowed a pig!!" Turns out she was chewing on her necklace at lunch and the charm on it - yes a it had a...

  9. New Grad wants to be school nurse

    scooby72 replied to crimson and clover's topic in School

    I am now in my 12th year of School Nursing and I LOVE it. I started out on the adventure (after 6 mos. in the hospital setting Med/Surg). Silly principal hired me (a nurse is a nurse, right?). I...