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    Threats against school nurses

    smk1 replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    again not a nurse yet but worked in a similar capacity as a school health assistant under the direction of a nurse who was in the building once a week and for emergency issues. I had a dad threaten...
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    non-nursing functions

    smk1 replied to Jeanine's topic in School

    if i recall correctly Kevinsnurse was upset about how she/he percieved the school nurse didn't want to help her nephew with his bowel control issues, or something to that
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    Tell Me: Why Do We Need To Learn Algebra?

    smk1 replied to Jamielynn's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    perhaps for the dosage calculations and it is also used in chemistry which is another required course for
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    Nurses wearing white

    smk1 replied to rnmaven's topic in General Nursing

    all i can say is that with all the talk aound here about nurses not getting to go to the bathroom all shift, i know there are certain times of the month that i DO NOT want to be wearing white pants...
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    Living in Creative Poverty in nursing school or on a nurse's salary

    smk1 replied to hypnotic_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    i dilute juice (better for you anyway) thrift store shopping and i consign clothes that i no longer wear or that my daughter outgrows. (i used to sell them on EBAY but no longer have time) costco for...
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    Potty Accidents in School

    smk1 replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    i am not a nurse yet but i was a school health assistant for 3 years, and encountered this. Because it was a regular daily thing for this kindergartener to "poop" her pants, and the nurse,...
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    Nurses's need an opinion...

    smk1 replied to WickedRedRN's topic in General Nursing

    not a nurse yet but LOTS of experience with strep and i am also allergic to pennicilin. The first rash could be the scarletina rash (i always got them and my daughter just had strep recently and also...
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    ADN vs BSN My daughter and I having a heated Discussion!

    smk1 replied to NOIRLINCOLN's topic in General Students

    Your daughter is at the perfect age and in the perfect set of circumstances to pursue a degree in medicine if that is truly her desire. What i would do as a mom is arrange for her to shadow a couple...
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    17 lb baby!

    smk1 replied to ayndim's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well when i was having my baby (8.14 1 week late by the way) I was waiting to dilate to 10 and i could hear the woman next door screaming bloody murder! This being my first and only baby i was getting...
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    17 lb baby!

    smk1 replied to ayndim's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i can't even imagine how her spinal column and ribs must look, and how her joints are feeling from
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    Start a family VS nursing school

    smk1 replied to e_pigpig's topic in General Students

    5 yrs ago i was just starting the prereqs for nursing school and i got through the first semester and then the beginning of the second semester we got pregnant (was not planned) I thought i would...
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    How do you feel about "Veterinary Nurse"

    smk1 replied to mrparhamrvt's topic in General Nursing

    probably the first issue is whether you are required to have a certain accredited educational level and licensure for entry into practice as a vet tech. If that is true then i can't see any reason...
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    puncture wound... what to do?

    smk1 replied to jeepgirl's topic in General Nursing

    i agree with this. my then 2 yr old was bitten (nipped really) on the nose by a friends dog when she ran up to it to "give him a hug". I took her in to the docs because it broke the skin. they gave...
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    Badly needing to vent right now.

    smk1 replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    not a nurse yet but, i can see that a lot of the more experienced nurses seem to feel resentful of some of the things the managers are doing to recruit new nurses, and rightfully so! But please try...
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    What kind of nursing education does this require?

    smk1 replied to Riss's topic in Nursing Career

    sounds like you are interested in being a certified nursing assistant. THey perform basic care such as bathing, feeding, helping patients to get around, some perform vital signs such as blood...
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    Bronchitis??

    smk1 replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    thinking perhaps i need to head in after hearing what you had was in fact bronchitis. I have the tendency to assume everything will just "run its course" but i have been so fatigued and coughing to...
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    ADN vs BSN My daughter and I having a heated Discussion!

    smk1 replied to NOIRLINCOLN's topic in General Students

    if the daughter truly wants med school, i would suggest the BSN but also with all of the med school prereqs at the same time. THis way nursing could be the "backup plan" that all schools advise...
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    Ever done a clinical rotation in a prison?

    smk1 replied to mariedoreen's topic in General Students

    i really hope we don't have to do this. I feel bad for feeling this way but on the other hand i feel that SN's probably wouldn't have the experience to handle a lot of the situations that could...
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    Couldn't tell who was a doctor or nurse!

    smk1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    my FIL is in the hospital just diagnosed with colon cancer. We were visiting him when he started having a major seizure, we didn't know what was happening and it was very frightening! So i run out...
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    Couldn't tell who was a doctor or nurse!

    smk1 replied to smk1's topic in General Nursing

    bingo! I am sure the nurse introduced herself to FIL and MIL and showed them the call light location during admission, but what good did that do us when MIL was at home showering and FIL was the one...
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    Couldn't tell who was a doctor or nurse!

    smk1 replied to smk1's topic in General Nursing

    this is off the uniform subject but just had to say, I was MORTIFIED at how my hubbys stepmom was acting with the nurse! She thought he was getting too much morphine, (well he is still very alert and...
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    Couldn't tell who was a doctor or nurse!

    smk1 replied to smk1's topic in General Nursing

    i think part of the issue is that as the public we feel comforted when we see a lot of people walking by that look like medical staff.... but a lot of them aren't and it is misleading. I wasted my...
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    what are your goals for next semester?

    smk1 replied to cingulargirl21's topic in General Students

    straight A's (got 2 A's and 1 B this semester) also to add 30 min of cardio 4-5 days per
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    Define innapropriate?

    smk1 replied to Antikigirl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    when i was an NA in assisted living i had this resident that one day walked down the hall with no pants or underwear on and as i tried to get hime back to his room he grabbed my buns and in the...
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    Application Fees to Oversubcribed Programs

    smk1 replied to Fiona59's topic in General Nursing

    community college student here and our fee is $40 for health occupations (nursing and dental hygiene and pharmacy tech.) and an additional $20 if you apply to more than 1 program. also if you stop...