LisaG21

LisaG21

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  1. Home Health Care/ Organizations

    It was a nursing home, but the rehab part, sorry I should have made that clear. And I don't know if it is possible well I guess anything is possible butI can't put him back in the hospital, he will...
  2. Hi Guys! I just have a quick question. My father is a newly diagnosed parapeligic. He was sent home from the nursing home on wednesday (yes the day before thanksgiving):angryfire The nursing home did...
  3. Hey I live in Philly too....What hospital do you work
  4. unworthy of an RN

    Hey guys I have a question. I am an extern at one of the hospitals near my home, and I will be graduating from a BSN program in may. During my time as an extern I have witnessed a lot of acts done to...
  5. Dealing with combative patients

    This is a problem in my hospital. We have one on one...which means someone who can physically hurt themselves has a person sit with them until the doctor feels that it is unneccesary for them to have...
  6. Nurses grossed out by spit/mucus

    my mom had a double lung transplant lol we never thought about that haha
  7. Nurses grossed out by spit/mucus

    :imbar Ugh! Mucus is not my thing either! I hate it when people have to be suctioned or are coughing it up! I just clench my teeth and take some deep breaths and try not to look at it more than I have...
  8. Jock Itch

    Hey guys I have a question. Unfortunately lol I have come down with jock itch! I assume it is from exercising and wearing my scrubs. My scrubs are a little big from losing weight and the crotch is by...
  9. Eating Boogers??? Is this for real?

    EWWWWWWWWWWWWW I WAS JUST GETTING READY TO EAT MY PIZZA WHEN I READ THIS LOL!!
  10. Please clarify degree types!

    what is a certified in board or something...is that a masters
  11. Wow that is so intresting to know! I am for a 12 hour shift!!! I fell the 8 hour shift is just too short... by the time you get in and get everything settled its time to go. I feel you might make...
  12. unworthy of an RN

    Reply to Question #2. First off, it's a HIPAA violation to be talking about patients where you might be overheard. Hushed tones at the nursing station is how the idea was presented to me. Never at...
  13. Jock Itch

    And I would like you to know everyone my itch it going away. I got some nystatin cream and have used it twice and it looks soooo much better! Yay for me
  14. Jock Itch

    Well first off...I am twenty...second off no one said I was sexually active...I am but that was never discussed in this thread :) I have never had a need to go to the gyno I have never even had a...
  15. Jock Itch

    why powder and not cream? Any reason because I just got the doctor to order me cream
  16. Jock Itch

    why powder and not cream? Any reason because I just got the doctor to order me cream
  17. Jock Itch

    Alright, So I need some cream -> I was going to go to the doctor but should I go to a gyn (I have never been to one) or should I go to my primary. Can I get nystatin over the counter (I know we...
  18. Jock Itch

    Alright, So I need some cream -> I was going to go to the doctor but should I go to a gyn (I have never been to one) or should I go to my primary. Can I get nystatin over the counter (I know we...
  19. Jock Itch

    lol :)
  20. TV in the ED

    I am all for the tv's in the ER. People are anxious as it is when they are waiting to know the results of a test or to find out what is wrong with them. Watching their favorite show or any show could...
  21. Tomorrow, July1st

    :balloons: GOOD LUCK!!!!!!! :balloons: I KNOW YOU WILL DO GREAT!!!!! ILL PRAY FOR
  22. Worst Experience in School

    The worst experience I ever had was during my second semester of med surg clinical. A friend's patient died that morning and mine was not doing to well. He was running a 104 temp and was unresponsive...
  23. Funny quotes from patients

    All of these stories are very funny! I loved the one with the eighty year old! That was the best. I recently had a patient do something that was funny now but at the time I was scared for my life lol...
  24. unworthy of an RN

    Thank You guys again! First off let me say that the LPN is not to push medication. I know for a fact she is not certified to do so. Also it was not a heparin flush it was pain medication on two...
  25. I have wanted to be a nurse since I was 5. I always played doctor and nurse and have had a huge intrest in it. Now that I am in school I am def excited about the money, however only people the most I...