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    Confused, Mad and Frustrated

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

    Personally, I'd keep this job going as long as possible while you go to school. You are "taking it to the next level" -- in your personal life. No need to get mad that your manager doesn't know what...
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    MOM vs. Suppository?

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

    I'm not sure how, but I think it actually helps the drink work
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    what are the different diseases that COPD INCLUDES?

    UM Review RN replied to 2bNurse1024's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Medline's always an excellent resource for these types of questions. Here's the link:
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    Need help with case study

    UM Review RN replied to WLBarter's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    There's a lab test that can tell whether Mr. Berns's blood glucose has been controlled over the past few months. I'd add that. Also, think about when he goes home. Will he need any supplies or...
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    Have you read "Nursing Against the Odds"?

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

    It's all true. I think all nursing students should read that book before they are allowed entry into a nursing program. It'd weed out the pollyannas and the
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    MOM vs. Suppository?

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

    We used to give that so often, we called it a Geriatric Cocktail or a Black
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    Grammar errors at the workplace, just for fun :)

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

    I had a patient once who had an "elation" for her atrial
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    Does "your" instead of "you're" drive anyone else nuts?

    UM Review RN replied to *ac*'s topic in General Nursing

    She's probably had one of those vile vials break in her hand. Happened to me once. Glass all over the med room, what a mess. I knew one doctor who couldn't spell "agitation" for the life of him. He...
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    The "Weigh" Out---A Food Management Support Thread

    UM Review RN replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Health, Stress Management

    OK, y'all got me going here. I ate better yesterday than I have been. Not being able to breathe at night is quite a good
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    Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    UM Review RN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is one of the situations in which I take a deep breath, fix it, then go have a private chat with the PCT. The first time it happens,
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    Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    UM Review RN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Please, pay no attention to what that PCT just told you about your medication. She's a nursing student, yes, and she likes to pretend she's a nurse, but she does not have the knowledge or the...
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    Res. who is constantly falling

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

    Now I'm getting curious. Just how often is he getting up at night? Think he needs a UA or a uro
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    Res. who is constantly falling

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

    Won't use a urinal, eh? I recall one gent that I coaxed into using it (at least for the night I had him) by telling him that the doc wanted us to measure his urine output. He used the urinal all night...
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    Nurses who have a spouse who has lost his or her job recently

    UM Review RN replied to jane85's topic in Health, Stress Management

    My DH has been off work with a bad back for almost a year and it doesn't look like he's ever going to be going back to his occupation. I'm surprised that we're making out OK, but it took some work to...
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    Whistle Blowing and Retaliation

    UM Review RN replied to celticwoman61's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'd have to leave. My sanity, my reputation and my license are far more important to me. Situations like this are what make me very glad I have malpractice insurance. I've seen some really good people...
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    The "Weigh" Out---A Food Management Support Thread

    UM Review RN replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I've been thinking about this thread for the past week. I know I should diet, I've been gaining since I started the new desk job a couple of months ago. I miss doing things like I used to, and so I...
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    Why is it nurses put up with such poor conditions?

    UM Review RN replied to scared'o'needles!'s topic in General Nursing

    IMO, I respectfully disagree. It's a simple matter of business. They own it, we don't. If we owned it, we could make the rules. We once had medical people running the healthcare industry and what...
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    Mispronouncing a word makes you less of a nurse

    UM Review RN replied to Unique87's topic in General Nursing

    I can say some real tongue-twisters, but for some reason, I got a tad dyslexic when it came to hematocrit and bulemia. To me, it was hemocrit and bilumia. It only took a couple of eye-rolls and...
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    Dangerous nurse?

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

    OK, so if you stepped back and looked at the Big Picture, how long do you think this patient could've survived if all measures were taken? What you've described, IMO, is a patient in renal failure...
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    Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    UM Review RN replied to CrazyScrubNurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It's the troponin. Here's an interesting article about it. http://www.cardiologytoday.com/view.aspx?rid=28845 Morphine is the correct answer because it improves function and relieves
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    Ever pull the wrong med from the right cubie in the Pyxis?

    UM Review RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    For those of you who use a machine to dispense medications, have you ever discovered the wrong med or wrong dose of a med in the
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    a BNP of over 4000?

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

    I kinda assumed she meant a creatinine level, but you're right, at this stage you need to be correct and exact. My
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    a BNP of over 4000?

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

    Could be, but I'd look at this http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=30739 and also see if the patient had recently been on any
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    a BNP of over 4000?

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

    A high BNP usually means Congestive Heart Failure. Sometimes this will not be reflected in the Xray because by the time Xray gets to the patient, Lasix has already been given. CHF can also be...
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    Prayer/positive thought request for a fellow nurse

    UM Review RN replied to flightnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    She is in my prayers as well. How