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  1. Tricks to getting patients to do what you want?

    ellakate replied to AragornSkywalker's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Suggestion: Fill bath basin with warm water during or after vital signs. Set it up on her bedside table and offer her a warm, damp washcloth to wash her face and hands. Then let her know that you...

  2. Nothing's quite as lovely as cussin'in the morning.

    ellakate replied to ellakate's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, BoogsGirl724. Your post resonated with me. This is a dilemma that is tough. How do we approach the inscrutable young bloods? Now that I am older, I may remind them enough of their mother or...

  3. Nothing's quite as lovely as cussin'in the morning.

    ellakate replied to ellakate's topic in General Nursing

    next time go w/your instincts, and hug the kid. OK! Next time, I go with my instincts! Muchas gracias,

  4. What are you thankful for today?

    ellakate replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    Today I am thankful for: Freedom to choose when and where I work My parents for showing me integrity and honesty My siblings My late physician/counselor who helped me 'reshuffle'...

  5. Nothing's quite as lovely as cussin'in the morning.

    ellakate replied to ellakate's topic in General Nursing

    By the end of the visit, the young man was listening to my information on his grandmother's diabetes. It felt a little schizophrenic, but I played bad cop/good cop. As horsey as he was, I felt sorry...

  6. Did I do the right thing???

    ellakate replied to luvmy2angels's topic in Home Health

    Good job, Nurse! Don't worry about the patients that thank you. I agree with KateRN1. While HH is about keeping patients at home, it is also about getting them help when they need it. Our patients...

  7. NEED HELP WITH WIFE

    ellakate replied to milan18400's topic in Male Nursing Students

    The things that I have seen in the clinical area are certainly nothing to inspire jealousy. If anything, they might lead one to thoughts of

  8. Correctional Nursing Questionnaire.

    ellakate replied to egmiller's topic in Correctional

    Eirene, such a good answer! My answers are not as exciting, but caring for this population provides plenty of challenges. When I was a charge nurse a long time ago, we got a pt at change of shift...

  9. Experienced Nurses:If you would have known then what you know now you would have....

    ellakate replied to NoeIssa's topic in General Nursing

    Leslie, thanks for the ramblings. This is the type of discussion that was taught in "Nursing Ethics" when I went to my hospital school. Is this a required or available course? My guess is, probably...

  10. Random vents

    ellakate replied to nyteshade's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks to all posters. I have wanted to say something, but don't want to start the "eating their young"

  11. Your Favorite one liner used with patients

    ellakate replied to scaredofshots's topic in Nursing Humor

    On cardiac step down unit when drawing arterial blood gases: This is going to hurt like hell. I am really sorry, but if you hold still, it will be over

  12. Thank you and Am I Crazy?

    ellakate replied to stephanie93's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Stephanie, if you keep coming back, you may be hearing your Calling! Do the math and if you can afford it, go for it! I have known a number of nurses who became a nurse after a life changing...

  13. UT Austin SON Spring 2010!!!

    ellakate replied to BeenOff's topic in Texas Nursing

    Welcome, BeenOff! You will enjoy UT Austin SoN, my alma mater. But you may not have much extra

  14. No One Dies Alone (NODA) Program

    ellakate replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    End of Life Nursing Education Consortium is a great resource.

  15. Digoxin

    ellakate replied to kafluknik's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    That is what I would think. A Safety

  16. Pharmacology Help

    ellakate replied to Brandirose20's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Pharmacology can be tough. What about your lecture

  17. Overdoses

    ellakate replied to SusieQ1234's topic in MICU, SICU

    The young ODs were often repeaters when I worked at a city/county hospital. Our unit was near the CCU, where ODs were sent for cardiac monitoring. Recently, my dumb brother-in-law (Earl) shot...

  18. help?! PEG tube incident

    ellakate replied to morningloryRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have used this homemade method before with repeated success. Take a long, smaller bore tube. My choice is butterfly tubing, cut at an angle. Discard needle safely. Attach to 10 cc syringe full of...

  19. Tasers, Pepper Spray, and Attack Dogs...Has hospital security gone TOO far?

    ellakate replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    ....never thought of it before,,,what effect would a taser have to someone with a pacemaker? Or someone with an arrythmia? The person with a pacemaker would probably light up, as would anyone...

  20. HELP Resident calling baby "stupid" What to do!!!??

    ellakate replied to WittleOnesRN's topic in General Nursing

    From another direction completely: When I encounter a mean person, I envision them surrounded by white light. They get uncomfortable and leave. Because I believe that mean people are hooked up with...

  21. HELP Resident calling baby "stupid" What to do!!!??

    ellakate replied to WittleOnesRN's topic in General Nursing

    I hate this kind of cruelty! I am afraid that I wouldn't be able to wait to find the attending. This is child abuse and I would just tell her that. If someone gets mad, so be it. Never, under...

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

    ellakate replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Saturday, I was working on call for HH, driving. When I was at a pt's home, a nurse friend of mine called me and asked for a special favor. She wanted me to give her an enema. No way. She was...

  23. What influenced you to go into healthcare?

    ellakate replied to Marissa2619's topic in General Nursing

    Ummmm. . . I’ve always been this way. When I was little, I nursed sick kittens, lambs, a baby raccoon, a baby owl, whatever needed some tlc. My goal was medical school. But nursing is where I...

  24. Having a hard time w/ the elderly lately

    ellakate replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    i sooo pity these folks. and honor every bit of their being, til the day they die.:redbeathe That is right, Leslie. I think that sometimes the failing memory and dementia make them angrier. And...

  25. clinical questions:)

    ellakate replied to sprintin08's topic in General Nursing

    I would assume that the number 2 means 2 people. T may mean total, like total care. FirefightingRN gives good advice. Take nothing for granted in your learning process. Review the procedure...