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  1. Acute Rhabdomyolysis?

    cnyrn replied to adidas99's topic in General Nursing

    Scrawny, little guy in his 30's, wanted to "bulk up", lifting lot's of weights and taking protein supplements (vague about type and amount) adm. to fllor a couple years ago with rhabdo,.Lots of pain,...

  2. How does your unit handle new graduates?

    cnyrn replied to RNPATL's topic in Medical-Surgical

    13 new grads since May, most failed their boards and are working as aids til they try again, a few of them are okay, most have an attitude, feel that "with the nursing shortage" any behavior is...

  3. what other degrees do you have outside of RN

    cnyrn replied to Carotid's topic in General Nursing

    AAS in Advertising and Design, worked 8 years in the field (screenprint, ad layouts,

  4. I am a man, can I study nurse course and be a nurse?

    cnyrn replied to cgzca's topic in General Nursing

    Heck yeah, why

  5. New grad dealing with angry/yelling patients

    cnyrn replied to pumpkin's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The nut job was back today, he tried to get me to accept a donation for the March of Dimes. I told him the hosp. fund raiser was over but I'm sure that he could independently donate on his own. Today...

  6. New grad dealing with angry/yelling patients

    cnyrn replied to pumpkin's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The whole incident was kept quiet as it would have been the headline in the local newspaper police report. I agree that something be done to protect the workers exposed to this

  7. New grad dealing with angry/yelling patients

    cnyrn replied to pumpkin's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yesterday at the risk mgt. mtg. (with the CEO, etc.) psycho old man family memeber of pt. busted his way in, tried to cane an administrator and threatened to kill everyone. They had to call a Dr....

  8. Asperger's Syndrome

    cnyrn replied to michelle95's topic in Pediatric

    Michelle- I have a 14 year old son with Aspberger's, originally dx. at age 4 with mild autism. If you have any specific questions about my experiences with AS, I'd be happy to discuss them with you...

  9. Obesity in the hospital

    cnyrn replied to dietersmanifesto's topic in General Nursing

    Some of my most rewarding nursing experiences have been with bariatric pts. Some will take their hospital admission (usually a problem that is secondary to their obesity) as an opportunity to make...

  10. Students Drawing Blood/Inserting IVS in MD?

    cnyrn replied to GoodyNurse2b's topic in General Students

    It was left to the instructor to decide in my NY school, occasionally she'd let a seasoned lpn or

  11. Anybody else work with a "super nurse?"

    cnyrn replied to Rapheal's topic in General Nursing

    Same thing at my hosp. super nurse is the one who takes the easiest assignments (the one's who are being D/c'd and the ALOC's,taking one more pt. than the rest of the staff so she won't get an admit)...

  12. unacceptable abbreviations - compliance problems

    cnyrn replied to luvbug9956's topic in General Nursing

    I am more concerned over MD writing order that is illegible and vague, requires 3 nurses and ward clerk to decipher, then a follow up phone call verify and clarify. MD gets annoyed, we say "if we...

  13. Disgusting! Stealing from a nursing home resident...

    cnyrn replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    I was a manager in LTC years ago, one Christmas we all adopted residents and bought them gifts. Well, on Christmas Eve, someone went through them all, unwrapped them, took what they liked (almost...

  14. New LPN having trouble c CNA'S!!! HELP!!!

    cnyrn replied to nursedes's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that the CNA's resent you because you have taken the initiative to get your LPN license. They are jealous, I would be concerned they might be vicious enough to set you up. I would leave the...

  15. scrubs/capri

    cnyrn replied to cindimc's topic in General Nursing

    Our newly rvised dress code allows capris, but I haven't seen anyone wear them yet. Plus what do you do about hosiery, we're required to wear white socks or hose. It seems like it would look dorky in...

  16. Is It Possible to Feel Surgical Procedure

    cnyrn replied to nightingale's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I could feel the ob suturing me after the last c-section, could feel the yanking and tugging, not exactly pain but pressure and pulling (had a spinal) very

  17. Lifting during Pregnancy

    cnyrn replied to KayRN2003's topic in General Nursing

    Anybody else have a co-worker who says she could be pregnant everyday? "We're Trying'" she says. Of course thsi means no isolation rooms or lifting. Don't get me wrong, we're not unkind about it, we...

  18. Lifting during Pregnancy

    cnyrn replied to KayRN2003's topic in General Nursing

    Anybody else have a co-worker who says she could be pregnant everyday? "We're Trying'" she says. Of course thsi means no isolation rooms or lifting. Don't get me wrong, we're not unkind about it, we...

  19. IV Toradol?

    cnyrn replied to OZ88's topic in Pain Management

    Use it all the time on MedSurg, often with great effect. Ever have a patient who got relief with it, then found out it wasn't a narc and decided it didn't work anymore? I've also seen this same...

  20. IV Toradol?

    cnyrn replied to OZ88's topic in Pain Management

    Use it all the time on MedSurg, often with great effect. Ever have a patient who got relief with it, then found out it wasn't a narc and decided it didn't work anymore? I've also seen this same...

  21. Lantus insulin use

    cnyrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    Have any of you received orders to give Lantus in the AM? I noticed it's very effective when given at HS, but one MD group at my hospital orders it at 9am and these pts glucose are all over the place,...

  22. Filling Pillkeepers for the public

    cnyrn replied to BjOnrs's topic in General Nursing

    Here, the county visiting nurses will provide this service. One elderly lady came in with pulse 30, seems she took tenormin 50mg from her primary MD and atenolol 50mg from her cardiologist on a daly...

  23. anyone know about magic mix?

    cnyrn replied to Purple Princess's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital pharmacy makes up the Magic Mix, Maalox. Benadryl and some sort of Lidocaine type substance. Never seen it on decubs but used as a mouth rinse and occasionally applied to irritated g or...

  24. where can I find cheap nursing scrubs?

    cnyrn replied to amyrae76's topic in General Nursing

    I get my scrubs online, best value is JackMarcusUniforms, s&h is always $3.50 if you order under $50, if over $50, the s&h is free. I got some Barco warmups for $10, also Cherokee flares only...

  25. Eat Before You Get Here!

    cnyrn replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    The pts families will raid the staff only kitchenette on the floor, stuff their pockets full of saltines, grahams, peanut butter and all the little condiment packets they can grab. The patient is...