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  1. Hypomagnesiumia, I am a ticking time bomb!!

    weetziebat replied to curleysue's topic in General Nursing

    curleysue, i feel soo bad for you. so, your insurance won't cover the infusions, and you can't afford them on your salary. and now you are bedbound, feeling like crap, because it has been six days...

  2. Please hear me out. Anyone! No one seems to give a rip.

    weetziebat replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing

    It sucks when that happens, but I really don't think you did anything to apologize for, and it seems to me that she is the one throwing away a friendship. Maybe after you left someone said that she...

  3. Your least favorite patient.

    weetziebat replied to errn7's topic in Emergency

    For me, it was the folks who have a cold or the flu and act like they are dying, and get pissed cause they don't get instantaneous treatment. Then they always made a point of insisting they got...

  4. How Often Have You Seen THIS??

    weetziebat replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    so, as long as you don't pass gas no one will suspect,

  5. Effectiveness of bleach against MRSA

    weetziebat posted a topic in General Nursing

    alright, i went into work today and was given an article from the union. as i don't work in acute care perhaps everyone else is aware of this but it is the first i'd heard of it. our company policy is...

  6. Effectiveness of bleach against MRSA

    weetziebat replied to weetziebat's topic in General Nursing

    yeah, matt, i thought so too. thanks for your response - at least i know i'm not the only one who was under that impression.

  7. Anyone want to share why nursing has been a POSITIVE career choice for you?

    weetziebat replied to secondfiddle's topic in General Nursing

    Secong fiddle, the negative posts you read on here are simply a bunch of nurses who are frustrated - usually due to the workplace politics, administrators who sit in ivory towers making rules that are...

  8. "Safer" Specialties

    weetziebat replied to secondfiddle's topic in General Nursing

    Second Fiddle, Many of the 'safer' specialties require you to have a solid (at least 5 years) experience in working acute care. I work with MR/DD clients, and because I am the only nurse, I would have...

  9. How many nurses take antidepressants or antianxiety medication?

    weetziebat replied to Attheana's topic in Health, Stress Management

    i totally understand where you are coming from, tom. i too work with mr/dd clients and know how meds can affect them, or not. and i do sometimes wonder why, all of a sudden, antidepressants and...

  10. How many nurses take antidepressants or antianxiety medication?

    weetziebat replied to Attheana's topic in Health, Stress Management

    i've always been 'anxious', but wasn't till i started traveling extensively, in 1991, that i had any problems. then began havine major panic attacks. like others, thought i was dying! took a looooong...

  11. Any RN's....can I have some help here???

    weetziebat replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in General Nursing

    Gosh, lucky you're an LPN is right. Seems to be asking a lot to decide what books you need without

  12. Challenge: 25 Words or Less

    weetziebat replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Paged while driving. Walk in - "catheter's plugged." "not taking fluids." Note on desk - appt. cancelled. "Think its a bedsore" "pain despite Duragesic." No returned

  13. Nurses's need an opinion...

    weetziebat replied to WickedRedRN's topic in General Nursing

    Phew! sounds like that could have been a close call. Good for you, mom! and hope your little one is feeling

  14. Any RN's....can I have some help here???

    weetziebat replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in General Nursing

    Gee, Debbie, don't think I'll be much help since I am not familiar with online classes. Will you be studying other subjects besides nursing, like nutrition or psychology? I never realized you didn't...

  15. oldest nursing student?

    weetziebat replied to grammyd's topic in Nursing Career

    you are never too old to follow your dreams - go for

  16. "Just an LPN"....does anyone else get discouraged?

    weetziebat replied to DeniseLPN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    yeah, and wish someone would make that clear to the medical office assistants that work in physician's offices or clinics. they always refer to themselves as 'nurses' :angryfire the docs even say "my...

  17. I love where I work because...

    weetziebat replied to fromTeacher2Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    What do I love about my job? Well, I work as an RN in a group home with MR/DD clients, and it is a great laid-back atmosphere. I make my own schedule, wear what I please, have my own office space,...

  18. being called cynical

    weetziebat replied to macuvm1's topic in General Nursing

    Very astute observation, BFlady. And so

  19. a question i need answering plz

    weetziebat replied to wolf_funk's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Yep, I agree. The correct response is

  20. "Just an LPN"....does anyone else get discouraged?

    weetziebat replied to DeniseLPN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    ah, denise, i understand totally. i was an lpn for 12 years before going back for my rn, and got sooooo tired of being asked if i was an rn or 'just an lpn' - man, i could've punched them i was so...

  21. Any tips for starting IVs?

    weetziebat replied to nurse_wannabe's topic in General Nursing

    things that have really helped me are to make sure i have the best possible light, to take my time, and be sure to have all the equipment ready to go. then once you've inserted the needle into the...

  22. Nurse Bully?

    weetziebat replied to Butternut's topic in General Nursing

    are her initials j.s.? or do you mean to tell me - horrors :chair: - there are more out there like her! i worked with that queen of the bullies as my charge nurse for 3 years. seriously don't know...

  23. 2.5 mos., disgusted w/ ltc!

    weetziebat replied to NurseHopeful's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That was a very smart move on your part, to become a CNA and check the waters before plunging head first into the deep end. What you describe has been my experience in LTC - different facilities,...

  24. Let's Have Some Fun!

    weetziebat replied to HannasMom's topic in General Nursing

    i did it so i'd always have interesting dinner conversation. my family really enjoys hearing about trach secretions, especially when eating chinese

  25. A message to new grads: NEVER....

    weetziebat replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Never take shortcuts and not check the IV site under the dressing. Amazing how much fluid can infiltrate and the pump never alarms. Never try to cut a dressing off if patient has tubes. Invariably...