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cmonkey

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  1. Bleb reduced almost instantly

    cmonkey posted a topic in General Nursing

    I had the first of my 2-stage mantoux for school yesterday and I didn't even see the bleb. The nurse said something like, "there goes the bleb," so she seems to have seen it, but I didn't at all....

  2. Ooooh, I love my Ultrascope!

    cmonkey posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I thought I lost my Littmann so I got an Ultrascope instead. Of course I found the other one, so now I have two. I'm totes using the Ultrascope instead from now on. I can hear SO much better with it,...

  3. Letter to the Offended

    cmonkey replied to nursel56's topic in General Nursing

    I love the kindle because it doesn't have the back light. Easier on my old

  4. Your best nursing tips/tricks

    cmonkey replied to AOx1's topic in General Nursing

    Wetting the diaper (or a huge hospital pad) and putting that in the freezer for a while works well, too. Fewer ice cubes to chase around if it gets

  5. Have you ever been told

    cmonkey replied to purple10's topic in General Nursing

    *I* was misinformed about what nurses do until this semester, so I'm not surprised the public

  6. Literacy: A good quality in a unit secretary

    cmonkey replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You'd be surprised how easy it is. Perhaps 'surprised' is the wrong

  7. One bad egg...

    cmonkey replied to OttawaRPN's topic in General Nursing

    We're supposed to have lab coats in our program. Am I snotty for having

  8. Really scared...

    cmonkey replied to tinamarie1989's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Sure

  9. Here goes nothing

    cmonkey replied to cmonkey's topic in General Students

    I did great! We thought my CI lost a Tylenol 3 but she finfally found it in her pocket. I had two passes (one pt), one at 1500, one at 2000. The second one was the biggie, but it went fine. My pt was...

  10. Here goes nothing

    cmonkey posted a topic in General Students

    I'm now qualified to pass meds. TERRIFIED. I get my pt assigned on Wednesday, shift on Thursday.

  11. Hospice nurse "survival kit"

    cmonkey replied to mrsraisinkain's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Shout wipes! I love these things so hard it's obscene. They get out ALL the stains I've used them on, including blood. A camelbak water bottle with a bite valve is my new best friend. Does. not. leak....

  12. How do I nicely say "no"?

    cmonkey replied to SaraSmile3's topic in General Students

    You can feel bad but that doesn't mean you need to change your life to suit hers. I have three kids and I manage to make it work. Some of that is by swapping care with other moms locally, but we all...

  13. How do I nicely say "no"?

    cmonkey replied to SaraSmile3's topic in General Students

    It's also a complete sentence. "No." You don't owe an explanation unless you want to give one.

  14. Thoughts on Christmas scrubs...Yea or no way?

    cmonkey replied to GoECU's topic in General Nursing

    THANK YOU to those who wait until after T'giving. I'm having enough trouble accepting we're this far into another year without having to deal with giftmas celebrations in

  15. Done with first clinical rotation!

    cmonkey replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in General Students

    Congrats! You've come a long way already. I'm glad you stuck with it through

  16. There is one more thing worse than a old nurse eating their young,knowing all grad!

    cmonkey replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Mmmm, cheeeeeese

  17. Home entryway

    cmonkey replied to cookio11's topic in General Nursing

    We have mudrooms oop nort', too! I want one SO

  18. Cultural diversity poster question

    cmonkey posted a topic in General Students

    I have to choose a culture and do a poster on various topics. I chose a culture that performs procedures on young children that would be deemed illegal in the US and most Western countries. How...

  19. Need help on a math calculation anyone good at dimensional anlysis?

    cmonkey replied to guess?'s topic in General Students

    You just need to calculate the H20, no? It doesn't look like the Ensure matters a whit. It's simple math you should be able to do in your head if you know which numbers to use.

  20. Devastated - What would you do?

    cmonkey replied to mvg rn's topic in General Nursing

    i'd do editing/writing/reporting, but i have a lech for writing. can you teach? could you do county work and do well-baby home checks? dialysis clinics? school

  21. Physiology textbook reccommendations?

    cmonkey replied to bewitched's topic in General Students

    Yep, I liked the Martini, too. S/b lots available on Amazon

  22. I don't want to get ahead of myself, here,

    cmonkey posted a topic in General Students

    but I actually feel prepared for the dosage calc test tomorrow. Dude, I'm DOING

  23. I don't want to get ahead of myself, here,

    cmonkey replied to cmonkey's topic in General Students

    Not sure, but since I know what I did wrong, and I did everything else right, I expect to get the 100 this time. I *think* we can take it 3 times,

  24. What to expect for your Fundamentals & your first clinicals!

    cmonkey replied to NICURN2013's topic in General Students

    Pathyphysiology is COOL and I can't believe all programs don't require it. I think I have a real leg up on the rest of my class because I took it for fun. Well, and because if I go on for the BSN,...

  25. When you were new, how did you learn meds?

    cmonkey replied to chiuli's topic in General Nursing

    Mostly because no matter who prescribed it, drew it up, put it in the cup, or mixed it, if you give it, you're responsible if the pt goes south because of the med. It's a Big