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  1. Feeling like you're complicit in the addiction problem...

    SCRN1 replied to ScientistSalarian's topic in General Nursing

    You can't judge a person's pain level based on whether they're sitting in a recliner watching TV, talking on the phone, laughing, eating, etc. I have had to have numerous orthopedic surgeries,...

  2. Deathbed visions

    SCRN1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Have you taken care of any patients who've had any? The first time I had a patient who was apparently having one was a lady who kept looking straight ahead at the wall & having conversations with...

  3. Any night shift nurses with diabetes?

    SCRN1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was just diagnosed yesterday and am wondering how hard it's going to be for me to control it with diet or if it makes any difference eating during the day some days and nights the others. I was put...

  4. Soap for Restless Legs Syndrome?

    SCRN1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have recently heard several people say they have RLS and have tried sleeping with soap between the sheets, near their legs and that it works. Has anyone else heard this or know why it works? I...

  5. Questions for those using a pump

    SCRN1 posted a topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    What kind do you have and how do you like it? What are the advantages & disadvantages? My endo is trying to convince me of getting one. I'm not sure I'm ready. I am still trying to get used to...

  6. Self inflicted

    SCRN1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    What are some of the craziest things you have seen that patients' stupidity have caused themselves? Here's a few I have taken care of: 1. Patient with a fungal infection in his brain. Cause:...

  7. Questions for those using a pump

    SCRN1 replied to SCRN1's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    I've been using my pump for over a year now. I do like it much better than having to take injections and I love having more freedom with when, where & what I can eat again. Yes, I have a cell...

  8. Tech that tells everyone she's a nurse

    SCRN1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    We have a nurse tech who is from Germany. She's forever telling everyone...other staff & patients...that she was a nurse in Germany but the United States won't let her practice nursing here...

  9. Tech that tells everyone she's a nurse

    SCRN1 replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    To answer the question as to how she got the insulin is that it's very rarely locked up on our floor. Actually, it sits right out in a basket most of the time on the counter where we draw up meds,...

  10. Tech that tells everyone she's a nurse

    SCRN1 replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    My question is about nursing in 2008. I think we all have had to learn the history of nursing while we were in nursing school. My main concern with this (other than hearing her talk about it) is that...

  11. Tech that tells everyone she's a nurse

    SCRN1 replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    no, i doubt it. the oxygen was just the latest example of why i don't think she's the equivalent of a nurse here. she says all kinds of things that make me wonder. she knows nothing about any...

  12. I can't believe this! Help again Cardiac Nurses!

    SCRN1 replied to RN75's topic in General Nursing

    Patient's are put on Plavix after having a heart cath with stents being placed. But, they should not take it within 5-7 days before having a CABG. If they are already on it, our patients usually...

  13. Possibly offered 3-11 med/surg in hospital; HELP!

    SCRN1 replied to mama_bird's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations on getting your life back!! Good luck working your new shift! I've worked all shifts and think that has got to be the busiest shift of all because it's usually when we get the most...

  14. Walmart flip flops

    SCRN1 replied to RosesrReder's topic in General Nursing

    Regardless of whether or not it was from latex (which the straps are rubber instead of plastic), I still think it's something in them that she is allergic to. I know there was one other person who...

  15. Please help!

    SCRN1 replied to freetofly's topic in Nursing Career

    Where are you applying? Are you applying at hospitals? I can see having a hard time finding something at somewhere like an office without experience or if it's a specialty area somewhere. Have you...

  16. Walmart flip flops

    SCRN1 replied to RosesrReder's topic in General Nursing

    That is horrible. But I wonder if it could be from a latex allergy instead of reaction from lead. I didn't think contact with lead could be that fast. They used to put lead in white gold jewelry...

  17. nursing in Vegas

    SCRN1 replied to jennyboofRN's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I don't know how long it takes, but here's a link where you can call and ask them. http://www.nursingboard.state.nv.us/contactinfo.htm I'm considering taking on a travel job there. Maybe we'll run...

  18. Precepting?

    SCRN1 replied to gdelrosa's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think 4 weeks is long enough for a new grad either and 2 weeks at night is just scary!! I've worked nights myself for years and there have been many nights I was busier then than I've been on...

  19. Columbia Scrub Store

    SCRN1 replied to Good Doogie's topic in General Nursing

    I've also seen them at Uniform Advantage on Hwy 378 in West Columbia and at Adams Bookstore on Assembly

  20. BID Shift

    SCRN1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Is anyone else doing this where you work? I work per diem at a local hospital to a particular floor. They recently just started doing BID shift there. Actually, those shifts start in Sept., but we...

  21. How do you decide

    SCRN1 replied to fastwalk's topic in Operating Room

    First of all, let me say that I am thankful for phlebotomists. If it weren't for them, I'd have even more work to do. As to your question, nursing is something I just always wanted to do. I was...

  22. Questions for those using a pump

    SCRN1 replied to SCRN1's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Thank you for the info. Since starting this post, I have gotten a pump. I've had it sitting, still in the box, on my kitchen floor. It's not just the pump alone, but also came with everything but...

  23. Georgetown Hospital/relocation

    SCRN1 replied to kmruddrn's topic in General Nursing

    I love going to Myrtle Beach, but I don't think I'd want to live there year 'round. That is because of traffic. I don't like traffic. But that's just me. I don't know anything about your finances, but...

  24. How is this possible? Being Diagnosed with type 1 Diabetes at 20

    SCRN1 replied to Still Riding's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    They don't always end up in DKA to be diagnosed. January of this year, I was also one of those who felt unusually thirsty...contributed it to the dry air at the hospital, voided gallons frequently (or...

  25. need your advice and input

    SCRN1 replied to CRNI-ICU20's topic in General Nursing

    My husband's position at work involves hiring and firing employees. He has said the only thing an employer can legally say is whether or not the person worked there before and that's it. It could...