WickedRedRN

WickedRedRN BSN, RN

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  1. Ascites with cirrhosis

    WickedRedRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all! I am not sure where to ask this question, so general forum seemed like a good place to start. I am still in my pre-nursing part of my studies so some of this info is unfamiliar to me. My...

  2. Ascites with cirrhosis

    WickedRedRN replied to WickedRedRN's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone thank you for the responses! The Dr was very helpful and very straightforward with the family in understanding the condition. He will be dc'd on Friday, new meds to help improve liver...

  3. Ascites with cirrhosis

    WickedRedRN replied to WickedRedRN's topic in General Nursing

    Leslie, Thanks for the reply, sadly, he is in his 70's which excludes him from the list. He is in good spirits, but has had 2 other hospitilizations in since November, both times he was extremely...

  4. Just heard about the missing girl, so sad...

    WickedRedRN posted a topic in Indiana Nursing

    http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?S=2741159&nav=9TahUcQA I just heard on the news they arrested someone in connection with her murder, but have not found her body. So sad, my heart is breaking...

  5. Just heard about the missing girl, so sad...

    WickedRedRN replied to WickedRedRN's topic in Indiana Nursing

    I have been watching the news on this, so terribly sad. My heart breaks ever time I think of what this poor girl

  6. Are you snowed in??

    WickedRedRN replied to phn92's topic in Indiana Nursing

    well we finally dug out, went to the grocery and that was not the best idea I have had in a while!

  7. Are you snowed in??

    WickedRedRN replied to phn92's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Snowed into the hilt! I have a snowman ruler in my flowergarden, it measures 12 inches and there is a snowman on the top. I looked out this AM and can only see the his head! The news says we have...

  8. Thank You To All Nurses and Staff..

    WickedRedRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just wanted to say THANKS to all you wonderful RN's, LPN's CNA's, Tech, (sorry if I left anyone out here....) My FIL was just released from the hospital after a week. What was a horribly...

  9. Hep C Question

    WickedRedRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    deleted, never mind

  10. What does your spouse do?

    WickedRedRN replied to vaughanmk's topic in General Nursing

    Industrial

  11. Should I get the Hep B vaccine?

    WickedRedRN replied to Lisa Michelle's topic in General Students

    With regards to titers, what tests were done specifically? The HBV vaccine is design to produce antibodies against Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). That is the protective antibody. There is...

  12. Should I get the Hep B vaccine?

    WickedRedRN replied to Lisa Michelle's topic in General Students

    I have to go into the Dr in the AM to get my tetnaus booster and start the Hep B series again. I guess since it has been almost 15 years since I have worked in a healthcare environment and my titer...

  13. Should I get the Hep B vaccine?

    WickedRedRN replied to Lisa Michelle's topic in General Students

    Question.... If you take the Hep B vaccine, will you lose immunuty over time? Reason I ask is in 92, the hospital I worked at offered Hep B. I took it. Now, I am doing my paperwork to start...

  14. Why so few LPN Programs in Indiana?

    WickedRedRN replied to tonicareer's topic in Indiana Nursing

    I walked in to Ivy Tech Columbus, took the PSB on the last day it was offered to be eligible for the January 2005. The next week I recieved my letter offering me a spot in the class. There was no...

  15. Considering Weight Loss Surgery

    WickedRedRN replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Hey there! I SO have been in the same spot. A year ago I decided I could "accept" having the WLS if it was the lap band. I could not and still cannot come to terms with the RNY process. Hubby and...

  16. Roadblocks and Choices

    WickedRedRN replied to tonicareer's topic in Indiana Nursing

    I wish I had the answers for you. I am in the same boat as you, cannot get into Ivy Tech. What part of the state are you in? I am in Indy, so I am thinking of the LPN program in Columbus, then LPN...

  17. Ivy Tech Question

    WickedRedRN replied to mycorysmom's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Hi, I am an Ivy Tech pre-nursing student. I applied to the ASN Columbus program and was turned down. (not enough points to make the group) I know Columbus has a good program, I really hope I make...

  18. Winona Hospital Closing

    WickedRedRN replied to tonicareer's topic in Indiana Nursing

    This is a sad day for Indianapolis. I had been to Winona to visit people on occasion and found it to have wonderful, caring staff. Winona will be missed! I will be keeping the staff in my thoughts...

  19. Mommies of pre-schoolers, need your advice

    WickedRedRN replied to WickedRedRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thanks for the help and support everyone!! Some days it just feels overwhelming and I let it get to me. I am at the end of summer session finals crunch, so the pressure is intense right now. I just...

  20. Help--I have gained 80 pounds within a year

    WickedRedRN replied to Scarlet K's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with all the previous posters, see an endocrinologist ASAP. I was diagnosed by an endocrinologist in December as severly hypothyroid. I had been to my primary approx 6 mo prior complaining...

  21. Question about FMLA

    WickedRedRN replied to Ortho_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I work for a large phone corporation, OUr FMLA days are seprarate from our vacation and personal days. My mom is a Nurse Supervisor at a psych facility, Fmla runs concurrent with any sick day, I am...

  22. Watching a coworker fall in love with a psych pt

    WickedRedRN replied to Phenomenon's topic in General Nursing

    I have witnessed this situation on 2 occasions during my psych career, both ended with devastating results for nurse and pt. One pt ran away from the hosp, and the nurse allowed the pt to come to his...

  23. Foreign Objects in Body Cavities

    WickedRedRN replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    I used to work psych as an attendant. One particular incident involved a man who had placed toothbrush, small pencil erasers, paper clips and safety pins in his orifice...wound up as an admission due...

  24. Does anyone else feel out of place at school?

    WickedRedRN replied to luckymichelle's topic in General Students

    Hi Michelle! Glad to see you going back to school, you won't regret it! I am a 36 yo, who went back to school over a year ago. At first, I felt like I might as well have a neon sign over my head...

  25. How do I get tape residue off skin?

    WickedRedRN replied to amber74's topic in General Nursing

    Try nail polish remover. I have used it in the past and works