lynn1967

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1. Things that make you go "EEEWWW"

   lynn1967 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   We had a wound recently that I could literally fit two fists into, this guys whole buttocks/coccyx, etc. was gone, you could see his tail bone. The smell was horrendous. We would fight over who would do the dressing change. Many nurses would actua...

2. What's a GI Bleed?

   lynn1967 replied to SirJohnny's topic in General Students

   I never understood when people would say that, "Youll never forget the smell" but now I know. To me it smells like a really bad UTI??? or a woman with RC. Ewwww.

3. Rude nursing comments

   lynn1967 replied to lynn1967's topic in Relations

   Oh, and by the way, since I have gotten my RN, my husband can't stop bragging. So I guess he has paid his dues now!!! And I certainly don't think I am "above" or "better" than anyone now that I have my RN. We are ALL nurses!! That's why the licens...

4. Rude nursing comments

   lynn1967 replied to lynn1967's topic in Relations

   I passed my RN boards 3 months ago, but the great part is, I have pretty much the exact same job, but occasionally I have to do an IV. Nothing has changed, only the title--and the pay. One of our former CSM's, that used to think that nurses were SO...

5. Rude nursing comments

   lynn1967 posted a topic in Relations

   After reading the post about whether spouses were in the medical field, it reminded me of a comment that my husband made to me that to this day he regrets. (It was over 5 years ago.) I had been an LPN for about 10 years and we were discussing an RN...

6. plastic surgery

   lynn1967 replied to lynn1967's topic in General Nursing

   No, this is definitly here to stay. It's just that he didn't remove enough tissue when he did the surgery. I don't know how to describe it, except that it is a little (well, not little) ridge above the incision-it needs to be removed. It would inv...

7. I passed boards!

   lynn1967 replied to legsmalone's topic in General Nursing

   Great job-I too passed boards in June and the feeling was incredible!

8. plastic surgery

   lynn1967 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I know I have posted something like this before--but here goes. I had a tummy tuck about a year ago. I went back to the dr. because I wasn't satisfied, i had kind of a "ledge" there where the scar was. He told me he needed to do another "smaller" ...

9. Protime-Coumadin

   lynn1967 replied to lynn1967's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, she was restarted on 0.5 mg. Her INR's had been 1.6-1.9 previously for quite a while (months) I know that the high result was accurate, just by her doseage--there had been an error in dosing so the high result makes alot of sense but the low on...

10. Protime-Coumadin

    lynn1967 replied to lynn1967's topic in General Nursing

    No-the doc ordered us to restart on 0.5 of Coumadin Sat and Sun and then recheck on Mon. She was an EXTREMELY hard draw--fragile veins, fights, screams, kicks and it took an act of god to get it when you could-I asked and he said no, just recheck on...

11. Protime-Coumadin

    lynn1967 replied to lynn1967's topic in General Nursing

    Well, when I called for the result, I was told that the machine was "having problems" and that they would call when it was done. When I suggested to the lab person that this could possibly be the reason, she promptly chewed me a new one and informed...

12. Protime-Coumadin

    lynn1967 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just want an opinion. My patient had an unfortunate increase in Coumadin (long story) anyway, the protime was 39.2 and INR 12.9 ..Yeah---YIKES!!! Okay, figured out that they had been getting wrong dose of Coumadin DUH. This PT was drawn on Friday, ...

13. resperidol

    lynn1967 replied to lynn1967's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, just for the record, I meant screw the medication, not you guys advice!! Just wanted to make that clear!Thanks for all the helpful replies!~

14. resperidol

    lynn1967 replied to lynn1967's topic in General Nursing

    You know what..........SCREW THAT!!!!!...............I refuse to put my daughter on a medication that I have to be scared to death to give her!!! HOW FU*&^%^ING ridiculous is that? She did have a previous appointment with her pediatrician for ...

15. resperidol

    lynn1967 replied to lynn1967's topic in General Nursing

    I am just so paranoid about using this. I am considering trying it and seeing how she does with it, watching her VERY closely. She actually did say that she figured it was from the Adderall but that the Risperdal would help calm her down in school-...