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    Most unforgettable nursing instructor

    truern replied to CaseManager1947's topic in General Nursing

    Without a doubt my most memorable instructor was Ms Aranda. She pushed us, she coddled us when needed, she believed in us. She took a geniune interest in her clinical groups and helped us find our...
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    Help with p/p on removal of JP drains.

    truern replied to bogworks's topic in Orthopedic

    Pull that danged thing FAST!! I had two in place after abdominal surgery and it stung like heck getting them pulled. Don't think you're doing your patients a favor pulling them out nice and
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    Help! I'm sinking!!

    truern replied to whippetgood's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Paula, I feel your pain. This week I had a pt w/prostate and bladder ca. He'd had a J tube placed and had a urostomy tube. Not only did he proceed to PULL OUT his J tube, but he managed to dehise...
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    newbie,newbie!!!

    truern replied to pleadingmom's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi, mom! I'm also the mother of a tiny premie...I was admitted at 27 weeks, induced at 28 weeks, she weighed 2#2oz and had to be vented. She's also blind, but she's now 28 years old and healthy as a...
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    For Everyone!!!

    truern replied to dearnelia's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Who would have skin left if washing for "at least 5
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    will working as a nurse tech help for future job?

    truern replied to sasparilla's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely is not necessary (I was hired for a fellow position and didn't have a lick of experience other than being in clinical on the unit)...but at my hospital if you have tech experience you make...
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    See-thru white scrubs

    truern replied to blueberry21's topic in General Students

    We were *supposed* to get a specific uniform and lab coat, but I hated hated hated the pants so I bought another brand of white uniform pants and NOBODY NOTICED! Before I'd wear pants that didn't fit...
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    anyone use lovenox in odd doses? i.e. 76mg?

    truern replied to rehab nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Just today I had a patient with Lovenox ordered 1 mg/kg...she weighed 157 pounds. Therefore, I wasted 9 mg from a prefilled 80 mg syringe before giving her 71 mg. Certainly wasn't a problem.
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    Pink Parking Permit?!

    truern replied to ICURNGUY's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Ditto
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    no monitor tech?

    truern replied to LanaBanana's topic in Cardiac

    Goodness, on my unit we not only have a monitor tech with their own set of monitors, but we have another whole bank of monitors at the nurses' station. There's not a snowball's chance in heck that...
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    501 ways to know you've been on allnurses.com too long!

    truern replied to Roy Fokker's topic in Nursing Humor

    51. You don't allow yourself to even CHECK allnurses before you're completely ready for work because if you do you'll NEVER be ready on
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    Another Acceptance, I don't know what to do?

    truern replied to Blessone's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Hi I used to live in Morrow, and would have loved to go to Clayton. I'll let you guess what MY vote
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    "I Come Into Work Sick! Why Can't You?"

    truern replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    Coincidentally I just missed two days this week after catching some bug. I worked the first day feeling like something the dog threw up, but just could not make it to work the last two days. My NM...
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    Has anyone here ever put a doctor in their place?

    truern replied to Lachrymologist's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, God for the great bunch of doctors I work
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    How do you handle??

    truern replied to healer27's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Healer, how did the preceptor go about getting the BP?? Did you have a chance to observe her dealing with the difficult patient?? Sometimes it helps to kinda do it as you're talking to...
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    First day!

    truern replied to LanaBanana's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I feel for you, Lana.....when I sit for lunch my legs just don't cooperate when its time to get up! They "lock up" something fierce!! I hope you're wearing some good support socks. In the meantime,...
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    Need a certain % to pass NCLEX??

    truern replied to kelly2006's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I think DREADING the NCLEX is as bad as taking it...if not worse!! Get on that horse and RIDE
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    2 weeks and 4 days later...

    truern replied to velvet126's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Can you even start the new grad program before passing NCLEX?? I'm sorry about your news....did you try the Kaplan review and Saunders before? That's what most posters seem to have the best luck...
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    med error?

    truern replied to RedZeppelinRN's topic in General Nursing

    That's how I do it, too. All those different shapes, sizes, and colors run together in my brain so I NEED the unit dose packaging to know for sure what each med actually IS before giving it to the...
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    I just dunno...

    truern replied to sunny2006's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    :monkeydance: :monkeydance:
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    frustrated with myself & IV's

    truern replied to spejsa's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Did I write this?!? Because I sure could have!! For what it's worth: you're not alone. I went right thru a beautiful vein
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    3 12s or 4 8s (nights) what's better???

    truern replied to shortstuff31117's topic in General Nursing

    omgoodness, how do you WALK after two 16-hour shifts?!? My hat's off to
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    Quadriplegic Question

    truern replied to Bumashes's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, sweetie, I wasn't implying that you were "that kind of person". I was simply confused because I thought I remembered mention of a husband in previous posts. Please take time to truly finish one...
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    NCLEX no math questions????

    truern replied to sandim's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Calculation questions are usually considered lower level....I wouldn't be discouraged AT ALL at not getting any
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    Different editions of nursing textbooks

    truern replied to Ginny516's topic in General Students

    I saved tons of $$$ during school buying older editions of textbooks. No matter how old they are they have an index of topics in the back so you can look up your assigned reading Seriously, often...