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  1. Contract Issue

    dura_mater replied to nursedolphin's topic in General Nursing

    Nursedolphin, It has only been 11 days that you have been on the job, correct? I guess I am having a hard time understanding how you can have your mind so made up after such a short period of time,...

  2. Please Help Me . . . Advice Needed . . . How to Title a Post

    dura_mater replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    You know what gets me, even more than the ubiquitous "help me" thread, is the thread titled "advise please" It's advice people, you are looking for advice. So, I will advise you that even spell check...

  3. Starting Nursing salaries by State?

    dura_mater replied to ncaru01's topic in General Nursing

    $28, Southern California, very tough market for new

  4. Nurse to Patient Ratio

    dura_mater replied to flg2008's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I read posts like this, and my heart truly goes out to all who have to endure such unsafe working conditions. All I can say is protect yourself and your patients, and thank God for state mandated...

  5. Concerned...allnurses store product

    dura_mater replied to AwayWeGo's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds delicious even better if the sunflower seeds are salted, I absolutely love sweet & salty

  6. Concerned...allnurses store product

    dura_mater replied to AwayWeGo's topic in General Nursing

    Is it just me, or is anyone else wondering what a chocolate covered sunflower seed tastes

  7. Some crazy/funny things that patients did.

    dura_mater replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    All of these responses remind me of a joke I once heard. It's been a while, but let me see if I can tell it correctly. ~~A student nurse goes into the hospital one morning for her first day of...

  8. Some crazy/funny things that patients did.

    dura_mater replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I had one lol a few weeks back that had been severely constipated. She had come into the ER and had had a bowel movement, and she just kept telling everybody "oh my gosh, it's a lobster, it's a...

  9. Please Help

    dura_mater replied to purple785's topic in General Students

    a & b are incorrectly stated because they use a medical dx in the nursing dx, and that is a big no-no. c & d seem to be correctly stated to me. hope this

  10. UTI/Kidney

    dura_mater replied to lindask's topic in General Nursing

    I know that a lot of elderly pts with UTIs will often present with neurological s/s like altered mental status and such. Maybe this is where this question is going? Curious to see what others

  11. Help understanding legal implications fundamentals question

    dura_mater replied to swansonplace's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think you are spot on with your answer and rationale, I was taught the same as you, that unlicensed personel and gestures are not an appropriate way to obtain consent/explain procedures. I would...

  12. Would you question this order?

    dura_mater posted a topic in General Nursing

    A little background first, I am a new grad, still on orientation and the other day I had a MD write an order that just didn't seem right. I asked some of my colleagues, and they all seemed to be ok...

  13. Would you question this order?

    dura_mater replied to dura_mater's topic in General Nursing

    they didn't do any lfts. just yesterday, i was wondering the same thing. hindsight is always

  14. Would you question this order?

    dura_mater replied to dura_mater's topic in General Nursing

    I will definitely use this case as a learning experience, and next time have the conviction to suggest the hematology consult (or whatever the pt truly needs). Thank you all for your input, being on...

  15. Would you question this order?

    dura_mater replied to dura_mater's topic in General Nursing

    The platelets were 101 on the day that the INR was 7.7 I was watching this pt very closely for s/s of bleeding, I didn't see anything. Mouth, nose, skin all looked good. Also stool for OB was...

  16. PEG Tube to suction..

    dura_mater replied to RN2114's topic in General Nursing

    I beg to differ with this rationale, this type of thinking can get nurses in a lot of trouble. Even if there is an order, it doesn't mean we should just blindly follow it. I believe the standard that...

  17. Nursing Survey from California Board of RN

    dura_mater replied to nminodob's topic in General Nursing

    I got one of those too. I'm not sure if they will use this information to actually help new grads who are struggling to find a job, but I'm definitely going to fill it

  18. did i just ruin my career at 21

    dura_mater replied to LookForward's topic in General Nursing

    Lookforward, I find it so ironic that you chose that name, and yet in many of your posts you seem to be second guessing yourself. Don't give this another thought, you did the right thing for you at...

  19. Physical Examination

    dura_mater replied to healthstar's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I don't percuss every pt, I was taught in school that this was more of an advanced assessment technique, that bedside nurses generally don't do. I do, however, palpate during every...

  20. Anxiety disorder

    dura_mater replied to honeycakes55's topic in General Nursing

    Keep searching until you find one who does. Best of luck to

  21. How do I ask?

    dura_mater replied to nurse2be2010's topic in General Nursing

    I think you should be asking in person, jmho When I was looking for letters of rec, I chose certain professors that I knew I had impressed throughout the course and I simply went up to them and said...

  22. If you graduated between 2008 and 2009,how long did it take to find a job ?

    dura_mater replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in General Nursing

    Graduated Dec 09, passed boards Feb 10 countless online apps sent, in the online sea of annonimity first interview landed in Feb 10, didn't get the job (not my ideal position anyway) second interview...

  23. have to work full time and study full time

    dura_mater replied to LookForward's topic in General Nursing

    Is it possible for the school to put your scholarship on hold for a year? Maybe you could do that, work for a year at your job, get comfortable as a new nurse, then go back for your RN to BSN. Just a...

  24. new nurse, cna with attitude

    dura_mater replied to mandakaye03's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Family Medical Leave of Absence, aka

  25. new nurse, cna with attitude

    dura_mater replied to mandakaye03's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thank you, thank you, thank you Meriwhen! This helps a