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  1. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    ferfer posted a topic in General Nursing

    Nurses that are brilliant but do not know the difference between contraindication and contradiction! :rotfl:

  2. Mom of 3 trying to go back to school

    ferfer replied to MYAgirls3's topic in General Nursing

    I just had to reply to this post, it is so full of emotion. For myself, i have one girl, three and a half years old. I have minimal support, but enough to get by. I chose to go to school to provide a...

  3. Horrible breach of personal confidentiality!

    ferfer posted a topic in General Nursing

    A friend of mine knew that I had some bloodwork done. She called her friend that works at the lab and had her check her databases for my results. I am outraged and feel so personally violated. Not to...

  4. Horrible breach of personal confidentiality!

    ferfer replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    I will help clarify. I have one friend , or supposed friend, which is the woman that called the lab. The person in the lab is a good friend of HERS, not mine, and the one that gave out the info. I am...

  5. Psych nurses similar to other nurses?

    ferfer posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I need quick replies as I need to write a position paper on this but haven't picked a side yet. The real question is do you agree or disagree with the statement "mental health nursing require many...

  6. Horrible breach of personal confidentiality!

    ferfer replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for everyone's responses. I am still very upset by this and deciding what to do. I have never heard of HIPPA, perhaps because I live in Canada. But I am sure we must have some sort of...

  7. "Gone Postal"

    ferfer replied to Lysa's topic in General Nursing

    My opinion is one slightly different. This cannot be a cut and dry issue and there is not enough info to go on for a proper response. Is this worker angry, perform unsafely, grumpy to pts or just...

  8. Psych- What is it like?

    ferfer posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am about to start my psych rotation at an imfamous "mental hospital" and am curious what it will be like. I am very nervous, not sure how to communicate with those with mental illness, not sure if I...

  9. Only 2 semesters left & I'm have doubts about going on

    ferfer replied to RN-BamaStudent's topic in General Nursing

    :) I know exactly how you feel. It is nearing the end and you wonder if this is even right for you. And the more you wonder, the more you think it is wrong. The only thing I can say is that even if...

  10. Coffee Ground Looking Stool

    ferfer replied to CyndiW35055's topic in General Nursing

    You know, I have been thinking about this since I posted yesterday and I really hope you got him to go in!! Especially considering the extreme thirst. You don't want to take chances with someone so...

  11. Coffee Ground Looking Stool

    ferfer replied to CyndiW35055's topic in General Nursing

    Yikes! There are many possible reasons for coffee ground stools - yes, one can be a bleeding ulcer, or bleeding in the intestines, hemmorhoids, GI cancers, colitis. One must not assume that this is...

  12. Diabetes Cure: How far away are we?

    ferfer replied to mrdoc2005's topic in General Nursing

    :) We have a cure!! Here in Alberta, Canada, one of the hospitals discovered a "cure" several years ago. It is islet cell transplants from pancreas donors. The cells are implanted and begin producing...

  13. Topic: Venting in Private?

    ferfer replied to Nursie30's topic in General Nursing

    So sorry this has happened to you. It is true, some of us come on here just to vent for a moments time. We all get angry or upset or irrational in the moment, when the next day we are truly fine. The...

  14. The pulmicort push

    ferfer replied to mom-student's topic in General Nursing

    :) I know where you are coming from, my 3 year old daughter has struggled with the same since birth. It is unfortunate but these things seem to all go together, allergies, asthma, imunnosuppressed...

  15. Bathing a 7 y/o

    ferfer replied to Nurse2be's topic in General Nursing

    You already know that something fishy is going on with your daughter/father and their relationship. You need to do something about it, even if it is just to get to the bottom of the real issue. If...

  16. Spring Is Here!

    ferfer posted a topic in General Nursing

    Spring is in the air- I think I have spring fever! The birds are out the sun is shining the air is so fresh and crisp, I am just sucking it in and loving it! I got some some beautiful lillies from the...

  17. Spring Is Here!

    ferfer replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    :) :) BBQ time

  18. pelvic pain and bleeding

    ferfer replied to LoriT's topic in General Nursing

    :eek: Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa!!!!!!! Hysterectomy should be a last resort- especially at such a young age! There are many complications to having this done at so young, and it should only be used...

  19. VERY sick 6 y/o....

    ferfer replied to nurseunderwater's topic in General Nursing

    The reason she is not being looked at seriously is that she can eat and drink, although it sounds as though she is having difficulty swallowing a bit. Who knows! I give up on doctors right now, I am...

  20. VERY sick 6 y/o....

    ferfer replied to nurseunderwater's topic in General Nursing

    :eek: Sounds very similar to what my daughter has right now!!!!! She had strep but was given Erythromycin. 2 weeks later....she now has these spots/lesion type things on her mouth and tongue, red eyes...

  21. New Grad Reality Shock

    ferfer posted a topic in General Nursing

    :uhoh21: I have been hearing a lot lately about what REALLY hits you when you graduate and how much there is that you don't know and will need to learn. Can anyone tell me their experiences with...

  22. Blood in Urine...

    ferfer replied to WickedRedRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I do know exactly how you feel to have the feeling of uncertainty. I have had blood in my urine and abd pain for over a year. It took several months to convince my doc to do further...

  23. Can't take anymore

    ferfer posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am in the last few months of school before I become an RN. Last night I found myself balling for no apparant reason and noticed it's a pattern lately. I do not know if it is burnout or what. I am...

  24. Nursing Theory

    ferfer replied to ResearchRN's topic in General Nursing

    I absolutely agree with you:p Some of the names you mentioned I have not even heard of yet and I am almost done!! Are you in the US- that may explain different learning. Some of the models I have...

  25. Nursing Theory

    ferfer replied to ResearchRN's topic in General Nursing

    I absolutely agree with you:p Some of the names you mentioned I have not even heard of yet and I am almost done!! Are you in the US- that may explain different learning. Some of the models I have...