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  1. What is so difficult about this question?

    Cobweb replied to 86toronado's topic in Emergency

    Lol, as a chronic patient, I have the other problem. The intake person says, "What's your medical history?" and I start rambling it off...after about 2 minutes, they are like, "Well, that's enough of...

  2. Useful to know another language?

    Cobweb replied to knnyz's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Shoot, I've travelled everywhere with just knowing "please" and "where's the bathroom" in the local languages. I think being bilingual would be a huge bonus! I wish my Spanish was better, but I...

  3. Inherit the Wind redux

    Cobweb replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Supreme Court Rules JCPenney Allowed to Sacrifice Employees to Appease Cthulhu - The Moonmont

  4. Handicapped Access Ramps

    Cobweb posted a topic in General Nursing

    We have people who love to park in them. I don't mean the handicapped parking slots, I mean the actual ramps up to the sidewalk. Security has given me leave to put notes on the windshields of...

  5. How can a pt experience both anemia (with a low hematocrit) and volume overload?

    Cobweb replied to Tarabara's topic in General Nursing

    I'll tell you something that goes along with that kind of deal too--you can be fluid overloaded and dehydrated at the same

  6. Fainting Nurses

    Cobweb replied to SScott2809's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Students fainting is pretty funny, but is nothing to the hilarity of husbands fainting in labor and delivery. You at least had some reasons contributing to your dizziness, like lack of food,...

  7. When to say "When"?

    Cobweb replied to silverbat's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I just thought I'd post that I got a job, working in my wheelchair. It's a desk job and the most awesome thing is that my boss doesn't care when I work. I work until I get tired, then bag up the...

  8. Acidic Posting

    Cobweb replied to NurseGuyBri's topic in General Nursing

    Lol, the other day I left a moderately negative review of a television show on Netflix and got a reply that I was a psychopathic b*tch who should burn in h*ll for not correctly understanding the...

  9. only 30, in so much pain....dentures?

    Cobweb replied to thenursemandy's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I've had dentures since I was 18. I do pay for the good ones, though, not the cheap ones. I love my shiny white smile, as compared to my old

  10. My fellow gimps--My one-month report

    Cobweb posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I just thought some of you might like a follow-up to my previous post about the miracle of water-walking. One month ago, I could walk about 10-15 feet. I gorilla-walked by hanging onto furniture or...

  11. Really need your advice from experienced nurses?

    Cobweb replied to succinate's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    You might be suffering from some anxiety issues, also, which could be why your speech seems clearer in some circumstances. Does your campus have counselors? Also, is there a speech therapy...

  12. My fellow gimps--My one-month report

    Cobweb replied to Cobweb's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Ruby, as an ex-rehab nurse, I think knees are one of the toughest things ever. They've improved a lot, but they have a really tough post-op course sometimes. I'm so glad you have made it OK this...

  13. Do you have to do bedside nursing

    Cobweb replied to dulcet's topic in Nursing Career

    Dulcet, many years ago I read a piece in a nursing magazine that stated that 83% of nurses come from alcoholic families. Once you realize that fact, it can make dealing with your fellow nurses a lot...

  14. Are PAIN AND DISCOMFORT THE SAME?

    Cobweb replied to nette1022's topic in General Nursing

    Pain and discomfort are not always meaningful words, in the nursing sense. You need to get pretty specific in order to treat your patient properly, if it is possible. (Sometimes your CNA will come...

  15. -To all the nurses who chose the nursing path than the physician path...

    Cobweb replied to Gaby_rmz77's topic in Nursing Career

    Huh, you know, I never even considered being a physician. I might have gone for veterinarian, though

  16. Runt of the Litter

    Cobweb replied to elijahvegas's topic in Men in Nursing

    One thing I think you may not be aware of is the effect of your gender on your strength. You are just the same height as me. According to my book here, a man's hand which is the exact same size as...

  17. Are you invisible to your preceptor?

    Cobweb replied to BrendaH84's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    That's a great story. Kudos to you for recognizing the

  18. Hard and Soft Skills

    Cobweb replied to TheCommuter's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I once had a patient who was virulent and caustic to everyone, but was particularly repellent in his treatment of minority people--black, Hispanic, Asian, and especially Filipinas. He would stiffen...

  19. Hard and Soft Skills

    Cobweb replied to TheCommuter's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I'm not surprised, and yet... I told a DON once, "Hey, I'm a nurse. Sometimes I am going to do things that patients don't like and sometimes I am going to tell them things they don't want to hear....

  20. My fellow gimps--a miracle has occurred

    Cobweb posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I want to proclaim to you the miracle that has happened to me. Let me preface by saying that I have never cared for swimming. It is boring, to the max. Well, guess what, after you haven't really...

  21. My fellow gimps--a miracle has occurred

    Cobweb replied to Cobweb's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Caliotter, Ruby, the water's great, come on in :) Haha, GrnTea, you are not kidding, sorry if this is TMI but I have to run to the bathroom right before I get in, right after I get in, and the minute...

  22. NEW GRAD in ER!!! Tips?! Advice?!

    Cobweb replied to LittleNurse15's topic in Emergency

    Why sadface? You got a job! That's awesome. All you got to do is one thing at a time. My tip--buy the best, most comfortable shoes you can afford

  23. A nurse in a wheelchair?

    Cobweb replied to wheelz on wards's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I work in a wheelchair. However, I agree that getting through school clinicals might be tough. You might have to shop around a lot. What kind of field are you interested in? If you can't stand at...

  24. Injured worker trying to return to nursing

    Cobweb replied to bellcollector's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Bell, call Excelsior and negotiate with them. They have a person who works with people with disabilities. I took the CPNE using a power chair when I could only walk about 10 steps. They placed a...

  25. Nurses with a disability

    Cobweb replied to SN2014's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I work in a wheelchair. You can definitely work with a disability, it just takes a lot more planning and thinking ahead and out of the box. I actually worked on the floor as a rehab nurse in a...