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  1. P_RN

    I Think I Had Swine Flu This Week ...

    P_RN replied to PacoUSA's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Did you get a nasal culture? That's the true
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    Fake Nails

    P_RN replied to Coloradogrl's topic in General Nursing

    my nails are thin as paper and when i am not working i wear them. that being said, no false nails if you are working, unless you just crave passing on some uggglie bugglies. the minute cracks and...
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    Becoming a nurse for the money...

    P_RN replied to Marc86's topic in General Students

    oh tweety, i got a foreshadowing of a "wind in the willows" toad in green scrubs and a little organdy cap. i've worked with people like that too. one girl said i'm only in it for the money, my...
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    clip board with or without calculator attached...which is better?

    P_RN replied to JBGC4's topic in General Students

    Frankly, I bought a fluorescent pink walmart clipboard, fluorescent colored ball points and kept them in an Easter Basket on the overbed table I rolled around while making rounds. No body could say...
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    Oy, the kvetching!

    P_RN replied to madnurse2b's topic in General Students

    Kvetching....I LOVE it...my Mama used to say that all the time. Such a nicer word than the one I usually hear. I'm thankful for all of you who chose to follow me and Florence (we were classmates...
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    Becoming a nurse for the money...

    P_RN replied to Marc86's topic in General Students

    You never know what the future brings. I literally always wanted to be a Nurse since my 1st Cherry Ames book. I started Nursing school at 17-left, again at 20-left, got a BA somewhere else, did a...
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    Want to work in SC, have NYS RN license

    P_RN replied to gowiththeflow's topic in General Nursing

    Labor licensing and regulation
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    Soon to be LPN Moving to SC, school advise please!

    P_RN replied to marinemommy's topic in General Nursing

    nakeia has said it
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    New RN grad can't find work

    P_RN replied to StacieH's topic in General Nursing

    StacieH I see you found a job. You kept trying. Best wishes in your
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    The weight of the world.

    P_RN replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    What strength and courage in so young a Nurse. Your Dad is free now. No more pain. My Daddy's been There since 1982, and Mama joined him this past December. Mama loved to dance and could sing a...
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    Student nurse gives out number to patient !

    P_RN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    1. BAD IDEA 2. REALLY BAD IDEA 3. What is a senior to a young lady, is probably a contemporary of mine, and even though there is snow on the roof, there is usually fire in the furnace. 4. So all in...
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    The weight of the world.

    P_RN replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    SarahBeth bless you young lady. Right now you need to place your Dad right in your heart and ask him. I sat by my father for 25 days in your dad's condition. I talked to him though he was comatose....
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    Reccomend a gender neutral title to replace "Nurse"!

    P_RN replied to keithjones's topic in General Nursing

    hooteress and hooterless? j/k
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    Reccomend a gender neutral title to replace "Nurse"!

    P_RN replied to keithjones's topic in General Nursing

    enfermita has a certain ring to it. for female and enfermito for male hey people make new words every
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    Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    P_RN replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    My sister's husband has a large patchoulitary tumor. I never noticed his fragrance, but the brain surgeon "told" her that so it is absolutely so. And somehow she believes it is hanging down in his...
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    traction, please help!

    P_RN replied to sweetieann's topic in Orthopedic

    Leave the boot on and turn as a unit. 5# of Bucks extension merely provides some comfort to the fx femur. It really doesn't help align the bone. Put pillows wedges whatever to keep the elimb as...
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    Aiken Technical College Students are You there?

    P_RN replied to Lis71683's topic in General Nursing

    It's located on US 1 between Augusta Ga and Aiken SC. It's the 2 year program from USA Aiken basically. http://www.usca.edu/2008/08/first-student-graduates-from-a.html and usca has always had...
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    Mom suffocates child, revives w/ CPR, then suffocates again...

    P_RN replied to rehab nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Was there no one nearby? How about a church, fire station, school, another mom. This is how i felt when Susan Smith killed her boys in my state. Give them to me I thought, don't do it. Another...
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    A thank you to all the nurses who have come before me.

    P_RN replied to newohiorn's topic in General Nursing

    That means a LOT to me. Thank you for following
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    Replacement Nursing Pin

    P_RN replied to Ephemera's topic in General Nursing

    I found a replacement at the nearest pawn shop. It wasn't the 14 kt gold but it was my (closed) school's pin. My daughter got an artcarved University of SC ring there for the price of the gold per...
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    Many Swine Flu Cases Have No Fever

    P_RN replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I don't believe I run a fever. The other month with presumed pneumonia i ahd all the other sx but no fever. High is usually
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    Will you work during a Pandemic?

    P_RN replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    During hurricanes here my SB has offered to reactivate my license without any restrictions, and leave it active afterwards ( I guess so if I die it would be as an RN instead of RN-i, hmmm how...
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    Drowning at new job!!

    P_RN replied to keira30's topic in Orthopedic

    All us ortho Nurses have been there. I carried my cheat cheat -my brain- the entire 20+ years I was in ortho. Look for posts by Daytonite she has some great "brains" for all kinds of
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    Nurses whom give overly detailed reports...

    P_RN replied to Gr8Dane's topic in General Nursing

    You left out the gossip factor.......that nurse from3 west knows this guy and........then
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    SC schools: short wait list??

    P_RN replied to MyrtleBeachGirl's topic in General Nursing

    I found a Johnson and Johnson site that has a list of all the schools in the country they know about. Some of the links don't work however....