I was giving an insulin shot (with an insulin pen) today at my clinical site to a extremely skinny guy. He requested I uses his arm and not his abdomen. So - I did - he moved and I felt something...
Some of these patients are just clueless also! I am fat myself, but I am at least educated about my own situation! I also have a huge heart for these folks! I know how addicting food can become! I...
fortunato replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency
Still a student - but I remember some funny reasons I had to send some of my students to the ER when I was a RA at Michigan State University. Probably the worse was I had a guy on my floor who thought...
I get drowsy in the car all the time! It is horrible! I know you said you can't just take a quick nap in your car b/c you wake up groggy and it makes it worse - but could you just crash for like a...
THANKS! I MENT ACLS! - My head is full of Patho and Pharm right now....so needless to say a little fuzzy! I am stuck in MI! UGH! Can't move due to house, hubby's job and family! Thank you for ideas...
fortunato replied to Foreverstudent11's topic in General Nursing
I had a similar story - I literally had changed my original bachelors 5 times in undergrad! I just couldn't figure out what I wanted to do with myself. I ended up with a Finance degree - then got out...
HELLO FELLOW AMAZING PEOPLE! Question here..... I am currently in an accelerated BSN program @ Wayne State that will be finished December of 2011. I am super duper worried about being able to find a...
TeeGuneys23, I am confused - will the community college let you in to their school but not the nursing program? I thought most schools made you take pre-req's before you could be admitted to the...
This thread is amazing! I have to post a story here even though it isn't nursing or hospital related - but it is faith/spirt related! My husband and I were both raised Catholic and had an...
I think we are all soul mates on this thread! lol! I have ADD - so let me tell you how hard it is to focus! I was off medication for a long time, but I finally just got back on Adderal, and you know...
OH GOSH you are a wealth of knowledge! Thank you for replying! Yes! Tons of questions! Are there foods you just can't eat anymore? like sugary stuff, nuts, or carbonated beverages? I know this is...
Yeah - sorry I wasn't more clear. I wasn't really looking for medical advice...more as personal experience. I guess my reason for positing this is really to hear some feedback on unhealthy nurses in...
I am a overweight future nurse and I am considering having the Vertical Gastric Sleeve operation done to help me with my obesity. I have done the whole weight watchers, medical weight loss path and...
Thanks for the replies! I think we are going to stick with the Tempurpedic for now! I have found that if I sleep on my side only I don't hurt in the mornings. Pretty inconvenient, but at my weight I...