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  1. 4 hour code blue

    medsurgnurse replied to Morettia2's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    You doing a great job and keeping a cool head in heated situations. A teaching moment: Ancef does not contain penicillin. It is a cephalosporin. 1% of persons allergic to penicillin will have a cross...

  2. Ever have a patient comment on his lack of size?

    medsurgnurse replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    pagandeva/I had a situation when I first started working as a clinic nurse in endocrine clinic. We administer depo-testosterone there, for various reasons, such as infertility, you know... Anyways,...

  3. The Runaway Bride Wants to be a Nurse!

    medsurgnurse replied to michael79's topic in General Nursing

    When this story happened some of the news agencies called her a "nurse". She was not a nurse. She worked in a doctor's office. I wrote letters to the a few major news networks asking them to stop...

  4. Someone saying that they are a LVN when they are not!

    medsurgnurse replied to jetta1's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Falsely bragging is one thing....... But lying about something you as a nurse didn't do is another. She could cause you to lose your license by saying you let her put down an NG

  5. I Dislocated My Kidney I Can't Poop

    medsurgnurse replied to SDS_RN's topic in General Nursing

    She saw it on "House". I swear it was on a episode a woman connective tissue holding to kidney in place dislodged sooooo 'dislocated kidney'. The "House" patient symptoms were orthostatic

  6. Possibly Abused Young Girl

    medsurgnurse replied to SDS_RN's topic in General Nursing

    let us know what

  7. So Mad I Could Just SCREAM.......

    medsurgnurse replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

  8. What do nurses do?

    medsurgnurse posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I want start a thread about what nurses do. Since many non-nursing personnel participate on the board and have a simplistic view of what nurses ( RN or LPN) actually do. I'm not trying to be mean...

  9. Gpa 2.73

    medsurgnurse replied to 2bNurseNik's topic in General Students

    Get out. Not because of your GPA, you can always bring that up. But because you said you don't like to study. If you don't like to study or lack the discipline to study nursing school is not an...

  10. Patients that Have Surprised you

    medsurgnurse replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I am happy to have you back on allnurses. I am glad your health is stabilizing. Sounds like you do have nine lives. Just be careful, take care of your health and don't use up any more of your nine...

  11. Retire by 30, thanks nursing!

    medsurgnurse replied to ThePrestige's topic in General Nursing

    Zero experience listed because this OP has not even GRADUATED YET! I admire goals but this is beyond ridiculous. First n-eed to graduate. Second- need to pass NCLEX. Third -Find a job. Fourth- GET...

  12. Medicare Probe

    medsurgnurse replied to PeacePisceRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    OK now I owe you an apology. Coming from someone who has lived in the city I can now say you do know what you are talking about. If you haven't been to the Gulf Coast lately everything to the Alabama...

  13. Medicare Probe

    medsurgnurse replied to PeacePisceRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Please do not speak so callously of something you know nothing about. It's offensive. Get in your car and drive for 10 hours. Now imagine everything you passed on this ten hour drive is gone. Every...

  14. What Diagnosis Did your First Patient in Clinicals Have?

    medsurgnurse replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Anal Abcess. I was worried about having to the wound care. When I got to clinical I found out the abcess was healed and the patient was in for colostomy take down. Whew! What a

  15. My inability to brown nose is holding me back in my nursing career

    medsurgnurse replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    my inability to pucker up and kiss a** has affected me in the same

  16. Whats in a name?

    medsurgnurse replied to BrianRN-PsychSup's topic in Correctional

    You know it has a certain cadence to Trailer Trash Syphlitic

  17. Can your license be revoked over assault?

    medsurgnurse replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    just kidding about beating the husband. Even though he deserves

  18. Can your license be revoked over assault?

    medsurgnurse replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Motorcycle mama, I really hope that you are not talking about yourself. If so, and its not necessary to tell us; I am really sorry about the situation. From reading your posts I've gathered that...

  19. The CMA Debate

    medsurgnurse replied to sharona97's topic in General Nursing

  20. A message from GOD...??

    medsurgnurse replied to AspiringNurse7's topic in General Nursing

    don't get too discouraged. If you hang out here, you'll see how many are waiting for acceptance into a nursing program. did you apply to more than one

  21. Spin off of dating patients. RN's dating docs?

    medsurgnurse replied to GeminiTwinRN's topic in General Nursing

    any new

  22. Seriously Ill Patient vs A New RN Who Clearly Did Not Know How To Work in That Area

    medsurgnurse replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I noticed you hadn't been posting in a long time and then I saw a post from you recently. I hope you're feeling better. How about a

  23. Calling yourself a "nurse"

    medsurgnurse replied to Jamie2887's topic in General Nursing

    Originally Posted by pagandeva2000 I remember one of the RNs I work with began to ask one of the patient care associates some very pointed questions, embarassing the pants off of her. Our PCAs work...

  24. MD orders Viagra for pulmonary hypertension?!

    medsurgnurse replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    That's what the drug was designed to do. The other thing is a accidental side effect. And boy did they get rich off that side

  25. A New 50 year old nurse!?????

    medsurgnurse replied to timjo's topic in General Nursing

    I think the mature new nurse brings so much more to the table than meets the eye. An older nurse has a vast amount of life experience, people skills, other career experience. Whether or not you go to...