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  1. "Duties of the Floor Nurse-1887"

    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 wanted in surgery based on both their skill and their...
  2. Chiropractors

    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 residency, just like M.D.'s. Their scope of practise ...
  3. Chiropractors

    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 to the low quality and tendency of chiropractors to...
  4. pregnancy don'ts

    I've known some radiologists and radiologic technologists who were pregnant and working. All but one stopped doing fluoro procedures (where you're actually in the room and standing next to the collimator) and other procedures which required them to...
  5. register nurse or Physicians

    Presumably you're aware that an undergraduate degree and specific prerequisites are required prior to entering any PA programme? I only ask this to clarify--if your level of education is below the undergraduate degree threshold, which I'm guessing ...
  6. Giving pills to a Cat

    As a former veterinary technician who has given PO meds to literally hundreds of cats, I have to say....this is absolutely the truth! Medicating your own pet is a whole different ballgame. I remember when my poor kitty (now deceeased) was receivi...
  7. cadavars

    Peppermint oil or oil of wintergreen. That's all I'm going to say, because I have this sick feeling that you're posting this question not because you have a genuine educational interest but because you have some sort of prurient interest. Prove me...
  8. Organic chemistry question

    Ditto what smogmatt said. Unless you aced inorganic (general) chemistry--and by "aced" I mean a 3.8 or better--you are setting yourself up for failure by taking organic chemistry through distance learning. That said, I don't know of any programmes...
  9. Teen daughters 1st pelvic exam...

    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 vag exam worked, how to lie in the stirrups, etc. ...
  10. I know for a fact that some of these things are true--

    To add to the list: 1. Always check the washing machine before starting a load. The agitator does not like Tonka trucks, puzzle pieces, juice cups, Legos, or newspaper. 2. There is nothing to see in the cat box. Move along. 3. Always check th...
  11. CDC SARS link

    Anybody else think that the "assurances" coming from the CDC, local public health, etc. sound a lot like those we received with the anthrax scare? You know, something like this: We know for a fact that this virus is spread only by direct contact. ...
  12. Help! Headache Question

    Ask a friend, relative or even a neighbour to drive you to the better hospital, or request an ambulance transport to the local hospital and then request a transfer. ADVOCATE for yourself. Seriously, the first time I ever went to the ER for a heada...
  13. New to the website

    Hi, and welcome aboard! I'm Jennifer, and I'm still in the midst of prerequisites and CNA classes, with an anticipated RN graduation date of 6/2005. This board has an excellent mix of nurses and nursing students from the UK, US, Oz, Canada, and a...
  14. Breastfeeding

    Feel free to PM me if you need additional information. My only experience with breastfeeding is with my son, but I read almost every book out there (including all of the ones mentioned above) before he hatched, and even more since. There's not mu...
  15. Violence in your ER - what do you do???

    The metal detectors, wands, etc. aren't for law-abiding concealed pistol permit holders like myself. No concealed pistol permit holder wants to risk having their permit revoked because they violated the law. I would never willingly bring my pistol ...
  16. They were hit head on by a speeding wrong-way driver on a dark two-lane country road--how is that the fault of the EMT? And the article states that it was the injured respiratory therapist on board, not the RN (also injured), who attended to the pa...
  17. morning sickness remedies

    Morning sickness my arse. I had the 4:30a-3:00p and 7:00p-2:00a sickness; nausea, queasiness, and actual projectile vomiting. I tried Sea-Bands, ginger, lemon drops, tea, the raw potato thing, and various other "remedies". Some made a slight dent,...
  18. Wellbutrin question...

    I've been on Zoloft (100mg BID) and Wellbutrin SR (150mg BID) for almost five years. Wellbutrin, for me, has been a terrific drug. I'm on the higher end of the dosing range, taking a total of 300mg/day, and have had very few untoward side effects....
  19. Dilaudid for H/A's?

    Another thread prompted this one...I need a little advice. I have occasional ( I usually am treated with narcotics, in addition to NSS and Phenergan IV. The problem is that Demerol makes me puke, Stadol makes me loopy and doesn't dent the pain, and ...
  20. Dilaudid for H/A's?

    Thanks! My doc has written me scripts for both Tylenol #3's and Dilaudid tablets, and which I'm supposed to take if the Tylenol #3 doesn't work. Also, I have Phenergan suppositories. Since I'm usually still puking if it's bad enough to require th...
  21. Looking for info on TENS/Steven Johnson Syndrome .

    TEN = toxic epidermal necrolysis TENS = transcutaneous electro(something) neurostimulation system
  22. Migraine? Don't be too sure...

    Probably because it's still statistically unlikely that anything so dramatically abnormal will be found. As webdeb said, these are uncommon conditions. In addition, the gold standards for spinal exams, myelograms and MRIs, both have drawbacks. MRI r...
  23. Looking for info on TENS/Steven Johnson Syndrome .

    Yup, what sunnygirl272 said. Check Google first ; that's what I just did, and it took 0.16 seconds to return a result: Stevens Johnson Syndrome (Julie's Foundation) The syndrome--associated with allergic or adverse reactions to medications or med...
  24. Migraine? Don't be too sure...

    Had a guy in our practise recently who c/o HA's (not migraines, per se, but disabling nonetheless) and slight, transient neck pain. Not sure how long he'd had these sx but he had been seen in ER more than once, and had both a negative noncontrast C...
  25. Should teachers be CPR certified?

    The point I think most posters are missing is that CPR requirements vary from district to district, even within a state. Some districts, like my husband's, require every employee to be at least CPR certified and most employees have CPR plus First ...