Gampopa

Gampopa

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  1. Students Drawing Blood/Inserting IVS in MD?

    Gampopa replied to GoodyNurse2b's topic in General Students

    In Colorado (at the hospital I'm doing my med/surg 1) we're not allowed to draw blood from a central line. We can start Iv's, flush peripheral and central lines, give meds (except pressors), push...

  2. Any Advice About Allergies?

    Gampopa replied to nurseygrrl's topic in General Nursing

    I've had really bad seasonal rhinitis for several years. Tried antihistamines with varying effects, usually make me feel even crappier. This spring a friend of mine recommended doing nasal irrigation...

  3. Advice Re: med surg rotation

    Gampopa posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi: We were just given our med-surg I rotation and I and another student were placed on a rehab unit with a total of 6 patients. My initial gut feeling was that this is not a placement where I will...

  4. Advice Re: med surg rotation

    Gampopa replied to Gampopa's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all your comments... I think I got caught up on wanting to learn the fundamental skills right now while they're still relatively fresh in my mind from lab. But the most fundamental skill is...

  5. Changing needles prior IM injection

    Gampopa replied to sharon holcombe's topic in General Nursing

    We also were taught to replace the needle after drawing up the injectable. But we were also taught to never recap the needle so how do you remove the 1st needle to place it in the

  6. Do you use CAM

    Gampopa posted a topic in General Nursing

    In our Health Promotion class we're asked to research a health promotion intervention and I'm wondering if working nurses have time to educate their patients about complimentary therapies? In...

  7. Text books

    Gampopa posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi All: I'm a first year nursing student and I'm wondering about buying vs. loaning text books for my courses. When you were first out there on the floors did you find yourself refering back to your...

  8. Desktop vs laptop

    Gampopa posted a topic in General Students

    Hi all. I'll be starting first year nursing classes in Aug. and will need to buy a computer. I was wondering how many of you have desktops and how many have laptops? If you have a desktop do you...

  9. Desktop vs laptop

    Gampopa replied to Gampopa's topic in General Students

    Sliderule- don't lock your knees when coming down the