LydiaGreen

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  1. flu shot

    LydiaGreen replied to adrienurse's topic in General Nursing

    In Ontario, the government provides free flu shots for all Ontario residents (they have done so for four or five years, maybe more). I get mine every year because of being in healthcare (I graduate...

  2. 'Have your views on aspartame changed? DO you use it?"

    LydiaGreen replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    Aspartame is, in my opinion, EVIL. I used it as a teen, drinking diet Pepsi, eating diet everything (trying to lose weight). Years later, I was diagnosed with pseudo tumor cerebri. Although the...

  3. News about influenza I did NOT want to hear.

    LydiaGreen replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    The flu that is causing panic (Type A Fujian) is not covered in this year's flu vaccine because they were unable to isolate the vaccine in time for production. Although the current flu vaccine (we...

  4. Extreme swelling and tenderness of lymph node

    LydiaGreen replied to LilRedRN1973's topic in General Nursing

    I vote mono also. My baby was three months old and my son had just had his second birthday. I had the same S&S for quite a few days and then BOOM - I woke up one morning and was so weak I...

  5. PDA users...? RE: installing Davis Drug Guide for Nurses

    LydiaGreen replied to IamRN's topic in General Nursing

    I also have a pocket pc (Toshiba e310) and prefer it to the palm os' that my classmates have. Why? My ppc has all of the programs on it that I have on my desktop pc and it runs off of the Windows...

  6. major dental problems interfering with school (vent)

    LydiaGreen replied to FutureArmyNurse's topic in General Students

    You are definitely not alone. I did not take the best care of my teeth as a kid. Before the age of 18, I saw a dentist once. My father had insurance, but the dentists all wanted the money up front...

  7. "The Worldwide Epidemics of Doctors' and Nurses' Strikes"

    LydiaGreen replied to Evan Madianos's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'm sorry, I fail to see where the article mentions "nurses"... The title of the article is "The Worldwide Epidemics' of Doctors' Strikes." No mention of nurses at all. Which is a shame... the same...

  8. does anyone get to wear fun scrubs

    LydiaGreen replied to S5777's topic in General Nursing

    After our first year of nursing school, my class was allowed to wear prints as long as our uniforms/scrubs were freshly laundered and ironed, (it was such a relief to get out of the boring solids). I...

  9. Should nurses be allowed to strike?

    LydiaGreen replied to LydiaGreen's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Sorry... it seems as though I have offended you. If you look at the first post in THIS thread, it is copied from the original along with the explanation as to why I moved it. Instead of writing the...

  10. Should nurses be allowed to strike?

    LydiaGreen replied to LydiaGreen's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Thank you to all who have posted or voted thus far. This subject is shaping up to be a serious debate for my class. Definitely not an easy black or white subject. Thanks

  11. Does it ever end????

    LydiaGreen replied to unknown99's topic in General Nursing

    I graduate in May... and I feel like it will come TOO SOON! Yes, that's right. Too soon. Why? Because then everyone will expect me to know what I'm doing! And, it's not that I don't. I'm an...

  12. Should I be mad at Hospice? My mother...

    LydiaGreen replied to Roland's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I am certainly no expert in hospice or palliative care. As a student, I have discovered that I thoroughly enjoy palliative care and have tried to receive as many of these assignments as possible....

  13. I've Had It! Nursing is NOT what it use to be!

    LydiaGreen replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    I write my registration exam in May but I have had more dying patients than the usual student (at least according to my instructor). I like palliative care. I like making a dying patient comfortable...

  14. Nursing diagnosis for nursing students

    LydiaGreen replied to bob007cat's topic in General Students

    :roll How about: Energy field disturbance r/t to NO sleep Risk for suffocation r/t pile of nursing texts I've fallen asleep in Risk for injury r/t biting tongue Risk for fluid volume deficit r/t...

  15. I've Had It! Nursing is NOT what it use to be!

    LydiaGreen replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    Alright y'all... you are scaring the pants off me!!!! I graduate in May and until this moment I was still wearing those rose-coloured glasses and thinking that nursing was a wonderful profession! Way...

  16. Still conscious with a BS of 24 ???

    LydiaGreen replied to jnette's topic in General Nursing

    When I read the original post... I was thinking that's unusually high but I have seen clients in the 30's that THINK they are fine. LOL! In Canada, we do a different measurement from the States......

  17. no restrictions to visitors

    LydiaGreen replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    "My" hospital does not restrict visiting hours for immediate family (ie. Mom, Dad, children, spouse) but does for all others. There are visiting hours for a few hours in the afternoon and a few hours...

  18. Care Plan Hell

    LydiaGreen replied to kimtab's topic in General Students

    This is done on purpose and there is a reason for it. For my clinicals, we received our patient assignment at 6 p.m. and had to have our care plans ready at 7 a.m. While caring for the client (our...

  19. Do you believe in a "calling" to nursing?

    LydiaGreen replied to alphafe's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely I believe in "calling". I have experienced so many situations in the health care system, with loved ones and my own. I have always felt a need to thoroughly research any and all illnesses...

  20. Need Advice!! NO LAUGHING :p

    LydiaGreen replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    I can sympathize. A few years ago, my husband and I walked to the ice cream store with the kids on a hot summer's day (it is currently -25 here in canada... 'nuff said). On the way home, we decided...

  21. how did you become a nurse?

    LydiaGreen replied to kahoro's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I'm not a nurse yet. I graduate in May and write my registration exam in June. When I graduated from high school (in 1989), I had scholaships to three universities (two for education and one...

  22. Doctor's handwriting

    LydiaGreen replied to soon2binOK's topic in General Nursing

    There are many generic names for medications that are incredibly similar to one another. Trying to decipher a doctor's handwriting is ridiculous. If you aren't SURE of what the doc has written, call...

  23. A students perspective...

    LydiaGreen replied to 5150dx's topic in General Nursing

    Good for you! And, good for her! I am a student also and have thoroughly enjoyed palliative care. It's an honour to ensure that a person dies with dignity and no pain or discomfort. Your personal...

  24. Pain Assessment (acute)

    LydiaGreen replied to caz's topic in General Nursing

    Pain assessment is a must in my clinical placements as a student. And client teaching about pain assessment is also a must. We do not just dole out pain meds, we try to teach the clients other...

  25. Post Operative washes???

    LydiaGreen replied to Hypnopompic's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I am a nursing student who will graduate in May. I have done the vast majority of my clinical placements in Med/Surg. We perform post-op washes WITHOUT EXCEPTION. The betadine solution and other...