LilRedRN1973

LilRedRN1973

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  1. 'Have your views on aspartame changed? DO you use it?"

    LilRedRN1973 replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    I never really thought about aspartame one way or the other for most of my life. Actually, I never really consumed it because I would rather have the "real thing", if at all. Then I met my husband,...

  2. BuSpar, Xanax, or other Alternatives For Anxiety?

    LilRedRN1973 replied to RN-PA's topic in General Nursing

    That's what my mother in law takes and she really likes it. She says it doesn't make her feel "out of it" or "weird". She was on Paxil and hated

  3. BuSpar, Xanax, or other Alternatives For Anxiety?

    LilRedRN1973 replied to RN-PA's topic in General Nursing

    I went to my physician with the same concerns and he put me on 10mg/day of fluoxetine (Prozac). I was quite hesitant of taking it because of the stigma attached to it, but it has been quite helpful...

  4. Extreme swelling and tenderness of lymph node

    LilRedRN1973 replied to LilRedRN1973's topic in General Nursing

    We leave tomorrow morning and I was unable to get in to my physician. I will say that I feel a little bit better. The result of a full night's sleep, perhaps? My lymph node was still swollen when I...

  5. Extreme swelling and tenderness of lymph node

    LilRedRN1973 replied to LilRedRN1973's topic in General Nursing

    I've been suspecting mono for the past day. The funny thing is, the left lymph node subsides in swelling a few hours after waking up. And it's not from drainage because I don't sleep on either side...

  6. Extreme swelling and tenderness of lymph node

    LilRedRN1973 replied to LilRedRN1973's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it's an impacted molar. I have all my wisdom teeth and there are no problems with them. I can feel back behind my wisdom teeth and it feels like the skin may be broken. My biggest...

  7. Extreme swelling and tenderness of lymph node

    LilRedRN1973 replied to LilRedRN1973's topic in General Nursing

    I was thinking mono...which I really hope it wrong! I can't afford to be tired and lethargic for months on end (that is what I've seen in the few people I've known who had it). And how would I have...

  8. salary

    LilRedRN1973 replied to jade32297's topic in Nevada Nursing

    It's on a thread here somewhere...if I come across it again, I will let you know! = ) Or you can post a question about it and maybe the original poster will post it again for you...it was a website...

  9. major dental problems interfering with school (vent)

    LilRedRN1973 replied to FutureArmyNurse's topic in General Students

    iliel has a very good point. This is the reason I'm struggling to keep my own teeth. I am 30 and don't want to promote bone loss or have my gums sink in. Once you start pulling teeth, you really...

  10. Type Of Pts Accepted on Telemetry??

    LilRedRN1973 replied to SCNuttyMeg's topic in Cardiac

    I need to ask a really stupid question: What exactly is Telemetry? I know what most of the other units in a hospital are, but I can't figure that one

  11. Nursing Schools

    LilRedRN1973 replied to RN-BamaStudent's topic in General Students

    Western Nevada Community College in Carson City,

  12. Careplans

    LilRedRN1973 replied to iceNICUnurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We use NIC and NOC in our regular careplans, but have not done the babies

  13. Luella Bobbitt

    LilRedRN1973 replied to Zee_RN's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had to laugh when I read this. John Wayne Bobbitt is in my hubbie's prison and the guards were not so nice to him when he came through for his initial strip search. Comments were made to him and...

  14. The dreaded panty line.......

    LilRedRN1973 replied to colleen10's topic in General Students

    Does NOBODY go commando???? I always thought it unfair that men could do, but it was "unladylike" for women to occasionally go without. Well, there are days when it's just more comfortable, damn it....

  15. OK Everyone! Pharm!

    LilRedRN1973 replied to Guest26407's topic in General Students

    We don't do ANY math in Pharmacology! None. Zip. Nada. We did have to take a stupid 10 question test at the beginning of the semester to make sure we knew how to do drug calculations. We were...

  16. salary

    LilRedRN1973 replied to jade32297's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Nevada ranks 7 out of the states for pay, so I'm not sure where you are getting that pay is low. Granted, CA is 2 or 3 on the list, but still, comparing cost of living to pay, NV is a pretty high...

  17. Yummy Nutritious Breakfast For Nurses!

    LilRedRN1973 replied to nurseygrrl's topic in General Nursing

    Fat free cottage cheese mixed with Yoplait Light Apple Turnover yogurt with a handful of cut up granny smith apple chunks mixed in and a dash of cinnamon. Sometimes I will throw some vanilla protein...

  18. major dental problems interfering with school (vent)

    LilRedRN1973 replied to FutureArmyNurse's topic in General Students

    I can relate: I had perfect teeth until I was 17 years old. Dentists always told me growing up that I was incredibly lucky to have such strong and healthy teeth. All this without brushing my teeth...

  19. Any SRNA's use palm programs to track cases??

    LilRedRN1973 replied to smogmatt's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Well, I am not a CRNA student just yet (part of my 10 year plan) but I am currently in an ADN program. We started clinicals a few weeks ago and I use a Palm m130 quite a bit. I have ePocrates drug...

  20. What If I Had Gastic Bypass?

    LilRedRN1973 replied to debralynn's topic in General Nursing

    I do not mean this to be rude or offensive, but I can not believe that someone who only weighs 160 lbs is even THINKING about having any kind of weight loss surgery! I am 152 at 5'1" and know that...

  21. med passing

    LilRedRN1973 replied to need answers's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In our state (NV) you must be at least an LPN to pass meds. CNA's are not even allowed to apply ointments and such. I am not sure who is responsible..maybe the one or two RN's on

  22. migraine faker at the ED!

    LilRedRN1973 replied to z's playa's topic in Emergency

    I get migraines all the time, but would NEVER go the ED for them! But I can eat and drink when I have one....and the light doesn't always bother my eyes. Mine will get so bad, I end up puking in the...

  23. American - Australian Translations

    LilRedRN1973 replied to gwenith's topic in International Nursing

    NP= Nurse Practitioner RNA= Restorative Nurse's

  24. I can't get into the nursing college @ school

    LilRedRN1973 replied to tlj1cookie's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I intend on eventually obtaining my CRNA license and the way I'm doing it is this: *I'm currently in an ADN program, scheduled to receive my RN in May 2005. *I will work for a few years in ICU,...

  25. A tiny nurse

    LilRedRN1973 replied to Teresa76's topic in General Nursing

    I chuckled after reading this because ALL of my nursing instructors are under 5'2" and 6 of the 40 students are under 5'1", myself included! And at our clinical rotations now, at least 1/2 the staff...