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cursenurse

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  1. The Ten Commandments - Texas Style

    cursenurse replied to AmyB's topic in Nursing Humor

    i love it!:chuckle clear, concise, and to the

  2. GN orientiations to ER's

    cursenurse replied to MEME_BSN's topic in Emergency

    your grandpa is not eating enough. has the family considered having a feeding tube placed so that he can receive food and water (and medication)? he can not survive long just taking sips and bites of...

  3. GN orientiations to ER's

    cursenurse replied to MEME_BSN's topic in Emergency

    how long has it been that he has not been eating? you should get in touch with his dr, because his nutrition/hydration status must be addressed ASAP. it may be time to consider a peg tube. if you...

  4. Anyone else having trouble getting work?

    cursenurse replied to rasberryblonde's topic in Agency Nurses

    i have signed on with so many agencies i cant take the time to count. whenever one gets slow i get with another one. it's not about giving them equal time, you have to go with who is offering you the...

  5. GN orientiations to ER's

    cursenurse replied to MEME_BSN's topic in Emergency

    the er i am interested in has a 2-3 month orientation. you have to attend and pass a 9 day critical care course then you get orientation in all areas of the

  6. Assessment / Report Data Sheet Organizer

    cursenurse replied to nightingale's topic in Agency Nurses

    nice report sheet zambezi, i'm going to give this one a try too. you find any more post

  7. Assessment / Report Data Sheet Organizer

    cursenurse replied to nightingale's topic in Agency Nurses

    thanks for the report sheets, i'm always looking for a good one. if you come across any others please post

  8. Sick Girl

    cursenurse replied to nursebedlam's topic in Nursing Humor

    :chuckle too

  9. New here, need your help

    cursenurse replied to chrysalus1003's topic in First Year After Licensure

    congratulations! i am a june grad and while i did not take kaplan's, some of my classmates did. from what i hear, kaplan has tests (perhaps the readiness test) that will pinpoint areas for...

  10. How do you study for a comprehensive FINAL Exam?

    cursenurse replied to cherokeesummer's topic in General Students

    i've always found it best to read all the notes from the class paying more attention to weak

  11. Issues in dealing with Borderline's.

    cursenurse replied to FutureRNMichael's topic in Psychiatric

    i think borderline people are exhausting. i dont work psych, but i do work ltc and we see our fair share. i think that what you said about the staff not always being consistent with these patients is...

  12. What Would Jesus Do?

    cursenurse replied to BRANDY LPN's topic in Nursing Humor

    chris_at_lucas, perhaps you did not understand my comment. what i was trying to convey was that that joke illustrated how some people who call themselves christians often act in a way that is totally...

  13. What Would Jesus Do?

    cursenurse replied to BRANDY LPN's topic in Nursing Humor

    :chuckle totally shows the hypocrisy of some so-called

  14. stepdown description

    cursenurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    i have an interview coming on monday for a med/surg or stepdown position. i have heard that stepdown is a good place to work if you want to eventually do ER, which i do. what i need to know is what...

  15. Ideas for CNA recognition?

    cursenurse replied to burger914's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i agree with the free food thing. a good idea would be for all the nurses to get together and plan a luncheon with every nurse bringing something. one facility i worked at also gave water bottles with...

  16. stepdown description

    cursenurse replied to cursenurse's topic in General Nursing

    thank you so much for the info, i went to the interview and was told that i would receive a ccu oreintation. i was also told the orient. would last anywhere from 8-16 weeks depending on what i

  17. 5 worse things a patient can do ...

    cursenurse replied to Witheney's topic in General Nursing

    1. constantly on the call light for no good reason-one man told me he was lonely when i answered his light 2. get tired of using the call light and just yells "nurse, nurse!" q 5 min. 3. spitting(i...

  18. Getting Prepared???

    cursenurse replied to Deb123j's topic in Nursing Career

    a good stethoscope (littman), good shoes (check with the school about what kind they allow), if you know the kind of uniforms the school will be using buy them, a good medical

  19. Dress or scrubs? Females ONLY!!!!

    cursenurse replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    i have worn the knee length white dress a few times. i got a lot of compliments from the patients who thought that it looked more professional. i also got negative feedback- people (men) leering at...

  20. Pay in Detroit area?

    cursenurse replied to bellasalsera's topic in Michigan Nursing

    the recruiter @ sinai-grace offered $26/hr, blew my mind, (don't know how great the working conditions are

  21. Deaf

    cursenurse replied to nursebedlam's topic in Nursing Humor

    that's

  22. Legal Letter

    cursenurse replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    :rotfl:

  23. Conversion factors help please

    cursenurse replied to wonderbee's topic in General Students

    this is a simple formula i learned to determine how many cc's/tabs to give-take the dose ordered, divide it by the amount of med on hand then multiply by the volume. example- dr ordered 800 mg Acme...

  24. the term "animal nurse"

    cursenurse replied to Clarvina Streisand's topic in General Nursing

    Telenurse, i think that you are jumping to conclusions when you say that ADN programs are lacking in political education. just because your particular adn program didn't include that in the curriculum...

  25. Question for all travel nurses

    cursenurse replied to New CCU RN's topic in Travel

    i think that it is possible to get contract work without having to travel. i see ads for them all the time in the