BarbPick

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  1. What to expect after a tubal

    BarbPick replied to can'twait2B1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Good wishes for you and your family. That said, it is a simple procedure , called bandaid surgery. The same 2 somethings or one percocet you will be taking post partum, will cover your discomfort...

  2. what's COOOKING

    BarbPick replied to Browneyedgirl's topic in General Nursing

    deep fried turkey (?) a real ham, even has a bone in it! 3 kinds of sweet potatoes, plain baked, the kind with marshmellows and praline sweet potaotes the usual green bean

  3. Confront a fellow nurse or not?

    BarbPick replied to AmberL&D/RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You are both agency nurses, form the same agency by chance? A chat with the unit manager might be in order, ask her to define the job requirements for each person who arrives are each given time, or...

  4. How many IVs....

    BarbPick replied to linfull's topic in General Students

    Amen Sister !!!! Second to that is orienting someone, an old nurse who only knows how to say "when I was at Mount Sinai, we did it this

  5. How many IVs....

    BarbPick replied to linfull's topic in General Students

    Really dating myself, my first IV was with a butterfly. I now reccomend using butterflies for lab draws, good experience. I know in Florida, LPN's are required to take a 30 hour course to be able to...

  6. why is nursing that bad ?

    BarbPick replied to nurse07's topic in International Nursing

    I f one person can influence your opinion , you might as well listen to her. She has to be right, and everyone else on this message board is

  7. Extreme swelling and tenderness of lymph node

    BarbPick replied to LilRedRN1973's topic in General Nursing

    enlarged lymph node anywhere is a response of an internal infection. I had one when I was getting rubella the size of a golf ball in my neck, I know, showing my age again. If it was in your groin, I...

  8. flight nursing over rated

    BarbPick replied to FlyingED's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    The Flight Nurse Guy who Susan Lewis on ER is divorced from but getting back together with is a handsome man. I would not rule out flight nurses

  9. Bend Over

    BarbPick replied to WyomingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

  10. Bend Over

    BarbPick replied to WyomingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    My Husband was part of the field force that worked to keep the protesters to a dull roar, but the bad ones were the anarchists. The true union passive demonstrators simply explained all are jobs are...

  11. "W" on transcript HELP!!!

    BarbPick replied to a_clay's topic in General Students

    they have W's for a reason. They do not want anyone to get over their head and lower their GPA. Which reminds me, people do not ask you what your GPA was at school as much as they ask you where you...

  12. In pain and need advice!

    BarbPick replied to lashon20's topic in General Nursing

    the breast feeding just made me think of a different issue, sould like it can be mastitis. Sounds like time to switch fast to a bottle. Longest I have heard about was 5 years, sorry all, I bottle...

  13. In pain and need advice!

    BarbPick replied to lashon20's topic in General Nursing

    You called your doctor. Now is the time to listen to no one ( but I liked the idea it might be a cyst) It is , exactly what your doc says it is. Bet he makes it go away

  14. Writing a paper on "nurse educator"

    BarbPick replied to Ernrsblm's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I do nor know one of my fellow instructors who doesn't need to have a second job, because we do it for love, not

  15. Study Group for Boards

    BarbPick posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am writing a daily email, about 15 have joined so far, of topics with explainations of things to study for Boards. I am a Nursing Instructor on sabbatical this semester. After reading the posts,...

  16. Tutoring for Boards

    BarbPick replied to BarbPick's topic in General Nursing

    Correction

  17. Tutoring for Boards

    BarbPick posted a topic in General Nursing

    It seems like sitting for the Nursing Boards is bringing terror to people's hearts. I recently starting helping a few who have failed, and need to sit again. I was sent by each the areas where they...

  18. fractured ribs...any suggestions?

    BarbPick replied to nursebear's topic in General Nursing

    the old fashioned way, we used to use wide tape and make a splint, just with tight tape, it worked well. Best

  19. Tired of "ER's" Portrayal of Nurses???

    BarbPick replied to CarVsTree's topic in General Nursing

    Carol Hathoway's character had an MSN and was a

  20. Processing physician orders

    BarbPick replied to redthread's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    In the Miami area, I have found the only thing ward sec's do is fax a copy of the meds to the pharmacy. They take off every order like Dx and Labs and enter them in the computer, but the nurse has to...

  21. Pt found dead!!!

    BarbPick replied to glascow's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I have never had good results with poseys. Sometimes they still climb through the split siderails. Most facilities have flow sheets to check Q 1 hour on restrained patients, maybe I will actully...

  22. To give a little credit to the show "ER"

    BarbPick replied to MarcusKspn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    [ http://www.nursingadvocacy.org/news/2003nov14_er.html [/b] I am a Forensic Nurse Specialist, I am an agent of the Medical Examiner, I pronounce people dead. I am also SANE, ah thought I could fool...

  23. To give a little credit to the show "ER"

    BarbPick replied to MarcusKspn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Do you realize how hard he has to work on being a terrible man. I have always loved when Romano showed his humanity behing everyone's back. He could never say no to Lucy Knight. When Peter had his...

  24. switching techniques

    BarbPick replied to mbess02's topic in Emergency

    You need to learn how to use plain vaccutainers also, I love butterflies, but they can be a crutch. If someone has a decednt vein, use the vaccutainer. If you do not get it, just move it a bit...

  25. To give a little credit to the show "ER"

    BarbPick replied to MarcusKspn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I personally am sick of Abby's disfunctional Family. They have dropped many of the nurses from the program. Since Halle lost weight, she has also lost lines and scenes, what's up with that? The big...