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  1. A little off topic.....anyone else sick?

    dscrn replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    Ilike the hair dryer idea...wish I'd known of it over the weekend-my son 17-was sick-same time, same symp as you. His ped didn't want to give any meds. He made it back to school today-wasn't sure...

  2. Prenursing student married to RN

    dscrn replied to mydee's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats! A former co-worker's husband went to nursing school, soon after they were married. He got a job at the same hsp, and theyhave beenfortunate enough to work opp shifts, to share child...

  3. Lost a good friend to Huntington's Disease....

    dscrn replied to NYRN08's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry to hear of your loss...this is just such a horrible disease. I'm glad that you had friends to support you..and you

  4. Showing your respect to the Deaf patient

    dscrn replied to Inspired By Silence's topic in General Nursing

    Great post-very informative. As with any language, ASL must be practiced

  5. What is the difference between a sitter and a cna???

    dscrn replied to misspink789's topic in General Nursing

    My experience with "sitter" is a 1:1, usually suicide precaution...they just sat in the room, to keep an eye on the pt. Mostly they read, or watched

  6. teen breast-feeding

    dscrn replied to LuvPedsNrsg's topic in General Nursing

    Glad that things clicked with your daughter. I was a teen mom at 18-breastfed my first daughter for only 2 mos-she was not an "easy" baby. Was more successfulwith my oterh 3

  7. teen breast-feeding

    dscrn replied to LuvPedsNrsg's topic in General Nursing

    Had one of those intoduction things.."I'm Jane, this is my husband Larry" things..She really is pretty assertive, but I think emotion got the better of her. Really bad, because knowing about the...

  8. teen breast-feeding

    dscrn replied to LuvPedsNrsg's topic in General Nursing

    Support group sounds like a good idea-depending on the dynamics of the group. Sometimes, groups can be "cliquish"...My daughter was unmarried when her son was born, and when she went to Lamaze class,...

  9. 4 month old baby denied insurance coverage for being obese

    dscrn replied to lovepink's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    or HTN, or heart disease, or

  10. teen breast-feeding

    dscrn replied to LuvPedsNrsg's topic in General Nursing

    I think that a big part of the mpm/grandmom situation is the attitude "she made a misake, now I have to take care of things". their is a lot of guilting going on, if grandmom did not breastfeed her...

  11. I fainted

    dscrn replied to AragornSkywalker's topic in Male Nursing Students

    once you are registered, a bill is generated. Whether you waited for test results or

  12. Nursing and Lupus

    dscrn replied to jrw03282009's topic in General Nursing

    I would say, go for it...you really won't know til you try. A strong support system can make a real difference. Has your md mentioned what type of treatment he is planning?? You will need to plan...

  13. Who died and made Joint Commission "God"

    dscrn replied to 1Tulip's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    sorry for those typos! Can't type in the

  14. Who died and made Joint Commission "God"

    dscrn replied to 1Tulip's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I remember, prior to a "visit"m all staff members were gien panphlets, with all the correct anxseres. We were given strict instructions that we basically were onle to speak whe spoKen to"...i I used...

  15. How do you feel about this?

    dscrn replied to 1TachyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I will say that I had an apt at an imaging facility....and they had a basket of Otis in the waitinng room-nice touch, especially since they wer running

  16. Shaved Mons - Phenomenon

    dscrn replied to recbest's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I will never look at a stuffer roaster quite the

  17. Circumcized on a vent?

    dscrn replied to 2curlygirls's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    MANY years back, I signed circ consents for my kids when I was in labor...didn't even know the sex of the baby. I believe that they would have been circ'd in the DR-Thankfull, I don't think that this...

  18. What was your first clinical like?

    dscrn replied to Kringe38's topic in General Students

    Especially these days, most pts love the students...none of the nurses have so much time to spend with only one pt! You will be

  19. How do you feel about this?

    dscrn replied to 1TachyRN's topic in General Nursing

    and then, you have pts on restricted diets...what treat do they get?? For years now, hsps have been tying to compete with hotels...big

  20. Do you cut off Name Band?

    dscrn replied to nkochrn's topic in General Nursing

    Spe;;ing counts..but I'm sure we all knew what ou meant. There are just so many letters out there, I just sort of refer to all as the e i e i

  21. Woman Calls C-Section "Rape"

    dscrn replied to c3p0's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I believe that there was mention that the md's insurancecarrier would not cover him to do VBAC's...perhaps he has had some really bad outcomes? I agree that she should find another md, hsp if she...

  22. Do you cut off Name Band?

    dscrn replied to nkochrn's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I see a whole long line of p*****d. d/c pts...how many discharges does he handle in one day? What happens if the pts inst have been sent out to the car with family

  23. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    dscrn replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    Taking an admission on the pp floor...the nurse transferring said the the pt's uterus was "boggy" so she opened up the IV-not so unusual, except for the fact that the pt was pre-eclamptic, and on...

  24. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    dscrn replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    Machines areonly as good as the person overseeing

  25. Words you never dreamed you would say as a nurse...

    dscrn replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing