NurseyBaby'05 BSN, RN

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    FINALLY, a diagnosis: celiac disease

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in General Nursing

    Is there a Whole Foods store or some kind of food co-op nearby? They sell a lot of foods that won't aggravate her symptoms. (And it all looks like everyday food. No seaweed and foofoo berries, as my...
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    Need input on all three Southwestern PA programs

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to DebbieSue's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    If you really like everything Pitt has to offer, I don't think you should let a mere 12 weeks stand in your way. I also think you would see lot more and gain a more well rounded education @ a bigger...
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    Externships in or near Pittsburgh

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to luv2shopp85's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Nearly all of the local hospitals have Nurse Externships. You have to call the nurse recruiters of the places. You won't get too far online. I would also get on the horn quickly though. They...
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    We sooo need a sticky....NCLEX test stopped at 75...I failed? I passed?

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Perhaps it's your wording that was interpreted as unkind. You're certainly not under any obligation to read every thread. There are plenty that I skip
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    Fenestrated cannula??

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to Shastalee99's topic in General Students

    A fennestrated trach has airvents in it and can be capped with a "speaking valve". This allows the patient to talk. Very important: if the fenestrated trach is in place the trach cuff MUST be...
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    Big day, I passed Boards!

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to wonderbee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    :balloons: :smiley_aa :w00t: Way to
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    wardrobe help for the preggo nurse!!

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to ghettowrkr's topic in General Nursing

    Cherokee makes maternity
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    Graduate nurse in may 06, moving to Pittsburgh and need help

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to BSNmay13's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Not to mention, you start out with four weeks
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    Advice needed concerning job search-Pgh

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to MissBrn's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Believe me, your first six months will fly right by. I've been working nine months and my spinning head is just starting to slow down. You may wind up really liking it. Also, with a new unit,...
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    Graduate nurse in may 06, moving to Pittsburgh and need help

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to BSNmay13's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I would suggest going to a job fair here in Pittsburgh. I think they had one @ Dave & Buster's last March. I'm not sure where this one's will be. If you can't get there, then definitely call the...
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    Advice needed concerning job search-Pgh

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to MissBrn's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I was just talking to my friend. She said Magee has a new Med-Surg floor. It would be a good foot in the door. Just a thought. . . You could put in a transfer after six months. Good
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    Advice needed concerning job search-Pgh

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to MissBrn's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    What about St. Clair? They are suppossed to be doing a new birth center. I know they have a position, but I'm not sure if they're looking @ GN's or not. I'm not sure where in Pittsburgh you are, but...
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    OBOY!....did I date myself today!!!!!

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    I either crush them in paper medicine cups with hemoststs or put them in a cup of near boiling water and just let them dissolve. This works great for feeding tubes. By the time I check placement and...
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    counting days as birth control tool

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to Alibaba's topic in General Nursing

    I've been using Chuck E. Cheese. It got me through wanting to get pregnant during nursing school. :roll Steph- I ran into your diaphragm problem with condoms and had a few close calls myself....
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    restraints? What would you have done (Long)

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to jessnurse05's topic in General Nursing

    After she pulled out her IV the second time, I would have probably have used soft wrist restraints and called immediately for an order. If she is a hard stick, it's important to keep that IV in....
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    My ALMOST 5 year old refuses to poop on the potty!

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to dreamBIG's topic in General Nursing

    Potty training is not a cut and dried process. This post is judgmental and borders on a personal attack. It also assumes a lot. You don't know what she has tried and what she has not. If potty...
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    source for Steeler scrubs?

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to MissBrn's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Haven't seen them in stores. There are a few people at work who make and sell them. I usually just wear a tee under a labcoat with black scrub pants or a sweatshirt with the same type of pants. I'm...
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    Chiari Malformation?

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to LeashRN's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Leash I PM'd
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    Why is Physics a prereq course?

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to gongju's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I'm not looking at being a CRNA, I'm just a mere Neuro RN. However, during school, I really found physics helpful when studying certain body systems, cardiac in particular. Just my .02. Another...
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    Whadja Get For Xmas From Hubbie?

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to grad2009's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I got a sleep mask with memory foam that plays white noise, babbling brook and other "soothing" sounds from Brookstone. I work at night and our room gets all the daytime sun and is closest to the...
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    I Did It---I QUIT!!

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Marla- :yelclap: :yelclap: :yelclap: :yelclap: :yelclap: :yeah: :yeah: P.S. Dumb question here . . .. Don't you need electricity to operate a TV, or does she have the mule hitched up to the...
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    Foul Speaking Nurse..............

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to hbncns35's topic in General Nursing

    Guilty . . . . :imbar :sofahider I totally have a garbage mouth. I don't say it around kids or patients. I don't really swear at anyone per se, but rather to myself. CNA told me that my pt pulled...
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    I Did It---I QUIT!!

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Marla- I'm so glad for you. I know it's scary to not know where you'll be financially, but I'm sure it's only temporary. No job is worth the amount of jeopardy you put your mind, body and soul into...
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    'rotting' not for weak stomachs...

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to bebop1's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I would contact the department of aging and report elder abuse ASAP. This is just wrong. Proper care is being withheld from her.
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    Meds you hate to give....

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    PO/NG Dilantin on pt's with feeding tubes. Feedings need held for an hour before and an hour after and pt's can't have anything else in their stomachs. It's even more fun when the pt's a diabetic...