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  1. Non-people oriented Nursing??

    WhyO replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    Hi there, If you aren't at all people oriented then i think the absolute last place you should look at is Nursing Education or Nursing Management... perhaps you are thinking administration? . Most...

  2. PID Causes?

    WhyO replied to Energizer Bunny's topic in General Nursing

    Std's are not the only way you can get PID!!! I had a miscarriage in the 2 years ago in the 4th month, gave birth then a month later started to hemmorhage majorly!! I had to have an emergency D&C...

  3. How prevalent is e-MAR out there? Are you

    WhyO replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    we use scanners/emars. time consuming but we HAVE to do it. very difficult in an emergency situation because you spend ALOT of time going back in later, but works out alright for non bad situations....

  4. not testing for influenza

    WhyO replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    I asked a doc this the other day and he said that there is a shortage of the testing materials. He said our lab/hospital is out and i think it has something to do with the vaccine as well...sorry i...

  5. What qualities to look for in a mentor?

    WhyO replied to happystudent's topic in General Nursing

    HI I never went to anyone and asked them if they would be "My Mentor", it just happened. I have several nurses who just naturally fell into that role because of their knowledge, willingness to pass...

  6. Fired nurses in Louisville, Ky

    WhyO replied to nursek86's topic in General Nursing

    Glad to see you found this site! These nurses have really taught me a few things and I have found it so wonderful to have such a great support system and the vast expanse of different nursing...

  7. ADN/BSN Debate on the Floors?

    WhyO replied to KristinWW's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, just stop worrying about the whole debate. When you graduate, you will have your own ideas and theories regarding the subject. This is an ongoing ongoing ongoing theme. I personally recommend...

  8. activities of daily living problem

    WhyO replied to ManyQuestions's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think you should write this off yet either! It is true that you will have to do ADL's through nursing school and Cna training... All of us who work with direct patient care do it daily and I...

  9. Nurses marrying doctors

    WhyO replied to Cqc_Cqb's topic in General Nursing

    WOW, this is a laugh... can you imagine being married to a doctor???? eeeewwwww icky icky icky! I am soooo disturbed by that thought! I do think that the above post that discussed the understanding...

  10. Mu husband wants to move to Montana

    WhyO replied to Nutty RN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi all, looks like this state's postings are as slow as Wyoming's ... My family and I are looking at Montana as well, however we don't have as far to go as we are your neighbors down south. I would...

  11. Saline flushes or Blood

    WhyO replied to gwenith's topic in General Nursing

    our policy is to have saline between units of blood and it makes sense with the whole cross match however if I had a patient with a reaction I WOULD NOT run the saline in, I would stop the infusion...

  12. Exhibit "RN: The Past, Present and Future of the Nurses' Uniform"

    WhyO replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I live a mightly long way from PA so won't make the show... I am very glad to see your post on this because I am very interested in Nursing Uniforms for the future because I really don't like scrubs...

  13. Do you use the trendelenberg position?

    WhyO replied to wishingmary's topic in MICU, SICU

    Great to see this here... I have always been taught that if you have a very hy potensive pt (especially symptomatic) you dump them into trendelenburg and go from there. We have a new MD (just done...

  14. Contraceptives and Weight Gain

    WhyO replied to sunnyside's topic in General Nursing

    I have gained weight over the adult years (33 years old) I would really like to try to tell my self that it was my birthcontrol methods but really it was my lifestyle... i am working on

  15. Birth Control--Ortho patch

    WhyO replied to HISSYTHECAT's topic in General Nursing

    forgot. I agree with icy about the patch can look a little worn after a few days but to me, the alternative is ME looking a little worn after 18

  16. Birth Control--Ortho patch

    WhyO replied to HISSYTHECAT's topic in General Nursing

    The patch is WONDERFUL!!!! For me it is so great and believe me, I have tried them all. I have done birth control pills, Norplant, Depo with less than a great experience. I love Ortho because I...

  17. nursing, or radiology??

    WhyO replied to ana115's topic in Nursing Career

    I hear radiology techs make more