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  1. How to give adequate care?

    DroogieRN replied to DroogieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Frankly, I am just not sure I want that for myself. I love being on the floor at clinicals and taking care of patients. But I am a human being (and not such a young one, at that). I might need to pee,...

  2. How to give adequate care?

    DroogieRN replied to DroogieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sheesh. I meant one RN and less than half an LPN. Thanks for not flaming me; I didn't mean it the way it looked when I just read

  3. Loaded gun

    DroogieRN replied to indianahope's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I don't know this patient or the situation he is in, but as a gun-totin' individual myself, I would not refuse to treat the

  4. Student Uniform - My Gosh!

    DroogieRN replied to Meg_student's topic in General Students

    Wow. I am so sorry! And here I complained about our stiff white tops and bottoms with CAPS, but seeing that, I'll take my cap any day. ITA with you that it's terribly impractical. Now I guess...

  5. A little dismayed...

    DroogieRN posted a topic in General Students

    I don't like to complain but I'm feeling a little disillusioned with NS right now. I am finishing my first year of a two-year ADN program. I am so happy to be in nursing school and I am doing very...

  6. A little dismayed...

    DroogieRN replied to DroogieRN's topic in General Students

    I do, when I get a chance -- several times in the past if we get a spare second, we've gone on the hunt for things like that but if the CI saw us, she might say, "Are you not busy? Then go help the...

  7. Does it bother you to address MDs by their title of Doctor?

    DroogieRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in my 40s and I call docs Dr. Last Name (even my own internist, who is younger than me, and if she calls me on the phone she says, "Hi, it's First Last." She never calls herself Dr.). It's just...

  8. Support stockings or knee-high support socks?

    DroogieRN replied to SeattleU08's topic in General Nursing

    I wear Nurse Mates Supp Socks and I love them, however dorky they appear! The sales assistant told me to make sure I bought the correct size so they wouldn't constrict my leg at the knee -- I think...

  9. Constantly Getting Thrown Under The Bus by Fellow Nurse

    DroogieRN replied to shining_star28463's topic in General Nursing

    This is what stood out to me. You know this already, don't you? When she first "decided" she wouldn't be working the phones and that you would alternate is when she came to understand she could mold...

  10. Passing out in the OR....

    DroogieRN replied to HealthNut12's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a student and I passed out last semester during a lumbar puncture! I was mortified, but my instructor said someone usually goes down every semester. I've seen some far more intense things since...

  11. Using words like honey, sweety a no-no?

    DroogieRN replied to bee212's topic in General Nursing

    I'm still a student, and we are told not to do it. I think most people mean well, but it can come off as demeaning. Furthermore, I am in my 40s and don't care to be called by those terms either,...

  12. Best way to prepare for 5 pts at start of 12h day?

    DroogieRN replied to rtbabb's topic in General Nursing

    As someone getting ready to start my second year of an RN program, I really benefit from threads like these. However, they also scare me -- I can't imagine being able to get it all done. Plus, my...

  13. IV Therapy Certification

    DroogieRN posted a topic in General Students

    I just recently discovered that my program doesn't offer IV training. Isn't that odd, or am I expecting too much? I thought all RNs learned how to start an IV. Does anyone have ideas for me how I...

  14. IV Therapy Certification

    DroogieRN replied to DroogieRN's topic in General Students

    Thank you for your input; I really appreciate it! I've been looking online for a couple of hours and couldn't find anything, though, which is why I asked on

  15. IV Therapy Certification

    DroogieRN replied to DroogieRN's topic in General Students

    I figured as much. However, I looked on my state's website for LPNs and found no listing of IV certification providers (I'm in WV). Can RN students take an LPN course? Is there another way of...

  16. Question about which patho to use...

    DroogieRN posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If anyone could offer an opinion, I'd be most appreciative. Working on my care plan for tomorrow a.m. clinical. Pt is 81yo M, and I have to pick one patho. He has a hx of CHF and went to the ED...

  17. Question about which patho to use...

    DroogieRN replied to DroogieRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks, all, for your input! I really appreciate it. I ended up using CHF, and I am glad I did at this point, because when I was with him yesterday, it was the main thing his hospital care plan...

  18. Question about which patho to use...

    DroogieRN replied to DroogieRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Right; it's just that I have to include a patho of one thing (either his CHF or his pneumonia) and I don't know which is the more important one. Edited to add: I haven't assessed him. I've only read...

  19. Feeling stupid (and a little miffed...)

    DroogieRN posted a topic in General Students

    I am about to start my second semester of an ADN program. Blood Pressure is one of the first skills I learned this past semester and I've done it dozens, if not hundreds, of times. I took a BP on a...

  20. Feeling stupid (and a little miffed...)

    DroogieRN replied to DroogieRN's topic in General Students

    I am sure you are right. A lot of it could be that I'm hyper-vigilant b/c it's my husband. I still think she was wrong, and with his hx, that bothers me. His BP has not been that low the entire...

  21. Feeling stupid (and a little miffed...)

    DroogieRN replied to DroogieRN's topic in General Students

    His BP has been elevated for years (we're in our early 40s). He was first dx in '05 and the doc told him to try to bring it down with exercise and diet. Guess what? He never went back. Last Jan....

  22. Feeling stupid (and a little miffed...)

    DroogieRN replied to DroogieRN's topic in General Students

    Thanks, y'all -- apparently the doc agreed and gave him an ACE inhibitor. I'm just glad he finally

  23. Feeling stupid (and a little miffed...)

    DroogieRN replied to DroogieRN's topic in General Students

    I would've but he won't -- I texted him back to ask the doc to take it, especially since HTN is the principal reason he goes to the doc in the first

  24. Feeling stupid (and a little miffed...)

    DroogieRN replied to DroogieRN's topic in General Students

    I know! I practically have to drag him in, kicking and screaming! I've eyeballed the cuffs they used and they're just like mine, except mine has pink flamingos on it. I'm just really concerned. My DH...

  25. What a terrible way to start off the new year

    DroogieRN replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Students

    I'm another late-starter here, who wanted and intended to do it right after HS but it just didn't work out that way. I received a different degree, had a career, stayed home and raised my children...