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    High-need infant. Please help!

    smk1 replied to Anagray's topic in Pediatric

    this may seem weird but my friend used to pack up her books and baby and ride the public bus half the day because it was constantly moving and she could study while the baby slept (just nursed under a...
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    High-need infant. Please help!

    smk1 replied to Anagray's topic in Pediatric

    answering as a mom not a nurse (just a student) first off i totally agree about the shower thing it helps relax and destress you even for just a little bit which is important! driving around with the...
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    Survey of Nurses Rights In Abortion

    smk1 replied to kmchugh's topic in General Nursing

    i think to get an official answer ion "why" witnesses abstain from blood its best to go to the source (as a lot of people are not true "practicing" jehovah's witnesses though they may still not want a...
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    What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    smk1 replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    kids or other relatives who place their "loved" one in a nursing or assisted living facility just far enough away from them that they have the escuse of it being inconvenient for them to visit often....
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    Thought I would like nursing...now I don't know

    smk1 replied to lilbiskit78's topic in General Nursing

    i would imagine that if by the time you graduate, you will have a better idea of what area you liked the most. Also if you don't like the hospital setting there is always home health or school...
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    LVN/LPN scope in your unit?

    smk1 replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    i am just wondering what the point is in having the 2 levels? (i am a student) it sounds like from a lot of the responses here that lpn's are capable and in many places are doing the "same" job (ie.....
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    Egg Allergy????

    smk1 replied to prairiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    my daughter is allergic to eggs (she is 3) she has horrible diarrhea and vomiting and welts if she eats any. i would assume she would also have awful stomach pains du to the cramping. You can develop...
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    tension between EMT and LTC nurses?

    smk1 replied to smk1's topic in General Nursing

    just a thought, is it possible that the reason the nurse isn't there to greet ems a lot of the times is because there is only 1 nurse for the whole facility ( 50 or more residents) and sometimes there...
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    Moving to Washington

    smk1 replied to tronchase's topic in Washington Nursing

    do a google search for a website called findmyspot (it might be findyourspot.com) anyway some nice areas are the tricities area in eastern washington they are small to midsized suburban/city areas,...
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    Doctors Day is near any ideas?

    smk1 replied to darla80's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    movie passes or starbucks gift certificate is a nice gift that most people can
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    tension between EMT and LTC nurses?

    smk1 replied to smk1's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for providing the link i didn't know if that was ok or not... anyway i am not a nurse yet so i have no comment about whether the nurses in the ltc were performing the proper interventions etc.....
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    10 things you hate to hear your surgeon say

    smk1 replied to mcmike55's topic in Nursing Humor

    "now where did i put that scalpel.... i KNOW i just had it a minute
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    tension between EMT and LTC nurses?

    smk1 replied to smk1's topic in General Nursing

    there are several posts in the prehospital forum but in a few of them there are long tangents taken regarding incompetent nurses and how uneducated they were, this is what i was surprised at and the...
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    tension between EMT and LTC nurses?

    smk1 replied to smk1's topic in General Nursing

    i was reading some of the prehospital forum on a different medical board hoping to get some info and insight into their job because if there is a lag time between finishing my rn prereqs i have been...
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    RN to Paramedic Bridge Course

    smk1 replied to ironjohn929's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    i have not real idea but maybe the reason it might take longer to bridge from paramedic to rn vs the other way around is that for acceptance into adn nursing schools chemistry and microbiology,...
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    Question about rectal exam

    smk1 replied to rachel18us's topic in Ob/Gyn

    just as a side note... i always ask about something now if i feel uncomfortable about it, once when i was 15 i went to urgent care for a horrible sore throat and i have a long and extensive hx with...
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    Question about rectal exam

    smk1 replied to rachel18us's topic in Ob/Gyn

    ive never had one or been offered one even after my baby was born, i guess they could feel all that they needed to lady partslly. (at least i hope so because now i am a bit concerned, as there has...
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    Taking out the trash

    smk1 replied to VAC's topic in General Nursing

    i was a nursing assistant in an assisted living facility and had a similar experience. The aides started helping the servers clear the dining room after breakfast because most of us were friends and...
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    what nurses know thats diff from physicians

    smk1 replied to yaz's topic in International Nursing

    bumping for some more experienced nursing thoughts! (really interesting
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    starting school the 31st stressed about leaving my kids

    smk1 replied to luvallbabies's topic in Nursing Career

    prepare them and yourself for the big change now by talking about how exciting it is and how they will get to play with other kids etc... i so far have been lucky and my hubby has a flexible schedule...
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    schooling required;

    smk1 replied to shewar's topic in General Nursing

    i would imagine that a state sposored school might have a program that would allow you to go straight in. If not go the Community College route and then transfer (cheaper
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    entertainment for 2 year old in pelvic sling?

    smk1 replied to NativeTexan's topic in Pediatric

    my 3 yr old is in love with the land before time series of videos and they are clean, sweet and teach manners. she also loves dinosaur action figures, playdoh and coloring books and music making
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    Can you believe this?

    smk1 replied to LolaRN's topic in General Nursing

    what happens if one of the nurses other patients codes while you are outside with the smoker? Isn't this a major liability for the nurse and the
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    Why a Philadelphia hospital gave in to a racist demand?

    smk1 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    EXACTLY!
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    Why a Philadelphia hospital gave in to a racist demand?

    smk1 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I understand what you are saying but realistically this idea of healthcare as a "product" can't work. what if all the patients on one floor want the same nurse? or none of the patients on the floor...