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  1. Question regarding Medical Progressive Care units

    nminodob replied to randygw's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, not here in SF, CA - I work stepdown in a county hospital and wages are the same as med-surg (although pt ratios are

  2. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    nminodob replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, I think that "sontimeter" is legit - at least in the medical

  3. male nurse haircut rules

    nminodob replied to albert6jed's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Our school required that all tats be covered. But there are nurses working that have tats on the neck. I have 3/4 sleeves that include skulls and animals (got when I was young and a bit more...

  4. Help CNA passing meds

    nminodob replied to littlebitark's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I found this to be pretty shocking, and wondered if things could possibly be so different in Arkansas? Then I found this thread on allnurses forum that discusses medication administration by non...

  5. Vomiting coffee ground colored vomitus with PEG tube in place for 11 months

    nminodob replied to iediethrlevingston's topic in General Nursing

    One thing in addition to what everyone else has said - aside from the emesis which is a big issue, it has been my experience that tube feedings typically cause loose stools - so lack of a BM is a real...

  6. Associate Degree or Direct Entry Masters?

    nminodob replied to clenz's topic in General Nursing

    If "direct entry MSN" refers to the accelerated masters in nursing, which I am thinking it does, then you will get your RN license before you do the masters portion of your MSN. This means you may...

  7. IV Bolus question

    nminodob replied to creichelt's topic in General Nursing

    Unless I am confused about what you're asking, the answer is yes it is doable - 50cc of NS in 5 miinutes is 600ml/hour. Even with CHF, 50cc is not a great deal of fluid

  8. My HESI story.

    nminodob replied to 2btmanrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    One of my classmates was a summa cum laude and she failed the exit HESI - and left the testing in tears. She took it a second time and got the highest score of anyone in our group. Others less...

  9. Of all the courses, which was most difficult for you?

    nminodob replied to MystyqueOne's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I found Maternity to be really hard - there was so much I just couldn't keep straight in my head, like the menstrual cycle, hormones, all the STDs, and that damn FUNDUS!! I could never remember where...

  10. Starting PIV = bane of my existance. Any advice?

    nminodob replied to whykiki0103's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Maybe my unit has fewer nurses with experience, but I found that I was pretty lucky with IVs, and now they come to me for help. As a new nurse there is nothing more gratifying than successfully...

  11. Wish it was a NANDA diagnosis

    nminodob replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Nursing Humor

    Here's one about recurrent UTIs a pal from NS came up with when we were doing our maternity clinicals (sorry but its a bit crude): Knowledge deficit related to wiping your @$$ the wrong way secondary...

  12. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    nminodob replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    While in NS I worked in hospice - I learned quite a bit about advanced cancer, for instance, as others have mentioned, the smell. We had a pt that had cancer of the uterus which had eaten through the...

  13. Diagnoses you never thought you'd see?

    nminodob replied to KarafromPhilly's topic in General Nursing

    While working in hospice saw a woman with cancer that had eaten through the top of her skull - yet she was still alive, and even taking liquids (minimally). I was just an attendant, but b/c I was in...

  14. A nurse should have at least 5 years exp before NP school

    nminodob replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I was interested in an advanced degree and when I asked the nurse manager on the stepdown unit where I work for a reference to a university masters program, she read me the riot act! She told me that...

  15. Did you work while in Nursing school?

    nminodob replied to GCTMT's topic in General Nursing

    If you can fit it in to your schedule, it will not interfere with your studies, it will accelerate them. I worked all through school, and even before while I was doing my pre-reqs - and it was the...

  16. dumbest things you have done as a new nurse

    nminodob posted a topic in General Nursing

    OK I am telling on myself here.. Some dumb things I have done: Asked to get a urine specimen from a foley, I mistakenly pulled the NS from the balloon port (luckily, discovered my error before foley...

  17. dumbest things you have done as a new nurse

    nminodob replied to nminodob's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder if I could invent a foley for women that has a lgiht on the end - probably make a million from

  18. dumbest things you have done as a new nurse

    nminodob replied to nminodob's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your candor - I was worried that I was the only one who did dumb

  19. "You'll be a nurse two years after you get your RN"

    nminodob replied to nurseby07's topic in General Nursing

    I learned far more from the nurses I work with who were CNAs and LPNs (LVNs) than I ever have from straight out of school RNs. And sometimes it seems like nursing school encourages the pecking order...

  20. Hiring Freeze and New Grad

    nminodob replied to natrgrrl's topic in General Nursing

    having spent 4 months chasing leads that were going nowhere it's hard to hear from other people that i wasn't "taking enough initiative," or "thinking outside the

  21. Hiring Freeze and New Grad

    nminodob replied to natrgrrl's topic in General Nursing

    I clicked on the link and quickly found jobs - with the minimum qual being 1-2 years experience! I know you are trying to be helpful, but this is a perfect example of the

  22. Dogs and nursing

    nminodob replied to rockstarjk's topic in General Nursing

    If you don't have friends to come by and take your dog out, you really should try and get a dog walker. Dogs are social by nature and crave company - not a toy. I'm not trying to lecture or make you...

  23. Are there really RN Jobs in Southern California?

    nminodob replied to onesmartgirl's topic in California Nursing

    I graduated from USF (San Francisco) in December '08, so I can only speak to the situation here - I waited almost 4 months for a job, and was considering leaving the area before I got one, just this...

  24. I am not in the medical field yet I would respectfully like to ask a quick question.

    nminodob replied to James 1967's topic in General Nursing

    WHOA, HOLD ON! I object to the harshness of your statement, and I was a nurse assistant for years before becoming an RN, so I certainly know a bit about toileting a patient! What this gentleman (and...

  25. I Worked A Movie Set as a RN!

    nminodob replied to Neveranurseagain's topic in General Nursing

    I believe every life deserves a touch of glamor in it! Glad you got yours! Friends where I work volunteered for nursing at Burning Man last year - at 54, I considered myself too old for a party on the...