terilyn

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1. Why did you go into Nursing?

   terilyn replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

   I think the answer that everyone gave years ago was "I want to help people!" Isn't that what we all said??? I was 13 years old when I decided that I would want to be a nurse, and I don't know why, I just wanted to be one. For me it was the righ...

2. Nursing is pathetic...

   terilyn replied to [email protected]'s topic in Career Support

   I just read these posts and to be honest, my eyes hurt now and i'm a little dizzy!! I 've been a nurse for 9 1/2 years and it definitely has had its ups and downs, but I would highly recommend it. Every job has it's problems, when we got into nursi...

3. DNR

   terilyn replied to Ahn's topic in General Nursing

   Suctioning a pt. who is a DNR is not violating his wishes. Suctioning is a comfort measure. I could not sit a watch a patient drown in his own secretions. We provide oxygen, suction, give tylenol to pts. with high temps, but do not intubate and pe...

4. Verbal Orders

   terilyn replied to D. Rowe's topic in Emergency

   I don't work in the ER, I work on med/surg and we always take verbal orders, well mostly they are telephone orders. Especially because we are not a teaching hospital, and we deal with only attendings. When we get the patients from the ER, sometimes...

5. DNR

   terilyn replied to Ahn's topic in General Nursing

   DNR means basically what it says--Do Not Resuscitate---keep the patient comfortable, medicate them, feed them, wash them, take vitals etc....but, if they stop breathing and there heart stops, do not do CPR, let them go in peace....that's how i explai...

6. RN's removing surgical drains

   terilyn replied to conniejean's topic in Med-Surg

   I guess we are way behind in the times--we are not allowed to remove any type of surgical drains--we technically cannot even remove staples!!!!

7. certification

   terilyn posted a topic in Urology

   anyone certified in urology and how was difficult was the exam?? I'm taking it in April and I need some pointers!! Thanks!!