meluhn

meluhn

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  1. Vintage vid: Nurse in training journal

    meluhn replied to Valerie Salva's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know why but I got very choked up watching those videos. Very cool! I like your quote too. It is one we should all

  2. blood sample with a butterfly needle

    meluhn replied to kantuta's topic in General Nursing

    You are probably just used to seeing the way the blood shoots out with the larger needles and the butterfly seems slow in comparison. The above poster is right, when you are in the vein try changing...

  3. When student nurses come for clinical.....QUESTION....

    meluhn replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    It is not fair of the instructor to expect you to give meds with a student. It is very time consuming when students give

  4. Natasha Richardson's TBI and demise

    meluhn replied to rhon91's topic in General Nursing

    I work in rehab and we occassionally get pts that fall, go to the er and are sent home even after having a ct scan. The problem doesn't show up right away sometimes. The person could have a slow bleed...

  5. Wearing scrubs to nursing school?

    meluhn replied to jpearl119's topic in General Students

    Most practical nursing schools that I know of require scrubs everyday--clinical or not. Most college programs only require scrubs/uniform in

  6. Too Smart for Rehab Nursing

    meluhn replied to Lola77's topic in Rehabilitation

    Lola, You put that so well. I feel exactly the same way. People just don't get it. They think rehab=nursing home, not that nursing homes are anything to sneeze at either. I am an RN in acute rehab...

  7. You know you're in nursing school when....

    meluhn replied to Valasca's topic in General Students

    I thought I was the only one that did

  8. You know you're in nursing school when....

    meluhn replied to Valasca's topic in General Students

    You have gained 20lbs and eat take out 4 nites a

  9. Most disgusting thing you have witnessed or taken part of on the job?

    meluhn replied to Solid Snake's topic in General Nursing

    I had a similar situation with a guy with a foley and VRE in urine. I went to empty his full to capacity leg bag and somehow, the minute I uncapped it, pee started shooting all over me. I was...

  10. Most disgusting thing you have witnessed or taken part of on the job?

    meluhn replied to Solid Snake's topic in General Nursing

    What did you guys do to **** your nsg instructor off so bad that she actually assigned this guy to students? She must have been terribly

  11. Dangerous nurses

    meluhn replied to funmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree, Some nurses try to appear like super nurse by putting others down all the time. But still, there are some scary even crazy nurses out there. Sometimes the ones putting everyone down are the...

  12. Best internet site to find a nursing job?

    meluhn replied to mommy2boysaz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    careerbuilder.com and

  13. Getting out of nursing altogether

    meluhn posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I have been toying with the idea of leaving nursing altogether and going into teaching elementary ed. If any of you have been following my posts you know that I have been in an extremely bad...

  14. The Case Against Breastfeeding

    meluhn replied to EffJay's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree. It is such a short time in life--when your kids are little. What matters is that you love them and raise them to be responsible, self sufficient, caring human

  15. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    meluhn replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    My 1st job was 3-11 in LTC and we had a lady who would always ring a bell when she needed something instead of a regular call bell. After she died, once in while we would hear the bell, even though...

  16. The Case Against Breastfeeding

    meluhn replied to EffJay's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I too was hounded by a breast feeding nazi after leaving the hosp w/my 1st child. BF wasn't going well, she wasn't latching on and to make matters worse she had thrush which promptly spread to my...

  17. Dangerous nurses

    meluhn replied to funmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Maybe child protective services if you cant get any help from DON. Did anyone read that book about that crazy LPN who kept shooting kids up with succinine cholate or whatever it is that paralyzes the...

  18. Dangerous nurses

    meluhn replied to funmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    18 units isn't that outlandish for some long time diabetics who are insulin resistant. I have given more than that on

  19. Most disgusting thing you have witnessed or taken part of on the job?

    meluhn replied to Solid Snake's topic in General Nursing

    :barf01:I am so freaked out. I almost cant take this thread anymore but its like a train wreck, I just cant stop looking. Didn't that hurt?(the stoma) It must have been quite

  20. Most disgusting thing you have witnessed or taken part of on the job?

    meluhn replied to Solid Snake's topic in General Nursing

    I thought I had heard it all. That is just so

  21. Most disgusting thing you have witnessed or taken part of on the job?

    meluhn replied to Solid Snake's topic in General Nursing

    I dont really understand were the broomstick (or the 2x4 as the other poster mentioned) would be positioned without getting in the

  22. Drug addicts and sugar

    meluhn replied to CrazyMommy's topic in Addictions

    Was there something wrong with his hands that he was unable to do that for himself? I have never heard of that before. I have heard that alcoholics crave sugar when they quit drinking because of all...

  23. Most disgusting thing you have witnessed or taken part of on the job?

    meluhn replied to Solid Snake's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like abuse to

  24. Most disgusting thing you have witnessed or taken part of on the job?

    meluhn replied to Solid Snake's topic in General Nursing

  25. Most disgusting thing you have witnessed or taken part of on the job?

    meluhn replied to Solid Snake's topic in General Nursing

    I cant top any of these, all I have had are messy code browns, nasty decubs, lice, scabbies and bloody code stories. Now I feel like a