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  1. Hosptial settings make me DIZZY

    ellakate replied to adowd's topic in General Students

    This happened to me when I was in my 20's. When I took my oral contraceptives at night, the hospital was easier to take. Today's meds aren't as strong, I

  2. Home Care Fraud - How to escape.

    ellakate replied to erroridiot's topic in Home Health

    This I know! However, I was really taken aback at how easily dishonest people can mess with the

  3. Home Care Fraud - How to escape.

    ellakate replied to erroridiot's topic in Home Health

    Oriented a HH RN from compact state A with temporary license in my state B. Reported that this person did not act like a licensed nurse. Was told her/his license was in good standing with my state....

  4. Pacemakers and DNR's

    ellakate replied to becca001's topic in General Nursing

    After Dad died, his icd fired twice. I wish I had known how to disable

  5. Research Coordinator Interview

    ellakate replied to ThanksForAllTheFish!'s topic in Research

    Each study has a coordinator who is from the study sponsor, like XYZ Pharma. These are research professionals who can help you. Since you are new, I believe that they would be happy to help you...

  6. Defiant and Insubordinate

    ellakate replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It was my time to watch the cardiac monitors as a pt went into sinus bradycardia, then a third degree heart block, continuing to deteriorate. The doc was calling his office telling them that he would...

  7. Defiant and Insubordinate

    ellakate replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sue, Since she is a floater, ask your supervisor if this is a trend, or if this has been reported before. Then go gaily

  8. Essay Help For Nursing School

    ellakate replied to Nurse Rodriguez's topic in General Students

    You have a good plan. Let us know how it

  9. Essay Help For Nursing School

    ellakate replied to Nurse Rodriguez's topic in General Students

    When do you

  10. Essay Help For Nursing School

    ellakate replied to Nurse Rodriguez's topic in General Students

    Perhaps you can take a writing/grammar course. I understand what you are saying, but people will judge you on this in nursing school. Gaining control of the language will give you skills that will...

  11. Essay Help For Nursing School

    ellakate replied to Nurse Rodriguez's topic in General Students

    Hello, Nursing Pride, I am a BSN, RN. Although I can help with writing, I have to say that I am ignorant when it comes to which books are helpful. You are welcome for the help! Best

  12. How do I stop getting my feelings hurt?

    ellakate replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This is a hard one, Sue. First of all, you have no friends now. Anyone who was your peer before is now your subordinate. Second, your boss is clearly not your friend. Remember that no one is your...

  13. Anyone have anything positive to say about nursing school?

    ellakate replied to AllThingsPink's topic in General Students

    I loved the people that I met when I started school. We graduated in 1977, and in 2007 we had a 30 year class reunion. I realized what a wonderful group of people were in nursing school with me. It...

  14. Essay Help For Nursing School

    ellakate replied to Nurse Rodriguez's topic in General Students

    See how you like this. My viewpoint of nursing comes directly from my desire to help people. I want to be a nurse because I enjoy being helping people when they are in need. I get internal...

  15. Essay Help For Nursing School

    ellakate replied to Nurse Rodriguez's topic in General Students

    Do you still need

  16. CVRR?

    ellakate replied to MrRockerSN's topic in General Students

    I'm not sure, but I think that this is the area that recovers CABG, open heart, maybe transplant patients after surgery. When I went to nursing school, these patients were recovered in ICU, bypassing...

  17. In need of some advice.

    ellakate replied to Brookenicole84's topic in General Students

    Hello, Brookenicole! Congratulations on graduating! What an achievement! My suggestion: Work as GPN for practice and experience. You have worked very hard to get here, and there is no reason to...

  18. if in doubt of code status should CPR be done ?

    ellakate replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Start

  19. Fish Oil and Fibromyalgia/Arthritis/Chronic Pain

    ellakate replied to WoofyMutt80's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    For some time, I had leg pain that was diagnosed as peripheral neuropathy. It got a lot better when I took rx vitamin D gel caps, to correct a documented deficiency. Now I am within therapeutic...

  20. New perspective on clinical skills testing

    ellakate replied to slacktime's topic in General Students

    Holy

  21. 700 pages of reading, per week, for one class

    ellakate replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Students

    This must be where bullying starts in NS. I've been trying to figure out when the teacher begins to wave a whip. This may be it. It makes me so happy to see you all sharing this valuable peer...

  22. Advice- Non Clinical RN Jobs

    ellakate replied to txspadequeenRN's topic in Nursing Career

    I've checked out the CLNC thing, and you might look into that a little bit before investing. I have a nurse friend in a major metropolitan area who took the course and is still paying for it, but has...

  23. Advice- Non Clinical RN Jobs

    ellakate replied to txspadequeenRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Umm. . . . . I think that this may be it. At least for me. Right now I am looking in to clinical research nursing. Completely task driven, which is a good thing. Some patient contact, but very...

  24. 700 pages of reading, per week, for one class

    ellakate replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Students

    Why do teachers do that to

  25. 700 pages of reading, per week, for one class

    ellakate replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Students

    You are right. This is