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  1. My Hands are a mess in the winter!

    skislalom replied to IMustBeCrazy's topic in General Nursing

    I have to use powder free latex free gloves, use Aquaphor at night with cotton gloves and have you ever tried "Zim's Crack Cream" ? That works wonders as well. Other ideas...Burt's Bees hand salve,...

  2. Private schools in the West Coast?

    skislalom replied to cherilynski's topic in Nursing Career

    Actually Linfield is in McMinnville, ( http://www.linfield.edu/ ) but yes the clinicals are at Good Sam's in Portland and they also have a Portland Campus. The school in Forest Grove is Pacific...

  3. Private schools in the West Coast?

    skislalom replied to cherilynski's topic in Nursing Career

    Actually Linfield is in McMinnville, ( http://www.linfield.edu/ ) but yes the clinicals are at Good Sam's in Portland and they also have a Portland Campus. The school in Forest Grove is Pacific...

  4. Need Some Advise. Want to be an RN: late 30's AM I TOO LATE?

    skislalom replied to RNRNRNRNR's topic in Nursing Career

    not too late! Average age of grads in the ADN prog at our school last year was.... 42! Peice of cake-I'll be 41 when I finish.

  5. Anyone else PARANIOD about giving oral presentations??

    skislalom replied to luvmy2angels's topic in General Students

    OMG-I hate it almost as much as my paralysing fear of flying...hello xanax (well for flying anyway). I type out my speech exactly like I'd like to present it...bold the real important parts, many...

  6. Would you let your kid ride a MOTORCYCLE ???

    skislalom replied to Oregon Runner's topic in General Nursing

    the worst accident so far was a man eluding our patrol. He lost control and failed to negotiate a corner....it was dark..he hit the guide wires that support a telephone pole.....very much like a...

  7. Would you let your kid ride a MOTORCYCLE ???

    skislalom replied to Oregon Runner's topic in General Nursing

    NOPE! I won't even let my husband ride. I've almost lost a brother and seen too many motorcycle fatalities. MOST of the time the accidents aren't due to the cycle riders - it's usually other...

  8. Night nurses: Do you have a sign?

    skislalom replied to PJMommy's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked nights, I disconnected the doorbell-used an answering machine (took the phone out of my room), put a no soliciting sign on my door. All neighbors and friends knew I worked nights and...

  9. took nclex-rn today...

    skislalom replied to breastfeedingRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Well congrats to you!! Way to go How will you celebrate? :balloons:

  10. CHEMO: peripheral or portacath?

    skislalom replied to leslie :-D's topic in Oncology

    Love to help any way I can, I wish I'd had alot of the info when we were in the midst of her cancer. I'll do anything I can to help! It was a very tough journey but we both learned alot and became...

  11. CHEMO: peripheral or portacath?

    skislalom replied to leslie :-D's topic in Oncology

    Gosh where do I start...I went thru cancer with my mom, she had both breast and ovarian cancer...she fought and won the ovarian...bc wasn't so lucky (lost her 9/3/03 @ age 56)...I do have a bit of...

  12. How to tell the difference between diaper rash, heat rash, and yeast infection?

    skislalom replied to Energizer Bunny's topic in Pediatric

    Assuming it isn't yeast...the Godsend I used was Aquaphor. Aquaphor is worth it's weight in gold ... My son used to get so red from wearing disp diapers...once I switched to cloth he was hardly ever...

  13. Can you believe this? 13yo and mom both pregnant

    skislalom replied to seanymph's topic in Ob/Gyn

    not justifying anything here, but remember that the grandparents-to-be usually have a few months to adjust to the fact that thier barely teen is making them a grandparent, the shock, disappointment...

  14. An Eye Opener on Ovarian Cancer

    skislalom replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, that is so true. I have the Transvag U/S as part of my yearly, along with my CA125. I usually have the US about an hour before my appt and we get it all done in one day. It's really a huge...

  15. An Eye Opener on Ovarian Cancer

    skislalom replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    also and died of breast cancer. It practically took an act of God to talk my doctor into doing the CA125 on me. Her excuse...you're too young (I was 31 or 32 at the time). I changed doctors and...

  16. Foreign Objects in Body Cavities

    skislalom replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    let me tell you, it's no better there either. We do strip searches to prevent contraband from entering the facility... Had one gal...had 4 packs of cigarettes stuffed into her lady parts I've...

  17. Anybody had online science classes actually accepted?

    skislalom replied to d&d's mom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    My online science classes are kind of hybrids... my chem I spent one night a week in recitation and lab...3 hours 5credit class...we did lab quizzes, corrected homework and did our labwork on...

  18. Episiotomy vs. Spontaneous laceration?

    skislalom replied to becca.utns's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The first one...I had an episiotomy to allow for vacuum extraction after several hours of pushing...hurt like hail and I tore 4th deg. She was 9lb4oz Second one...begged for no episiotomy...had a...

  19. Nursing School Bloopers

    skislalom replied to Jabber964's topic in Nursing Humor

    So did your instructor ever realize The root of the problem? (or lack

  20. Need A New Pill

    skislalom replied to prairiegirl's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am a mom of four and have been on several "pills" over the YEARS. I do most certainly feel DONE but am not at all interested in any surgical procedures. I recently started using the NuvaRing and I...

  21. What does your post name reflect about you?

    skislalom replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Mine is pretty easy too...My fair weather passion is waterskiing and I "ski slalom"..on one ski. I'd much rather be doing that right now than studying and watching the rain pour

  22. Nursing Journals

    skislalom replied to emmy's topic in International Nursing

    http://www.lww.com/journals/trialissuelist/ You can request trial issues of the journals here...at no cost...I've gotten at least 3 different ones. I have subscribed to Nursing 2004 and I really like...

  23. Imetrex for Migraines

    skislalom replied to Monica RN,BSN's topic in General Nursing

    The trick to nearly all migraine meds is to take them as soon as you feel the migraine coming on. I've tried Imitrex subq (dang that hurts) it did work but it took forever last time and ends up being...

  24. Ghostly experiences??

    skislalom replied to Erin RN's topic in General Nursing

  25. Headaches

    skislalom replied to SnowymtnRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My last pregnancy I had headaches and migraines thru the whole thing. I had quite a few headaches with my other pregnancies but the last one was like a constant headache. Alot of it can have to do...