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    TEAS-I can't sleep!

    flightnurse2b replied to londiepc's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i took the TEAS test a year ago and i didnt think it was too bad. alot of reading. anyways, there is a really good practice website you need to go to. theres sections of practice questions for each...
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    Please Help Me!!!!!!!

    flightnurse2b replied to btell11's topic in California Nursing

    i'm sorry to hear about your situation. i would contact a lawyer. i wish you the best of
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    Patients Treat Nurses Like Garbage!

    flightnurse2b replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    had a frequent flyer in the ER i used to work at that was incredibly racist and was verbally abusive to the black nurses and techs. one night, he got assigned to a travel nurse from jamaica....
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    is this abuse?

    flightnurse2b replied to jennifers's topic in General Nursing

    of course all pts have the right to be treated with respect and dignity... and all patients have the right to refuse treatment, unless deemed incompetent or vegetative.... and if the patient was alert...
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    Are you allowed to wear Makeup ?

    flightnurse2b replied to AspiringNurse7's topic in General Nursing

    i wear a little bit of makeup.... but usually just enough to cover my pimples, mascara and some lip gloss. by the end of 12 hours, you melt anyways... lol. and i usually just flop my hair in a...
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    gift ideas for christmas to co-workers

    flightnurse2b replied to Ms.RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    depends on how many gifts you are giving! im broke so i like to make cookies and brownies. its thoughtful but not very expensive and i can always have enough for
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    NA's not professionals

    flightnurse2b replied to Jabramac's topic in General Nursing

    i disagree with you and am actually kinda offended at your post. i am a paramedic with an associate's degree. i worked as a tech/PCT/whatever term you guys use in an ER for many years. i can push...
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    Patients Treat Nurses Like Garbage!

    flightnurse2b replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    i dont let it bother me anymore. i used to get really upset and think "omg i cant believe you are talking to me like this im trying to take care of you!" but then i realized, this is just the nasty,...
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    What do nurses do when they are sick?

    flightnurse2b replied to AmericanChai's topic in General Nursing

    work. put on a mask, wash my hands 100000 times, take a dayquil and
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    Silliest thing you ever did after a long shift...

    flightnurse2b replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    went to make myself a sandwich tonight.... wanted a tomato on it. went to wash the tomato. put the bread in the sink and washed it instead. mmm...
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    S/S of molding in elderly? Anyone?

    flightnurse2b replied to changeofpaceRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i think you mean mottling? the body is shutting down and circulation slows...blood starts pooling.. so the skin appears to purple/red/blue spots or
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    Does anyone else feel guilty when your sick?

    flightnurse2b replied to blondeern's topic in General Nursing

    I know i do. i worked for the past 3 weeks with a growing nastiness of strep throat, laryngitis and bronchitis. there is only me, a CNA and 2 RN's in my unit and finding coverage doesnt happen... i...
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    Staff Abuse

    flightnurse2b replied to fawnsternurse's topic in Psychiatric

    i think i know exactly which hospital in NC you are talking about... i did my mental health rotation there. had a HCT get his eye knocked out one night, another night a female HCT almost raped and a...
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    Has anyone ever seen a nurse with a really tall hat on?

    flightnurse2b replied to pumpkin1984's topic in General Nursing

    our caps look like flying nun hats. i hate them. but ive never seen ones with a red cross! :)ive met alot of old school nurses that still prefer to wear theirs, all whites, knee length skirts and...
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    Shift times

    flightnurse2b replied to steelersRN's topic in General Nursing

    the only offered hours (that i know of) for anyone except management is 7am-7pm or
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    NGT and PEG placement verification

    flightnurse2b replied to steelersRN's topic in General Nursing

    PEG tube: use a 60cc syringe and aspirate gastric contents. residual should be yellow or greenish... and should be less than (check your facility policy though) 150cc. replace gastric contents into...
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    Patient or Client??? Which do you say?

    flightnurse2b replied to Olive Oyl's topic in General Nursing

    i say patients... much more personal IMO. i feel like a lawyer or something calling someone a
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    Lost Nurse

    flightnurse2b replied to Acey's topic in General Nursing

    HI acey! maybe try your luck at med/surg for a while. the good thing about med/surg is that you get a little bit of everything usually... ortho, post-op, sometimes tele, a little psych and even...
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    What's your favorite area of nursing and why?

    flightnurse2b replied to philosophical's topic in General Nursing

    ER. you never know whats coming in and it keeps you thinking all the time. never a dull moment. i love
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    If nursing wasn't an option...

    flightnurse2b replied to philosophical's topic in General Nursing

    my lifelong dream was to be a forensic pathologist (which is medical school + 3 years) but i spent too much time playing in high school and im horrible at chemistry. so i decided on becoming a...
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    Obesity - Implications For Nursing

    flightnurse2b replied to starshine07's topic in General Nursing

    bigger beds, larger commodes, bigger briefs, etc... but also -bigger stretchers in the ED (ours maxxed out @ 420) -bariatric ambulances (which are becoming more common) -more staff to: 1)help...
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    Is anyone else's office banning Fleets Phosophosoda??

    flightnurse2b replied to flightnurse2b's topic in Gastroenterology

    i believe Mag Citrate and Phosphosoda are in the same category when it comes to electrolyte distubances/renal failure. but that is a really good question since its cheaper and less to drink... i think...
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    Why is it? Things nurses do other people can't

    flightnurse2b replied to MrsWampthang's topic in General Nursing

    im glad im not the only one who does this lol... i am so guilty of scoping out veins. my boyfriend (who is an RN) and i bolus each other when we're sick. people think we are so weird... when you are...
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    Pushing drugs for the Man bother anyone?

    flightnurse2b replied to somebody's topic in General Nursing

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    Pushing drugs for the Man bother anyone?

    flightnurse2b replied to somebody's topic in General Nursing

    sorry drug rep rant.. i work in the middle of Research Triangle Park. i cant even count the number of reps that come through the unit everyday. they just try toooooo hard to get docs to write for...