TakeTwoAspirin

TakeTwoAspirin MSN, RN, APRN

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  1. Do I Really Pose That BIG of a Threat? Or Is he Overexaggerating?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to Gavsmom's topic in General Students

    Most fear is born from ignorance. Try to give him the benefit of the doubt for the time being. Educate him on the reality of the risks that your new position could pose for him and your son. If he...

  2. stethoscope for severe hearing loss

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to metfan's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Colleen, Sorry about the distress this is causing you. Although I can't recommend anything from personal experience, I have a friend who is a PA who has what he describes as bad hearing loss. Now...

  3. Hey Hey,,, Anyone else on call tonite??

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to Ivanna_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Not tonight, but my best/worst call was on a Thanksgiving Day. I literally had 30 minutes left to go before I was "off". Figured there was no way they would call me in at that point, I turned on my...

  4. Scrub Tech Clinicals starting...nervous!!!

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to TiggerBelly's topic in Operating Room

    Put yourself in the hands of your preceptor - hopefully you will get a good one. Nobody expects you to know everything the first day. You may not even get a chance to pass anything to anyone for the...

  5. Good physical assessment book

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    If you took pharm because you knew it was important, then you really should suck it up and do physical assessment. I am a huge proponent of physical assessment skills, no matter what kind of nursing...

  6. How often do RNs clean up poop? (thinking about majoring in nursing)

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to gwchem's topic in General Nursing

    Other than the occasional "accident" (aka Code Brown), in OR nursing you certainly wouldn't expect poop cleaning to be a daily event. Sometimes you can get on a roll for a couple of weeks or

  7. I Saved a Life!

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to Neveranurseagain's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know your story, but what I do know from reading this post is that nursing is what you were born to do. I have friends who are nurses who have told me bluntly that they don't/wouldn't stop for...

  8. How much personal info you do share with a patient?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to christieb01's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think that most people mean any harm at all when they ask such questions. They are in a hospital, probably nervous and certainly not feeling their best. They are just making conversation and...

  9. Need Book Info ASAP!

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to walktheline's topic in General Students

    Check and see what student organizations your new school has. Organizations such as Student Nursing Associations and the like. They may have some books, uniforms that graduating students have...

  10. Maryland General Hospital, any experience or input?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to SiennaGreen's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I did a clinical rotation there, and really liked the place. If you are looking for a big hospital with lots of cutting edge stuff going on, it's probably not the place for you. If you are looking...

  11. The Ones that Pull at Our Heartstrings....

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to ChristineN's topic in General Nursing

    There is one patient that I always think about when I get blue. She was about my age, and came into the OR for what should have been a relatively simple, routine, procedure. Well, there was a cascade....

  12. words of encouragement???

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to hushpupgrl's topic in General Nursing

    It takes courage to start again, but you will find that ultimately it is exhilarating! You will find out more about yourself over the coming couple of years than many people discover in a lifetime....

  13. Warning: Healthy Bowels!

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to gentlegiver's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work for a gastro doc, and believe me some (OK, many) of the patients would call EVERY DAY to describe their most recent episode - whether it was productive or not! I lasted about 2 years....

  14. called me a maid

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    I was tidying up after a procedure on a lady one day, and she actually said to me that she should hire me to clean her home! I responded as if this wasn't a slight (which it most certainly was meant...

  15. I hate my life.....

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to MrsIndependent's topic in General Nursing

    If you are hoping that being a nurse is going to "define" you in some critical way then you are likely to be disappointed. I get very worried when people describe themselves currently "as only...

  16. Oh well, I tried..........

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to CathRN's topic in Operating Room

    You see, that is not an individual surgeon just getting away with behaving badly. That is the culture of the facility and comes down from the top. Get

  17. Is nursing less stressful for people with no kids and no life to begin with?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    I could go either way. It would be so nice to be able to come home sometimes and not have to worry about cleaning up, feeding the masses, cleaning up after the massess, etc etc. But then again,...

  18. Oh well, I tried..........

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to CathRN's topic in Operating Room

    Oh my! I don't know what to say. The AORN and Joint Commission are currently trying to crack down on such abuse, but while individual facilities continue to tolerate such behavior, I fear that...

  19. OR Nurses HELP !!!!!

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to stilllearning24's topic in General Nursing

    Some of my best days have been when I was kicked out of the

  20. Advice Please

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to kn--xx's topic in General Nursing

    I will tell you what I tell everyone else who is "on the fence" - go volunteer at a hospital and find out what it is REALLY like. If you are a transporter or something you will get to go into a lot...

  21. Prednisone Question

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to ropeforwork's topic in General Students

    I have to take large doses of steroids quite regularly and have to monitor my blood glucose when I am on them for prolonged periods. Never had a problem with my glucose going back to "normal" once...

  22. You want me to do what????

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to Creamsoda's topic in General Nursing

    This Thanksgiving I am grateful for the fact that I don't work with Creamsoda! Bless your

  23. What things do you feel set apart the great nurses from the good ones?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    Some of the best nurses I have observed have had an ability to make every patient feel like they are special, even the ones I know the nurses couldn't

  24. Nurses who became famous

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    Derek Longmuir was the guy from Bay City Rollers. He pled guilty to downloading Mediaography later saying that he pled guilty to try to avoid a media frenzy. Plan didn't work. Frenzy ensued. He...

  25. How do you assess this video of fainting public official?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Last night when this was reported on our local news, they stated that a hazmat team had been sent to the location because he was not the only person who 'took ill' at this event. Two people were...