minnieme104

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1. Gastric Bypass

   minnieme104 posted a topic in Med-Surg

   Does anyone know what the blue drainage if from following a bypass, I have ssen it come out the ng tube?

2. Nursing interventions for CVA

   minnieme104 replied to minnieme104's topic in Geriatric

   Thank you all for helping I realized now that I wasn't looking at each system individually I was grouping everything together Thanks Again

3. Nursing interventions for CVA

   minnieme104 posted a topic in Geriatric

   I have been recently been given a research project where I have to list nursing interventions for patients with CVA if any one has some good ones I could use it would be much appreciated. I am having trouble finding things on the internet. Thanks so ...

4. Dr Jim

   minnieme104 replied to nursebedlam's topic in Humor

   :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: That is great, hilarious

5. New worry...Supplies?

   minnieme104 replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Students

   Something I have learned this past year in school was that a good nurse always has her pen, bandage scissors, and kelly forceps, and penlight on hand:)

6. Move to Australia

   minnieme104 replied to minnieme104's topic in International

   Thank you all, it will make looking for a job a lot easier

7. Legal Issue

   minnieme104 replied to minnieme104's topic in General Nursing

   Have you tried talking to the supervisor or next in charge, before jumping to a lawsuit?

8. Legal Issue

   minnieme104 replied to minnieme104's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for replying I appreciate it. I was in an overcrowded room with visitor as well and I had no where else to place it but now that I know I will ask first. thanks again

9. Nurses who don't take the time to care: have you seen examples?

   minnieme104 replied to np2b's topic in Safety

   Thank you very much it is nice having some reassurance being a student. I still question everything I do so Thanks again

10. Nurses who don't take the time to care: have you seen examples?

    minnieme104 replied to np2b's topic in Safety

    Well I reported to the Charge nurse and kept going in and taking a temp on him to make sure that the temp was not increasing, and I also gave him a sponge bath to try to cool him down a little. I was encouraging him to lay on his left side so that ga...

11. hand washing = sore hands, any good products available?

    minnieme104 replied to emmy's topic in International

    I love using lanolell on my hands (lanolin) I find that if I use it an hs my hands are pretty much healed when I wake up

12. Move to Australia

    minnieme104 posted a topic in International

    I will be graduating in August, and being that my husband is from Australia we were thinking of moving down. Can any of you tell me what licensed practical nurses are called down there, I have been looking for jobs on the internet and cant seem to fi...

13. Nursing School Bloopers

    minnieme104 replied to Jabber964's topic in Humor

    During my med/surg rotation I had two patients. I gave the first one her combivent and went to attend to the other patient, by the time I got out of the room my first patient had been on her mask for over 1 hour, I felt so bad and embarrassed at leas...

14. Would you assist in abortions?

    minnieme104 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My opinion on this whole abortion issue is that if my job as a nurse required that I look after a patient who has had an abortion or is going to have one that is fine. I am personally against abortion but I would not inflict my opinions upon anyone e...

15. Just starting- any advice?

    minnieme104 replied to studentnurse74's topic in New Nurse

    if in doubt double and triple check, don't take things for granted and have fun