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  1. What is your specialty, and why do you like it?

    lady_jezebel replied to secondfiddle's topic in General Nursing

    I've finally found my niche -- the med/surg/transplant ICU. I use my pathophysiology to constantly problem-solve pt status, am mentally challenged, can focus exclusively on 1-2 patients & give...

  2. What's This About Eating Sea Salt Only Instead Of Morton's That We Buy At The Grocery

    lady_jezebel replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    I love sea salt! You can find a huge container of it at many grocery stores for only a few bucks, and it's so

  3. please help with my thesis

    lady_jezebel replied to Nursesaremyheros's topic in Nursing Career

    that was kindof

  4. SWEATY PALMS.....what's the cure??

    lady_jezebel replied to eezee's topic in General Nursing

    Yikes! I cut/paste the article only for a list of treatment options. I agree with you -- after seeing a handful of spinal surgeries being botched while working on an ortho floor at a major uni medical...

  5. Did you live off of student loans while in school?

    lady_jezebel replied to wannabenursetx's topic in General Nursing

    I did it, but before I had children. The GUARANTEED federal max limit for borrowing is about $10,500 per year in a university program & you can borrow for the full 4 years as long as your gpa is...

  6. SWEATY PALMS.....what's the cure??

    lady_jezebel replied to eezee's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.curesweatypalms.com/Management_Hyperhidrosis_Article.htm STOP EMBARRASSMENT OF SWEATY PALMS Management of hyperhidrosis American Family Physician Nov, 1989 Management of Hyperhidrosis...

  7. SWEATY PALMS.....what's the cure??

    lady_jezebel replied to eezee's topic in General Nursing

    I had this problem as a teenager. It's very common according to the dermatologist I saw, and he prescribed a roll-on type lotion made specifically for this problem! It is similar to an antiperspirant....

  8. HELP! Getting over queasiness during IV starts

    lady_jezebel replied to amber1188's topic in General Nursing

    I almost fainted trying to start an IV on my partner in nursing school. Also, I almost fainted in immunology class simply by listening to the instructor TALK about having to get our blood drawn. I...

  9. Hard to get hired?

    lady_jezebel replied to Kitty-MayRN's topic in Men in Nursing

    you mean as a nurse? no, it's an advantage b/c the field as a whole is striving for greater

  10. Did not get accepted?

    lady_jezebel replied to LSU1's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    every school has different criteria. it's a shame that so much emphasis is placed on gpa, since it reveals only one aspect of the person. maybe in your program, applying a second time shows how...

  11. What did you learn about yourself in Nursing School??

    lady_jezebel replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    Jeez, going through nursing school & working as a nurse has changed me so completely on many levels. I'm more confident/self-assured in my own reasoning skills & communication with others. I...

  12. Did not get accepted?

    lady_jezebel replied to LSU1's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    unc chapel hill (in NC) -- my program asked for 3 letters, I sent

  13. Did not get accepted?

    lady_jezebel replied to LSU1's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    One thing that was really important for getting into my program -- something they didn't tell us upfront -- was having at least one letter of recommendation from an RN (as opposed to a PhD in another...

  14. Apartment Hunting in Durham

    lady_jezebel replied to nia_king's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I've lived in Durham & Raleigh, and went to school in Chapel Hill. Personally, I would look for housing in Chapel Hill or on the Chapel Hill/Durham border. There IS a lot of crime in Durham. I...

  15. What I am Taking This Summer (Is it too much?)

    lady_jezebel replied to FocusRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Don't set yourself up for failure. If you start such an enormous undertaking, forego sleep & stick with it -- constant studying! Otherwise, you may become overwhelmed very quickly. Personally, I...

  16. Nursing school advice

    lady_jezebel replied to lcazgirl's topic in General Nursing

    review anat. & phys. -- you will need that knowledge throughout school & beyond. you can never know enough. really know the systems. i recommend buying an a&p review guide NOW (one from...

  17. WHY are nurses so catty??

    lady_jezebel replied to SnowymtnRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    stress can bring out the worst side of people sometimes. nurses and doctors are generally rude at times, due to the work environment imo. i think people enter nursing or medicine with good intentions...

  18. is this normal newborn care? advice please

    lady_jezebel replied to wobble's topic in California Nursing

    Detecting Fever in Young Infants: Reliability of Perceived, Pacifier, and Temporal Artery Temperatures in Infants Younger Than 3 Months of Age. Pediatric Emergency Care. 19(4):240-243, August...

  19. is this normal newborn care? advice please

    lady_jezebel replied to wobble's topic in California Nursing

    http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual/section19/chapter260/260i.jsp for temp: there may be "unrecognized cold stress" in an infant, increasing his/her demand for O2; if not delivered, may cause...

  20. is this normal newborn care? advice please

    lady_jezebel replied to wobble's topic in California Nursing

    these infants probably didn't have their glucose checked after birth & had normal apgars, though they later were readmitted for seizures or other complications & found to have hypoglycemia:...

  21. Cardiac Critical Care or Neuro Critical Care?

    lady_jezebel replied to IndyGypsyNurse's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    cardiac. there is a greater need for that, especially if you do travel nursing -- you will never lack a job, since you will also be telemetry trained. neuro is much more specialized & narrow in...

  22. Advice needed on Personality 'Fit' to Specialty Choice

    lady_jezebel replied to RebaAdams's topic in General Nursing

    Not that I know of. Why don't you just listen to your gut? After going through your clinicals, you should have a better idea of what appeals to you. It's really about following your interests as they...

  23. Disappointed in Nursing

    lady_jezebel replied to HannahRN24's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't like ortho, either (in my case voluntary hips/knees/shoulders/spines -- not trauma). I found it to be incredibly boring, and the patients are all physically heavy b/c of mobility issues. On...

  24. Critical Care Differential

    lady_jezebel replied to land64shark's topic in General Nursing

    there's no extra pay for critical care where i work (large university med

  25. acls needed for "med/surg" floor in tenet hospital

    lady_jezebel replied to scrubs12's topic in General Nursing

    tele is med-surg in my hospital, and yes, many are acls