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  1. Scared outta my mind!!!

    xviii-xxv replied to chasingthedream's topic in General Nursing

    if it is what u love and dreamed of, you dont have to worry.everybody started from scratch.(no one was born nurse) do good in school, take in all the info you need, and have a sensible mind and proper...

  2. arrest meds

    xviii-xxv replied to xviii-xxv's topic in General Nursing

    sorry im a pretty new nurse.that was asked from me during an interview..i answered most correctly...i guess. thanks anyways :) btw the links were helpful.ill be training on acls next mo.

  3. arrest meds

    xviii-xxv posted a topic in General Nursing

    uh...when do you give 1. bicarb 2. sodium chloride 3. atropine 4. lidocaine 5. epinephrine on a coding

  4. arrest meds

    xviii-xxv replied to xviii-xxv's topic in General Nursing

    not yet sorry

  5. Maybe nursing's NOT for me? :( Suggestions/Advice?

    xviii-xxv replied to NewYorkGirl's topic in General Nursing

    and oh..see . you can clean non human poop.. :) come on, those cant be that bad.. *sheers* go go

  6. Maybe nursing's NOT for me? :( Suggestions/Advice?

    xviii-xxv replied to NewYorkGirl's topic in General Nursing

    yeah in OR you just stand a lot.. use uhm anti embolic stockings lol thats all that i can think that can help..

  7. fluid overload ,sepsis, Pneumonia what?!?

    xviii-xxv replied to lilacscrubs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    uhm yeah i would have d\c'd the iv for a while esp if i see vein distension.. but yeah u did what u thought was right at that moment for that particular situation, given the prognosis of the pt.and...

  8. Anyone ever have a pt allergic to alcohol wipes?

    xviii-xxv replied to RNforLongTime's topic in General Nursing

    well yes 2 pt's.one was had a local allergic reaction (redness and burning sensation) and the other one idk but she started sneezing (like allergic rhinitis) when she smelled the alcohol...i was a...

  9. Maybe nursing's NOT for me? :( Suggestions/Advice?

    xviii-xxv replied to NewYorkGirl's topic in General Nursing

    awww... i know soon youll get use to it..as they say expose yourself more on what makes you feel uncomfortable.nursing is such a great profession and well i know in time, you will be a good one.im a...

  10. Help answering questions on Nursing tests...

    xviii-xxv replied to brandilovesaaron's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    well

  11. Can a patient purposefully become febrile?

    xviii-xxv replied to GermPhobe's topic in General Nursing

    idk why they place it in their butts..but ive encountered people doing this, especially kids (to fake fever and skip school)

  12. Funny things you have said but wish you didn't

    xviii-xxv replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    i was doing a PA on a female pt one time.so i was trying to test her sensation (touch) i had her close her eyes and got a cotton ball.i was up all night and was nearly losing it (worked double shift)...

  13. Can a patient purposefully become febrile?

    xviii-xxv replied to GermPhobe's topic in General Nursing

    in some instances here we have pt's c FUO..i even had a kid once had a bit of garlic crushed, inserted to his orifice which produced fake fever..lol but in this case, the pt may have this "somatic"...

  14. tb isolation-forgot to put up sign

    xviii-xxv replied to smartynurse's topic in General Nursing

    well you have documented everything and youre not the only nurse in that area and you know you have endorsed the pt properly so, dont burden yourself too much. but you are still part of the team so,...

  15. Rude remarks by doc with his own kids

    xviii-xxv replied to Lorie P.'s topic in General Nursing

    arent kids supposed to be "away" or only allowed short visiting periods in the hospital?? and some areas are even prohibited...

  16. Best thing since sliced bread!

    xviii-xxv replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    defibrilators.. hehe (jolt them back to life) gloves

  17. My Mom the Alcoholic

    xviii-xxv replied to Poochee's topic in General Nursing

    i think you and your mom need the support groups available (AA). have time to take her there. they could really help. i hope everything goes

  18. Nursing Uniform Policy

    xviii-xxv replied to rustysflygirl's topic in General Nursing

    i wear navy blue scrubs...its fine...and yeah less stains show (blood,code browns,

  19. Sent home from clinicals :(

    xviii-xxv replied to Phillippians4:13's topic in General Nursing

    all the best to you and goodluck..you will be a great

  20. "You put me and my unborn child's life at risk"

    xviii-xxv replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    nice job... the doctor, should have known better...since she is the

  21. Nurses who are deaf, partial hearing loss?

    xviii-xxv replied to Aneroo's topic in General Nursing

    yeah lip-reading and amplified steths, non verbal languages...

  22. My sister is on life support

    xviii-xxv replied to realnursealso/LPN's topic in General Nursing

    im praying for your sis and your

  23. Where should the BUBBLE Be

    xviii-xxv replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    to help the absorption??

  24. Where should the BUBBLE Be

    xviii-xxv replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    i think when u try to expel some of the bubbles out some of the medicine dose (tho some isnt relevant enough) go out with it..

  25. Where should the BUBBLE Be

    xviii-xxv replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    i think it really doesnt matter to whether the bubble precedes or follows the drug..from what they taught us here, just do not expel the bubbles just to avoid losing any of the drug dose...ask the...