z's playa

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  1. Anyone ever hear of this?

    z's playa replied to Limik's topic in General Nursing

    I hope you're on some kind of analgesic on top of the

  2. Air Embolism From Iv Tubing

    z's playa replied to WILLY WASHOUT's topic in General Nursing

    I was always told I would need to have at least half a bag of air and push it deliberately into the line for there to be any possibility of me dying from an embolism. Or was that just my nurses...

  3. What do nurses do??

    z's playa replied to starpaige's topic in General Nursing

    I think you'll have to be more specific :chuckle the list would be too

  4. ER the T.V. Show

    z's playa replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for clarifying that

  5. ER the T.V. Show

    z's playa replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    Whats an LVN? I heard of LPN but not

  6. Dumb question from nursing student...

    z's playa replied to Fawn's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl: This reminds me of the thread inquiring about minimal foot work and

  7. Question about criminal record/ability to find job

    z's playa replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    Totally off topic but you can be charged for a bounced check?

  8. Discouraged, opinions please

    z's playa replied to Nursein2006's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Now what do you consider a horrible grade? Sometimes I find people are too hard on themselves and a 70 throws them out of whack. I'm with everyone here and agree to not let this get you down. It...

  9. ER the T.V. Show

    z's playa replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know. I think that if a stroke was reversed and it simply involved a clogged artery, I dont see they they shouldn't wake up right away. The debilitating severity of the stroke is brought on...

  10. ER the T.V. Show

    z's playa replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses are trained to anticipate what a pt is most likely feeling or could be feeling during certain procedures and although she wasn't reading the pt's mind, she certainly seemed to hit the nail on...

  11. NCLEX Tomorrow 2/22/05!!!

    z's playa replied to SJSU_Mami's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Well good luck to

  12. Shaving cream bed baths?

    z's playa replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Students

    Really? VERY

  13. Shaving cream bed baths?

    z's playa replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Students

    :chuckle ..I'm sorry...I probably shouldnt be laughing but it is kinda funny. Maybe the aide mistook the bottle for foam cleanser. Maybe the aide couldn't read? Completely nude in shaving...

  14. Shaving cream bed baths?

    z's playa replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Students

    Aaah.... It would certainly explain the "shaving

  15. Shaving cream bed baths?

    z's playa replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Students

    Holy moly! I don't know whether to laugh or be angry on behalf of the poor resident. The aide clearly needs to be brought up to speed on bathing techniques. We just finished watching our clinical...

  16. Think I failed for the 4th time

    z's playa replied to tiggershadow's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm sorry..I don't recall seeing your post the first time you posted it. I find it hard to respond to all the new introductions and all the NCLEX postings so please do not take it personally. I'm very...

  17. Banning smoking for psychiatric patients

    z's playa replied to Bjo's topic in Psychiatric

    Be prepared for chaos is all I can say. My BF works as a security guard in a hospital and can't count the number of code whites once the no smoking policy was

  18. How Often Will I Be On My Feet As A Nurse?

    z's playa replied to akissbytheseine's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry...I giggled when I saw the title of your thread...... :) I personally think that any type of nursing in a hospital will require long periods of time walking, running, until you're crawling.......

  19. Native American Reservations?

    z's playa replied to twinmommy+2's topic in Rural

    I do know here in Canada if you are a regisered staus indian the band will pay for your education but like the army, you have to work on a reservation for a period of time to give back to their...

  20. burn patients

    z's playa replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    OMG..what a witch!!!! What happened to her? I was in the same situation but not in a hospital setting. She got to stay and I was escorted of the property. It made me so angry I just wanted to yell at...

  21. Nursing Diagnosis for Phlebitis

    z's playa replied to DecafMom's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    So wierd. I just recently had phlebitis in my arm and it hurt for 1 month. I had a sort of homan's sign too. I was treated with Naproxen and in the beginning, painkillers. A real nuisance. I had an...

  22. migraines and nursing

    z's playa replied to Jen,SN's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl: I'm sorry....its funny to think someone's migraine is resolved with a big old bottle of Gatorade. I wish I was that lucky. Sure would be a heck of a lot cheaper! :) ( sounds to me like they...

  23. When you're in charge and you have to report a friend? Then what?

    z's playa replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Neat.

  24. When you're in charge and you have to report a friend? Then what?

    z's playa replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm in no way trying to change or divert the topic but how do you test positive for the flu? And what kind of test it it?

  25. migraine faker at the ED!

    z's playa replied to z's playa's topic in Emergency

    I'm sorry to hear how you were treated. Maybe you can get your PCP to write a letter with your diagnosis, treatment options, prevention meds... It can help