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  1. Different Titles Mean What?

    nurseunderwater replied to abundantjoy07's topic in General Nursing

    Just wanted to add... Many and I mean MANY discussions have taken place on this board re: scope of practice = difference in jobs....You may want to try a search and see what comes up. good luck in...

  2. MD vs RN

    nurseunderwater replied to OneRN's topic in General Nursing

    Nurse turned pre-med student..... Polarization doesn't help anyone. There are always a**h**** in every postion and every level. On the up side, there are those of us who "ROCK" and are fun to be...

  3. Floor Nurse Stress

    nurseunderwater replied to SthRNBelle's topic in General Nursing

    Take a deep breath :) One thing that I learned from a preceptor just last month (i was refreshing my license after not working for 8 years) was to make a chart with Pt names across the top and times...

  4. What Freaks You Out?

    nurseunderwater replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    ear wax..............make me gag a little even thinking about

  5. What Freaks You Out?

    nurseunderwater replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    ear wax..............make me gag a little even thinking about

  6. Cancer of the heart muscle

    nurseunderwater replied to suzanne4's topic in General Nursing

    I was reading somewhere...i'll find it and post it....about cancer having a difficult time replicating in muscle cells because of their unique composition. ...searching... here's one.......

  7. my baby sister has breast cancer

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

    {{{{{{{{{{{{{{leslie}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} I am so sorry my friend. I wish I had some wisedom for you. Will send you love and prayers in its' sted. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

  8. What makes you drag?

    nurseunderwater replied to AcosmicRN's topic in General Nursing

    I know what you mean.... Truely though, I don't have the time of day for people w/ such attitudes. I mean, if they are so "self-absorbed" and coming from such an egotistical place...they have a...

  9. Bear Wanders Through Hospital in Virginia

    nurseunderwater replied to BRANDY LPN's topic in General Nursing

    when I lived in Colorado we had a really dry season with a lot of fires...wouldn't you know that a bear decided to come into our house?!? no kidding...they said he was after the cat food. that was...

  10. needing vent time

    nurseunderwater replied to Lisi-LPN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation it's when your blood stops clotting....bad news. here's a

  11. RN bashing

    nurseunderwater replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    nice post dayray

  12. How can you protect yourself?

    nurseunderwater replied to mjbsn2006's topic in General Nursing

    Your concern for your pts feelings shows that you are compassionate. YET, when it comes to potential for exposure to body fluids....you come first...always. XXOO

  13. 265 Questions and I passed

    nurseunderwater replied to iliket3's topic in First Year After Licensure

    :balloons: WHOO HOO! :balloons: YOU DID IT!...ok? YOU DID IT! yes it's real...now give yourself a pat on the back..LOL. :)

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

    nurseunderwater replied to seanymph's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!

  15. Are you in Nursing for the Caring or the Cash?? Be Honest

    nurseunderwater replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    Both.....I wonder though how long the "just in it for the money" contingent lasts doing floor

  16. Nurse Practice Act/poll/ROLL CALL!

    nurseunderwater replied to nurseunderwater's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    http://www.nflpn.org/ Here is a link to our national organization.....I am almost done refreshing my license and am in clinicals....was LPN...now.....LVN. Just one shining example of what I see wrong...

  17. LPN's doing patient assessments??

    nurseunderwater replied to Donnamaejane's topic in Home Health

    it is my understanding that rns have to do the initial admit assessment...after that an lpn can complete qshift

  18. Black nurses VS. White nurses

    nurseunderwater replied to tmiller027's topic in General Nursing

    olive oyl v. wonder

  19. have you had an abortion?

    nurseunderwater replied to cutecat's topic in Ob/Gyn

    ::applause::

  20. Who's #1 your patient or you?

    nurseunderwater replied to rscarlatti's topic in General Nursing

    Me... I am first. With my family, my friends and my pts. If mamas good then everyone gets what they need. I don't mean this in a selfish..me me me way. Just in the "I don't have any need to be a...

  21. Pxyis Medication Administration

    nurseunderwater replied to Deb Howe's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    It's an awesome system except....when you go to pull your 9:00 meds and 2 out of 5 are not there and when it malfunctions....like close drawer and it's closed but it's yelling at you anyway.... other...

  22. All You Pharm Experts - Need Answers

    nurseunderwater replied to KristinWW's topic in General Nursing

    don't cha hate that....it's like state boards......

  23. All You Pharm Experts - Need Answers

    nurseunderwater replied to KristinWW's topic in General Nursing

    1-c valerian....garlic, ginger and feverfew all can increase risk of

  24. OH Yeah, I had it all together

    nurseunderwater replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl: :rotfl: at least you were wearing a

  25. How do you dispose of retractable lancets?

    nurseunderwater replied to kay's topic in Infectious Disease

    I always put them in the sharps container.