NurseNature

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  1. fun scrub ideas needed

    NurseNature posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am planning to go on some medical mission trips in the future and I have been brainstorming on ways to raise money. I was thinking of printing off some fun/funny/nice/cool scrubs to sell. I have...

  2. fun scrub ideas needed

    NurseNature replied to NurseNature's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, I am more interested in reading responses to this than anything. If I choose to do shirts for fundraising I will more than likely just do t-shirts for friends/family/school-mates/fellow...

  3. sweat relief?

    NurseNature replied to NurseNature's topic in General Nursing

    LOL... I could see one slipping out in many not so good situations! Surprisingly though, my pits don't sweat an abnormal amount, just the rest of my upper body. In order from worst: trunk,...

  4. Passing gas after surgery...

    NurseNature replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Nursing

    So... in school we are taught to check each quadrant for 5 minutes before declaring no bowel sounds... my question is this- do all you practicing nurses actually do this on each assessment post-op? I...

  5. Horror in my head!

    NurseNature replied to Team Player's topic in General Nursing

    I just woke up from a perplexing dream. All my teeth fell out within one hour. I was freaking out. I had one last semester that was, at the time, a nightmare, but ended up being quite humorous. We...

  6. Smoking And Nurses

    NurseNature replied to ABC054's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think health care providers should be allowed to smoke while on the clock b/c of the offensive smell to their sick patients. I do, however, feel there should be somewhere on every hospital...

  7. a nurse's medicine cabinet

    NurseNature posted a topic in General Nursing

    What do you all have in your medicine cabinets? I'm not talking about personal prescriptions, but rather OTC meds and supplies to always have on

  8. a nurse's medicine cabinet

    NurseNature replied to NurseNature's topic in General Nursing

    What do you use to clean out your kids wounds? I know peroxide and alcohol are not the choices. When I got to follow wound care I was trying to figure out what the nurse was using to clean the...

  9. a nurse's medicine cabinet

    NurseNature replied to NurseNature's topic in General Nursing

    So basically, except for sidney =), the same stuff we had before obtaining a nursing education. I feel like I should have a lot of other stuff for some reason. And maybe a car emergency

  10. Using insulin syringes for another purpose

    NurseNature replied to kiszi's topic in General Nursing

    But... aren't there some meds that you have to have a larger guage needle? Does it usually say what guage needle is needed for each med in the med handbooks, or was this just something I have heard...

  11. How do you stay nonjudgmental?

    NurseNature replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    How do you resolve this? I would not know what one could say to make them stop cursing and verbally abusing

  12. What should I expect to buy?

    NurseNature replied to BiologyNerd's topic in General Nursing

    A tape measure was handy for peds and OB clinicals. Highlighter is helpful

  13. Penn Valley

    NurseNature replied to mama4girls's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with allthingsbright, but you need to have a flexible schedule if you are going to work. You will not be able to work the night before you have clinicals and stay sane, and clinical days vary...

  14. Let's spice it up, MO!

    NurseNature replied to maggijo's topic in General Nursing

    Kansas city peeps... Holla!!! Im from a suburb of KC. I always have to jump to and fro the KS and MO forums b/c we are right on the border. KCMO is better by the way. I want to eventually live in...

  15. Penn Valley

    NurseNature replied to mama4girls's topic in General Nursing

    If I had it to do over again, or, if I would have had the ability to go elsewhere, I would have chosen another school. If you have no choice, PV will give you a good education, and a lot of crap....

  16. Penn Valley

    NurseNature replied to mama4girls's topic in General Nursing

    I see a lot of other schools above 90% pass rate... based on the chart on the BON site. Am I reading it wrong? Also, I am now a senior at PV in the ADN program. If anyone has any questions... I...

  17. Nurses not responding fast enough-VENT

    NurseNature replied to pirap's topic in General Nursing

    My mom made the "just sitting on the computer all day" remark when referencing the nurses while her dad was in the hospital. I explained what they were doing and why. It still does suck that we have...

  18. Nursing Implications question!

    NurseNature replied to daisybasket48's topic in General Nursing

    I may be simplifying what you are asking for but... wouldn't interventions/implications be teaching about s/s and avoiding complications? Avoiding strenuous activities as to avoid an aoritc tear,...

  19. interested in GI but...

    NurseNature posted a topic in Gastroenterology

    I got to observe in the GI lab and loved it! We just finished up GI in class and I loved it too! I had never even thought about GI until I observed it and now I think about it a lot. The only...

  20. Sleep Deprivation & Clinical

    NurseNature replied to wannabesedated's topic in General Students

    I graduate in May and I have to say the day before clinicals is the most dreadful part of school. Our instuctors put far too much emphasis on paperwork IMO. Besides from a handful of students in our...

  21. Nursing Judgement...A thing of the past?

    NurseNature replied to Jelli_Belli's topic in General Nursing

    Great topic! I think nursing judgement can be used on the forms. Maybe checking no for the fall risk question is called for because we should consider the implied fact that a fall on this assessment...

  22. Docmentary "The Bridge" and Suicide

    NurseNature replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    Whoa... that was crazy. I never thought of people jumping off the golden gate bridge. That would be an okay way to go if you were gonna end it. It would be a pretty view, it's fun to free fall, (at...

  23. Are we adequately treating pain?

    NurseNature replied to ag01medic's topic in Emergency

    This undermedication of pain has actually been one of the biggest shocks for me in clinical settings. In school we are constantly taught about around the clock pain control and treating pain before...

  24. Learning BLOOD PRESSURE

    NurseNature replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    I had the same problem for longer than most of the other students in my class. I was freaking out! I thought how am I ever gonna be a nurse if I can't hear anything with my stethoscope? I inquired...

  25. sepsis/mrsa

    NurseNature posted a topic in General Nursing

    What makes an infection go septic? Why don't all scrapes/scratches/wounds go septic? My guess is that it is dependent on one's immune system, but that's all i have to go on. I saw that most of the...