BRANDY LPN

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1. do you know enough about MI symptoms?

   BRANDY LPN replied to diamondmeadows's topic in General Nursing

   If you had a pt with sudden CP lasting 3 hours(at the time of hospital visit), radiating to left arm, back and neck, and labs and EKG and chest xray were normal. pt rates pain 7/10, b/p 146/94 p...

2. Foley balloon, test or not to test

   BRANDY LPN replied to mcmike55's topic in Operating Room

   Chiming in to say that once when I tested the balloon it WOULD NOT deflate, can you imagine the pain THAT would have been upon d/c? Anything can be defective, the safegaurds are put there for a...

3. The Today Show

   BRANDY LPN replied to bklynborn's topic in General Nursing

   I am tired and kind of lazy tongiht, so forgive me for not reading the whole thread, and if this has already been mentioned I'm sorry..... How in the world will being able to differentiate between...

4. Video cameras banned in L&D

   BRANDY LPN replied to rph3664's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I am in the minority here in that I never minded the family video-taping or taking still shots, and would generally even try to give them an opportunity to get "posed" pics of baby in warmer, if...

5. Need Common Phrases in Spanish

   BRANDY LPN replied to roxburin's topic in Emergency

   Thank you, all the ones I only put in ( ) I KNEW I was mis-spelling, was just trying to get as close as possible to pronunciation as I could. I have a question about "Que hacer por ti" a husband of a...

6. Need Common Phrases in Spanish

   BRANDY LPN replied to roxburin's topic in Emergency

   Que hacer por ti? what can i do for you? via con mio come with me orinar urine aqui (a key) here (con- TAR- say las ropas, pon-TAR-say las bata) take off your clothes, put on this robe el bano the...

7. Most embarrasing moment as a nurse/ma/cna

   BRANDY LPN replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

   At my last nursing job we wore the scrub tops that snap up the front, and while leaving my pts. room i caught my top on the door handle, while simultaneously walking out and opening the door,...

8. Babies cut during c-sections?

   BRANDY LPN replied to rbytsdy's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I know how she feels, I won't go into details but one of my laceration scars still twinges a bit now and

9. Multiple shingles sites?

   BRANDY LPN posted a topic in General Nursing

   Is it possible to have shingles in more than one area? For instance can you have the rash around your eye AND on your chest at the same time? I have never seen shingles first hand before and don't...

10. Babies cut during c-sections?

    BRANDY LPN replied to rbytsdy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    OMG Dawngloves, that is horrible, I cannot imagine how bad that must have been for all

11. Babies cut during c-sections?

    BRANDY LPN replied to rbytsdy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I wasn't even THAT lucky, my epidural had ran out several hours before delivery and they wouldn't give me any more because "you will have to stay in recovery too long" and wouldn't give me lidocaine...

12. Babies cut during c-sections?

    BRANDY LPN replied to rbytsdy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My son has a DENT in his head from the forceps, it is still there he is ten. I was 19 when i delivered him and remember pointing it out to the ped who said "oh it will most likely go away, and if it...

13. Babies cut during c-sections?

    BRANDY LPN replied to rbytsdy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have seen it happen once and like alot of others it was during a stat section, was also the only time I ever witnessed a prolapsed cord, and from prolapse in LR to delivery in OR it took a whole 7...

14. boils....septicemia

    BRANDY LPN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Okay who knows how common is it to develop septicemia from recurrent boils? Have any of you seen this? Any good links/with statistics? Thanks

15. Caught son eating his stool

    BRANDY LPN replied to lukejea's topic in General Nursing

    Read this article on pica, and try not to worry too much unless it becomes a persitant problem. I just found out my 4 year old that has been potty trained forever.... just pooped in her brothers candy...