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  1. How to support a friend with cancer?

    frann replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I've got this!! I am a nurse with stage 4 BC Dont ask how I feel-unless you really want to know. Talk about tings other than C help her fel normal-movies? Most people dont know what to say-so they...

  2. I really need help with this case study?

    frann replied to Diana1823's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    she just had mastectomy on right. avoid that arm for sticks and bp's. place arm band with warning on rt arm A mastectomy puts pt at risk for lymphedema in that arm. she is more at risk the more lymph...

  3. Am I too old?

    frann posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    am I too old to start thinking of being a NP? I'm 43 and have my assoc degree RN. It would take me 1yr to finish my BSN thereabouts then 2 more years to get my NP? would anyone still hire me at 46? I...

  4. pain control after port placement

    frann posted a topic in Radiology

    I am just wondering what other docs do for pain control after port placement. I have worked in IR over ten years, have given conscience sedation for a lotta ports. then I had one placed for chemo/BC....

  5. A vent thread for patients- what can we do better?

    frann replied to canoehead's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've been a nurse 20 years now, three weeks ago I had major surgery. MostHorrible experience of my life. If your patient is in pain. Treat it! The longer you let someone agonize in pain, the harder...

  6. "We don't clean patients, we are a procedural area"

    frann replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    I'd talk to there manager. I'm in procedural area. Can't imagine letting a patient leave my area soiled. We are a team. that is basic

  7. Help with JP drain set up please!

    frann replied to Bec717's topic in General Nursing

    I've never heard of putting a JP to wall suction. and I work in IR where we place JP's. Is there that much pus that it needs wall suction? If IR is still open I would call them. just seems

  8. policy on throwing up

    frann posted a topic in School

    I'm not a school nurse but work in IR. I'm wondering what everyone elses school policies are on throwing up. Almost monthly our recovery room nurse is called by her 1stgraders school nurse. Child has...

  9. online statistics class/no prerequisites

    frann posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    Can anyone recommend a online statistics class with no prerequisites I'm not really a math person. I'm just going back to school to get my MSN and thought I would get my stats class out of the way....

  10. PEG Help Please

    frann replied to Bec717's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't really call a peg replacement surgery. its more of minor procedure. very quick, very easy. down in Interventional radiology the Doc/NP/PA puts a small/thin wire down the peg tube they...

  11. ACLS for soon to be GN? Advice please.

    frann replied to sh1901's topic in General Nursing

    and whats the worst that can happen? if you don't quite pass you will do remediation where you come back and the instructor runs through scenerios with

  12. What is so bad about STATS?

    frann replied to Kamdyn's topic in General Students

    would you'll recommend taking it online? i'm looking for a online stats course. Everything in my home state of Va reguires a math class prerequisite, so I'm looking outside of Va. Any recommendations?...

  13. FMLA

    frann replied to cecilsgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Cecilsgirl-I initially thought you were one of my coworkers, but I think you work in longterm care. we have someone that when one FMLA runs out he gets another one for something else. around here all...

  14. Moving out of hospital bedside nursing

    frann replied to Simply Complicated's topic in General Nursing

    I'm at a cross roads in my career too. Been doing this hosp thing for 18 yrs now. and its back to horrible again. i've decided to go back to school advance my degree and figure it out there. maybe I...

  15. It's all about the budget

    frann replied to Manatee111's topic in General Nursing

    its awfull where I'm at too. I'm down in Interventional radiology. Our upper management seems to like to fire the little people-transporters, assistants. lost like 5 transporters in last few months....

  16. tricks played on new JR doctors!

    frann replied to scaryclairy's topic in Nursing Humor

    I wasn't there for this one, but I heard about it. I work in IR doing. and one day with our head doc they played a trick on him Had a Mr Bear in the room for some sort of procedure. the doc comes in...

  17. has anyone ever expirenced burn out on a job?

    frann replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in your same boat now. i work down in IR-interventional radiology-its horrible, so overworked, we have callouts daily, so we're always working short. I've just had it. I've decided to go back to...

  18. Am I too old?

    frann replied to frann's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    thanks for your replies, sadly its my DH who thinks I'm too old! I'm going to be working on my prerequisites first-think I need stats and a couple of other things. should be

  19. FMLA

    frann replied to vanessarhea's topic in General Nursing

    that does seem kind of lame to me. they are moving you to a completely different floor. nurses have babies all the time and come back to there same jobs. *** We've had someout out on FMLA seems like...

  20. areas of need; geographic AND specialty

    frann replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    I know my hospital isn't doing a lot of hiring right now. At my hospital our recruitment office really bites. I really don't know what they do. when I was hired many years ago, nurses where having...

  21. I feel like a janitor

    frann posted a topic in Radiology

    Do you'll feel like janitors sometimes? Don't get me wrong, cleaning rooms, transporting patients isn't beyond me. But sometimes it just feels like you have to hurry and get them on the table, get...

  22. What's your fav school nurse day gift

    frann posted a topic in School

    School nurses day is the 12? right? I'm not a school nurse-sometimes I think I want to be(I work in radiology) But my school nurse. I mean my dd's school nurse is leaving us very very soon. I will...

  23. what is the shortest amount of time you've lasted at a nursing job?

    frann replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    6 weeks. nursing home. 40 plus patients/2? CNA'S all i did was pass meds/thisplace was horrible was going to quite and work at Walmart, but luckily got job at local

  24. Got the scare of my life today

    frann replied to mustlovepoodles's topic in School

    so I guess she didn't disconnect when she was priming? 70units would sure hurt going in. pumps have a safety features-max bolus and max daily our max bolus is around 20 units and max units per day is...

  25. Hugs to you floor nurses

    frann posted a topic in General Nursing

    I let a patient have it today. It was the end of my day down in Interventional Radiology. didn't get lunch until 3pm. this last patient to come down....Oh...its patients like her that made me leave...