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  1. Don't really want to be Code Blue Nurse

    hmccartn replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

    one of my nursing intructors gave me this advice "think of it this way, they are already dead, anything you do for them in a code couldnt make the situation

  2. Encouragement for New Nurses

    hmccartn replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, I am going to print this thread and refer to it often. Thanks for taking the time to write

  3. Wanting to be seen as an adult!!

    hmccartn replied to emily_rn_03's topic in General Nursing

    I can understand how you feel..Before i entered nursing i worked for the government. i started when i was 19 and was initially questioned by clients (more often than coworkers) about my ability based...

  4. ruptured appendix and peritonitis

    hmccartn replied to hmccartn's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the information

  5. New grad reality shock?

    hmccartn posted a topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone experienced this or have any opinions regarding the issue. I am finishing up my BN and have heard lots about the reality shock new grads experience upon starting their new jobs. My initial...

  6. New grad reality shock?

    hmccartn replied to hmccartn's topic in General Nursing

    we are accountable and responsible for our own learning and personal growth purplemania....your statement above is so true and i agree wholeheartedly. i have a friend who graduated from nursing...got...

  7. Laparoscopic inquinal herniorraphy

    hmccartn replied to hmccartn's topic in Operating Room

    i am in canada so i dont know if the docs get paid more for laps or not.. the patient pays nothing....the reduced recovery time (with the lap) is a huge selling feature for my father. i guess if they...

  8. Laparoscopic inquinal herniorraphy

    hmccartn posted a topic in Operating Room

    Hi there. I was hoping to get some feed back about this procedure. I am a student nurse and my father will be having this procedure in 6 months time. Is there any reputable patient teaching info that...

  9. laparoscopic inguinal herniorraphy

    hmccartn posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Hi, I would like to hear some opinions about anesthesia options for this procedure. I am a nursing student and my father will be having this operation in about 6 months. Info about the surgery or...

  10. boyfriends biopsy

    hmccartn replied to EMTI19's topic in General Nursing

    Hang in there...we are all thinking about you and your boyfriend..Stay strong...and have people to cry with too...Take care..All the best to

  11. transgender nurse (transvestite)

    hmccartn replied to nursecathy's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Transgendered persons and cross dressers are two totally different things...a person who is transgendered feels that they are a male "trapped in a females body or vice versa....to block their entrance...

  12. Overweight: Lose wt before Interview?

    hmccartn replied to allsmiles's topic in General Nursing

    your ability as a nurse is what's important...be sure to portray convidence and you will be

  13. Do You Hate Nursing

    hmccartn replied to morr4336's topic in General Nursing

    You hit the nail on the head Gerard..I am a student..I notice the same things you do but still want to pursue a career as a nurse..Unfortunately i think you have to pick and choose areas that will be...

  14. Men in the OB

    hmccartn replied to Brob's topic in Ob/Gyn

    When I completed my maternity clinical, this past summer, I was in a group with a few male nurses...They didn't have a problem at all...I think people are more likely to be concerned about having a...

  15. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    hmccartn replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    ""ok i assume i am very niave' even if there is a way to get the rodent in the nether region WHY would one want to put it there?? "" i've heard that they get them declawed, use a long paper towel roll...

  16. nursing malpractice insurance in the U.S.

    hmccartn posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a student up in Canada and recently heard that nurses in the states have to purchase their own malpractice insurance..is this true...what is the general cost? in canada our registration fees are...

  17. nursing malpractice insurance in the U.S.

    hmccartn replied to hmccartn's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the info folks...$90 us is

  18. Is my marriage doomed? (very long post )

    hmccartn replied to lmolvr's topic in General Nursing

    a good friend of mine grew up in an alcoholic household which basically destroyed any self esteem she may have had....i have known her for years and have grown very tired of reassuring her...you will...

  19. We tell the student nurses to run for their lives."

    hmccartn replied to hbscott's topic in General Nursing

    "I don't have a problem with this thread. I'm glad hbscott posted it. We need to know all the facts about nursing, good and bad." I agree that we need to know about the current situation and not...

  20. Families (May Be Offensive)

    hmccartn replied to nurseygrrl's topic in General Nursing

    oh my god......i gasped outloud...sounds like you did the right thing....abuse should never be tolerated and why should we have to bow down to people when they are acting like that...as far as i am...

  21. I hate it when people say this...

    hmccartn replied to Shotzie's topic in General Nursing

    Here's one I've heard a lot while in school, "You're so smart/doing so well, why dont you go to med school"

  22. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    hmccartn replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Don't "decorate" your genitals with piercings, remove them, and then whine, yelp and complain when the nursing student inserting your foley has difficutly finding your urethra due to all of the extra...

  23. Physician/Nurse relationship

    hmccartn replied to Moho's topic in General Nursing

    You did the right thing...he's just annoyed because you won 't kiss his 29 yr old

  24. Are you stuck inside while it is snowing outside???

    hmccartn replied to rncopper's topic in General Nursing

    glad to see somebody is excited about the snow....i must say the novelty has worn off for me growing up in northern canada and now living in central canada....just have to carry out your normal...

  25. Male' 40, dizzy spells, any ideas?

    hmccartn replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    my mother have severe dizzy spells with nausea and vomiting...it usually happened when changing position...turns out she had benign paroxysmal positional vertigo....there is good info about it on the...