Jay-Jay RN

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    Offended by Prayer

    Jay-Jay replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl: Ya can't take them with you,
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    Tips for Dressing to Scrotum?

    Jay-Jay posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I have a patient who is recovering from gangrene of the scrotum. Following surgery to remove the necrotic tissue they stitched him up, but the sutures didn't hold. His scrotum is wide open along the...
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    I need a consult and advice

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

    Sorry to hear about this Hoolahan. I have an uncle who lost a leg to smoking. He first had vascular surgery on the leg. While he was in rehab, to encourage him to quit smoking, the physio pointed...
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    The midget & the Rancher

    Jay-Jay replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    ....and now it doesn't make
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    Life is futile, dead is dead, the other side

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

    Pam, my husband died last week from cancer, so I fully understand how difficult this is. He developed pneumonia at the end, and when he could no longer swallow, the doctor refused to put him on IV...
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    Itching - Liver disease or allergy?

    Jay-Jay posted a topic in Gastroenterology

    My husband has Ca. of the bladder. One of the most common sites for mets is the liver, and he already has mets to the pelvis and lymph nodes. I have noticed a trace of jaundice in his complexion and...
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    Itching - Liver disease or allergy?

    Jay-Jay replied to Jay-Jay's topic in Gastroenterology

    Thank you, Audrey. Y'know, I have special qualifications in palliative care. I just never thought I'd be using them so close to home.... Maybe that's why God put us
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    King Arthur and the Witch

    Jay-Jay replied to bedpan's topic in Nursing Humor

    It may indeed have come from Chaucher, but the idea is even older: Source: The Camelot Project
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    King Arthur and the Witch

    Jay-Jay replied to bedpan's topic in Nursing Humor

    I have a song version of that story on a Pete Seeger album! It's called "The Half
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    BP on wrist

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

    That .....SUCKS! I had a pt. with very low BP, end-stage CHF. She was quite large, but with effort, I managed to get my cuff around her arm and get a BP, thought it was so faint, I was a bit iffy on...
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    TAS for wet-to-dry dressings used for everything!

    Jay-Jay replied to ceecel.dee's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    For diabetics, wet/dry dressings can turn dry gangrene into wet gangrene, which is the LAST thing you want to do. Someone needs to get this dinosaur...er, doctor to update his
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    What would you do in my situation...?

    Jay-Jay replied to Nurse Ratchet's topic in General Nursing

    Dixielee, thank you for sharing your husband's wise words! That was just sooo beautiful!
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    ER ethics

    Jay-Jay replied to UMTXRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Lido for an IV stick or phlebotomy?? Ya gotta be kidding! We use an EMLA patch for kids if they're fussy about needles, but I've NEVER EVER had it used on me, except for suturing a laceration. Wow....
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    Overuse of opiates?? Opinions?

    Jay-Jay replied to NiteShiftNut's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I want to clarify: this was a home care patient. I did do an assessment on her, before sending her off to the doctor with a note. On the note, I gave vitals (pulse was elevated, BP was not, she was...
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    Overuse of opiates?? Opinions?

    Jay-Jay replied to NiteShiftNut's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    As a migrane sufferer, I can certainly appreciate stories re. having pain ignored and being thought a drug seeker (though this hasn't happened to me...I have a terrific G.P. and my migranes rarely get...
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    hey, u guys know where i can get the previous RN exam tests?

    Jay-Jay replied to rnc4life's topic in International Nursing

    I am disturbed that you would even ask this question! Even if you COULD get your hands on an exam, this would not be legal. There are plently of excellent prep. guides out there with mock exams/test...
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    Is English required to be an RN?

    Jay-Jay replied to Jailhouse RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I have no problem with poor grammar and spelling . Where I draw the line is when someone's skill in English is so poor that they are a danger to the patients. Last fall, my dad, who was in a nursing...
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    Stroke Rehab

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

    Hmmm....don't know how well this would work, Leesie! My husband had great difficulty manipulating a computer mouse BEFORE the stroke! But, if you'd be so kind as to send me more info, I'll check them...
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    Stroke Rehab

    Jay-Jay posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was just reading Walter Gretzky's bio, and found out there were certain mental exercises his therapist used to help him recover from an aneurysm. Has anyone had any experience with this sort of...
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    LPN going deaf. What kind of nursing can I do?

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

    Andrea, just curious to know, if she was totally deaf, how did she communicate with the students in the class? Lip-reading? Did she have a cochlear implant? I had a patient with one of them not long...
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    LPN going deaf. What kind of nursing can I do?

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

    I have a moderately severe loss in the left ear, and a severe loss in the right. Recently, the hearing in my right ear has deteriorated further, and I now am down to 10% in that ear. I'm not sure what...
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    Codes you wish you could call

    Jay-Jay replied to kat911's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, geez, I got to see this sort of behaviour too! Unfortunately, I was a PATIENT at the time, and I was the subject of the tantrum! :uhoh21: I was admitted to ER with an acute abdomen, N&V, and...
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    Question about animal cruelty

    Jay-Jay replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Psychiatric

    Dogs play a lot rougher than humans, especially large dogs. Just as an example, one day my German Shepherd and her pal, a mixed breed collie were tearing across the park, each holding opposite ends of...
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    where to !!!! USA OR Canada

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

    No anesthetic nurses in the U.K. Hmmm....check...
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    What are some of the strangest situations you have gotten into in home health

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

    One of our nurses told me this story about an elderly farmer. He had a foley, and she was going in to teach catheter care. On the second visit the patient insisted everything was okay, but then his...