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  1. How can I get Healing Touch certification?

    ChicagolandRN posted a topic in Holistic

    Hi all! I'm an oncology nurse who's interested in becoming HT certified. Many of our pastoral care members do it and it works MAGIC for cancer pain. Anyway. My hospital does offer classes, but...

  2. How far of a deviation in vital signs is not WNL? ie.

    ChicagolandRN replied to nocturne716's topic in General Students

    I think WNL is more of an ideal range. It obviously depends on a patient's baseline. For example, I had two patients today with BP's of 80/50. One got a STAT bolus of fluid and got transferred to...

  3. Schedule Change for Hydrocodone

    ChicagolandRN replied to Dave ARNP's topic in Pain Management

    Dave, I know you're very passionate about pain mgmt. What resources would you suggest for me? I'm an onc RN and I plan to eventually go into hospice. I like to be knowledgable enough to offer my 2...

  4. Death Rattle

    ChicagolandRN posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I saw a few people mention the death rattle in another thread and that got me thinking...are scopalamine patches used a lot in hospice? I know we use them a lot in "wet" near death patients on my onc...

  5. Dreaded drug cards made a little easier

    ChicagolandRN replied to johnnrachel's topic in General Students

    The answer is YES!!

  6. A frog walks into a bank...

    ChicagolandRN replied to kc ccurn's topic in Nursing Humor

    The boy who gave me my first "real" kiss used to tell me this joke ALL THE TIME! Wow...thanks for the memories. Wonder where he is

  7. What does your post name reflect about you?

    ChicagolandRN replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Mine says that I live near Chicago Of course, even if I move, I'll always be a Chi-Town gal! "My kind of

  8. Virtual Surgery Game

    ChicagolandRN replied to gwenith's topic in General Nursing

    Oh man...my ineptitude has ended a patient's life! I'll stick to oncology, thank you very

  9. Kaplan

    ChicagolandRN replied to kat983's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I took Kaplan last May. I think they offered a lot of good pointers, plus the review book was very concise and easy to use. I think, more than anything, that taking Kaplan gave me...

  10. transcultural nursing

    ChicagolandRN replied to amous's topic in General Nursing

    Whatever you do, make sure to include Madeline Leininger in your

  11. Question

    ChicagolandRN replied to ChicagolandRN's topic in Virginia Nursing

    That makes sense...I appreciate your help!

  12. Question

    ChicagolandRN posted a topic in Virginia Nursing

    Hi everyone. I live in IL, and we don't use nurse levels (or whatever you call them). What differentiates a nurse level I from a level II etc...? Thanks a bunch. Have a great

  13. orientation

    ChicagolandRN replied to LolaRN's topic in General Nursing

    My orientation was eight weeks long. Three on 1st shift and five on 2nd shift, which is the shift I work now. I started by following my preceptor and "helping" for about three days. Then I took...

  14. Am I alone in liking being a nurse?

    ChicagolandRN replied to Shotzie's topic in General Nursing

    I love my career, my hospital, MOST of my co-workers, and my patients. Of course, like everyone else, I get frustrated at times. I like to go to this BB at those times. I personally would encourage...

  15. We love Jnette!

    ChicagolandRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've just been browsing the BB, and I've noticed how supportive, comforting, and energetic Jnette always is. Not that she's the only one, but she always makes me smile. Just wanted to say thanks,...

  16. etomidate

    ChicagolandRN replied to TinyNurse's topic in Emergency

    WOW! I'm sooo not an ER nurse...I thought the post was going to be about a new dating show!! :imbar

  17. covering a npo pt

    ChicagolandRN replied to milicarr's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I would just call the doc and ask what he/she wants me to do. From my experience it depends on a lot of things, like what kind of IVF is the pt getting? How long will the be NPO? Any TPN?

  18. Why, would any RN oppose requiring a BSN for all future nurses?

    ChicagolandRN replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    HMM...compelling ideas, but I'm not too sure it would work. Judging from all the overtime I and my fellow nurses do, and from almost every report I've seen, there is ALREADY a limited supply of...

  19. Help Sign A Petition To Warn Students About Chiropractic Quackery

    ChicagolandRN replied to cdmguy's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Wow...how did I post twice?

  20. Help Sign A Petition To Warn Students About Chiropractic Quackery

    ChicagolandRN replied to cdmguy's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'm confused...Did you say that Low Ferrigno is a DC? Also, you went to chiropractic school so you wouldn't have to pay a chiropractor's bill...am I understanding this

  21. Help Sign A Petition To Warn Students About Chiropractic Quackery

    ChicagolandRN replied to cdmguy's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'm confused...Did you say that Low Ferrigno is a DC? Also, you went to chiropractic school so you wouldn't have to pay a chiropractor's bill...am I understanding this

  22. Somebody help me, please!

    ChicagolandRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I need some help. I have been battling depression since October 2002. I was doing pretty well until September 2003 when my uncle commited suicide. Things were really scary for me at that point...I...

  23. Somebody help me, please!

    ChicagolandRN replied to ChicagolandRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your input, everyone. You got me over the hump of a rough day. The good news is that I've recovered enough since I was diagnosed to handle things at work, and I'm a fine nurse, I must...

  24. 2 nurses arrested in CA.....

    ChicagolandRN replied to sarahr5's topic in General Nursing

    I can understand the frustration, but wasn't there a house doc? How about one of the

  25. Some people should not become nurses

    ChicagolandRN replied to patrick T's topic in Nursing Career

    I think A LOT of people have misconceptions about the profession, but I think it's impossible to "lay it all down" anywhere. Nurses need to continue to define and clairify exaclty what we do in order...