NurseyBaby'05 BSN, RN

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    3rd degree burn question

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to jennk's topic in Burn

    She taught our lecture yesterday. She said that what makes the full thickness/3rd degree burns so painful is that they have edges and that's where the pain is. That tissue is not burned as deep...
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    Me Again-Can You Help Me W/ Contractions?

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to following_faith's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree. If you are contracting enough to cause cervical changes, you need to get to the hospital/birthing center ASAP to get monitored. Better safe than sorry. Like Canoehead said, it's better to...
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    dansko's professional or occupational?

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

    I have the professionals. I tried on both. The sales woman at the shoe store had me walk/shop in each pair for about 20-30 min. Even though the occupational was a softer material, the professional...
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    Where Do Residents Rights End? Long, Sorry.

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to Cheez-It!'s topic in General Nursing

    What about a psych consult? One of the 302 criteria is failure to complete ADL's. This is a form of self-harm. Long-term psych placement would not be good for this part. resident, but with a short...
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    My last semester. VERY much burned out.

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

    I have really bad senioritis right now. NOT a good thing to have when the content is Critical Care. I have a care plan due tomorrow morning at 6:30 am. I am about one eighth finished . . . . and I'm...
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    Pressure in my bum-relieve?

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to following_faith's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Call your OB/Midwife! Just a student here, but one important thing that I learned was that urge to push can be mistaken for urge to have a BM. A good friend of mine had four 34 to 36 weekers (all...
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    Woot!

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to Tweety's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Yay Tweety!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :balloons: :Melody: :yelclap: :bowingpur :smiley_aa :w00t: :flowersfo
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    Your Worst Mistake

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

    An instructor told us that a co-worker kept a pt's nitro paste on his bedside table and the visually impaired patient mistook it for
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    As nurses we take a tremenous responsibility upon ourselves & I made a mistake

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Oh man! Things like this are why (as bad as my senioritis is) I'm scared to start working as a nurse. My liability as a brand new nurse is the same as someone more "seasoned." I also know that...
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    Banning smoking for psychiatric patients

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to Bjo's topic in Psychiatric

    I did some of my clinical rotations at Western Psych and they have specific smoking times that are supervised. The times are posted on plaques on the walls on all of the units/floors. I think...
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    When you're in charge and you have to report a friend? Then what?

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Nursing Career

    The floor that I am on for my clinical is very close and "familylike." Here's my problem. I had a agitated dementia pt that I had to give a B12 injection to. One of the nurses on the floor helped me...
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    Colt's fans anyone?

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to phn92's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Here we go Steelers! Here we go! What can I say? I'm a Pittsburgh girl who bleeds black and gold. However, I hope thay whoop up on New England. Tony Dungee is a Steelers
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    CPR and Cracked Sternums

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

    Don't forget about the Good Samaritan Act too. You're
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    How can I get my Hematocrit up?--FAST!

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

    Vit C also enhances Iron absorption. (Esp when taken with the Iron
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    Record for most babies

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to alphafe's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I know what you mean. DH is one of two and MIL is an only. DH gets along with my family better than I do sometimes. He and one of my brothers are three weeks apart and they all like to fish so it...
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    Record for most babies

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to alphafe's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm the 8th of nine and the baby girl. My mom graduated in 1954 and times were just different then. I would not trade it for the world. My bother's and sister are the best in the world. We all...
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    A friend desperately wants to go to nursing school but can't financially..any advice?

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to cindyrn1's topic in General Nursing

    Student Loans. I think the interest rate is around 3% and you have 10 years to pay it back after you're done. Same thing happened to me. Dh and I made $10 too much to qualify. There are also a lot...
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    ATI Testing

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to almostanurse26's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    We've had two ATI tests every semester and will have one right around our final this spring. They're a little out there, but they give us books to look at and prepare "in our spare time". :chuckle You...
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    Nurse Educator Question of the Month: What is YOUR Favorite Med-Surg Textbook

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to VickyRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Glad to help. It was optional to buy the book for our first semester and required for our second and subsequent semesters. When I got to my second last January I was kicking myself for not forking...
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    Nurse Educator Question of the Month: What is YOUR Favorite Med-Surg Textbook

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to VickyRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I'm just a student. We use Brunner & Studdarth's. I really like it. It's split into two volumes and it implements the nursing process into every topic. They usually spread it over the last few...
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    I never want overtime period

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    Change your phone number at work to a cell number and leave it off when you sleep. Tell them you've done away with your LAN line altogether and are wireless only. Either that or change your LAN line...
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    Recovery Room Horror!

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to z's playa's topic in Operating Room

    I'm glad. Please take
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    Recovery Room Horror!

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to z's playa's topic in Operating Room

    First, I want to say that I'm sorry about your baby. I can't even begin to imagine. Secondly, to answer your question about saying something to the hopsital . . . yes! You can't be the only one she...
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    Terri Shiavo Case

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

    Besause he has a new family. He and gf of a few years have kids todether. He's still married, so he can't marry the new one. No insurance money if they divorce. Sorry, I know I'm cynical, but I'm...
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    latex is this a sign of being allergic to it?

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

    I would see about getting tested for an allergy to latex ASAP. In the meantime, I would see if you can get a latex free one. They also make cloth sleeves to cover the latex tubing so you can avoid...