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    Second guessing myself after watching foley catheter insertion video

    UM Review RN replied to Elizabeth K.'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Wait'll you have your first patient that hasn't peed in 15 hours, or who's been awake for days dribbling milliliters of urine past an enlarged prostate. You check with the bladder scanner and see over...
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    Barry university

    UM Review RN replied to bvincen3's topic in Florida Nursing

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    What are the good Home Health Agencies in Tampa Bay, Fl area...?

    UM Review RN replied to ashlee47's topic in Home Health

    You might check out your hospital system's job board. I'm pretty sure they have HHS and I'm pretty sure they pay better than others. Plus you won't lose your seniority or
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    Staff acting like mean girls what do you do

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

    You're the new boss and this is going on? You want to change it? You will, by sheer force of your authority and position. You are in a position of power. There are a couple of things that you can do...
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    how do you deal with a patient who...

    UM Review RN replied to bdbrdb's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Neuro and psych consults? Pain consult? Had one resident who was always c/o back pain, had to fight to get her comfortable, months later, we finally got more tests ordered -- she had spinal Ca and a...
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    How often do couples die within days of each other?

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

    I took care of a wonderful lady for years who was bedbound and whose husband lived in a nursing home because he had Alzheimer's. When he died, she explained to us that she no longer had anything to...
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    RN's giving report to CNA's?

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

    I always tried to give a brief report to the techs. Report is a critically important tool for all the staff to ensure safe, quality care. If this is not a part of your routine, you can be a leader...
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    Drug addicted patient at a nursing home and only 46 years old

    UM Review RN replied to roro13us's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'd also get some malpractice insurance just in
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    Transferring credits from Hillsborough Community College to St. Pete College

    UM Review RN replied to LovingLife16's topic in Florida Nursing

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    Sirs and sepsis help

    UM Review RN replied to chrissy student's topic in General Nursing

    Since the majority of these post are rather rude and off-topic, I am closing the thread. Students: The Nursing Student Assistance forum is more appropriate for students' questions than General...
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    Nursing Nightmare - Whats's the most number of patients you cared for by yourself?

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

    Worked day shift on Med-Surg. Between floating, admissions (we did the complete admission packets), discharges, and postops going / coming to & from surgery, I stopped counting at 20 patients one...
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    ME and My Brain Injury

    UM Review RN replied to JACEM715's topic in General Nursing

    Amazing recovery! Welcome to
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    Nurse or Doctor *Please Help*

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

    Never had any desire to be an MD. It was always nursing for
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    Is this Normal? Need some perspective!

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

    Hmm. Sounds like a typical day at the LTC's where I've worked. It is frustrating and difficult. It wa always a thrill to have couple of wound-up relatives on a Sunday added to the mix during the...
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    SPC Nursing students??All B student

    UM Review RN replied to Morgan0429's topic in Florida Nursing

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    My co-workers & I...

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

    Oh yeah. We're rock stars. *sings* "Lemme Keep Yer Heart A-pumpin' bayyy---beeeeeee!" (Wonder if anyone ever told them that we do compressions to the beat of Another One Bites the
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    OMG...not again

    UM Review RN replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My eyeballs clanged together when I visited a 4th grade classroom and saw the neatly printed "Messengar of the Week" sign. Teach actually insisted it was correct till I could prove it to
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    Help with professionalism

    UM Review RN replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    Treat everyone fairly. Be courteous. Never discuss a problem with another coworker or patient in public. Always ask to speak
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    Hillsborough Community College Fall 2009

    UM Review RN replied to drmazur's topic in Florida Nursing

    Moving thread to the Florida forum, where you will get more answers. :) Good luck in your
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    Why would you wear low rise jeans....

    UM Review RN replied to msdeannah's topic in General Students

    I agree. I'm so sick of seeing people's butt cracks. Also, what's with the new too-tight fashion trend that shows every. single. torso. fat roll? Please! Wear clothes that fit! *getting into my...
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    help with a cheater please!!!!

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

    Closing thread. It's gone completely OT. Before that, the OP had gotten several good answers. OP, if you are satisfied with the responses, I will close the thread. If not, please PM me and I can...
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    Things You'd Like To Tell Visitors . . . . and get away with it

    UM Review RN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    No, you may not threaten to hit me because you begged me to tell you your a/o x3 relative's lab results when she asked us to keep it confidential. No, doctor, I don't care if that IS your mom in the...
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    How fast can a WBC rise?

    UM Review RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    OK, put on your thinking caps. This is a hypothetical question. What's the fastest time you've seen a WBC go from normal to high? Can a WBC go from normal to critical within 24
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    California nurses & others who can't find jobs- read this!

    UM Review RN replied to Valerie Salva's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for posting this. I'll bookmark this thread and
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    Nursing - changing me for the worse

    UM Review RN replied to king red's topic in General Nursing

    There are more places to work than a hospital. Hospital experience translates very well to other areas. For instance, I worked on med-surg / tele and now I work for an insurance company. It's lots...