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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, including two total knee replacements on opposite sides ...

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 someone named Mary that no one else could see. Co...

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 on Glucophage, so I'm not treating it with diet a...

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 don't have RLS myself but find this interesting.

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 the idea of having the disease and taking insulin f...

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: snorting cocaine. 2. Patient with knee infection cultur...

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 phone. But I don't wear it.

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 without going back to school and earning a degree here. ...

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, recheck meds pulled from the pyxis, etc. I don't kn...

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 she is misrepresenting herself to patients, who b...

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 medications, she didn't have to take any of the kinds o...

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 remain in the hospital until they have been off of it f...

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 admissions in any of the hospitals I've worked in. ...

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 said that they also had that kind of reaction. But ...

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 tried applying for Med/Surg at a hospital? If you...

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 and I never heard of anyone's skin breaking out that...

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 into each other sometime.

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 days. It sounds like you're precepting the same n...

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

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 just had to start bidding online for them this past...

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 kind of steered toward doing something else right af...

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 the insulin that I'll need for 3 months or more. I ...

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 the real estate is VERY expensive on and close to...

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 least it seemed like gallons, LOL)...contributed ...

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 vary from state to state though. Good luck to you i...