beth66335 BSN, RN

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   Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

   beth66335 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

   I had a teacher back when I got my CNA certification that called a B/P cuff a syphgnomamometer,
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   New use for Visine???

   beth66335 replied to TX.RN.Shannon's topic in Patient Medications

   Nope its a myth; How to Pass a drug test, Pass a urine test - Pass Your Drug Test
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   Proper cleaning using alcohol wipes

   beth66335 replied to KiyaRN's topic in Patient Medications

   I use achohol pads to clean ports and hubs one time. Also, always remember to open the clamp before you scrub to make to port "pop" out slightly for better contact with the pad...I also sing Happy...
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   1st Nursing Cartoon caption contest - win $100

   beth66335 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

   "i'm not sure about this hospitals latest solution for
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   Disgusting job but still keeping a smile

   beth66335 replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

   Jevity! I have looked like that when a feeding tube/machine malfunctioned....and I wasn't
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   nerves are getting to me! help!

   beth66335 replied to keldel's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Two options for medical questions, if you don't know the answer say so; and explain that you are a grad nurse and still learning. Option two say," You know I'm not sure, but I will find out and get...
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   The Nursing Math Thread

   beth66335 replied to Tweety's topic in General Students

   The original poster of this message past away last year, but I checked the link and it gave me a failure URL so hopefully it won't work
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   Roane State Nursing Students?

   beth66335 replied to beth66335's topic in Tennessee Nursing

   I agree with Brittany micah, just enjoy your Summer! I was in the class that started in 2007 and we didn't even get our books until right before we started, so there was no Summer reading list. They...
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   How much morphine is too much??

   beth66335 replied to b eyes's topic in Emergency

   Tell them to take it up with the doctor that ordered
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    The Nursing Math Thread

    beth66335 replied to Tweety's topic in General Students

    As a prereq for my nursing program I had to take either College Algebra or Probability and Statistics, which was considered a higher level math...does your catalog lay out your nursing curriculum for...
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    WANTED: Nursing student tidbits of advice

    beth66335 replied to KellRrn2b's topic in General Students

    I see by the date on this you are just about to graduate, has last semester been fun for you? I loved my last semester, beginning to feel like a real nurse and doing a lot more hands on stuff so I...
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    Do you bag your bodies naked?

    beth66335 replied to mama_d's topic in General Nursing

    We have a kit that includes a yellow paper gown like the ones we wear in an isolation patients room. We put that on the body and tag their toe, and their bag of belongings if no one takes them, then...
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    The Nursing Math Thread

    beth66335 replied to Tweety's topic in General Students

    Hey I have that, I didn't know it had a
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    The Nursing Math Thread

    beth66335 replied to Tweety's topic in General Students

    You are welcome, it took me lots of practice and 5 math tests in nursing school to get the hang of this kind of math...I'm glad I finally got it as we have to take a math test at my job now every year...
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    Verbal assault by a pt.

    beth66335 replied to imintrouble's topic in General Nursing

    I've had patients treat me badly both "with it" and not, and I make sure they are safe and tell them I'm leaving until they cool down, but I will be back to check on them soon. Usually works, they...