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I love that show!! But if you responded that way, knowing House, He would have told ya to "Giddy up!" or Neigh. LMAO

thank you stay -- it is so true. I am very proud of you. I know you will be a great nurse!!! My own note --- I did nursing school solo. I paid for it and I am still paying for it on my own. I know that I put not only, my heart -- but my blood, swe...

It is absolutely possible! I did!!!! I worked full time 9-5 in an office job and I went to school part-time on the evenings and weekends. I will tell it was not easy and I missed out on a lot but the 2 1/2 years it took, it was well worth the sacrif...

It does happen from time to time, that blood will flow back into the IV. Your instructor flushed it with NS to get rid of the blood. If the blood stays there, it will dry and most likely clot off the IV making it not useful (even when the pt is heplo...

Andre, I couldnt agree more with you! I have sick time at my job as well and I get a strike against me on every day that I take. Average # of days I should be taking a year is 3-5. Any more than that I am considered less than average, and it will ...

Wait a lovely story! This is why I became a nurse and what i strive to be each day. When I get frustrated or doubt my job, I will reflect back to this. Thank you for sharing. :redbeathe

Your story reminds me of a guy I had once. I was a new nurse still on orientation and i swear this was the patient that almost made me quit nursing! He had abdominal surgery and sure enough developed complications, such as ileus and CDiff. He too de...

Does this only apply to children? I ask because I work with oncology pts. A few weeks ago, I had a pt actively dying. He was nonresponsive and was placed on comfort care. When pts are on comfort care, we only do vitals q shift. Well, at 8pm he sp...

Ali -- I am sorry for your loss. You and your friend are in my thoughts and prayers. I currently am working nights, and will think of your friend when I drive home. She will be a great guardian angel to us nurses! Thank you for sharing.

I think you have every right to be P.O.'d. I would also have reported it to the supervisor. You were not asking her to do anything out of her scope of practice, and she didnt even give you the chance. You sound like the nurse that would have surely h...

Ya know I too am overweight and need to lose some of it, however, I would invest in those pricey shoes as you call them. They are pricey because they work!! Sorry to say it, but I wear nursemates and they have saved my feet and legs. I would borrow ...

Ha! its soo funny how families do that to us. My best friends grandmother has ovarian cancer. she had a CT Scan and her daughters wanted the results read. One was at the MDs appt, the other wasnt. The one that wasnt gave a copy of the report to ...

Just want to say thank you to Angie for starting a great topic!

I am curious to see the answer to that, as well. In my hospital is to do #1. Prime the Y tubing, filter, and remaining tubing with NS. Clamp down the NS Y port and then prime the line with blood. I let the NS run out til the blood is at the end of ...

When I was a mere clinical assistant, it was the nurse I worked with who inspired me to be a nurse. She, too, went back to NS later in life and encouraged me to work hard and keep at it. When I had problems figuring out drip rates, she would pull a b...

pink - because I am bright and cheery!

ho ho ho!!! merry christmas to all!!!! hope everyone enjoys the holidays!!!! be safe! xoxoxo

JCAHO can come anytime now. not just every three years. at least here in NY. We just had our audit from them, and our last one was last year. JCAHO can come at any time. we get a notice on our website. and then the mayhem happens! we passed, so...

I will tell you that is one wicked drug! be careful. I was supposed to take it evey day for a heel spur that I have. I was only taking it PRN when the heel spur flared up. Well last year, I had developed a pretty wicked cold and was placed on a hi...

Ok I have read all of these posts, and I have to disagree with suespet and others who agree with her. Like many others have said before me, it is our job to assess pain. However, it is subjective. Therefore, VS, and pts may not verbally tell us wh...

ok thats good to know! watching it now. thanks

I am intrigued by this documentary as well. i will watch it now. Like you said, I dont know if I could live with myself. Also, I wonder why are/werent the film makers sued? They saw it unraveling and didnt do anything to stop it. did they call for h...

ok -- hahaha -- i just tried in my last post to you to write your name. an must be censoring those three little middle letters, t!!! lol sorry. so strange. umm.....is my name a bad word.....?

t***i, i know how you feel. i am an oncology nurse and it so hard not to get attached to your pts. its great when i have surgical patients and we have removed their tumors and send them home. most are grateful and leave with big smiles, hoping that w...

Ang, I am so sorry for your loss. You and your family are in my prayers and thoughts. The loss of a child is one of the most difficult pains a person must endure. Take your time to grieve and do whatever you need to do for you and your family. Don...