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1. tums in an ng tube

   menardca posted a topic in General Nursing

   Is the dumbest thing that I have every heard of. But the cherry on top is that it is 3 times a day. Crushing tums makes them chalky and a mess. Not to mention clogging the damn tube up. I have had to...

2. newbie question

   menardca posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have a question. I had a patient that had 2 diarrhea stools in the bed. I went in to talk/clean with him, each time he thought he had to pass gas. We attempted to ambulate to the bedside cam-ode...

3. newbie with questions

   menardca posted a topic in Critical Care

   I would like to get some advice about a patient i had yesterday. My first shift off of orientation was kinda crazy. My patient had a PEG tube, Rectal tube, ostomy with a PEG in it to administer vanc...

4. New grad in need of some advice...Pleaase

   menardca posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

   Hi everyone, I am a recent New grad from a LPN to RN program. Before I graduated I was working at a HMO in an ambulatory setting. I graduated in Nov and then the economy took a dive.....so I have been...

5. Is it an exposure

   menardca replied to menardca's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for the info.....I was more grossed out than anything. I just wasn't sure if it was something to be worried about. Or if it is something I should report. I washed my hands several...

6. Is it an exposure

   menardca posted a topic in General Nursing

   I put my hand in the trash...dumb I know...and rubbed against some lube on a glove. The glove had been used to do a rectal on a hep c pt. It did not have blood on it and it brushed my hand. I scrubbed...

7. Hesi

   menardca posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   I have to take the Hesi exit exam and my school requires a 900 to graduate. My problem is that we have take 3 practice tests over the past 6 months and my score trend has been going in the wrond...