terri0318rn

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1. Your Worst Mistake

   terri0318rn replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

   I had a patient just the other day who had an inulin regimen at HS. I worked 2 nights in a row and this lady had a 26 BS one night and a 29 the next morning after adjustments having been made to her...

2. Your Worst Mistake

   terri0318rn replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

   I whole heartedly agree with this response....You must forgive yourself. I know you feel the guilt. My mother passed away last year from what I call Chemotherapy Overdose. She lived 2 and 1/2 hours...

3. Detroit Tigers

   terri0318rn replied to rollingstone's topic in Michigan Nursing

   GO TIGERS! What fun we will have if they win the penant and bring the series home......I can't wait:) Good luck Alan Trammel. We should get a group of diehard Tiger fan nurses together and root the...

4. Loved it or disliked it....

   terri0318rn replied to askater11's topic in Michigan Nursing

   I have worked Operating Room as scrub and liked it, worked on oncology/med-surge unit, loved it although not a lot of supportive coworkers due to being busy, busy, busy....Homecare Nurse case manager,...

5. Pay in Detroit area?

   terri0318rn replied to bellasalsera's topic in Michigan Nursing

   Most hospitals in the Detroit area start off new grads at $20something. 21 is pretty high and I have found out that it is 21.00 as a new hire no matter what your experience is at most of the hospitals...

6. I took the NCLEX today

   terri0318rn replied to yvonneRN2B's topic in First Year After Licensure

   You are definitely not alone.....I shut off at 75 and I was sure I failed too. I literally fell of my chair when I saw a license # next to my name on the website....it took 10 days of checking the...

7. I took the NCLEX today

   terri0318rn replied to yvonneRN2B's topic in First Year After Licensure

   You are definitely not alone.....I shut off at 75 and I was sure I failed too. I literally fell of my chair when I saw a license # next to my name on the website....it took 10 days of checking the...

8. worst part about being a nurse

   terri0318rn replied to jlw1412's topic in General Students

   I believe the back stabbing, holier than Thou has got to be the worst.....And if you have a good sense of self confidence and you make others look bad you become a target for the stabbing. It is nice...

9. Your Worst Mistake

   terri0318rn replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

   heartburn does not constitute and allergy to ativan anymore than nausea and dizziness constitutes allergy to vicodin!!!!!!! these are side effects. yes you should have checked for allergies, which you...

10. Your Worst Mistake

    terri0318rn replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

    I cannot believe that you are not able to get passed the mistake you made, although you are human first not second. There is a reason why there policies are in place (although we all know it isn't...

11. Bathing a 7 y/o

    terri0318rn replied to Nurse2be's topic in General Nursing

    I am responding to you not only as a nurse but as a woman and mother of a 7 yr old, although my child is a male. Girl or boy, if the child feels uncomfortable they feels uncomfortable, plain and...

12. guess what

    terri0318rn replied to weezieRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am happy for you....where and when is the party? Have fun....Too many don't take that leap for what they went into nursing for. And to them I say:rotfl: . I love nursing, I am just sorry I...

13. Smoking ban

    terri0318rn replied to NannaNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the ban...We had one guy with cancer ajust had to have a smoke and one day out in the smoing area he collapsed and someone called a code! The guy had doctors coming to the floor to see...

14. better day at clinicals...however diagreement with instructor!

    terri0318rn replied to lilbiskit78's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in nursing school all my instructors seemed like Hitlers aids...I had previously attended Police Academy and I called Nursing school Nursing Academy. It is the same principle, break you...

15. Eating Boogers??? Is this for real?

    terri0318rn replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    What other bodily substances does this physician advocate for