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  1. Dumb things new nurses do....

    cindyloowho replied to OhioCCRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm a year in but I work on a Peds Oncology floor so I hardly ever place IVs cause they all have central lines. Well, the other night I had to place one. We use the intradermal lidocaine J-Tips to...

  2. Dumb things new nurses do....

    cindyloowho replied to OhioCCRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Was pushing the air out of an oral syringe before administering Roxicet into a G tube. The syringe jammed so I pushed a bit harder, and BAM...all the Roxicet flew out and stuck right to the ceiling!...

  3. help!..2 bothering questions...

    cindyloowho replied to tss2507's topic in General Students

    If you had to get a "yes" answer from comatose patients before providing them personal care, they'd all end up with bed sores and maggots in their wounds. Yes, you ask permission from a competant...

  4. Tips for Hospital Staff On how to care for the blind

    cindyloowho replied to Trekfan's topic in General Nursing

    Very helpful! Thanks for the information

  5. And the results are in....

    cindyloowho replied to NickiLaughs's topic in General Nursing

    Have you looked into the new federal income based loan repayment program for federal loans? Check it out, it not. Saves my husband a ton of money each

  6. Fecal Transplants- What do you think about this?

    cindyloowho replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    But then again, I've never had

  7. Nurse Report please answer

    cindyloowho replied to Wantoknow-rn's topic in Emergency

    Hospital policy also plays a role. At my peds hospital, if a kid comes in with fever and antibiotics are ordered in the ER, those are to be given and then the pt held down there for one hour after...

  8. Any good funnies in medical transcriptions?

    cindyloowho replied to Chico David's topic in General Nursing

    I use a voice recognition software for the reports I have to type, and I worked with this one therapist that whenever I said her name, the software always reported back "still busty". I trained and...

  9. Do any of the nurses here working 40 hr weeks and going to school, have children?

    cindyloowho replied to Glowinthedark's topic in General Nursing

    I work full time night shifts (3 12s, which is really 3 13s) and have a PRN day job where I do about 8 to 12 hours a week. I am taking 6 graduate level credits for my MSN and have a son in...

  10. Sooo many crushed meds...

    cindyloowho replied to beatrice1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    "You can always add the meds to water that say "do not crush" but I must say In my 4 years of nursing not a SINGLE DARN PERSON has died because their med's were crushed. Just Sayin!!" Sure, people...

  11. NAU nursing program or UofA nursing program?

    cindyloowho replied to aarontran166's topic in Arizona Nursing

    They are both state schools and well respected. You won't ever find a company that wouldn't hire you if you went to NAU over UofA, or vice versa. Apply to both and hope for the best. Good

  12. Gastric lavage in healthy term newborn??

    cindyloowho replied to flarson's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Eeekkk...tack that onto just another reason why I gave birth to my son at a birth center, with the help of a CNM. Sorry for the snarky remark...I couldn't help myself Kudos to you researching this....

  13. Sooo many crushed meds...

    cindyloowho replied to beatrice1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You can't really get many "do not crush" meds in liquid form, as it is the enteric coating that creates the extended release. The physicians should be asked to switch the patient to another med that...

  14. Your body did what?!?

    cindyloowho replied to pink_shoes99's topic in General Nursing

    He double bagged his plunger, raised it in the air like it was his sword, looked at me, gave me a "I'm going in!" nod, and off he went. I was dying of laughter, felt so bad cause I think the pt could...

  15. Your body did what?!?

    cindyloowho replied to pink_shoes99's topic in General Nursing

    I had a pt suffering from constiation so he was doing GoLytley. Well, he had a BM that was so large, it basically took up the ENTIRE bowl part of the toilet. Picture poop instead of water, that's what...

  16. One carpal spasm question-please guess

    cindyloowho replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    B. They might have low calcium and a positive Chvostek's sign could help solidify that concern, although trousseau sign is usually a better indicator of low calcium than Chvostek's, but I do digress....

  17. New entry-level Masters program at U of A!!

    cindyloowho replied to Cid13's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Intuc...why reconsider??? I'm sorry, but you hear horror stories from most everyone with regards to how horrible "their" program is or was. Most people claim that their program had little...

  18. is it just me?

    cindyloowho replied to UpinawayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Shift change should be at 0200 and

  19. IV antibiotics compatible with D5W ?

    cindyloowho replied to Mithime's topic in General Nursing

    Well, first of...imipramine is not an

  20. You really think nurses make alot of money? Let me give you something to think about

    cindyloowho replied to diosa78's topic in General Nursing

    Not to be Devil's advocate, but I'm confused about your invoice...nursing care is not a Medicaid/Medicare reimbursable expense, so how could they have charged you for it? Health care expenses are so...

  21. This patient really got to me :-(

    cindyloowho posted a topic in Pediatric

    I have been working in pediatrics for a long time, but only got into nursing not too long ago. I started a new job in pediatrics on the oncology floor and while I am still on orientation, I already...

  22. This patient really got to me :-(

    cindyloowho replied to cindyloowho's topic in Pediatric

    Thank you for your reply...it feels good just to talk about it. I will be doing a lot of learning in the near future, and I will surely begin to develop some coping skills. l will find some comfort in...

  23. This patient really got to me :-(

    cindyloowho posted a topic in Oncology

    I have been working in pediatrics for a long time, but only got into nursing not too long ago. I started a new job in pediatrics on the oncology floor and while I am still on orientation, I already...

  24. New entry-level Masters program at U of A!!

    cindyloowho replied to Cid13's topic in Arizona Nursing

    But do you know that if you have an MSN and then just go get a Post-Master's NP Certificate, instead of doing a whole NP program? That is a nice, quick route for many people. Depends on your goals...

  25. Time to get real -

    cindyloowho replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    experience, while helpful, does not make a competent diagnostician. being smart, driven, dedicated, and educated are worth their weight in gold when it comes to being able to provide good patient...