HealthShepherd

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1. What baby catches you every time?

   HealthShepherd replied to NicuGal's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Fascinating to see the range of responses here! I'm glad we don't all have the same "favourites". I'm a sucker for an orphan (i.e, the babies that have little or no parental presence due to...

2. There has to be a BETTER WAY to obtain a blood sample.

   HealthShepherd replied to lady3's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   What experiences have you folks had in doing heelsticks while baby is on the breast? This was recommended to me during orientation (both as a way for baby to self-comfort and to increase nipple...

3. Can you solve this drug calculation?

   HealthShepherd replied to Etck2009's topic in General Students

   Hmm... I wonder if the answer they were looking for was "it comes to 2,500,000 mL/hr, which is obviously wrong, so my next step is to tell the MD to fix the order." I know they said that all questions...

4. Wasn't the School Nurse right?

   HealthShepherd replied to caregiver1977's topic in General Nursing

   Poor girl. Another theory to consider: maybe she has bulimia and was abusing laxatives. She might have taken a very large dose if it were her first time trying laxatives, or if she had a particularly...

5. im selfish? hmmm

   HealthShepherd replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

   Not raunchy, but here's my smartorifice answer: Q: "Why don't you have children?" A: "Just lucky, I guess." Also effective on related questions like "Why aren't you married?", "Why don't you have a...

6. Nursing Priority vs First nursing action

   HealthShepherd replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

   Ah, but now you've raised another semantic issue - how do we define a task or action? Is putting on sterile gloves an action, or just part of a bigger action? Or (as I'd argue) are they both...

7. Nursing Priority vs First nursing action

   HealthShepherd replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

   Many, many English words have more than one possible interpretation. For example, when I got up this morning, my priority for the day was to study chapters 24 and 25 for my class. However, what I...

8. Hooters as Job History...Could this hurt my chances of getting a job?

   HealthShepherd replied to AMD88's topic in Nursing Career

   I agree with CaregiverGrace; it doesn't matter if some people would be fine with it; what matters is that some people wouldn't, and you don't know which group the person reading your resume will be...

9. Panicked!!! HIV/AIDS, HepB, HepC risk?

   HealthShepherd replied to rntobeme's topic in General Nursing

   Your health priority right now should be to seek a psychiatric evaluation. From what you've told us, the risks that you're suffering from paranoia or anxiety or some other form of mental illness are...

10. Am I over-thinking, or are these just bad test questions?

    HealthShepherd replied to chicken1's topic in General Students

    Both quoted for truth. I'm sort of a perennial student - I did two bachelor's degrees before my BScN, and I'm now back in school doing more undergraduate studies (with a view to going on to grad...

11. What determines if a patient is autopsied?

    HealthShepherd posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello everyone. For those of you who work in hospitals - what is the process for deciding on an autopsy? Is it something that family members can request, or entirely at the doctor's discretion? In my...

12. Am I over-thinking, or are these just bad test questions?

    HealthShepherd replied to chicken1's topic in General Students

    Yes, but the question was about teaching the patient how to get better sleep, and since age isn't a modifiable factor, it's not relevant. Nursing "teachers" go on and on about reading the question...

13. Am I over-thinking, or are these just bad test questions?

    HealthShepherd replied to chicken1's topic in General Students

    Exactly. It doesn't matter how true a statement is, if it doesn't answer the question. And what the heck is "overthinking"? Thinking is good. The more you do, the

14. *Vent* RN's make toast?!?!?!

    HealthShepherd replied to WickedRedRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad you came back, Bridey; your point is much clearer in this post. I work NICU, and like you, I DO often have a bit of a breather during the shift so that I can do things that are nice (for the...

15. *Vent* RN's make toast?!?!?!

    HealthShepherd replied to WickedRedRN's topic in General Nursing

    If you wouldn't find it difficult to find some free time to make toast, then I'd suggest that you're the one who has it