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  1. EEK! There's a woman in my room!

    Dianacabana replied to 58flyer's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you 58flyer for writing about your experience. As a student, these stories are so important for us to become better nurses. I had no idea that gender differences might make a pt uncomfortable...

  2. Investing In A Good Stethoscope

    Dianacabana replied to NICUplease's topic in General Students

    I did get the master cardiology from my parents as a gift and it it really is pretty amazing. I was torn between that and the cardiology III but I searched this site for what other nurses were buying...

  3. Please pray for my son

    Dianacabana replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    I pray your fears go unrealized and Christian stays healthy. I personally think the unknown is scarier than known. You all are in our prayers

  4. Explain HIT

    Dianacabana replied to keludtke's topic in General Nursing

    I just read about this in Nursing 2007 Critical Care (Nov 2007, "Managing the patient with HIT"). Its an excellent article and if possible you should read it. According to the article, vascular injury...

  5. Reckless Nurse?

    Dianacabana replied to Andrea81's topic in General Nursing

    Kukajoo, you are right that DC traffic is its own animal. I've lived in Boston & NY but everyone goes way too fast in DC so you are more likely to get in an accident if you go a normal speed. I...

  6. Pharmacology

    Dianacabana replied to sophiebready's topic in General Students

    Please don't give up. You have to believe you can do it or you won't be able to make it. Pharm took a LOT of work for me too (I have a BA in Biology already from a top-tier school, ask me how...

  7. Green stool

    Dianacabana replied to mom4josh's topic in General Nursing

    My son's BM turn many different colors depending what he's been eating. I think raw (vs. cooked in a pie) blueberries/blackberries last produced this type of reaction. But his stool was rather more...

  8. What did you do

    Dianacabana replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds very classy, kind and yet firm. I am learning so much about the type of nurse to be from people like

  9. Soooo, you're observing in the Operating Room (O.R.)...

    Dianacabana replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Students

    I know this was written a long time ago, but thank you, thank you, thank you for taking the time to write all

  10. Soooo, you're observing in the Operating Room (O.R.)...

    Dianacabana replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Students

    Well...been there, done that (fainted)! I did step out of the room before it happened, and I totally agree with having a GINORMOUS breakfast that day. Not diet Mountain Dew and Pop Tarts. Doctors were...

  11. Does anybody here have OCD?

    Dianacabana replied to brittney140's topic in General Students

    Is this considered a form of OCD? I had no idea. Thank God I am not the only one out there that thinks like this. Seriously...what a

  12. Anyone worried about throwing up or passing out?

    Dianacabana replied to c18436572's topic in General Students

    I've passed out doing surgery on a rabbit (seriously) when I was involved with medical research at a major Boston hospital. Everyone (docs included) was quite kind about it. I think it happens to...

  13. Post-Interview Thank you note help needed!!

    Dianacabana replied to NurseSoonToBe's topic in General Nursing

    I do these all the time for my husband...so here's my opinion...not on the content, but on the form. Honestly, it works. 1. handwritten on classy stationery (buy some good stuff at Crane or...