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    Fire Ants

    P_RN replied to nurseangel78's topic in General Nursing

    I got this from a Clemson University field agent.... Take an antiperspirant stick....not the clear ones, but the WHITE ones. RUB it over the bite ASAP. Do not break the blister. It will stop the...
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    UNIT SECRETARIES-- the good, and the not so good...

    P_RN replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience the good outweigh the merely adequate by about 90:1 All I can say is "thank you," and that is NOT enough. I HAVE done my time as a secretary (doctor not hospital) and it is so true...
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    Need help with a paper/presentation/fair booth

    P_RN replied to nursejoey05's topic in General Nursing

    try a search engine such as google etc. for geriatrics that lose their sense of taste there are 6000 hits. i'm not yet geriatric (60), but i have had no sense of smell and very little sense of taste...
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    First Death Experience

    P_RN replied to DenaInWyo's topic in General Students

    I'm very sorry for your loss. Your post made me cry also. What a good Nurse you will be! Even if there had been no person sitting with this lady, I believe she had your and your coworkers' loving...
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    Accused of Racism!

    P_RN replied to yaddadoit's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    2005. Here I am right in the heart of the South.Been here all my life. I am so ashamed of anyone in this day and age who still holds on to the archaic attitude that people are worthwhile or not by...
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    ortho patient load

    P_RN replied to caringRN's topic in Orthopedic

    I did ortho for 22 years (same unit) and for the first 10 years or so the RN had 20 patients! There would be an LPN/CNA to do the bedside etc, but many's the night I cried right there on the floor....
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    ONC certification exam...!

    P_RN replied to RENORN57's topic in Orthopedic

    :balloons: :Melody: CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! :Melody: :balloons: That is the hardest test I ever took! I didn't keep up my CEs so I took it again in 94, and 99 and this year I "retired". P RN,
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    Nursing Issue - Medication Aides

    P_RN replied to M&MRN2005's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Pharmacology is NOT an easy course. If someone thinks it is, then I have to doubt that it was really Pharmacology that was taught. In no way is ANYONE entitled to use, imply or otherwise use the...
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    I'm blind in right eye

    P_RN replied to rainswhisper,RN's topic in General Nursing

    I've had 2 episodes of optic neuropathy.....creeping blindness that blindsides you in a very short time. Mine manifested as a 90% black room with my left eye and OK vision with the right. My take on...
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    da Vinci Prostatectomy

    P_RN replied to versatile_kat's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    http://www.davinciprostatectomy.com/ Pic of the da Vinci. It says it cannot be programmed and doesn't function independently. So is it really a
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    Syndrome X aka Metabolic Syndrome

    P_RN replied to PatrickJ's topic in General Nursing

    My DH has Syndrome X / Metabolic Syndrome. Are you studying this in school, writing a paper, have a personal interest? Check the heart assn page on it....
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    Public Misconceptions

    P_RN replied to annmariern's topic in General Nursing

    I know YOU.You are the old grey haired nurse who.......this on a unit with 4 50-ish white/grey haired Nurses none of whom worked when whatever happened, happened. I need an enema...I always got an...
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    Bridge Over From Medical Assistant To Lpn

    P_RN replied to davis939's topic in Nursing Career

    Let's not bicker over what each state allows MAs and LPNs to do. The question is can the credits from one be used towards obtaining the other degree. The only sure way would be to write the state...
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    Disposing of IV bags?

    P_RN replied to PJMommy's topic in General Nursing

    How about a special pair of trauma scissors in place to cut the name and bag and then manually "shred" by clipping it up into the needle container. I never had a label that would come off easily....
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    staffing tried to trick/bully me in today!

    P_RN replied to hock1's topic in General Nursing

    Two good things we had. 1. the Boss would email a spreadsheet of the schedule to everyone who needed it. She'd also photocopy it for the ones who didn't have internet access. The permanent one was...
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    Comment about LPNs made by clinical instructor

    P_RN replied to FutureIsBlue's topic in General Nursing

    Forrest Gump said "Stupid is as stupid does." Your instructor only has to read that quotation to see what faux pas she made. You can tell her I said that. To me LPN's are wonderful. The thing that...
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    Would you consider this a waste of time?

    P_RN replied to sleepymom's topic in General Nursing

    Not a waste of time at all. I'm Bi and 1/2 lingual none of which are Spanish. But I could converse with Pope Benedict in Latin quite well. And in Paris I could find my way around to a bathroom, a...
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    Paxil Doesn't Work Anymore---What's Next?

    P_RN replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    After about 8 years on Zoloft the doc added Wellbutrin (SR?) 150. I got up to 200 of Zoloft and 200 of Wellbutrin (now the generic SR-) . Anyway last month I started noticing that I had like NO...
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    Hourly rate- CNAs- Clarksville, TN

    P_RN replied to charliegurl's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Try http://www.salary.com helps figure income and expenses
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    SAD: Just Wondering........

    P_RN replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    My counselor said it has to be outside to absorb whatever rays my body needs.I move around to keep warm and sneak in the house for hot chocolate etc. I guess y'all want to hear it's in the high60s low...
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    Injections- still pull back?

    P_RN replied to angelbyte's topic in General Nursing

    In 30+ years I had it happen once! Once was very convincing. As someone said, it only takes a microsecond to do it so why not. Always have, always
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    SAD: Just Wondering........

    P_RN replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I have a fairly bad episode of SAD every winter. I pray for Dec 21 to come because then the days start getting longer. I've also lived in the South all of my life, and I've always been like this....
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    Please keep me in your thoughts....

    P_RN replied to sunshelley's topic in General Nursing

    You can do it. That's where I started reviewing the questions and findding alternate answers that were just as correct. With the documentation approach the instructor and explain your point. I...
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    Help! I am very dizzy

    P_RN replied to HarryPotter's topic in General Nursing

    My sister was just hospitalized with severe vertigo. The neurologist came to the conclusion that she has basilar migraines. She's used Imitrex for years for the "regular migraines", but this doctor...
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    Brown Recluse Spider Bite

    P_RN replied to Tashia's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I'm in SC and Yes they can be found here also. My hairdresser was bitten last year on the calf. It left a fist sized defect. She said the pain was