flightnurse2b LPN

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    viewing autopsy??

    flightnurse2b posted a topic in Forensic

    i hope i am posting this in the right forum... i am a paramedic in nursing school and although i am interested in flight nursing, forensic nursing is really interesting to me... i would like to be...
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    I hate drunk drivers.

    flightnurse2b replied to Apollorn's topic in General Nursing

    my high school sweetheart was killed a month shy of his 22nd birthday by a drunk driver. he was ejected from the car and died instantly. the other person in the car died en route to the hospital. the...
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    Stay at Home mom looking for Job to do at home

    flightnurse2b replied to studentIVlife's topic in General Nursing

    what is the deal with these spammers on here today...
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    What Y'all Have for Lunch Today?

    flightnurse2b replied to HollaAtchaNurse's topic in General Nursing

    lmao. grossssss. i had a chocolate slim fast and a
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    Syncope

    flightnurse2b replied to E.R. Rookie's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    what daytonite is trying to say is that you cannot make an appropriate nursing dx without assessing your patient first. you need to base your diagnosis on signs, symptoms and assessment findings......
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    Helping for easier IV access.

    flightnurse2b replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    another thought, since you said you are scared of needles. anxiety can most definately make your veins hide. try and zen yourself out that morning so that you are calmer (i know its hard), distract...
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    Great animation site to help you study!

    flightnurse2b replied to victorsunshine's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    this website is awesome. thanks for
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    RN doing conscious sedation non-intubated patient

    flightnurse2b replied to Surgerygirl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    heres a question for you guys... i work in an outpt endoscopy clinic and work with 2 RN's. neither of them are ACLS certified, and i am (paramedic), so they push the drugs and i monitor the patient...
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    Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    flightnurse2b replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

    we had this 80 something demented gentleman come into the ER for abdominal pain one night. he hit the call light and as soon as i said "how may i help you?" he started screaming "NURRRRRSE NURRRRRSE...
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    Miss pronounciations of medications and medical terms!Way to Funny!!!!!!!!

    flightnurse2b replied to rgroyer1RNBSN's topic in Emergency

    glad you are feeling better! i had a cute one a patient wrote on his health history a while back, under previous surgeries, he wrote "exploding pendicks removed 1990" i finally figured out if meant...
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    feed to alligators

    flightnurse2b replied to labrador4122's topic in General Nursing

    or sausage grinders like they do on the sopranos.... and it is amazing just how many of them are out there. i went on this website to find sexual predators.. there are TWO convicted rapists registered...
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    Name that part. Words patients use for their own anatomy.

    flightnurse2b replied to JEHORAPHA's topic in General Nursing

    i had a patient in clinicals recently who called his scrotum his "cabbage".
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    Did anyone quit smoking when they stated nursing school?

    flightnurse2b replied to misserella8036's topic in General Students

    i started smoking in middle school (someone told me i would lose weight), smoked like a chimney in high school and thru paramedic school (like a total of 10 yrs smoking), and just quit in my 2nd year...
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    Florida Schools with High Acceptance Rates?

    flightnurse2b replied to SparkleRN's topic in Florida Nursing

    there are quite a few great CC's in south florida, and alot of them dont have a waiting list but use a "points" system if your GPA is good. IRCC in ft pierce is one and PBCC in lake worth is another....
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    Help! Want to move to Raleigh.

    flightnurse2b replied to ldybug7's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    if you are looking to raleigh, WakeMed is huge on cardio, and Rex is another good choice. there is also Duke and its affiliates in Durham, raleigh community hospital, and UNC in chapel hill. you will...
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    Lower cost of living in NC? Whaddya mean? :>)

    flightnurse2b replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    my boyfriend and i moved up from st lucie cty florida last year to raleigh and the cost of living here evens itself out.... at first we thought omg, what a great deal for this apt... right, they...
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    Can't Sleep

    flightnurse2b replied to shabbychic23's topic in General Nursing

    hi shabby... i had a very difficult time from transitioning to working days from working nights and i found that doing some physical exercise before bed helped me (i prefer cardio or stability ball)....
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    No consideration for gay patients

    flightnurse2b replied to eric2123's topic in Male Nursing Students

    in my school, we were required to take biomedical ethics and we did cover specific needs of a homosexual patient in med-surg 1. i agree with miranda, instead of rocking the boat, gently make a helpful...
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    Patients who don't use their call light....

    flightnurse2b replied to Virgo_RN's topic in General Nursing

    nope. she had done it so many times that the MT didnt bother calling the nurse because it was always her way of trying to get attention. she had been down for about 25 minutes when we finally got in...
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    Patients who don't use their call light....

    flightnurse2b replied to Virgo_RN's topic in General Nursing

    omg i couldnt agree with you more about patients being silly about not using their call light. we had a FF that learned a horrible trick. she was homeless and always in and out for dialysis from...
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    racist comment

    flightnurse2b replied to XXl-cool's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i agree with tazzi. a simple "i'm sorry you feel that way" would be my answer. if they press the issue, i would just say i preferred not to talk about politics at work. people are so very ignorant...
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    Problem w/RN's & CT's on clinical day

    flightnurse2b replied to Corsair41's topic in Male Nursing Students

    there are lazy people everywhere. i have worked in a hospital for many years, in different settings, but mostly ER. we had nurses, who even if you said "your patient just coded" would tell you they...
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    99 Balloons - Warning. You'll probably cry your eyes out.

    flightnurse2b replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    god bless that family and their beautiful baby angel. that video was so very touching. thanks for sharing,
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    Icd Putting Patient In Floor

    flightnurse2b replied to love for nursing's topic in Cardiac

    i responded to a code once on the tele floor that freaked me out. the pt(an LOL) had gone into cardiac arrest with an ICD, and it took a few minutes for it to fire, so we started compressions, and all...
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    South Florida Roll Call!!!!!

    flightnurse2b replied to Nathalie's topic in Florida Nursing

    the triangle! raleigh-durham it is freakin freezin here. i miss the