RN2B2005

RN2B2005

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  1. "Duties of the Floor Nurse-1887"

    RN2B2005 replied to Love-A-Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    My grandmother graduated from nursing school in 1939, at age 17. At that time, hospital nurses had to purchase their own surgical instrument packs; the physicians would then select the nurses he...

  2. Chiropractors

    RN2B2005 replied to Paprikat's topic in General Nursing

    D.O's aren't chiropractors, they're Doctors of Osteopathy, which is a whole different ballgame. Unlike chiropractors, D.O's go through the same 4-year programme as M.D.'s, and most go through a...

  3. Chiropractors

    RN2B2005 replied to Paprikat's topic in General Nursing

    I'm bound to be flamed for this, but my personal opinion is that the entire chiropractic profession is a scam. In radiology, we call x-rays done at chiropractors' offices "radiation therapy", due...

  4. Teen daughters 1st pelvic exam...

    RN2B2005 replied to itsme's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My first pelvic was at a Planned Parenthood, when I was 16 (and still a virgin). They were great. Inexpensive, and before I even went into the exam room, they had a counsellor speak to me about how a...

  5. Sciatica in Pregnancy

    RN2B2005 replied to AlaskaKat's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had a pre-existing low back injury that really flared up in my second trimester. It worsened because instead of treating it as I usually do, with Robaxin and ibuprofen, I left it untreated because...

  6. Any experiences with Down's syndrome?

    RN2B2005 replied to APinkston's topic in Pediatric

    I used to volunteer with DD kids (6-14 range) and always found the Down's children to be the most pleasant. It is like Peter said, though; Down's can manifest in so many ways and in such differing...

  7. pregnancy and isolation patients

    RN2B2005 replied to moonshadeau's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I thought that the problem with exposure to diseases while pregnant was primarily the mother's lowered immune state, and that injury to the foetus was only a secondary

  8. how do you keep a nursing cap on?

    RN2B2005 replied to PowerPuffGirl's topic in General Nursing

    I have some skillbooks from the Nursing Photobook series, published in the early 1980's. Most of the nurses have caps on, but this one nurse has a cap that I swear is defying all known laws of...

  9. The most pee ever.....

    RN2B2005 replied to KC CHICK's topic in General Nursing

    Man, anyone who thinks the nursing shortage--or the unwillingness of hospitals to pay for RN/LPN staff--should read this thread. After having my son (lady partsl delivery, no meds, IV fluids, lots o'...

  10. Frightening events during chemotherapy

    RN2B2005 replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Oncology

    My mother had a spectacular anaphylactic reaction to Taxol in an outpatient setting. She'd had all of the pre-med regimen and had previously had uneventful treatments. Fortunately, she was receiving...

  11. How many babies are nameless after birth?

    RN2B2005 replied to TeresaRN2b's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We had the middle name picked out prior to delivery, but not the first name; the middle name was a family tradition. We had a whole list of possible first names, but the name we ended up...

  12. Placenta previa - on bedrest & depressed

    RN2B2005 replied to louloubell1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Your self-restraint at skipping Wal-Mart is amazing, RNLou. Someplace in week five of my "couch arrest", I decided that since I felt OK, I could just go into work for a few hours to do some...

  13. Charting Bloopers

    RN2B2005 replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    From a radiology order form: "CXR r/o Aplat's pneumonia" Should have read: "CXR AP/LAT r/o pneumonia"....we only figured this out after trying to look up "Aplat's pneumonia" in several radiology...

  14. Can you be pro-life and an OB/GYN nurse at the same time?

    RN2B2005 replied to KarenAR's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My understanding is that you can't refuse to perform your job duties--which means, if the scope of your job responsibility includes AB care, and you refuse to perform that care, then you can legally...

  15. Can I teach high school science with a BSN?

    RN2B2005 replied to HuShi's topic in General Nursing

    I showed this post to my husband, who is a high school assistant principal, and has his B.A. in English, M.Ed. in Education, and M.Sc. in Educational Leadership. He's seen LOTS of teachers burn out...

  16. Placenta previa - on bedrest & depressed

    RN2B2005 replied to louloubell1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It should be called "couch arrest". I had PIH at week 30 with my pregnancy, and spent the next six weeks in bed. My prayers and thoughts are with you,

  17. self-administered allergy shots

    RN2B2005 replied to parker in arkie's topic in General Nursing

    I've tried allergy shots twice, once as a very young child and once in my teens. In both cases, after a year or so of uneventful allergen injections, I had an anaphylactic episode. Even though I...

  18. How do Nurses feel about CMAs?

    RN2B2005 replied to CMAMW's topic in General Nursing

    It's funny, the clinic I formerly worked at is doing the same thing now....laying off most of their uncertified MA's and replacing them with LPN's and a few RN's. It makes me wonder if the Board of...

  19. How do Nurses feel about CMAs?

    RN2B2005 replied to CMAMW's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience, I've never met a CERTIFIED medical assistant who called themselves a nurse. I have, however, seen physicians and uneducated staff refer to MA's as "nurses"--some patients think...

  20. Canesten Commercial!

    RN2B2005 replied to hapeewendy's topic in General Nursing

    The Imitrex one cracks me up because there's a little disclaimer in the lower left hand corner of the screen at the start of the commercial: "NURSE DRAMATIZATION". Yah mean the nice lady with the...

  21. Wart Question

    RN2B2005 replied to RNsweetie's topic in General Nursing

    Just a little note....the duct tape study used duct tape ONLY on plantar warts--not on warts on the face, hands,

  22. Wart Question

    RN2B2005 replied to RNsweetie's topic in General Nursing

    My husband has multiple plantar warts and most recently had some of them frozen off in July. His physician put him on Tagamet (cimetidine) 200 mg BID. So far, he hasn't had any new warts form....

  23. An interesting question about product placement

    RN2B2005 replied to mattcastens's topic in General Nursing

    I recall reading somewhere that SonoSite, the manufacturer of ultra-portable ultrasound units, donated one to "ER" in the hopes of attracting attention. The gambit worked; they're still a little...

  24. Insulin syringe question

    RN2B2005 replied to Pretzlgl's topic in General Nursing

    In veterinary practise, we almost always used a 1 cc syringe when giving U-100 insulin injections in-house (diabetes is remarkably common in cats). I think it's because the needles were longer than...

  25. Stripes

    RN2B2005 replied to Paprikat's topic in General Nursing

    Per my grandmother, who graduated from a diploma school in Ontario in 1939, graduate nurses wear white caps with a single black velvet band across the top. The style of cap (width of brim, one button...