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  1. Dark Chocolate Found to Flatten Abs

    alyx replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Can you say "April

  2. Anyone currently in the Excelsior bridge program?

    alyx replied to butterbye04's topic in LPN to RN

    Hi all, I too am seriously considering the Excelsior program for LPN to RN. Does anyone know if the Board of Nursing in in Minnesota accepts this college? Any Minnesotans who have taken this route?...

  3. Happy HANAKKUH!!

    alyx replied to I love my cat!'s topic in General Nursing

    Happy Chanukah to all....it was truly an amazing miracle wasn't it? God...the Father of Abraham....the Father of all 3 of our main faiths...I love this time of year because hope is on fire in my...

  4. Does your hospital allow you to say "Merry Christmas"??

    alyx replied to VU RN BSN's topic in General Nursing

    What is the logic behind this? 70-85% of the American population is Christian. So we would rather not risk offending 15-20% of our poplulation as opposed to the rest? This is just some kind of logic...

  5. The patient who wouldn't stop screaming...

    alyx replied to NewWayofLife's topic in General Nursing

    Gosh...hate to admit my ignorance but what is

  6. "I Agree" button?

    alyx posted a topic in General Nursing

    Maybe someone could start a poll for this. There's the "thanks" button, but often I just want to agree. Wouldn't it be nice if we had such an option? What do you all think? And maybe even an "I...

  7. BC RN Online

    alyx replied to nathy620's topic in Florida Nursing

    Thanks, I've been meaing to ask that very same

  8. Being a nursing student

    alyx replied to rannRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    We are on our second set of clinicals...one semester to go...doing an assignment on the care of the elderly post CVA. A question comes up about what interventions you could do to be sure your patient...

  9. Nurses: Mandatory Vaccinations?

    alyx replied to hkwal's topic in General Nursing

    I'm up to date with tetorifice...go barefoot a lot so that's important to me... Refuse to ever get a flu shot...Hep B is now required beginning with Spring semester at our college but I will be...

  10. I shouldn't be a nurse...

    alyx replied to nanae_snow's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree. We can't be all things at all times. Why do you believe that what you did was a "Mistake"? You did the right thing. You would have really been in a pickle if you had left those meds...

  11. Telling it how it is.

    alyx replied to twistedpupchaser's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a firm believer in.."It's not what you say but how you say it" and always "Speak the Truth in Love"...if it brings about results then great...we have become a whole society afraid of speaking the...

  12. Dedicated to all Nurses

    alyx replied to SeychelleRN's topic in General Nursing

    Here's the link to the U Tube video....what a beauty it is! God Bless All You

  13. Nursing Mnemonics Etc

    alyx replied to pielęgniarka's topic in General Nursing

    Hey...that was great! Thanks...as a student, I look forward to

  14. Statins and side effects

    alyx replied to granzanz's topic in General Nursing

    Same horrible side effects X3 people in my family...wouldn't touch those meds with a ten foot pole! There are fabulous "alternatives" out there is you are interested in hearing about them, email

  15. Anyone heard of Diastolic BP being higher than Systolic???

    alyx replied to WSU_Ally_RN's topic in General Nursing

    just think about what a monitor looks like...if you start your first thump at 130 and you're heading down...how do you suddenly get 150? She was certainly

  16. Help with Nail gel for real nails

    alyx replied to newstudentofnursing's topic in General Nursing

    Nail Tech of 25 years, now into nursing. Having said that...acrylic and gels nails should be banned from health careand the food industry. If you knew what I have seen and smelled working on...

  17. You're JUST a nurse

    alyx replied to oliveralways's topic in General Nursing

    How about...."Oh...you must not have a college degree then?!" hence your lack of understanding what it actually takes to get one! Or one of my favorites not necessarily used on patients but...."Be...

  18. Discouraed and about to give up on Nursing

    alyx replied to kendel's topic in General Nursing

    {{{{{:icon_hug: }}}}}...God will help you just as you asked. This too shall pass and everything will work out. You're educated and skilled....don't give up...your frustration and pain is a...

  19. Most Dangerous Part of Nursing

    alyx replied to SummitProduction's topic in General Nursing

    Let me see how many of you agree with this most dangerous aspect of nursing, IMHO,

  20. ED-did you always know?

    alyx replied to ~'JesusRocks'~'s topic in Emergency

    OK...so you weren't talking about erectile dysfunction. I'm sorry but my mind went right there and finding the post odd I just had to read it. Thanks for making me smile at my own...

  21. prayers needed for friend

    alyx replied to rn-jane's topic in General Nursing

    Prayers sent and faithfully recieved according to His promise. Bless you for standing in the gap for a

  22. Nurses! Please! I Need Your Advice!

    alyx replied to Kelly_Belly's topic in General Nursing

    Here's some of the best advice I ever received from a friend 40 years my senior...."Don't be a woulda, shoulda, coulda!" I'm 44 and will be graduating in Spring with my LPN. Same circumstances as...

  23. Please help me come up with a name for a New LTC facility!!

    alyx replied to Singlemom40's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Pleasant Hills.....but only if it

  24. RN husband addicted to opiates

    alyx replied to joker2's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'm so sorry for your problems. Life just isn't fair sometimes; but it is lifenonetheless. I see it two ways...everyone has a choice and you do too. You can either "Live now" (if you call this...

  25. Someone Please Help Me!!!!!!!

    alyx replied to skadoosh's topic in General Nursing

    Love it...you made me smile,