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  1. Uti

    etmx5313 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Have a quick question. About 2 weeks ago I had intense, severe abdominal pain--developed over several hours. It got so bad I had to go to the E.R. Felt like a bowel spasm type pain. I couldent...

  2. Trying to get Pediatrics position

    etmx5313 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just wanted some advice. I have applied at a local Children's Hospital and have not received a call back--this was several months ago. I applied again online and I just wanted to know what your...

  3. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    etmx5313 replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    Nurse is in room changing out TPN solution, flushing line, etc. CNA comes in room and tells nurse that "Room X needs some morphine." Nurse states, "I can get it here in about 15-20 minutes. I can't...

  4. Falls and incident reports in LTC

    etmx5313 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    ' ALWAYS---can I repeat ALWAYS fill out an incident report when someone falls!!! I never want to be caught in a situation where I though that someone fell and did not injure themselves--only to have...

  5. Anyone out there who passed the Nclex RN scored 80 to 90

    etmx5313 replied to jayvee's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took 75 questions and it shut off. I am a very very impatient person. It just killed me to wait through the weekend!!! I too was nervous and I was an LPN for ten years. Do you have to wait on...

  6. Anyone out there who passed the Nclex RN scored 80 to 90

    etmx5313 replied to jayvee's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    In my state, (NE) we can check with the testing agency--through their website they give you the "unofficial" results. Also, check your board of nursing licensure website if you have one. I took...

  7. Gross bodily functions driving me crazy

    etmx5313 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Okay, if you have a weak stomach or don't like hearing about bodily functions, do not read any further. I just have a question. Sorry if this is gross but here goes. I have pretty much diagnosed...

  8. Questions from a new nursing student...

    etmx5313 replied to giraffeboy's topic in General Nursing

    I completely agree. I obtained my LPN with the idea that "I would go back for my RN"..................11 years later I finally made it. It would have been SO much easier to just finish it 11 years...

  9. Blackheads

    etmx5313 replied to suzieq8907's topic in General Nursing

    The Biore strips didn't work for me either!!! Got a few, but I have them all along the side of my nose--and below my bottom lip on my chin--what the heck??? Do the pore extractor things

  10. Did you work while going through Nursing school?

    etmx5313 replied to Maliatc's topic in General Nursing

    I worked full time and went to school full time. I have three kids also. It was HARD!! The hardest thing I have ever done. There were days I was so tired I couldent see straight. BUt I kept...

  11. tension between EMT and LTC nurses?

    etmx5313 replied to smk1's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, and also our EMT's are great about starting IV's when we can't get one in. We try our best but if they are an impossible stick, we call EMS and they get it 99% of the time. And they are PLEASANT...

  12. tension between EMT and LTC nurses?

    etmx5313 replied to smk1's topic in General Nursing

    Im not sure in your facility, but in our LTC, there is no way we can send someone out without a MD order. We would have our butts in a sling if we did

  13. tension between EMT and LTC nurses?

    etmx5313 replied to smk1's topic in General Nursing

    I am an RN from a small town near Omaha NE, working in LTC and just want to say, that apparently our EMS in our town are among the few AWESOME EMT's. I have had ONLY one bad experience with one...

  14. Survey: Do you leave work at your scheduled time on a regular basis?

    etmx5313 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Wow---I left at my scheduled time yesterday. Gave report and left right on the dot...............then I woke up!!! :chuckle Generally I am there for at LEAST 2 hours over shift--usually charting,...

  15. ADD and nursing/schooling???

    etmx5313 replied to Cryssi's topic in General Nursing

    I was diagnosed about three years ago by accident. I was completing a form on my son for ADD and I was reading the questions to my husband. He replied, "Does that have YOUR name on the bottom of...

  16. Funniest thing the nurse FORGOT to tell you in report

    etmx5313 replied to Rapheal's topic in General Nursing

    Well, lately my best one would be when I had a lady getting TPN in the LTC where I work.....anyway, got report-after frequent interruptions, I walked by her room on the way to get something out of...

  17. Ultrascopes

    etmx5313 replied to Medic2005's topic in General Nursing

    I have an Ultrascope--can hear anything--it's great. Everyone though is a little different. Have to use what works for you. Try different

  18. disciplinary nightmare

    etmx5313 replied to rosieposie's topic in General Nursing

    I have to agree. Even before I went to school, I knew that I could not use RN or LPN behind my name. Common sense. Could be wrong, but I feel you wanted to use RN, knew you shouldent, but heck,...

  19. Pt found dead!!!

    etmx5313 replied to glascow's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    At our LTC facility, we have absolutely NO restraints. We had a resident die from getting her head caught in the side rails. The nurse treated it like a natural death--didn't report that the woman...

  20. Another Thread for Gas-Passers

    etmx5313 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I just couldent pass this one up. My DH always thought he could let, "The best farts." (Go figure---they're men.) When he and his buddies would travel to races (he's a drag racer) he would purposely...

  21. ancient practices

    etmx5313 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just some questions about old horses. Our facility still hand counts--and signs narcs q. shift, with two nurses signing off. This is SOOO time consuming!!!!! Any other old horses out there? Oh,...

  22. Getting it on the MAR: How hard is that?

    etmx5313 replied to nursemouse's topic in General Nursing

    Working in a nursing home, our system is a little more complicated--here's how it usually goes. 1. Nurse working answers phone--because the "lady at the front desk--who has nothing to do with any...