RN~in~CT

RN~in~CT

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  1. No, no, no, I am getting a bad cold!!!

    RN~in~CT replied to TeresaRN2b's topic in General Students

    What I usually do when I've got a cold coming on is take some Vit C, echinachea (never could spell that word), zinc lozengers, make some chicken soup, and rest. :zzzzz Hmmm, the REST bit always seems...

  2. straight cath on anuric pt

    RN~in~CT replied to bennie's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Ditto on the bladder

  3. Help!On the job injury!!!

    RN~in~CT replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in General Nursing

    You got some great advice already ~ just wanted to wish you a speedy recovery.

  4. Does anyone recommend working as a patient care technician?

    RN~in~CT replied to LPN-n-2005's topic in General Nursing

    I agree w/ the above ~ it can be a great learning experience

  5. salivary stone

    RN~in~CT replied to jwy66's topic in General Nursing

    A former coworker of mine was diagnosed with salivary stones. Her cheek on the affected side would swell, and it would be quite painful. Anyhow, her MD advised that she use Altoids lemon drops ~ they...

  6. sleeping staff

    RN~in~CT replied to night owl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    In my opinion, sleeping is simply not an option while you are on

  7. sleeping staff

    RN~in~CT replied to night owl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    One night I was asked ~ over and over and over until I was "guilted" into working a double...3-11-7. It is around 3am, I am exhausted ~ had already been thru 1 code, and 1 pt falling out of...

  8. How do you wake up in the am

    RN~in~CT replied to iliel's topic in General Nursing

    What she said!! I've always said that I have an allergic reaction to mornings... they border on being anaphylactic!

  9. community vs teaching hospital

    RN~in~CT replied to beepers40's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've worked in both, and I must say that I prefer teaching hospitals. The small community hospital I worked at had NO standing orders... and everything had to be run past the MD...and I mean...

  10. Impaired Nursing

    RN~in~CT replied to ERNURSE67's topic in General Nursing

    I once worked with a nurse who was found to be abusing Demerol. I was unaware of it ~ naive??? ~ I never suspected a thing. Last I knew this person went to rehab. The hospital backed and supported...

  11. Charting Bloopers

    RN~in~CT replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    Rectal exam revealed a normal sized thyroid. The patient had waffles for breakfast and anorexia for lunch. The patient had been constipated for most of her life until 1989 when she got a...