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    3 Qualities My Family Doc Must Have

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

    I know what I don't want - I don't want the doc who refused my patient's request for pain med increase s/p lobectomy because "the percocet should be sufficient to take care of her pain." Ummm...hello?...
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    Healthier Living Thread Part IV

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

    PS Tweety, I'll have to try that bouillon, I thought they only made chicken and beef. Looks good (and I've already thought of a couple of recipes where it would work in
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    Healthier Living Thread Part IV

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

    GM, All! Just to backtrack a bit, I've always had this problem when I eat a lot of vegetables, whether I diet or not. I just thought it was a little odd that everyone's always touting veggies for...
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    big bad nursing myths busted

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

    Nurses have to follow doctor's orders and cannot do anything on their own. Nurses only wipe butts and pass pills. Most nurses are only there to marry some rich young doctor. Night shift doesn't do...
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    Dieters: Please share your favorite low-cal spices & condiments & a dish used with it

    UM Review RN posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    I love the Italian herb blend of seasoned croutons. I add a few to my soup for a little extra kick. Sometimes, I'll add some pepper from the McCormick assorted pepper grinder
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    I just have to share this!!

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

    I loved it!! Shared it
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    Healthier Living Thread Part IV

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

    Actually, they taste better. Cook times depend on what you're cooking and how much of it, as well as how crunchy you like it, but the microwave will steam veggies with very little water, leaving more...
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    Healthier Living Thread Part IV

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

    Hi everyone! Still on it over here, too. The scale says I lost more, but I don’t believe it because I woke up pretty dehydrated this morning, so I’m going to stick to my three-day rule and not...
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    Nsg Recruitment: The Making of The Men in Nursing Calendar

    UM Review RN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Men in Nursing

    Well
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    Pupillary Reaction: In cataract patients

    UM Review RN replied to msjangir's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    You also might note a difference in pupillary reaction in patients who've had cataract surgery. In some of those patients, the tipoff is an irregularly-shaped
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    Proof There's No Nursing Shortage: Show RN's the MONEY

    UM Review RN replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for sharing that Sheri. I believe a lot of our staffing problems would go away with the right financial inducement, too. I think that key here is not only the salary, but the fact that they...
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    Healthier Living Thread Part IV

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

    Hi everyone and thanks for your support, it's really working. I'm feeling pretty good over here plus I actually have the time to post. Yay! First off, belated congratulations to Graduate Nurse Hiker!...
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    Better to just call-in?

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

    What a shame that your manager would take the chance that you might just quit the job rather than juggle air to find a replacement. She has a month's notice and she knows all the players, after
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    Staffing question & your cardiac floor

    UM Review RN replied to laurenjarrod's topic in Cardiac

    10 patients on a day shift???? :uhoh21: Run, Forrest,
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    Agency can't bill Medicare...it's not my fault...right?

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

    Who actually dresses her wound? Who assesses the wound? I had a patient who, although young, was unable to do her wound care because of a jaw abscess I&D, and for the time she was under my care,...
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    Delerium Tremens

    UM Review RN replied to nutribeat's topic in Psychiatric

    Mind you, we're a tele/med-surg unit, but we have standing orders for patients who might go into DTs. We use a CIWA scale to assess their level. Detoxing patients can die without the proper treatment....
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    [help] Nursing just too scary for me? Your advice/wisdom please

    UM Review RN replied to azzurra29's topic in Nursing Career

    You might take a look at this thread. Lots of helpful ideas and information:
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    "It shouldn't be that hard to be a nurse"

    UM Review RN replied to SharonH, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, I think it's a good thing. Law of supply and demand, you know. Keeping the supply of good nurses low is the only real leverage we have to improve working conditions. I cannot imagine how bad...
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    Healthier Living Thread Part IV

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

    Hi everyone, just a quick note before I'm off to work. This week my workout is also at work -- lotsa physical challenges there, I'm afraid. Anyhow, I'm over the Krud, which only lasted 2 days, thank...
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    Is FL nursing really all that bad?

    UM Review RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    When I started here as a nurse, the stats truly scared me. I'd read that nurses in FL were treated the worst in the nation and that salaries were bad as well. But as I read here on the board about...
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    Is FL nursing really all that bad?

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

    I hear very good things about St. Joe's. Good patient ratios, among other things. (Oh, and isn't SJ's a Magnet
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    Healthier Living Thread Part IV

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

    Hi everyone, just a quick check-in today. Feeling totally crummy, head's stuffed and achy, and I'm feeling generally icky and nauseous. Something's going around and I've apparently gotten a dose. So...
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    Pain Scores Effective or not

    UM Review RN replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    The reason I have to ask about pain score is that I might have specific instructions to give one med or one dose for "mild" pain, another dose or med for "moderate" pain, and yet another for "severe"...
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    Any Suggestions for Comfy Shoes?

    UM Review RN replied to sg6307's topic in General Nursing

    I got some kind of terrific pain in both feet after continuing to wear a pair of tennis shoes that were past their prime. It hurt so bad I could hardly walk without crying. It felt like I was walking...
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    standing orders in your hospital

    UM Review RN replied to esrun00's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, if I have a patient with a fever of over 100.4, I'm not just going to be asking for Tylenol; I'll want Blood cultures at least, too. Since I'm at it, will the doc want to start antibiotics after...