demylenated

demylenated BSN, RN

Addiction, Psych, Geri, Hospice, MedSurg

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  1. Nurses please try to look a little more polished at work

    demylenated replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in General Nursing

    Heh, no... but I invested in boob coolers. They are great :) Pair of Cool58™ Bra

  2. Nurses please try to look a little more polished at work

    demylenated replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in General Nursing

    I thought this could bear repeating. Very well

  3. Nurses please try to look a little more polished at work

    demylenated replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the overall point being made... I recently had an extended stay in the hospital - 6 weeks and 4 surgeries. Yes, this nurse was not happy. The smokers I could tell from my door way. Being...

  4. Now an RN, BSN .. Should I keep my LVN/LPN or Retire it?

    demylenated replied to Gingerbell's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure what you mean by retiring it. When we attain our RN, our LPN is useless and bumped up to an RN degree. We don't have to pay to retire it, we just don't renew it. Asytole RN, you'll ALWAYS be...

  5. DIGOXIN - conflicting information!

    demylenated posted a topic in Patient Medications

    So, have a pharm test tomorrow. Studying my drug cards. Have 3 sources: 2010 Davis drug guide, 17th edition Medi Quick Cards by LWW, and 9th Clinical Drug therapy by Abrams. So: DIGOXIN. I know this...

  6. For Those Considering A Career In Nursing

    demylenated replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Career

    Ruby Vee asked: Your patient is 198 pounds and the physician has ordered 2.5 mg. per kilogram of medication per day in two equal doses. How much do you give now? And that's an easy

  7. GTPAL and Gravida Para need explanation?

    demylenated replied to studentnurse0221's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Good question... go on a hope and a prayer that we don't get that question on the

  8. Please someone help me understand..........

    demylenated replied to TinyRNgrl's topic in Emergency

    At the hospice I worked at, if they get admitted to, or go to the hospital, they get dropped from hospice. They are on hospice for a reason!!! Let them die, at home, in peace.

  9. GTPAL and Gravida Para need explanation?

    demylenated replied to studentnurse0221's topic in Ob/Gyn

    LOL HAHA Just don't know why, but the fact that this was (or, had to be) pointed out caught my funny bone... And, yup - I am back in school (ugh) and all 3 of my maternal child books (last three...

  10. GTPAL and Gravida Para need explanation?

    demylenated replied to studentnurse0221's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Saunders NCLEX books, and NCLEX resources teach it the way Iteachob says... so, if you haven't taken your NCLEX yet - keep that in

  11. Have you ever heard of this?

    demylenated replied to BriRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh - this happens to me allllll the time. One reason I cut my hair off!!! It is amazing how bad the h/a's can get from a ponytail. Now that i am growing my hair long again, I've had to find alternate...

  12. what would you have done

    demylenated replied to nursegreenbean's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with above - should have been found during initial assessment. Then you would have had your entire shift to clarify the order. Regardless, I would have ensured pt safety, i.e. applied a dry...

  13. pre employment math exam

    demylenated replied to missladyrn's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.dosagehelp.com/

  14. GTPAL and Gravida Para need explanation?

    demylenated replied to studentnurse0221's topic in Ob/Gyn

    G- Gravida= number of total pregnancies T- Term= term deliveries P- Preterm= preterm deliveries (before 37 weeks) A- Abortions= abortions (both surgical abortions and miscarriages before 20 weeks) L-...

  15. Oncology RN Forced to Resign

    demylenated replied to Done's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked hospice, we never took the medications away. They belonged to the patient, and just as if a patient would pass with us not there, it was the families responsibility. We would ask them...

  16. Extremely Offensive ER experience

    demylenated replied to NickB's topic in Emergency

    Hmm... I can't imagine being labeled as any kind of attic. That is where the old stuff and cobwebs are. Now, are you talking about being a drug ADDICT? (Ok, sorry - but I had to.) It seems like you...

  17. When adults whine....

    demylenated replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Emergency

    I guess, this is the one I was addressing. I don't necessarily see crying in pain and fear as whining insofar as I addressed in my post. This one, I understand - although, I guess I am lucky. I...

  18. When adults whine....

    demylenated replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Emergency

    I really hope you are never the one in pain, the one who woke up paralyzed, the one who is scared, who has no clue what is going on.... the one who has never before been in the hospital, the one who...

  19. Obvious violation of hippa

    demylenated replied to nicenurselpn's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Could your daughter ask her, just out of the blue? "Hey, my dad (mom, brother) has an abscess and needs a dentist ASAP, I hear you work for one - is he good? Who is he?" Dentists usually don't have...

  20. Obvious violation of hippa

    demylenated replied to nicenurselpn's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Do a screen capture: Hold the FN key and hit prt screen. Then open paint and do a past... you will have a sopy of exactly what the screen looks like... Then take it to the doctors office, ASAP. I...

  21. Chest tube policy at your hospital?

    demylenated replied to JuliaC~RN~'s topic in General Nursing

    All I've worked with are sutured, too. There is no documenting of "pulled out a little." That would require a quick phone call to the Doc. If it begins to pull out, there could be big time trouble,...

  22. WHY did you choose to work where you did in nursing?

    demylenated posted a topic in General Nursing

    How long did it take you to find you niche in nursing? Was it what you expected it to be? Why do you like it above other areas? What are the 5 best things about your area? What are the 5 worst? I LOVE...

  23. WHY did you choose to work where you did in nursing?

    demylenated replied to demylenated's topic in General Nursing

    The abuse - isn't it horrible?? Parents that prostitute their children... UNBELIEVABLE how often that happens... the crazy parents (and foster parents that aren't any better). I took care of a boy: 9....

  24. WHY did you choose to work where you did in nursing?

    demylenated replied to demylenated's topic in General Nursing

    Right there is why I could NEVER ever, ever, ever work ob/peds/NICU like I [thought I] wanted

  25. Graduating in May...decided I want to go to nursing school =)

    demylenated replied to julialou's topic in General Students

    I am getting my RN, then starting the RN to BSN portion the month after which is only an additional 3 semesters... (all the while working on pre reqs for Grad school - getting my Doctorate) You will...