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  1. Dont Know Anything About Traveling - starting from scratch

    StepbyStep posted a topic in Travel

    I have begun researching but a little background about myself - From the south, have had my license for almost 13 months and technically worked off orientation and on my own since Novemember 09 but...

  2. Top 10 things a first semester nursing student should know

    StepbyStep posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    1. GRAVITY; Ex: When you are giving a bed bath to a large elderly female lying in bed dont look for scars from a double masectomy, roll her over and retrieve her breasts or from wherever they are. 2....

  3. Dont Know Anything About Traveling - starting from scratch

    StepbyStep replied to StepbyStep's topic in Travel

    I really appreciate all the posts. Yeah money was never a reason to start. I never did nursing for the money, and traveling would be for the experience of course - i just didnt want to spend my whole...

  4. Dont Know Anything About Traveling - starting from scratch

    StepbyStep replied to StepbyStep's topic in Travel

    Yeah really does help alot. I have thought about waiting at least for two years and I am pretty much settled on that. The expenses would be saved; however alot of people (me included) kinda thought...

  5. Dont Know Anything About Traveling - starting from scratch

    StepbyStep replied to StepbyStep's topic in Travel

    Thanks for the reply. Yeah I do feel like I am a resource person. I have been put in charge several times and work at a very good hospital that is serious about education and always holding mandatory...

  6. Epilepsy Nurse Specialist

    StepbyStep replied to Barinbass's topic in Neurological

    I dont want you to think no one cares so i will post a reply...I have no idea nor have I ever heard of that. If you find out post some

  7. Cardiac drips on neuro/tele floor?

    StepbyStep replied to Lola77's topic in Neurological

    Depends on your floors tele level 1,2,3, etc at least that is how ours is. Each floor has regulations as to what you can hang certain meds you can hang only because chest pain but not to control bp...

  8. You Might Be a Neuro Nurse If. . .

    StepbyStep replied to Lola77's topic in Neurological

    you know your a neuro nurse if.............your back is KILLING

  9. is your neuro floor also a pysch floor?

    StepbyStep replied to Lola77's topic in Neurological

    hmmm thats even more stressful. no we dont have people who are suicide attempts if that is the only reason for admission. we have a lock down psych unit however they do not take patients who have...

  10. Is this a fluke or is there something to it?

    StepbyStep replied to PhoenixTech's topic in Neurological

    I think I have heard this before as an old tale but not sure but that would explain why the person at the entrance would have handed you that. On the floor or a patient that is already in the system...

  11. Someone Call A Code...This Forum Is Dying

    StepbyStep posted a topic in Neurological

    As many people as you see on this website it does suprise me that the Neuro forums have very little posts/replies...are we the ugly stepsister? Or is it that so many of us working in Neuro are so...

  12. Someone Call A Code...This Forum Is Dying

    StepbyStep replied to StepbyStep's topic in Neurological

    There are a lot of nurse practitioners that work "under" the mds. They make decisions on pretty much the same thing as the doctors. If you call them in the middle of the night they will return the...

  13. I need to tie neuropathy to physical trauma/abuse

    StepbyStep replied to StudentNurse2011's topic in Neurological

    Well I wonder if you are working on your project right now? I was smiling when I saw it was due tomorrow cause I use to do the same thing and yes...I am a Christmas Eve shopper too. Well by the time...

  14. I need to tie neuropathy to physical trauma/abuse

    StepbyStep replied to StudentNurse2011's topic in Neurological

    Ok I will try...this is the first thing I thought about and it might not be what your looking for. But how about pt started out with dx of diabetes which leads to neuropathy, then the pt gets leg...

  15. You Might Be a Neuro Nurse If. . .

    StepbyStep replied to Lola77's topic in Neurological

    (pinching comment above) hahaha thats a good one...... and this is random but is this symbol a smiley face smoking? thats funny

  16. Stroke Unit nurse needs Report sheet

    StepbyStep replied to Dublin37's topic in Neurological

    Hahahaha yeah thats great! Keep thinking like that and soon a later you will be like dang im fine...there is challanges but a team with me that has my back (some do i promise ) ) and im doing it. Good...

  17. You Might Be a Neuro Nurse If. . .

    StepbyStep replied to Lola77's topic in Neurological

    omg rainclover lol hahaha. you know your a neuro nurse when 1. your patient calls you and asks if he/she can be reoriented 2. knows exactly what meds can be crushed with your handheld pc in one good...

  18. Stroke Unit nurse needs Report sheet

    StepbyStep replied to Dublin37's topic in Neurological

    Heather, are you an icu or floor nurse? Are you out of orientation or still in orientation? Its ok dont feel like you are drowning you will not know everything, stay open minded to learning and enjoy...

  19. Someone Call A Code...This Forum Is Dying

    StepbyStep replied to StepbyStep's topic in Neurological

    Yeah, I think that it is really really good med/surg experience. I have learned so much working on my floor - we are a neuro floor but have med surg patients as well. Lots of total cares, very rarely...

  20. Someone Call A Code...This Forum Is Dying

    StepbyStep replied to StepbyStep's topic in Neurological

    Understood, but of course I was making light of the fact there were little posts in this section, and dont want to know what people are cooking for dinner. Just some comic relief that missed the...

  21. Just got a new grad job in neuro - what to expect?

    StepbyStep replied to Hands&Feet's topic in Neurological

    Didnt mean for my reply to come across as overbearing if it did. Yeah be excited cause its something new. Its good to do things that you have never done or never expected to do expecially in nursing...

  22. Just got a new grad job in neuro - what to expect?

    StepbyStep replied to Hands&Feet's topic in Neurological

    What I hate? The patients who constantly yell and scream and is awake, alert and crazy but yet they damn sure know where that call light button is and call every 2 seconds. The patients who are awake,...

  23. stroke certification

    StepbyStep replied to gwapo's topic in Neurological

    Yeah I would not say that you are stroke certified - that test is just so you have competence when you perform NIH stroke scale on a patient during admission, discharge etc. And on my resume I would...

  24. Neuro vs. Cardiac

    StepbyStep replied to Lovelymo79's topic in Neurological

    I work as a neuro nurse but get a lot of experience in med surg things too. But ortho and neuro are combined because surgery on the back can affect neurological functions (spinal cord connection to...

  25. Co-worker eats like a cave woman...

    StepbyStep replied to Born2BWild's topic in General Nursing

    oh no please nothing is wrong with you for thinking this is crazay!!! my father groing up use to get so mad at me for eating waffles with my hands but no the type of food you are talking about AND TO...