KaroSnowQueen RN

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    Effexor Withdrawl

    KaroSnowQueen replied to kathygirl8's topic in General Nursing

    I have been on Effexor XR 75 mg daily for almost two years. My son has been on it for a little over a year. It makes me sleepy so I take mine at bedtime. His makes him awake, so he takes it when...
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    what are you doing with violence in ed?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to ellencrn's topic in Emergency

    You have REAL security guards with weapons and not afraid to use them? AND they come running??? Wow. Must be nice!!! We have old men, young guys the size of my ten year old niece, and girls. The...
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    Did anyone take Medical Terminology course?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to RedSox33RN's topic in General Students

    I am amazed that this isn't a requirement. When I went to LPN school back in the dinosaur ages (20 years ago), it was required. They taught us the root words, and how certain things mean this or...
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    Salary set upon hiring but not being paid what I was told I would get?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to cindyrn1's topic in General Nursing

    You have to make your own decisions, but as sjoe says "We will get just as much crap as we will take." This is just your first few weeks. What will they come up with next? I personally would run not...
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    ??Pregnant???

    KaroSnowQueen replied to prairiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    Call the doc. I have been pregnant five times and only ONCE did a home test show I was
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    GETTING WRITTEN UP: What is the most ridiculous thing you have been written up for?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to greeneggsnham's topic in General Nursing

    Pt in room A - woman in her late 60's/early 70's. Pt in room B - woman in her late 60's/early 70's. Doc goes into room A, starts to remove sutures from midline incision. Incision spontaneously...
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    Dairy Connection to Headaches?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    Start watching the weather maps and begin to notice where the nearest fronts are in relation to your headaches. I begin to have screaming headaches about 48 hours before a major front comes through,...
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    Oh, my aching head!

    KaroSnowQueen replied to fab4fan's topic in Pain Management

    I have migraines, called in to work yesterday as a matter of fact. I know that some cheese dips set me off. Went to the movies Monday night to see LOTR 3 again, and had pretzels with cheese dip....
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    What's going on with this kid?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to LydiaGreen's topic in Pediatric

    Have they checked his ears? My son would vomit with almost no warning at all, no stomach cramping, nothing, just upchuck and like yours, go right back to sleep peacefully. Finally they figured out...
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    STR8 vs Gay Male RN

    KaroSnowQueen replied to Ah life!'s topic in General Nursing

    I have worked with nurses of both genders who were gay, and some were obvious about it and some were not. As long as they do their work, and don't give me half their load to carry indefiintitely -as...
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    selective memory??? (rant)

    KaroSnowQueen replied to peter73's topic in General Nursing

    Are you in LTC? I cannot believe the number of lies I have been told by LTC management, and then when it comes out, they act like they never heard it before. That's one reason I left
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    IDDM,i have question.

    KaroSnowQueen replied to nurseluv9's topic in General Nursing

    I see you have decided it will be okay, but just wanted to encourage you that my paternal grandmother had Type 1 DM. None of her seven children had it. Four of them have developed Type 2 in their...
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    i need some honest feedback

    KaroSnowQueen replied to prunepie's topic in General Nursing

    I hate math, cannot add 2 and 2 and get 4 on a consistent basis, but I managed. Most schools have what I call "stupid" math, which is the basics of pre algebra all over, sometimes two steps down. I...
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    Ultram cost me my new dream job

    KaroSnowQueen replied to KELLYGIRL's topic in General Nursing

    That is too weird. I had taken two Lortabs one day for a migraine and the next day got called in for a drug test for a new job. I told them I had taken Lortab and she said it wouldn't show up unless...
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    Sex of unborn child?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to wcu_nurse's topic in General Students

    Child #1, craved Wheat Chex with lots of milk and sugar, a girl. Child #2, craved Reeses Pieces, a boy Child #3, craved chili, a girl Of course child 1 was born during the hottest Summer on record,...
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    Was this really routine? On partial birth abortions

    KaroSnowQueen replied to geekgolightly's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yes it was heartbreaking. Then she talked about her grandson who was born quite prematurely during her stand against the hospital, and how he was not much bigger than some of the little aborted...
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    Was this really routine? On partial birth abortions

    KaroSnowQueen replied to geekgolightly's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This Ms. Stanek spoke at my husband's church this past weekend and her talk just made you want to lay down and bawl. Basically the docs at Christ Hospital wouldn't do quote "normal" abortions, they...
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    Was this really routine? On partial birth abortions

    KaroSnowQueen replied to geekgolightly's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This RN is speaking at my husband's church next weekend. I will be at work, so won't be able to go but I hope he will remember enough to tell me what she
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    transgender nurse (transvestite)

    KaroSnowQueen replied to nursecathy's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This student does need to have his ducks in a row so to speak. If he looks feminine, I see no problem with him dressing as his preferred gender. However, if his facial features are startling "male",...
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    nursing homes

    KaroSnowQueen replied to kirarn's topic in Agency Nurses

    Passing meds to 20 to 40 pts. Treatments. More meds. Charting. More charting. Helping the good aides, yelling at the bad ones. Worst thing is the meds, but just know it will take you a long time...
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    Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    KaroSnowQueen replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    I WAS the driver. It was jump out of the pickup truck or go over the edge of a cliff with it when the brakes went out. However........40 year old women do not do as well as Luke Duke or other said...
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    Was this really routine? On partial birth abortions

    KaroSnowQueen replied to geekgolightly's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This woman did testify before congress as to the truthfulness of these matters. I found it in Congressional Publication Releases at :...
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    MAR unsigned

    KaroSnowQueen replied to nurse62's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I used to work LTC and gave it up because of this kind of garbage. At the end of the month, there would be holes all over the mars and the adon would say "Fill in the holes". She said put in...
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    Have you ever taken care of a celebrity?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to BarbPick's topic in General Nursing

    H - Hillary's I - Ingenious P - Pain (in the) A - orifice A - Aggravation And yes I had a famous celeb. A wrassler who broke his ankle. I didn't take care of him myself, but he was in the facility I...
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    QMA directed to write orders

    KaroSnowQueen replied to nurse62's topic in General Nursing

    In Indiana, a QMA is a Qualified Mediciation Assistant. A nurse's aide who has taken classes and is certified to pass meds in the nursing home. They give po meds, do accu checks, and chart. They...