leslieanne

Hi, I've been wondering about this for awhile. I'm finishing up my first year of nursing school and have had about 3wks of clinicals altogether. not much I admit. Anyway, the point is that at school there's alot of emphasis on care plans. But when I'...

Hey ya'll I need your help/input. My obnoxious little brother is going to school to be a paramedic and was telling me that paramedics can do more than RNs and that they might as well staff ERs with Paramedics!!! :angryfire :angryfire Now I am sure t...

Hi, We've talked about this in class as well. How can I as a nurse, advise a patient to stop smoking when I've just come back from break and smell of cigarette smoke? How can I as an overweight nurse advise a newly diagnosed and overweight diabetes p...

Cotjockey, I've edited out the PMs in my post, I believe that I saw the abbreviation used in another thread, and assumed that it was ok. Besides, I was feeling lazy about typing that big long word!! :uhoh21: I'm afraid that I worded my p...

Hi Milenko, I'm a student nurse as well, and probably would not be able to answer your questions anyway, but I really can't figure out what you are asking about in the first part of your post. You've got a bunch of statements there and no quest...

Nursing Eyes, You saw these things on your first day? I can't imagine. You are still a student? Most western nurses do not have to see these things, emergency room nurses and paramedics would be the closest to it. My brother is a paramedic and I kno...

I knew of a girl with an interesting name back in highschool. The story went that after a traumatic pregnancy/delivery a baby girl was born. Her mother was inspired to name her daughter Miracle. Nice hunh? It so happens that the last name was Finger...

I knew a Dr. Love once, and very handsome he was... Liberty Dawn There's a whole generation of Danes with names like Hans Hansen, Jens Jensen, Lars Larsen...... My Nana named her kids: Donna, Diana, Don and Peggy. I guess she ran out of D-names. I go...

I didn't know that they did oral exams in the states. we have them regularly in Dk. I prefer them because they give you a chance to let them see how much you know, but of course, they open alot of doors to other topics, so you have to be careful not ...

I can handle sputum from a trach, just remember to stay out of firing range when cleaning the cannula. Vomit, urine, personal hygiejne, halitosis can get to me a bit. What I really dreaded were MANUAL DISIMPACTIONS !!!!! yuck! I avoided them for the...

my heart and thoughts go out to you as well. this is horrible. here in Dk they're worried now too. hugs, leslie

Although I think the tone of doggiedaddy's posts are unnecessarily harsh, I have to agree with his view on the choice of LPN rather than RN. I am a lowly nursing student myself, so don't get me wrong. I just think that considering the investment of t...

I have read somewhere that 40-50% of women with PCOS are not overweight.

I too would be interested in hearing about this. I am also dx with PCOS. I'm wondering if ayone knows anything about dealing with symptoms of PCOS. I'll only to it admit here as we are anonymous, I've been experiences abnormal hair growth (whiskers u...

Hi, I've been wondering if there are any Danish nurses working in the States here at allnurses? I'd really love to hear what you think about working in the States as compared to Denmark. What is better, what is worse? Did you feel adequately ...

I agree with the others. Take advantage of the counseling and even if he stops, keep going with your kids. Your 17 year old is at a point in his life where he is going to have to be responsible for his actions. Lots of us come from difficult backgrou...

Ca. 25hrs Read everything once or twice and take LOTS of notes of both texts and lectures. I switch subjects, take breaks, fx. I'll say to myself, clean the kitchen for the next 30 min and then study on. This works cause I HATE housework. Primarily v...

true true, according to the press you guys have a sense of humor that Danes can appreciate.. everyone loves Mary over here.... and now she's going to finally give the people what they want... a new crown heir!! les

I think the most important thing to remember here, is that everyone has their strengths and weaknesses. I started nursing school with no relevant experience and was pretty concerned about how I would do in clinicals. I'm also older than most of my fe...

I'm just guessing here, but I would think that decreasing the heart's workload is first priority. I would position the pt. with the head somewhat elevated and perhaps elevate the legs a bit. I would think the edema would be secondary and hopefully tr...

Hey Kittykat I know how you feel. One thing leads to another and before you know it, things have not gone according to plan. Hang in there, we've all been there. Les

In reference to previous message. Forms are kept on bedside table, which I guess doesn't work if everyone trots off to the cafeteria for lunch. I would think that whoever brings the trays to and from would have to do the forms. Assign x number of ...

At the hospital where I've had clinicals, we had a simple system. The form is bright yellow and folds in half, like a little brochure. all food items are listed along with number of calories, grams of protein etc. After the pt. has eaten and before ...

Can they fit in your pocket? How robust are they, can they take a few knocks? Don't they get in your way when you´re working? Been wondering about this for awhile.... - les