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    Home health patient with a 3rd degree burn

    Jay-Jay replied to nursechamois's topic in Home Health

    As our WORN has taught me, RED granulating tissue = infection, especially if hypergranulation is present!! I suggest you try Acticoat or Actisorb (if there's a lot of discharge), burn dressing, or...
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    US nurse wanting to go to Canada

    Jay-Jay replied to megs1976's topic in International Nursing

    I go to the audiology clinic at Mt. Sinai for my hearing aids. My audiologist has her master's degree, and is top-notch. I've never worked in the hospital, or been a patient there, but my impression,...
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    Volunteer Nurses Needed for Hurricane Emergency!

    Jay-Jay replied to glascow's topic in General Nursing

    What about those licensed outside of the U.S.? I'm Canadian, and have a week's vacation coming up, after Labour
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    Volunteer Nurses Needed for Hurricane Emergency!

    Jay-Jay replied to glascow's topic in General Nursing

    Found the following links on another site I frequent:
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    Can I get any opinions of O'gredy Peyton agency!

    Jay-Jay replied to monie2004's topic in International Nursing

    Hmmm...seems to be a problem with that particular smilie. I'll let Brian know, maybe he can fix it! Please remember this is a public board, and we can be sued for saying negative things than cannot be...
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    Complications from colonoscopy or diverticulosis?

    Jay-Jay replied to thlnc's topic in Gastroenterology

    Diverticulosis weakens the bowel, and puts you at increased risk of perforation during a procedure such as a colonoscopy. Perforation can also happen spontaneously as a result of an abcess forming in...
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    canadian healthcare vs US

    Jay-Jay replied to undecided's topic in International Nursing

    These books by Canadian health critic, Dr. Michael Rachlis would be a very useful resource: Strong Medicine: How to Save Canada's Health Care System and Second opinion : what's wrong with Canada's...
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    Pregnant at 63

    Jay-Jay replied to So Superfluous's topic in Nursing Humor

    Good one, but I think it belongs in the Nursing Humor forum! Will leave a redirect
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    'DOES ANYONE KNOW -JUST OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD- WHAT HIDA STANDS FOR? WHAT IS IT? "

    Jay-Jay replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    Heck, I've never even HEARD of it! Maybe they call it something different here in Canada! Welcome back, Passing thru. haven't seen you in AGES! :-) (Are you passing thru again???? Or staying for a...
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    Deaf Student Nurses

    Jay-Jay replied to Milar's topic in General Students

    As a nurse who is severely hard of hearing in the right ear, and has a moderately severe loss in the left, I have found my niche in community nursing. This eliminates the problem with background noise...
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    Kelowna BC, Canadian guy looking to come back.

    Jay-Jay replied to milenko's topic in International Nursing

    Sorry that I had to edit out the links in the above post. Our board had a very strict NO ADVERTISING rule. If we permited it for one poster, soon we would be snowed under with nurse recruiters! You...
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    New Grad, new job, night shift, SAFETY

    Jay-Jay replied to joey1967's topic in International Nursing

    First of all, congratulations on standing up for yourself, and cancelling some of those shifts. Secondly, let me ask you again what another poster asked above: HOW LONG DO YOU WANT TO KEEP YOUR...
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    Nursing profession for Hearing impaired !

    Jay-Jay replied to earthlovers123's topic in General Nursing

    As a nurse with a serious hearing loss (rated moderately severe in the left ear, and severe in the right), I find noisy environments difficult to cope with. When doing hospital nursing, I chose to...
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    Acceptance of Distance/Online Degrees by Other Colleges and Universities

    Jay-Jay replied to macmagick's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Thread closed for a cooling-off period and mod
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    Time to do the right thing again. (Cheater selling EC test answers...)

    Jay-Jay replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Upon reviewing the situation, Dandalora, you have to understand there is a WORLD of difference between selling a study guide for NCLEX, and selling the acutal test questions and answers. EVERYONE uses...
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    Share you Deaconess Experiences!

    Jay-Jay replied to kate930's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Locking this thread until posters cool off, and stop sniping at each other! Okay, thread has been edited and re-opened, and the guilty parties PM'd. Any further flames will result in its permanent...
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    Goosebumps on face?????

    Jay-Jay replied to goodknight's topic in General Nursing

    Get thee to a doctor, if you haven't already. My step-son's girl friend had large bumps on her face (and other areas of her body), and it turns out they're due to a dangerous condition called...
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    Med Errors

    Jay-Jay replied to UM Review RN's topic in Patient Medications

    PRBC's hung with 2/3 and 1/3 instead of NS... MD wrote order for "2 units PRBC's over 2-3 hours with 20 mg of Lasix in between." Should have read over 2-3 hours EACH. Guess who wound up wearing the...
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    Tsunami's effect on the country of Sweden

    Jay-Jay replied to InfRN's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, Tweety, the caption says it's his father. Is that a mistake? (I hope not!) The other link doesn't take me to the article in question, so I don't have the details. Edit: I was able to access...
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    Funny Xmas Poem...Anyone Know How it Goes?

    Jay-Jay posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    Many years ago, I came across a poem in a Christmas card that made me fall down laughing. Unfortunately, I've lost the card. It goes something like this: I'm sending this letter to tell you, The...
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    Withholding food and fluid in a dying patient

    Jay-Jay replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My husband died in November, of cancer. He, too, enjoyed icy cold water to drink. As he got weaker, he lost the ability to swallow safely, due to a stroke he'd had back in January of this year. He had...
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    IV Site Prep

    Jay-Jay replied to NeuroNP's topic in General Nursing

    We use chlorhexidine swabs. I know of at least one hospital where the protocol calls for betadine, letting it dry, then, just prior to the stick, wiping a strip of it away directly over the vein, with...
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    SIL vomiting Feces

    Jay-Jay replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen that happen. Blockages from Ca. can come and go. Here's hoping she's able to enjoy Christmas and New Year's as much as her health
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    Ever had 2 pts die on you in 1 day?

    Jay-Jay replied to Tony35NYC's topic in General Nursing

    That's a shame about having to rush the grieving family! The first thing they tell the families in palliative care (which is where my sweetie passed away) is "Take all the time you want." None of...
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    things I didn't learn in nursing school

    Jay-Jay replied to mygirlsmom's topic in General Nursing

    A few from the homecare front: Your flashlight is your best friend, especially when catheterizing a female in a dimly lit bedroom, or trying to read your Perly's map book after dark. Learning how to...