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    Irritating residents

    mandykal replied to night owl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You are not alone in feeling that way. We do have a few of those residents who are referred to as "she's a caller." As for your resident constantly asking "What NA has me tonight?" and when she...
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    Pushy family members??

    mandykal replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When I get report, and hear all the stories about so and so, I just paint a picture of what to expect, and as long as I know what needs to be done, I just kill them with
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    Baby Formula to irrigate bladder????

    mandykal replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I never heard of this before. As for Jolie, I wonder because he didn't use a dye or something, maybe he thought of a reaction to dye, esp in an infant. But what questions me is what if there was a...
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    Newbie here

    mandykal replied to Kukaani's topic in Male Nursing Students

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    OB Clinicals

    mandykal replied to carolynd's topic in Men in Nursing

    I loved every moment during my OB rotation. After observing my first c section, 11 lbs and 3oz, I gave the baby's first shots...I was nervous because he was just small (well, big baby but you know)....
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    We lost a mom

    mandykal replied to LauraLou's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Another person added to my prayer book... ________________________________________________________ (Laura, let you be comfort in trust knowing that she's safely home.) I worked at a nursing home and...
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    Dr. House (FOX show)

    mandykal posted a topic in General Nursing

    Okay so the break room is off limits for me....so, I'm going to post it here. I went into the House forum to find out on the last episode, what was the diagnosis on that guy? I can't be specific, so...
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    Dr. House (FOX show)

    mandykal replied to mandykal's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, that is the episode I was talking
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    Vancomycin..first choice drug??

    mandykal replied to lsyorke's topic in General Nursing

    I remember my clinical rotation in Jan of this year at a Hospital.........I freaked out at the amount of patients on
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    coumadin error

    mandykal replied to medicarelpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Although, At times reading this forum gets boring with many routine complaints, or everything that could, and had possibly happened in the field of nursing, let this thread remind us that when we...
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    coumadin error

    mandykal replied to medicarelpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    ERROR
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    LPN Pay?

    mandykal replied to mississippi_lpn's topic in New York Nursing

    The above is so depressing...considering I am scheduled to graduate this summer as a GPN.....I make that much as a CNA in Connecticut and I was planning on working in
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    applied for CNA job...and now a credit check?

    mandykal replied to twinbee25's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The original posted should've questioned "why credit check?" from the start... I know in Connecticut they don't ask for that unless I'm not aware of it. Bad enough that job is straining what more...
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    Really need advice For Anatamony and Physiology

    mandykal replied to earthlovers123's topic in General Nursing

    I wish I read these posts earlier...my wife is a 4.0 student......when I started nursing school Sept 04.. one of us needed to work full time and she thought at the time that she was able to do it.......
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    Injections- still pull back?

    mandykal replied to angelbyte's topic in General Nursing

    I see that you posted "No longer necessary." But that there says that you still can asp....and I think you still should. How else would you know if you are administering it IVP?..... Orders that will...
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    nurse assisted deliveries

    mandykal replied to parteiranagua's topic in Ob/Gyn

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    california nursing salaries

    mandykal replied to JonathanRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm very curious about the rate in Modesto area, although my siblings are trying to convince me to move to Concord, then my inlaws are in Sacramento......I'm still debating where I should move....
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    New Guy here, I'm considering nursing as a profession

    mandykal replied to Nathan_Brody's topic in Men in Nursing

    Well
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    Placenta

    mandykal posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm making a chart on the endocrine system. My instructor had informed us that "Placenta is a gland." I have to write what hormone it produces, the function, hypo & hyper secretions...
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    Debriefing after a code?

    mandykal replied to Gigglesforall's topic in General Nursing

    How about understanding and explaining the cause of the code as your first
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    Pictures

    mandykal posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello All, I'm in a group doing a project creating a board presentation that will be posted at the entrance of my school. It will be posted during nursing week which is in May of this year. We're...
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    Patient Care Tech. a good start?

    mandykal replied to Citadel Sam's topic in General Nursing

    Why not try out a nursing home. If you can do total care...and still hang on, your in the right track. A good way to be a nurse is to start from the very
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    Nursing Diagnosis

    mandykal replied to mandykal's topic in General Nursing

    Your right about giving students the answers however, it was around 11pm when I needed some advise. It's after 1 am here...I have clinicals in about 6 hours.....I have like 3 books open at once...not...
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    Nursing Diagnosis

    mandykal posted a topic in General Nursing

    Can anyone help me figure out a nursing diagnosis and the related factors for this particular disorder: "rhabdomyolysis." I can't find it anywhere, not even my med-surg book. THANKS,
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    Nursing Diagnosis

    mandykal replied to mandykal's topic in General Nursing

    I know the etiology.......I'm trying to make a care plan....I need to add some nursing diagnosis: ie., Knowledge Deficent R/T ......I don't know (something from NANDA???). Risk for infection