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The cheerleading dog was just tooo much!

I love House but Puleeeeezeee - the way they always snoop in people's homes and cars!

No one has answered so...I researched a little. It seems that leg cramps are common. However this lady has been this way for 2 days. Is it common to have them so bad you can't walk? Is dizziness common?

I am a telephone triage nurse. Very little experience with dialysis. I had a call yesterday from a man who said his wife gets dialysis 3 times a week. He said his wife has such bad leg cramps that she cannot walk at all. She also has the shakes and is dizzy. I asked if he called her dr. He said yes, the dr gave her neurontin for the shakes but it isn't helping. He also said the dr told him to buy an OTC for leg cramps. This man was calling me to ask the name of the OTC! I advised him to take her to ER right away. He said he could not carry her to the car, she cannot even stand up. I said call 911 - he said he would. I don't know much about dialysis, like I said. I have been a nurse less than 4 yrs. But I think it IS a big deal when they have these kinds of symptoms, right? Am I off base to think that their doctor is a :monkeydance: ?

Ohhhh, now I get it. Thanks!

Hi all, I'm a telephone triage nurse. I just recieved a call from a woman saying she was getting the new prep for colonoscopy. She says she is supposed to drink clear liquids until the test. (no enemas) She said tonight and in the morning she drinks one glass of normal saline and another in the morning. She says no, they don't give you that whole gallon of Golytely anymore. I'm confused. This is news to me. I'd like some clarification. Thanks!

*******sigh********* I agree. 32 yrs ago I was a Nursing Assistant in a large hospital. I didn't go to nursing school til I was 49yr old. What a change and a shock when I went back into the hospital! Nurses always worked hard, I knew that...but what happened to the phlebotomists, orderlies to lift and transfer, nursing assistants, and on and on... I know they are still there. But not nearly enough. I agree that someone is lining their pockets.

Yes, we have protocols that come up on our computers. But we can give any extra helps as long as it does no harm. Always looking. Think my place is a little more lenient. Sorry.

I was wondering if you have any additional home self care help for a cough. Here's basically what we say: Increase fluids, steamy shower trick, mucinex, cool mist vaporizer, warm apple juice for coughing spasms, hard candy.... any more tips you can share? (doesn't have to be coughing....we have a wealth of health tips between us...let's share) Thanks!

I am a telephone triage nurse. The work is WAY less stressful than the hospital. Of course, the pay is lower. But we still work hard. Nurses work too hard almost anywhere you go. Anyone who thinks hospital work is EASY is a GOOBER.

These are all the reasons I left hospital nursing. I took a major cut in pay, but for me it was worth it.

2 separate procedures for the same thing I woke up (?) and vaguely remember hearing someone hollering. I then realized it was me! And then I was put under again. Another time I woke up with a sore, swollen chin and injured hand after a colonoscopy. All 3 times I was put under with Versed. Never again will I let them use Versed on me.

50 when I went in. 52 years when graduated. What was I thinking???? :trout: (just kidding)

I suppose it depends on whether or not you shed a compassionate tear (not a bad thing to do) or disolve into boo-hooing (bad).

I am a 54yr old RN who is very fortunate to have a job as a telephone triage nurse. This has been a God send for me. I work 40hrs a week, and my days off are my days off. No reports to give, no charting to catch up on. I still feel as if I am helping people without the politics or backstabbing rat race that goes on in the hospitals.