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mshultz

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  1. I'm sick of taking care of Room 505 !!!!

    mshultz replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    His behavior is the result of cognitive impairment due to alcoholism and related nutritional deficiency, don't you think? It's still gross, but I doubt that he can help

  2. The things you never forget...

    mshultz replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    That is how I would want to be

  3. about Peck's theory (psychosocial tasks)

    mshultz replied to GingerSue's topic in General Students

    GingerSue: According to this article: http://www.psychsational.com/2008/03/pecks-three-developmental-tasks-for.html I think that d) is the best answer. "Pecks three developmental tasks for older...

  4. Angels posing as hospital patients?

    mshultz replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    So, your patient was

  5. Why didn't the doctor treat EVERYONE for this???

    mshultz replied to pirap's topic in General Nursing

    Many years ago, I went with my parents to visit one of my grandmothers in the nursing home. They sat on her bed and touched her; I did not. They got scabies; I did not. They were treated; I was...

  6. Time to Come Clean,,,,slips of the tongue

    mshultz replied to Calgon-take.me.away's topic in General Nursing

    "O" Sign: mouth hanging open "Q" Sign: mouth hanging open with tongue sticking out (looks like the letter "Q") Dotted "Q" Sign: mouth hanging open, tongue sticking out, fly on tongue It's amazing what...

  7. Personal Statement - Query

    mshultz replied to loziy's topic in Emergency

    You won't get any "tsk tsk" from me. This would be a good discussion for an ethics class. Personally, the last time I took one of those employment tests, it made me feel "dirty". The tests tell you...

  8. Why do people abuse nurses?

    mshultz replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps we are kindred spirits, although I am not a healthcare worker. When I presented my elderly person interview to my gerontology class last semester, I stated that I disagreed with the...

  9. Things You Do In Nursing School

    mshultz replied to jturpin4's topic in General Students

    Through the process of attrition, I am the only male in my Sunday School class. Circumcision was mentioned during one of the scripture readings. The women started talking about whether they had had...

  10. Things You Do In Nursing School

    mshultz replied to jturpin4's topic in General Students

    Interesting. The trauma team uncovered me, then introduced themselves before beginning to work on me. I was not covered up again until admissions (also done by this team) was finished and I was sent...

  11. Circ Rates by Region

    mshultz replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    For those regions with a 98% circumcision rate, is it a possibility that mothers opposed to circumcision are choosing to give birth in a non-hospital setting? As another possibility, are they giving...

  12. Study: Incompetent People Really Have No Clue

    mshultz replied to Valerie Salva's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like pop psychology to me. Like anyone else, I have my strengths and my weaknesses. Since I started back to college in 1993 and got serious about it, I have been doing as well as can be...

  13. Should rad techs make as much as RN's?

    mshultz replied to SDS_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Part of the reason professional athletes earn so much money is that they are subsidized by the government (our tax dollars at work). The basic city services (water, sewer, streets, police, EMS, and...

  14. Is there a Height requirement for nurses?

    mshultz replied to ram123's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, due to the influx of Asian and Hispanic immigrants coming to America, the rest of the world is catching up to us in height, or surpassing us (Holland, for

  15. NGT placement

    mshultz replied to SHALIMAR's topic in Emergency

    When I was in the ED, I was told to sit with my legs hanging over the side of the bed. While one nurse was inserting the NGT, a second nurse was squirting water into my open mouth with a 16 oz...

  16. What do you write on your pt's bulletin board?

    mshultz replied to Dempather's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I was fortunate to be alert and oriented my entire hospital stay. The 2mg of Versed and 50mg of Demerol had no perceptible effect, so I remember the EGD too. I found the EGD to be quite...

  17. What do you write on your pt's bulletin board?

    mshultz replied to Dempather's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting. When I was in the ICU, a telephone was available to me upon request. However, when the first nurse went to write her name upon the white board, there were no markers. She left in...

  18. Walkie Talkies on Your Unit?

    mshultz replied to NursingAgainstdaOdds's topic in General Nursing

    When I saw this thread title, I thought it was r/t patients who were ambulatory and

  19. Family looking through patient chart?(Sorry, kind of long...)

    mshultz replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital records for 2003, that I requested in 2004, cost $30 for 72 pages. The people were nice, but acted as though I had made some sort of improper remark by requesting my records. She tried...

  20. Funniest Complaint on Press Ganey Scores

    mshultz replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    I think it is by random selection. In my case, I was in the hospital twice, and got a survey both times. I wish I had made copies of them before sending them in. They were not Press Ganey surveys....

  21. I'm starting to hate my patients...

    mshultz replied to txdude35's topic in MICU, SICU

    My insurance agent told me that the tragedy of the insurance business is that they see their best customers the least. I think I have had 1 claim in the past 27 years. One of the Critical Care nurses...

  22. What do you all think of tele patients drinking coffee

    mshultz replied to RNCRNA2BE's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in the Critical Care Unit with a bad GI bleed (due to aspirin abuse for headache control), my first meal included warm water, a sugar packet, and a tea bag. Since I do not drink tea, I...

  23. Gotta off the wall question

    mshultz replied to bakpakr's topic in General Nursing

    My health care providers did not want to give me more than 3 cortisone injections per season for my pollen allergies. This did not provide sufficient relief. I was the one to ask for a nasal...

  24. Liver Failure R/T cirrhosis

    mshultz replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    The male model in my Paramedic Emergency Care book is also quite hairy. On the other hand, one of the male models in my Health Assessment & Physical Examination book has no chest or facial hair....

  25. milliequivalent formula question

    mshultz replied to GingerSue's topic in General Students

    http://www.merck.com/mmpe/appendixes/ap1/ap1a.html "The following can be used to convert between mEq, mg, and mmol: mEq = mg/formula wt × valence = mmol × valence mg = mEq × formula wt /valence =...