Hellllllo Nurse

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  1. Need "non-see through" white scrub pants

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to RedSox33RN's topic in General Students

    Bobbie Brooks white twill pants at Wal-Mart are not see-through, are very sturdy, and cheap. They are the only "scrub" pants I

  2. Education the cause of divisiveness?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to barb4575's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I am an ADN RN, actively seeking to obtain a BSN. I have 127 college credits, all core, nursing and sciences courses. My GPA is 3.69. However, it is still going to take at least 66 credits for me to...

  3. Physician Hostility

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to blake's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am a lowly ADN RN. However, I often have to care for pts without physician involvment or input, and I've had to do so for most of my 12 year nursing career. Simply put, most docs just do not want to...

  4. We Are On Strike!

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to MomNRN's topic in School

    More power to you and your fellow/sister strikers! I am from a right-to-work state where unions are unheard of. I am so envious of nurses who have union protections and a voice through their unions....

  5. Hemodialysis travel.

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to ESRD's topic in Travel

    I am an experienced dialysis nurse interested in travel. Joe does not return phone calls or

  6. nurse recrution

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to lucianurse's topic in General Nursing

    Fantasic post, RNPATL. You nailed

  7. nurse recrution

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to lucianurse's topic in General Nursing

    This is a load of BS, if I've ever heard one. If you really want to know, ask a NURSE, not a

  8. Long bleeding times

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to 3651bht's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Never heard of this one. And that stuff is sterile! I've heard of using Tums. I've been told it works. I've seen tea bags used, too. However, I'm sure the state frowns on this big time! We give a...

  9. Unhappy 22 Weeker

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Rosepink's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    OMG, the things you all see and deal with. My deepest respect and admiration to all NICU

  10. manipulative clients

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to hock1's topic in General Nursing

    I don't agree that being manipulated by a pt to do her bidding does no harm. For some of these pts, it's akin to giving liquor to an alcoholic. It does do them harm, in that they are rewarded for...

  11. Wake up...Are you in pain?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to sharann's topic in Pain Management

    Fab4, My migraines almost always come on when I'm asleep. I, too, dream of something painful happening to me, then wake up with the migraine. They hardly ever come on when I'm awake, only when...

  12. Wake up...Are you in pain?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to sharann's topic in Pain Management

    I can't speak for PACU pts, never worked with them. But, I can speak about pain mgmt in hospice pts. And many hospice pts are not actively dying. some are walking, talking, living and have a lot of...

  13. my experience as RN/pt in my own hospital

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to lisaloulou's topic in Pain Management

    Sorry you went through this. I was reading and article about Elizabeth Kubler Ross' experiences as a cancer pt in the hospital a few years ago. She said her experiences as a pt showed her that all her...

  14. new grad not happy in peds ER

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Bailarina's topic in Emergency

    Good advice, here. The getting one virus after another does not just happen with peds, though. Every time I have started a new job, be it med-surg, LTC dialysis or whatever, I always get sick several...

  15. my medical problem, please advise me

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to wrkoutgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I am photophobic, and have difficulty focusing and reading, but I don't think my difficulties are as severe as yours. I have blue eyes, and have the eye disease keratoconus. Maybe you have a severe...

  16. what would you do?

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

    if you do not get the review and raise you want, I think I would write down all of your accomplishments to date, and present them to your boss. You could write a rebuttal, stating how valuable you...

  17. Do you ever turn off being a nurse?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to MarcusKspn's topic in General Nursing

    Here is a good article w/ a case study of nurse/doc liability when volunteering help, and "Good Samaritan" laws.

  18. Physician Hostility

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to blake's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Right back at ya', Dave! :kiss Another point I'd like to make is that physician's assistants are just what the title indicates: assistants to physicians. Nurse Practitioners are Nurses who "practice...

  19. Physician Hostility

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to blake's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Do physicians deliver better care than Advanced Practice Nurses? http://www.nursingadvocacy.org/faq/apn_md_relative_merits.html The media sometimes suggests that physicians deliver better care than...

  20. POLL: Do you think cancer pain is properly managed?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Dave ARNP's topic in Pain Management

    Let's not forget the docs who agree to have a pt put on hospice, then order IV hydration for a pt who hasn't eaten in God-knows-how-long. Then, the docs just don't understand when the pt swells up...

  21. POLL: Do you think cancer pain is properly managed?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Dave ARNP's topic in Pain Management

    Ain't it the

  22. RNs, Bedbaths, I&O & Linen Changes

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to allsmiles's topic in General Nursing

    I work as an RN in chronic dialysis. Most of our techs started as phlebotomists, and have never been CNAs. When someone needs to be toileted, or have BM cleaned off of them, the techs freak about...

  23. Physician Hostility

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to blake's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    PA-C, DO - I am an ADN RN, and several of the terms you listed are familiar to me. In fact, I have done tutoring on SIADH. Personally, I prefer to see an NP. Generally, they spend much more time w/...

  24. CNA to RN

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to sonja24's topic in Nursing Career

    It did not count in my RN program, but it did count in my LPN program. I think that being a CNA before becoming a nurses is a really good idea. It will help you decide whether or not you like the...

  25. How are they luring nurses to your hospital?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to azulrn's topic in Texas Nursing

    They offer sign on bonuses and decent salaries for the area, but people are quitting in droves, and giving back their sign-on bonuses. Mgmt still doesn't get it- It's all about working conditions and...