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  1. It's worth it because....

    weezieRN replied to nursemichelle's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with all the above. Its the little things that make nursing what it is today. The little thank you's the you were the best nurse i have ever had. When you go the extra mile to help a pt or...

  2. It's Allllllllll In The Nurse's Cap!

    weezieRN replied to live4today's topic in Nursing Career

    cheerfuldoer, I'm glad you seem happy at what you are doing. I to wear white, required to as our RN's wear all white, except for jacket, LPN's wear purple and white, PCT's all purple and cna's wear...

  3. Doctors and nurses aren't human...or so they think

    weezieRN replied to laurasc's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    quite true in every respect. Your fellow or should i say my fellow collegues think she can't be sick, yes i am or was. My thing is pts or pts families think just because the prn med is every 4 hours...

  4. New Nurse manager and view from both sides

    weezieRN replied to AMV's topic in Nurse Management

    I commend you for your work and thoughts on helping out on the floor, until 2 months ago we had a nurse manager that we hardly ever seen during the day. Now we have a new nurse manager who helps out...

  5. Need advice please - Nurse shadowing

    weezieRN replied to sleepymom's topic in General Nursing

    Well, all you can do is ask at your local hospital. I'm sure they would be willing to accomadate you especially if you are thinking about going into the nursing profession. Good

  6. Prednisone Side Effects

    weezieRN replied to Cubby's topic in General Nursing

    wow that is a hard one to tell, not knowing her hx, but if it was known allergy is there any documentation of reaction type etc? I know sometimes we get someone who will say they are allegic to such...

  7. Heparin protocol

    weezieRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just a quick question to see if I did the right thing with heparinization of a patient with stroke. This am lab draw ptt was 135.9 heparin shut off for one hour next blood draw at 1330. Results...

  8. Heparin protocol

    weezieRN replied to weezieRN's topic in General Nursing

    For anyone following this I checked what yesterday afternoon's 1500 lab draw to see what the result was and you will never believe it....... Ready, 62, I feel like having a party and dancing all...

  9. I need reassurance

    weezieRN replied to alexillytom's topic in General Nursing

    I'll be thinking of you and your daughter, but as one of the other poster stated puberty is starting earlier these days for some unknown reason. My oldest two daughters are 9 &10 and they have the...

  10. Stool transplant???

    weezieRN replied to Sadie04's topic in General Nursing

    do you know what the response was to the treatment? successful or not. quite an interesting solution if it works but what about the ethics of this

  11. Heparin protocol

    weezieRN replied to weezieRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'll explain a little better we do have a heparin protocol and the results indicated for the heparin to be shut off amt of infusion decreased by the said amt per kilogram and restared in one hour with...

  12. Help me!!!

    weezieRN replied to jheath27's topic in General Nursing

    During nursing school I seen one of the most horrible wounds that I hope to ever see. A woman that had a femerol bypass for open heart surgery that became occluded no blood flow to the leg. To make a...

  13. Nursing Supervisor

    weezieRN replied to Lawdo2's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    to Lawdo2, what are these nurses refusing to do? Maybe they are busy, maybe not I don't really know but I know I would love to work in CA where they have nurse/pt ratios. Here in pa that is unheard...

  14. Taking NCLEX on Thursday (3rd time)

    weezieRN replied to LuvLotB's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'll be thinking of you, good luck on thursday, keep your fingers and toes crossed:D Honestly just keep your head on and you'll do

  15. shortest notice ever given at a job

    weezieRN replied to blueyes2004's topic in General Nursing

    Love ya cheefuldoer, wish I had half the guts you do! Could you give me some

  16. pLEASE aDVIZE ME

    weezieRN replied to sanakruz's topic in General Nursing

    ditto my thoughts exactly. You better stop any of these actions right now! or your license is in

  17. TB scare

    weezieRN replied to weezieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Your responses are very encouraging but I was within 2 feet of the man coughing all over me. He didn't really have a very forceful cough due to his MS but I can't help but still be worried for myself...

  18. TB scare

    weezieRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just a quick in general question, I have read my texts on TB transmission but I am still scared about a patient that we had at our facility for about 21/2 weeks and was transferred to a LTC facility...

  19. TB scare

    weezieRN replied to weezieRN's topic in General Nursing

    acute

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

    weezieRN replied to hbscott's topic in General Nursing

    What I think this study is saying is that nurses are dissatisified with their current "job" not their profession as a whole. You don't become a nurse just because...... you become a nurse because it...

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

    weezieRN replied to hbscott's topic in General Nursing

    great story, should be posted on every nurse manager and administrations door or mail boxes, but I doubt it will mean much to

  22. Physician/Nurse relationship

    weezieRN replied to Moho's topic in General Nursing

    These holy there than thou doctors need to be put in their place once in a while and dethrowned. most of the time you can't win for losing! Told doctor today that patient was in pain rating it a 8/10...

  23. How many deaths have you had on your unit since you started?

    weezieRN replied to nadia562002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    There have been many deaths in my facility since I started 6 months ago. My first death was of a gentleman that came in many times for respite care Every one knew him for years this occassion was my...

  24. Made to look like an idiot. (rant)

    weezieRN replied to MarcusKspn's topic in General Nursing

    you are certainly not the idiot here, Does the doctor not care about the pt with hx of obs in acute pain, were their any tests ordered any type of assessment etc, pt could have something major goin on...

  25. Nurse patient ratio

    weezieRN replied to gaulkari's topic in General Nursing

    Wow i just have a few questions, where do you gals and boys work if you don't work floor anymore? Seems to be a lot on this thread. I know the orginal thread was asking nurse patient ratio on oncology...