z's playa

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  1. Bad drug choice by DR.-scary! long rant

    z's playa replied to okie2's topic in General Nursing

    I too was prescribed Fioricet when I ws pregnant. I never took it but I never thought to question the doctor. I will

  2. 2-4 year waiting list?!?

    z's playa replied to Achoo!'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Holy Moly you guys! Move up here! Thats ridiculous to wait that long. Wish it was simple for you to move. Why is it such a long

  3. Warning: I need to vent!

    z's playa replied to NICUnewbie's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Well 23 weeks does seem a little small even for a healthy baby let alone a sick one. Seems sad for them to treat him/her like that though. I'm sure if it was their baby they would want anything...

  4. Warning: I need to vent!

    z's playa replied to NICUnewbie's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    AAACK! And they were to do nothing? Why? Did the baby have something else on top of the IVF that would make treatment harmful? I can't believe it. No wonder you're so upset. Talk about your "caught...

  5. Warning: I need to vent!

    z's playa replied to NICUnewbie's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Please educate me on what an IVH is. Some kind of bleed but where. Sounds unethical to me for you to be instructed to not say

  6. I missed my pinning ceremony :(

    z's playa posted a topic in International Nursing

    Well last night was my pinning ceremony where all the first year nursing students get their name tags for clinicals. Well I was stuck at school all day and I forgot my lab coat. Plus I saw that...

  7. I missed my pinning ceremony :(

    z's playa replied to z's playa's topic in International Nursing

    I feel better now after talking to the professor and you guys of course, She said our real pinning will be at the end of it all and it will be a private ceremony with only the nursing students...

  8. I missed my pinning ceremony :(

    z's playa replied to z's playa's topic in International Nursing

    Well last night was my pinning ceremony where all the first year nursing students get their name tags for clinicals. Well I was stuck at school all day and I forgot my lab coat. Plus I saw that...

  9. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

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

    Not foolish at all...sounded like a darn good reason to go in. Once saw a show on a staph infection from a wood splinter. Pretty nasty stuff those splinters.

  10. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

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

    Not foolish at all...sounded like a darn good reason to go in. Once saw a show on a staph infection from a wood splinter. Pretty nasty stuff those splinters.

  11. Help/advice re husbands chronic back pain

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

    I wish there was something I could say to help you but alas I am a mere nursing student but I can say this. Wow. That is a lot of medication. I know there are all types of addictions but it sounds to...

  12. Help/advice re husbands chronic back pain

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

    I wish there was something I could say to help you but alas I am a mere nursing student but I can say this. Wow. That is a lot of medication. I know there are all types of addictions but it sounds to...

  13. Relief from a vaginal Hysterectomy post surgery

    z's playa replied to Jackie Breaks's topic in Pain Management

    Needs to call her doctor PRONTO! When my mom had her hysterectomy she never complained about pain. Pain from a hysterectomy is not the kind of thing a home remedy can fix. The kind of pain that...

  14. Recovery Room Horror!

    z's playa posted a topic in Operating Room

    I'm at a fork in the road and don't know where to go. I recently had an emergency D&C to stop the excessive bleeding due to miscarriage in late august. I woke up in the recovery room 20 minutes...

  15. Rude Families-How do you deal with them?

    z's playa replied to sassynurse78's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    sorry but i'm not too sure if you're agreeing w/ me or telling me off. i 'm pretty sure i said i would never in a trillion, gazillion years serve refreshments to a pt's family just to serve my...

  16. Rude Families-How do you deal with them?

    z's playa replied to sassynurse78's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    sorry but i'm not too sure if you're agreeing w/ me or telling me off. i 'm pretty sure i said i would never in a trillion, gazillion years serve refreshments to a pt's family just to serve my...

  17. Rude Families-How do you deal with them?

    z's playa replied to sassynurse78's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Never in a million, trillion gazillion years will I fetch ANYTHING refreshment related for a pt's family.....especially a demanding family. :angryfire I'm pretty sure that's not in the job...

  18. Rude Families-How do you deal with them?

    z's playa replied to sassynurse78's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Never in a million, trillion gazillion years will I fetch ANYTHING refreshment related for a pt's family.....especially a demanding family. :angryfire I'm pretty sure that's not in the job...

  19. Has a patient ever described a Near Death Experience to you?

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

    Its a nice thought. Romantic to say the least :) Sorry for your

  20. Drug Seeker Stories

    z's playa replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    Thank gosh you were there. I've been in the ED on numerous occasions and usually i have my BF with me but on a few occasions he was unable to go. It really sucks when you're in pain w/ a migraine,...

  21. Positive Mantoux

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

    I just had my Mantoux repeated because my nurse didn't give me the 2 step the first time. This time when I had it done, the nurse stuck me deep. So deep it hurt AND it bled. I had a bruise but a...

  22. What are the 3 "befores" in giving meds???

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

    Isn't there a check required regarding the pts hospital band to make sure its the right pt getting the

  23. Men strike back! ! ! ! ! ! !

    z's playa replied to Farkinott's topic in Nursing Humor

    .....it is funny in a warped sense of the word. Seriously..I laughed. My Neaderthal of a father in law would love it! He still sits at the table and waits to be served!!!!!! I'd let him starve before...

  24. Drug Seeker Stories

    z's playa replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    Are you directing your answer at me? (I'm too tired to go over all the posts to figure it out ) I don't have chronic pain thank gosh just migraines once in a while, but I was on amytriptaline at one...

  25. HUGE A&P Dilemma, object to dissecting cats, any options?

    z's playa replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Strange....I'd rather dissect a cat than a human being :uhoh21: . It'd be nice to avoid it altogethter now wouldn't it. I'm the proud mom of a 6 year old siamese kitty! As frisky as