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  1. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    lyv33 replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    If you have never worked in Home Health, you just don't realize what you are putting in your

  2. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    lyv33 replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    I actually gagged over the trache story. I guess it was because I had to do trache care

  3. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    lyv33 replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    The ear wax story is just so gross. It's worse than the other posts.

  4. Which bag do you use?

    lyv33 replied to Jayonoway's topic in Home Health

    I prefer to use a plastic tote bag with a zipper that has no openings or pockets on the outside. This is because of roaches. Isn't it terrible that you have to shop for supplies with this rational for...

  5. Best Paid State For Nursing

    lyv33 replied to bashy's topic in General Nursing

    From your post, it sounds like being a travel nurse would suit you. Have you ever considered doing

  6. Home Health nurses - Please Help

    lyv33 replied to DHnurse's topic in Home Health

    I only had 6 months of hospital experience when I went to home health 8 years ago. If you can get an iv started, you shouldn't have too hard of a time drawing blood. You will need to learn the...

  7. University of Wyoming, advice

    lyv33 replied to pixiel's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I have taken their Patho online class. It's not too bad. Just a lot of reading. The tests are all online without having to be proctored. I actually went to Hawaii a few weeks before the end of the...

  8. University of Wyoming, advice

    lyv33 replied to pixiel's topic in Online Distance Learning

    If there is a lot of students in the classes they will put students into several different groups. The students in your group is the ones that you have threaded discussions with, usually for a

  9. University of Wyoming, advice

    lyv33 replied to pixiel's topic in Online Distance Learning

    The courses are listed on the home page. Just click on Courses that's listed your left side of the screen. I don't think they will have the courses listed for the Summer session yet. The pharmacology...

  10. University of Wyoming, advice

    lyv33 replied to pixiel's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I have been taking classes through UW online. I find that they are very helpful and the cost is much cheaper than anywhere else that I have checked. The patho class has a lot of reading. I took that...

  11. Littmann Stethescopes

    lyv33 replied to Medic2005's topic in General Nursing

    I can't remember which one I have, but it isn't the most expensive one. These stethescopes are excellent. I do not take mine to work as I frequently lose them. I noticed when I worked at the hospital...

  12. disciplinary nightmare

    lyv33 replied to rosieposie's topic in General Nursing

    Was you hired as a RN for this job or as an medical assistant? Did you start the job before graduating or after graduating from school and was the job before you took the nclex or

  13. PICC Lines in Radiology

    lyv33 replied to angiorn's topic in Radiology

    My husband has picc lines placed several times a year due to having cystic fibrosis. He has them placed at children's hosp in columbus, oh. The radiologist place the piccs using

  14. question about male home health nurse

    lyv33 replied to kcw74's topic in Home Health

    Our male RN see females as well as males for f/c changes. We did have one woman that requested a female be present. I was the oncall nurse and had to go out with the male nurse. Come to find out the...

  15. Home Care Compare, have you seen it??

    lyv33 replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

    We just got a copy of our states report this week. I have to say that I do not agree that this is an accurate assessment of any home health agency. I do think that most people that look at the report...

  16. nursing, or radiology??

    lyv33 replied to ana115's topic in Nursing Career

    I vote for radiology and I'm a

  17. plus & minuses to nursing

    lyv33 replied to RRH's topic in Nursing Career

    A career in nursing is not for everyone. If you are not sure, I would suggest possibly volunteering at a hospital, hospice, or nursing home. I have to say that when I started nursing I was much more...

  18. I Finally Learned to End my Visits Gracefully and on Time!

    lyv33 replied to adaptation's topic in Home Health

    I think I would feel the same as you and not want to do it for free, but I think that I would feel a little obligated to go ahead and give them one inservice. If they ever wanted another one I would...

  19. Online RN to BSN Programs

    lyv33 replied to Cqc_Cqb's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I am taking classes through Univerity of Wyoming. I researched online RN/BSN programs for about a year before deciding on this school. They are very good with helping out in any way. The classes are...

  20. Why don't other nurses accept travelers?

    lyv33 posted a topic in Travel

    I am not a a travel nurse, but I don't understand why other nurses do not accept travelers. I mean I would be thankful for any help. If you make more money by traveling and leaving everything that is...

  21. Lap Nissen

    lyv33 replied to lyv33's topic in Operating Room

    The pt, a 33 year old, had not had any other abd surgeries before. Hx of GERD and CF. The spleen did die. The pt had a cyst around the spleen about a month later and had to undergo spleenic drainage...

  22. Lap Nissen

    lyv33 posted a topic in Operating Room

    Is it a common occurance for a lap nissen to be converted to a open procedure? Then have the vessels to the spleen nicked, sutured/clipped, and the spleen left inside the person? Doesn't this...

  23. Beginning to hate home health

    lyv33 posted a topic in Home Health

    I have been working in home health for almost 8 years and beginning to hate it. I guess I have major burn out. Our agency has laid off nurses and the few of that are left just can't keep caught up. I...