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  1. Anyone use medihoney?

    retiredlady posted a topic in General Nursing

    What results have you seen using medihoney for wounds, especially diabetic heel ulcers? Does it work very well? How long does a wound take to heal with

  2. Any ADN-BSN programs without ridiculous papers?

    retiredlady replied to adnrnstudent's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I know that you are frustrated with the assignment, but I think it will help you in the long run. Just start by taking a deep breath and define the word, then tell what it means to you and give...

  3. Advise on Communicating With family members

    retiredlady replied to Destiny'skid's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Since I have been on both sides as a nurse and a "hovering family member", lol, I will give a little advice. Always come in and introduce yourself, look professional, no winkled scrubs or long hair....

  4. Dialysis nursing - New graduate

    retiredlady replied to brooklyn03's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Please have a sense of humor with the patients! Talk to them about various things, movies, their families, etc. It makes them feel so much better. Don't lecture them all the time, they usually know...

  5. Mystery Baby

    retiredlady replied to xfitrn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I would look into cardiac problems or she might be more immature than you think and it just wears her out to suck. Some need more time than others and do get that limp limb look when feeding. I have...

  6. No, I'm Not a Beauty Shop!

    retiredlady replied to mysixlittleones's topic in School

    ???? what if it was your child. I would just put the earring back in,

  7. Is this what being an RN in dialysis is like?

    retiredlady replied to barbwire's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I think this is what all new nurses feel like. It takes 6 mos to a year to become comfortable. It did me many years ago. Many a time I wanted to quit, then I got experience and the doctors would come...

  8. Abusing staff nurses to do "presentation"-- can they do this to us?!

    retiredlady replied to 3rdwing's topic in Neurological

    Have them taped, then everyone can hear them when they can. Maybe the educator can do

  9. Are student loans haunting you?

    retiredlady replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    Be sure to tell your co-signers that if you can't pay for the student loans that they will have to pay them for you. The best advise is DON'T co sign anybodies student loan! unless YOU have lots of...

  10. Depression with psychosis student

    retiredlady replied to beegee85's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You need to ask yourself, if you handle stress very well. Nursing school is very stressful and being a neonatal nurse can be extremely stressful with life and death decisions of tiny babies and...

  11. Lantus - Does it matter evening or night?

    retiredlady replied to miragal's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Lantus can also be given in 2 doses, 12 hours apart. So you can do it am and pm. One of my relatives does this and is better for

  12. PICC Line with TPN going, How to give Benadryl IV?

    retiredlady replied to eleuter's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I was taught never to infuse anything in a TPN line. We always had a separate line for anything

  13. If I hate being a Cna, should I stop pursuing Nursing?

    retiredlady replied to Pattycakes85's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    How about being a surgical tech in the OR? They are right at the surgical area and don't deal directly with patients. I think it is a not too long course. I too, after a while did not like being a...

  14. Should I take AP2 and Micro together?

    retiredlady replied to mrsmommy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I did that many years ago, very hard with both. I would separate them and take one at a time, esp. with a family. Lots of

  15. Can you throw out some career options for the fields i am interested in?

    retiredlady replied to confused256's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good luck finding a job with a psychology degree. I know too many that did and they can't find jobs. You need a masters degree to get anything even with being a social worker and be working on a doc....

  16. i cursed somebody at work, somebody overheard and filed a complaint. what can i do?

    retiredlady replied to willowRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This happened a few months ago and they are just now complaining? Don't they have anything better to do? Tell the boss that you will apologize and that you won't do it any more and continue on. If I...

  17. Break from nursing?

    retiredlady replied to PCU_RN9's topic in General Nursing

    When I got burned out of nursing, I would go down in hours, work part time. Enough to maintain my health insurance (had to work 20 hrs a week) or I would switch to evening or night shift. Finally,...

  18. Ethical (?) Dilemma?

    retiredlady replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    Take the day shift. New nurses don't get everything. They have to work their way up also. That's my opinion and that's what we had to do and your boss should see that. I'm sure there's others who...

  19. Giving resident hot water??? Is it safe???

    retiredlady replied to Misslady113's topic in General Nursing

    My father had this same thing. He had to have coffee. We would go get it and pour half out and fill with water. It was still hot to him, but not enough to burn him. I would get mad at the people...

  20. He// to the NO!

    retiredlady replied to FLmomof5's topic in General Nursing

    Just a suggestion: I would write down everything that you do for a day and how long it took to prove that you have to stay over to complete everything. That way they can see what you do and you can...

  21. Saline flush without a physician order?

    retiredlady replied to stephenfnielsen's topic in General Nursing

    Poster, when you get the order for a saline lock that includes the saline. The floor or hospital has the protocol for how often to flush and PRN as needed to maintain it or we use too. Sometimes Drs...

  22. Have a question for all nurses.

    retiredlady replied to tra10's topic in General Nursing

    List everyday on paper things that she does that is unsafe, then give it to management. You need proof. Personally, I think that is a little too old, but i have a mother and mother in law that age...

  23. Grunting baby...

    retiredlady replied to winter_green's topic in Ob/Gyn

    After working in a nursery for a few years, I think that you did just fine. Baby probably retained some fluid, we would have done some chest percussion to get rid of the fluid, give flow by O2,...

  24. Doctor needs to perform surgery but with charity care, seemed unhappy

    retiredlady replied to onlyj's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, you can get it paid by charity. (some of my family has done this), This pays the hospital--not the radiologists or other doctors involved, including the surgeon, But you can arrange to pay...

  25. Need MORE help with a decision! :-)

    retiredlady replied to tmartin83's topic in General Nursing

    I say go with him. Put him first and enjoy your time over there. Nursing can wait. You might not be over there long. Find some other job for a while. Marriages need to come first I