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  1. Tncc

    melpn replied to MassED's topic in Emergency

    What is TNCC? I've never heard of

  2. Be Careful What You Say...

    melpn replied to CseMgr1's topic in General Nursing

    Well, you got caught complaining. But you know what, it apparently sucked enough for you to a have major eye-opening pretty early on. I bet there's nothing wrong with your instincts. Oh well, be...

  3. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    melpn replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Echoing Wannalearn's advice- get to a reproductive endocrinologist yesterday. PCOS can cause insulin resistance, obesity, infertility and cause you to lose estrogen's protective effects against...

  4. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    melpn replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    To Severina- I think it is very brave of you to "come out of the closet" about your mental problems. Mental illness (with the exception of depression) is still not acceptable in our society. I am a...

  5. Nurscee's Freaking Out!

    melpn replied to nurscee's topic in General Nursing

    Well, congrats on being a normal, sensible human being. The job may or may not be too tough for you (the patient load actually sounds pretty reasonable)but it's not appropriate for a new grad....

  6. Nurses Will Eat Anything

    melpn replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    At the holidays, we are inundated with tins and baskets from families and the docs, mostly those 3-flavor popcorn tins, which are nice. Once. Also, if I never see another tin of Danish butter cookies,...

  7. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    melpn replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

  8. ? about birth control ?

    melpn replied to Deb123j's topic in General Nursing

    Consider an IUD; no hormones (some kinds do have slow-release hormones, but not all do), good for 10 years, if you decide to start a family you can there is no delay in the return of ovulation other...

  9. How do I know if I have MRSA????

    melpn replied to moliuchick's topic in General Nursing

    According to my drug handbook, it inhibits RNA and protein synthesis. So it works by stopping replication; it doesn't actually kill bacteria. But most antibiotics work that way. It is also used for...

  10. How do I know if I have MRSA????

    melpn replied to moliuchick's topic in General Nursing

    We culture (sputum, urine, nares) every new admit on the LTC vent unit where I work. Guess what they all have in their noses? Every last one of them has MRSA. Bactroban bid x7d. If they all have it I...

  11. Addressing doctors by their first names

    melpn replied to trauma_junkie1's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, if they don't mind, but never in front of patients. I'd actually prefer they'd refer to me as Nurse X in front of patients as well; I earned my title just like the docs did. I'd rather my...

  12. Only 4 periods a year!!

    melpn replied to Rudegal2020's topic in General Nursing

    It's OK; you don't need to have menses each month. The endometrium doesn't build up with this med monthly. Also, the more cycles you have over your lifetime the higher your breast Ca risk due to the...

  13. How often do you replace your Drug Guide Handbook?

    melpn replied to EvelynRN-BSN's topic in General Nursing

    Yearly;I like the NDH (Nsg 2004) Handbooks.They are ~$40, tax deductable. There are so many new meds out there it's crazy not to have the newest info. They also have updates available online for new...

  14. In need of your collective wisdom

    melpn replied to laurasc's topic in General Nursing

    Tell her to try magnesium supplements (many people are deficient and it seems to help with chronic pain) and send her to a neurologist and an

  15. Prevalence of autoimmune disease in RNs

    melpn replied to kailuadave's topic in General Nursing

    Is there really an increased incidence of autoimmune disease, or is there an increased awareness and therefore more diagnoses? I think nurses are also more likely to push for testing and referral to...

  16. MD, DO, NP, DC, OD -- Who deserves the title PCP?

    melpn replied to RMARTINNC's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    NP's deserve to be called PCP's; that 's what they are, what they were trained for, what Medicare reimburses for, etc. No, they are not physicians, but as was pointed out, that term is about as...