Mandychelle79 ASN, RN

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  1. Got a new one How did you fail the math test? It was the same math be have been doing for the past
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    Forced Flu Shots

    Yes, food allergies are covered under the ADA guidelines. Found that out while doing research for my dd when she had a milk
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    Clinical rotation

    Also, as a psych aide, I have to stay with patients during their dialysis treatment, unless they dr signs the order that they can stay there without an escort. It was an interesting experience to see...
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    Blood sugar of 104. Is this bad?

    Normals depend on the facility. Ours is 70-99. If it falls in the normal range for the lab you deal with, then yes its
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    Clinical rotation

    im on the floor that has inhouse dialysis. If my patient goes, i go to, but I only
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    is fmla detrimental to companies/hospitals?

    FMLA like anything is great, unless it is abused. We have a nurse on the floor that gets FMLA for a specific reason. Said nurse typically suffers from that ailment in the summer. This summer there...
  7. Im 30. In my experience, my patients ( both LTC and Psych) loved the bright tops. I love Scooby Doo, and do have a scooby doo top, and tinkerbelle. Those are the tops the patients tell me they like...
  8. To my classmates: 1. You really need to chill and go have some fun. You are heading fast towards burnout. 2. No, I do not want to ever work with you. And I sincerely hope you are never my nurse. 3....
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    For Fun--Kudos 2 Me...The "toot your own horn" thread

    Performed my first straight cath on Friday and my patient told my teacher that if I had introduced myself as a student nurse, he would have never known that I was a student. He told her that I was on...
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    Need Help Taking BP

    make sure you can hear out of your stethoscope. we have to test out at work and one of the girls cant use the supplied scopes has to use her personal
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    What is considered the weekend shift for 7p-7a?

    We do three day weekends so Friday, Saturday and Sunday night. But we usually have a three day weekend on our weekends off :) Pay wise weekend is considered 11pm friday till 8 am
  12. I work on psych. Ive been hit, punched, kicked, spit on, grabbed, propositioned, screamed at, called vile name. Had my wrist sprained once, and it was my fault for blocking instead of backing up or...
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    Your Favorite Drug Handbook

    I prefer ones that list drug by class, not by alphabetical order by generic
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    Do you call your teachers by their 1st names?

    We call the teachers Mr/Mrs Dr. Even if we work with them in the real world. So the woman I call "Sue" at work I will call Mrs. Last name. There is one clinical instructor that I know of that has...
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    worked L&D last night

    With my daughter I was induced. I went in and the induction process started at midnight. Pit was started at 0730. Pit was stopped at 1900 so I could rest and eat. Another round of cervadil at...
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    bookstore = constant PAIN

    im lucky after shelling out 1000 the first semester weve only had to put out another 300 the rest of the time
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    It seems probie's can't take a joke or laugh

    Im glad that I worked in health care before going to become a nurse. Im sure I wont be offended if someone calls me newbie/probie/rookie. Ive been rookied numerous times, and figure its just part of...
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    Aseptic technique question

    You are going to need to look it up in your textbook. Sometimes what happens in practice is not what happens by the
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    Our role in clinical?

    When we are given a patient/2 patients... or more We are expected to give the patients all of the care needed for the day. If we get in over our heads, we are supposed to delegate to the aides or...
  20. CNA's may not be nurses but I could see how some would consider it nursing
  21. Yes, but I considered myself a nursing student before I was in the program. I would typically answer people though with the "im taking classes needed for the nursing
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    Decreased Na and Lithium Toxicity

    We have a Hesi exam at the end of the semester. Mine will cover Psych, Resp. and
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    Decreased Na and Lithium Toxicity

    Makes sense to me. I will ask about when I am at work tonight ( work on a geri psych unit) or will ask when I have my psych rotation, in about 6
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    Decreased Na and Lithium Toxicity

    From what im reading, they are both reabsorbed in the promixmal tubule of the kidney. So if the patient has hyponatremia more lithium with be
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    Help! dont know what to do

    A= Great B= Good C=RN Strive for excellence, deal in reality. Many people who were used to making straight A's were pulling low B's and High