TakeTwoAspirin

TakeTwoAspirin MSN, RN, APRN

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  1. nursing lifestyles

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to johnsboo's topic in General Nursing

    Your lifestyle will be what you make it. Sure, there are broken people, but these people exist in all walks of life. Personally, I have a fantastic lifestyle! I know what you are saying, I work with...

  2. my heart is breaking

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to raygun354's topic in General Students

    Of course it's no consolation to you, but the reason the schools ask for this deposit is because before they did some students would apply to multiple schools, accept every offer that was made to them...

  3. UMB Spring '09 applicants?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to clhRN2b2010's topic in Maryland Nursing

    They just draw a blood sample to see if you have any antibodies (which would indicate whether or not you have had any previous exposure/shots). They should be able to do all three tests from 1 blood...

  4. UMB Spring '09 applicants?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to clhRN2b2010's topic in Maryland Nursing

    A heads up, if you don't have the record for the shots you will need to get titers done. I had the same problem myself. Tried to argue that I had to have had them to get through the school system,...

  5. Would like to start nursing school-have a few questions

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to mel25's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I think Frederick Community College has a 1-year program, or at least they did. Worth checking in to to see if they still have it because it's a really nice school and their RN program has a good...

  6. How to remove staples and use steri strips

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to crawlyberry's topic in General Nursing

    Michigan is correct, but I have to wonder whether it would have made any difference when you put steri strips on this incision. If you had barely removed the staples before the thing started to split...

  7. how to deal with a know-it-all?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to picurn10's topic in General Students

    Just say as politely as you can and with a smile on your face, "Thank you for the advice, but if I want to know how to do something I will ask my clinical instructor". Sometimes being blunt and...

  8. Courtesies to families

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to THAT Nurse.'s topic in General Nursing

    When it is done on hospital/facility property with their equipment and on their time it is not a courtesy, it is a professional service! Nuff

  9. Overwhelmed in the first semester...

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to RetrieverGirl's topic in General Students

    Does the school offer a turoring service, either group or private? Even if they don't offer it directly, they may have a lost of past students/graduates who might be available to help you with...

  10. Nursing and Astrological Sign

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    Too funny! My other degree is in Psych and I sometimes think that I will eventually wind up back in it as a Psych Nurse, even if just to keep my hand in

  11. Nursing and Astrological Sign

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    Aries, working in the OR - it helps keep my hot head

  12. Not Nursing Related-- need advice from the people I know won't let me down --- LONG!

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to chasingthedream's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm, I'm not buying it that you sent this by "accident", sorry. There was also no real need for you to post it in it's entirety on this board. I think you are upset and want to hurt her. Even if...

  13. YIKE! Help with care plan for snake bite

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to phoenixfire's topic in General Students

    No pain? I would have thought this would be a painful bite from a copperhead. FYI one of my dogs was bitten with a copperhead, and was in a lot of pain (to the point of being in shock). Also, even...

  14. Going to RN program at age 40--crazy?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to Teapot12345's topic in General Nursing

    I am 46 and just starting out. Maybe I should be locked up for my own good..... Seriously, there are many, many threads on this. I am in school with more than one person in their 50s and 60s, so I...

  15. Pharmacology Project

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to jbjints's topic in General Students

    Personally, I would think that schizophrenia would be a better project. One of the biggest problems with schizophrenics is non-compliance with their prescribed drugs. This is largely due to...

  16. I can't pass the NCLEX style tests!

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to KrisRN0710's topic in General Students

    If your school has a learning center, ask them if they have any experience with special needs students such as where you might be able to go to get diagnosed/tested etc., and what assistance they can...

  17. Completely ignorant and need help

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to deadbydawn's topic in General Nursing

    This book might make a nice gift for the right person and isn't really a fortune. You could write something nice in the jacket, and it might be something she would treasure for many years....

  18. informing pt...nurse for medical procedure

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to 2008el's topic in General Nursing

    Although I do agree that sometimes other people in healthcare assume we know more than we actually do (especially if it's something outside of our own specialty), I have to say that as a patient we...

  19. Would you have called rapid response?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    The patient seems like they were OK, and no harm done, but I think that if the facility has a protocol or algorithm in place for such things then I would have called RRT. It would have covered your...

  20. I would only want to do ER nursing.

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

    You will be amazed at how your mind may change once you start school and actually experiencing different clinical experiences. It's OK to go in looking towards a goal, but don't close your mind to...

  21. The Black Cloud

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to casperx875x's topic in General Nursing

    I would encourage you to get another job. Seriously. This environment sounds as if it is toxic for you. Other people may be able to handle it, and that's great for them. Clearly, you are stuggling...

  22. So I'm observing in the OR and get accused of stealing Fentyl

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to confederacyofdunces's topic in General Students

    This is why you should always know how to contact your CI in an emergency. As soon as I felt that suspicion was falling on me, you bet your bootie that I would have been the one calling in my senior...

  23. What do you take to clinicals??

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to newbie08's topic in General Students

    I always carry a credit card/drivers license/health insurance card on me. I keep them and a little amount of cash for lunch/drinks in a pouch that is around my neck underneath my uniform. As far as...

  24. Nurses who smoke marijuana

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to e4c5's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry, but aren't we reHASHing old threads here? (I apologise for that. It's been a long day. I will go

  25. Nurse manhandled by doctor

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to Scrubby's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm, so he doesn't remember doing anything wrong but he apologizes anyway. Sounds to me like one of those passive-aggressive apologies like, "I'm not sorry for what I did, but I am sorry that you...