Hellllllo Nurse

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  1. Please help me think of a nursing-related name!!!

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Nauti Nurse- lol, that's

  2. Please help me think of a nursing-related name!!!

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    The Sairy Gamp is the name of a catamaran that won a big race. Do you remeber nurse Sairy Gamp from Dickins? how about soemthing to do with floating? Float

  3. Giving pain meds thru a colostomy?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Blackcat99's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    IM route is not recommended for MS administration. It is the most painful route, andMS is poorly absorbed IM. A method of giving MS in NS with an IV bag and tubing, but with the Jelco inserted SC is...

  4. Anyone else frustrated with being a new nurse?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to asilmk's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Welcome to nursing. That's just kind of the way things are in most places. Year after year, I see posts just like yours on allnurses. Browse this board: the First Year in Nursing board. The messages...

  5. decorticate, decerebate keeping them straight

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Tiny1Nisolet's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Decorticate- sounds like "courting" which involves hugging, the arms are turned in, as if hugging Decerebrate- sounds like "celebrate" the arms are turned outwards as if surprised/celebrating. That's...

  6. Ashwood University..fake or real?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to WoodsyCreature's topic in General Students

    If you will give me $500., I will print you out a PhD certificate, right here on my trustly ol' Epson. I am accredited by The International Society of Gen-u-ine Degree-ology. Which just happens to...

  7. Giving pain meds thru a colostomy?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Blackcat99's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    When I worked in hospice, we did sometimes give MS contin in a gel cap in the stoma of colostomy pts. This is an accepted method, but switching him to a Duragesic patch or q2hr sc injections through a...

  8. HD Nurses: Major differences acutes vs chronics?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Some pts' private insurance pays for their tx. Medicare pays for 80% of some pts' tx, and they have to come up with the other 20%, by themselves or with ins. I've had a few very wealthy pts who've...

  9. Nicotine in pre-employment drug screen?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to nervousnurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Not all smokers do this. I smoke, but not at work. I can do without nicotine for 12 hrs. I smoke on my drive to work, then douse myself with Febreze and chew Altoids. It really works. When I've gone...

  10. Here's how stupid the nursing situation is getting here in TX...

    Hellllllo Nurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Anyone who has read my recent posts knows that I am very frustrated with the lack of jobs, due to the SURPLUS of nurses in the panhandle. Well get this... I got a card in the mail from a local...

  11. Here's how stupid the nursing situation is getting here in TX...

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I hold Bush partially responsible because the Nurse Reinvestment act is his baby. As I keep saying, this scholarship program is a good idea, but the location they chose is totally stupid. The program...

  12. I cant take it anymore. Frustrated and depressed

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Woman_in_love's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Things are different in the south. Hospitals where I live have sent recruitment fliers in the mail, and when I or my nurse-friends call them, they tell us they have a hiring freeze. I don't know what...

  13. What was harder? Non-nursing bachelors or ADN?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    My dh saw what I went through in my ADN program. He has a PhD in engineering, and he tells me (over and over) that he thinks that my ADN program was more challenging than his MS in engineering. He...

  14. Here's how stupid the nursing situation is getting here in TX...

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I would love to leave Texas. Dh's job is here and he has been looking elsewhere for a couple of years. We both want to leave. The program requires that graduates work in TX for 3 years. The program is...

  15. Here's how stupid the nursing situation is getting here in TX...

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    No I don't sorry. You might find info pn it if you look at The Dept of Labor

  16. Do I want to do this career?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to LizB's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think you should post this question in the general nursing forum. New grads are excited about their new career- they havn't been trough the ringer yet. I think you'd get a much more accurate view of...

  17. Fresno, CA nurses: Are there many jobs in your area?

    Hellllllo Nurse posted a topic in California Nursing

    My dh may have an opportunity to be transferred to Fresno. I know Cali in general has plenty of good opportunities for nurses, but what about the Fresno area, specifically? I did an online search and...

  18. North Texas = Few Jobs?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to TheCommuter's topic in Texas Nursing

    I was in Dallas today. I looked at the paper and there was one ad in for a nurse, just one ad. I am further north in TX than Dallas, and as I have stated here before, there are hardly any nursing jobs...

  19. Name that part. Words patients use for their own anatomy.

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to JEHORAPHA's topic in General Nursing

    Years ago, I had an eldery hospice pt who referred to his member as "rosebud". I got to know him and his wife pretty well, and she told me "As you can see, his member is really small, reminds me of a...

  20. Group One background checks in Texas

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to edgreen's topic in Texas Nursing

    I have recently been on GroupOne's website and they have expanded to other areas in Texas, are now in louisiana, and are planning on moving into other states.

  21. Fresno, CA nurses: Are there lots of jobs in Fresno?

    Hellllllo Nurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    My dh may have an opportunity to be transferred to Fresno. I know Cali in general has plenty of good opportunities for nurses, but what about the Fresno area, specifically? I did an online search and...

  22. Stress and Depression

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to RainDreamer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    RainDreamer- Your avatar makes me so homesick- native Arizonan here. I've been a nurse for 12 years, but I am depressed because I am no longer in AZ- there were lots of jobs there, and I was wanted as...

  23. Ideas for a fun celebration for a colleague who is retiring...

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to SukiRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If she has a good sense of humor, as you say, here' s a funny nursing t-shirt that she may get a kick out of-

  24. Parameters for Morphine

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I would have continued the MS, but at a lower dose. I would have held the Ativan. The woman's pain could come back and be much worse than it was to begin with. I have seen this happen. I feel it is...

  25. Did I do the right thing? (long)

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Sapphy's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. You did not "rat" out another nurse, you are living up to your responsibilites to the pts and to the facility by trying to ensure that the pts get good, quality care. You should be grateful...