sample24

sample24

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  1. Drug abuser coming back to work

    sample24 replied to mamason's topic in General Nursing

    I commend this person for taking the first step to recovery, but wouldn't her methodology leave her wide open for litigation from any person who has ever been cared for by her and that is looking for...

  2. Your Call Light is On Can I help YOU?

    sample24 replied to MrsMommaRN's topic in General Nursing

    :Hello, may I help you?" LOL: "Oh yes those fairies are back, please come remove them." Nurse: Where Mrs, x are these fairies that are bothering you? LOL: well, they're back allright, back down...

  3. better to be an rn or an lpn?

    sample24 replied to jenn-jenn's topic in General Nursing

    I can only relate my own experience to you. I was an accountant and wanted to make a carrer change to something in the medical field. I already had the pre-reqs for the LPN program done (I was pre-med...

  4. Pitocin as a secondary on a pump?

    sample24 replied to njmcavoy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We used to do the old 20u/1liter of LR. We now do a 1:1 ratio. We have 30u/500ml LR for induction/augmentation. When the placenta delivers, we bolus the remaining amount left in the original...

  5. Pitocin as a secondary on a pump?

    sample24 replied to njmcavoy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We also just re-vamped our pit mix to a 1:1 ratio also which makes it really nice...no more calculations on the

  6. Pitocin as a secondary on a pump?

    sample24 replied to njmcavoy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We use a triple pump for our labor pts. Main line is usually LR@xxx, next is Pitocin hooked at the port closest to the patient, the third is for antibiotics, mag,

  7. For Experienced Nurses.....?

    sample24 replied to NatashaFromOregon's topic in General Nursing

    I have to agree with the pp's, time management is key. Also, the ability to prioritize

  8. Patients who are too lazy to open their own splenda packets

    sample24 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe I should have prefaced this with "the pt. had been doing it herself for 2 days..." I actually chose not to go in to all of the other ridiculous demands said pt. had been making, and that at the...

  9. Regretting becoming a nurse???

    sample24 replied to Marie-SC's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was an accountant when I quit work completely go to nursing school. I had never set foot in a hospital as anything other than a patient. I was so intimidated and scared, but very excited. Do I...

  10. Patients who are too lazy to open their own splenda packets

    sample24 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, so I used to work Peds, but we got tons of over-flow so here's a prime example of why I don't work Peds anymore: I had a 300# pt who was in for the repair of her previous hernia surgery. She's...