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  1. Scared outta my mind!!!

    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 attitude, youll be fine..if you really love it, i...
  2. Funniest real orders you have seen in a chart?

    bandage scissors..
  3. arrest meds

    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. thanks
  4. arrest meds

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

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

    and oh..see . you can clean non human poop.. :) come on, those cant be that bad.. *sheers* go go girl.!
  7. Maybe nursing's NOT for me? :( Suggestions/Advice?

    yeah in OR you just stand a lot.. use uhm anti embolic stockings lol thats all that i can think that can help.. :))
  8. fluid overload ,sepsis, Pneumonia what?!?

    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 its tricky cause PNA, lung congestion, probably dev...
  9. Anyone ever have a pt allergic to alcohol wipes?

    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 student then, i used betadine and distilled water to ...
  10. Maybe nursing's NOT for me? :( Suggestions/Advice?

    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 new nurse myself, and ive experienced what you are ...
  11. Help answering questions on Nursing tests...

    well done!!!:yeah:
  12. Can a patient purposefully become febrile?

    idk why they place it in their butts..but ive encountered people doing this, especially kids (to fake fever and skip school) honest!!!
  13. Funny things you have said but wish you didn't

    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) i lightly run the cotton ball onto her foot (dorsa...
  14. Can a patient purposefully become febrile?

    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 anus which produced fake fever..lol but in this case, the pt may have this "somatic" fever of something (i have seen this dx once, with a pe...
  15. tb isolation-forgot to put up sign

    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, yeah you are still responsible..but anyways as heal...
  16. Rude remarks by doc with his own kids

    arent kids supposed to be "away" or only allowed short visiting periods in the hospital?? and some areas are even prohibited... >.
  17. Best thing since sliced bread!

    defibrilators.. hehe (jolt them back to life) gloves :)
  18. My Mom the Alcoholic

    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 well..
  19. Nursing Uniform Policy

    i wear navy blue scrubs...its fine...and yeah less stains show (blood,code browns, etc..)
  20. Where should the BUBBLE Be

    wow well done :)
  21. Sent home from clinicals :(

    all the best to you and goodluck..you will be a great nurse.
  22. Where should the BUBBLE Be

    woo thank you :)
  23. Where should the BUBBLE Be

    way too confusing :confused:
  24. "You put me and my unborn child's life at risk"

    nice job... the doctor, should have known better...since she is the doctor..
  25. Nurses who are deaf, partial hearing loss?

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