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    Welcome To The Hospital - From Your Nurse

    ixchel replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

    One I'd like to add to the list - Please tell your family not to call me when you don't answer your phone. Explain to them that you are in a hospital, where you receive testing and treatment. You may...
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    Welcome To The Hospital - From Your Nurse

    ixchel replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

    While I agree with much of what you say, I actually think AN might be a great resource for laypeople to learn about the nursing profession as a whole and perhaps ask questions about that specifically....
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    Welcome To The Hospital - From Your Nurse

    ixchel replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

    To the bolded, do you know how ironic that comment is? To the rest, allnurses is a colleague to colleague forum. Absolutely no medical advice is allowed to be given here, nor would we want to give it....
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    Welcome To The Hospital - From Your Nurse

    ixchel replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

    If you had to choose between discomfort and sepsis, which would you prefer? I'm sorry if this is shocking, but yes, there are times when comfort has to be secondary to medical treatment plans. This...
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    Welcome To The Hospital - From Your Nurse

    ixchel replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

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    Should I just wait until i graduate and then go into direct entry nursing program

    ixchel replied to MSBREELEE's topic in General Students

    What is your goal? Are you trying to be an RN? Or are you working on a BSN
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    I've been suspended

    ixchel replied to Sheila2155's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would interpret that to mean that, literally, a patient is quiet when they have been assisted to be for a rest. Which, incidentally, is WAY better than the violent Alzheimer's screamer we've had on...
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    EPS or seizure

    ixchel replied to blackribbon's topic in Psychiatric

    It has different etiology, but in the end, it's still a seizure. Sort of like... If a person has primary hypertension, and another has it secondary to anxiety, does it change the reading on the BP...
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    Before I begin school....

    ixchel posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I hope to begin BSN-DNP fall 2016. It will be a brick and mortar, 4-year program that is for the most part year-round. (Full time with the expectation that many students will be working while...
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    HIV NURSE

    ixchel replied to Pos_nurse's topic in Nurse Registration

    I agree with the prior post. Best wishes to you
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    Teacher accusation

    ixchel replied to MilieuRN's topic in General Students

    The comments regarding other students' grades may fit what you are commenting to, but otherwise I see no part of OP's story that indicates she feels that she knows more than her instructor. Perhaps...
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    Nursing has a high divorce rate

    ixchel replied to Faada's topic in General Nursing

    That's actually better than national averages. Eta: my LEO husband knows of two coworkers whose wives went through nursing school while the LEO was the income. After graduation, the newly minted...
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    Injured nursing needs advice

    ixchel replied to AngelaShepard's topic in General Students

    Hey, Angela! I graduated May, 2014 as a BSN. Presently, I work on an ICU stepdown. In my fall, 2012 semester, I learned that I have an injury that will require a fusion at some point (could be...
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    Nursing has a high divorce rate

    ixchel replied to Faada's topic in General Nursing

    I think she's saying 30% of the total divorces are
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    Nursing has a high divorce rate

    ixchel replied to Faada's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I think there are a ton of confounding variables here. Awhile back, I did a poll asking how many nurses are married to law enforcement officers. Last time I saw it bumped, it was a large...
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    Help!

    ixchel replied to williamskatie2016's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hi, Katie! Welcome! The next 8-10 years will be filled with education. You'll be learning both in school, and on the job. During these years, for me personally, I wouldn't START a family unless I had...
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    Is this legal?

    ixchel replied to nursemeem624's topic in Private Duty

    Why in the world is the NICU nurse going over to their house?! Who is liable if the NICU nurse screws something up?! After the unprofessional behavior, I'd be calling that unit's manager up in a...
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    Do pharma reps target you??

    ixchel replied to alfredlikes's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm utterly disgusted at the concept of "sex sells" when discussing pharmaceutical reps. I'm also utterly disgusted that on top of costs for research, development, production and distribution, we're...
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    Do pharma reps target you??

    ixchel replied to alfredlikes's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    "Don't upsell me and don't hover. I intend to buy today. I'll buy from you if you can stick to those two
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    Do pharma reps target you??

    ixchel replied to alfredlikes's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have never thought of this quite this way before, but my god, you are so incredibly right. It's nice having a person guide you to things you're looking for, but yeah, I know what I need and my pants...
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    junctional vs sinus bradycardia

    ixchel replied to kaitef07's topic in General Nursing

    I promise it can be common, and is usually due to lead placement or body habitus. It usually has nothing to do with whether a p-wave exists or not. Your approach to finding the p-wave in that...
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    Who is working while completing NP?

    ixchel replied to roman1006's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I am planning to work while going for DNP. We just can't go another 4 years with one income. My plan is to probably do 2 12s, hopefully
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    junctional vs sinus bradycardia

    ixchel replied to kaitef07's topic in General Nursing

    It's somewhat common for p waves to hide on tele alone depending on lead placement and patient habitus. The QRS allows you to know its not a ventricular rhythm, but beyond that, I think a 12-lead...
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    What are some of the most ridiculous requests you have heard?

    ixchel replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    Had a young guy ambulate to the hallway to let us know he needed help ambulating to his bathroom (which was closer to his bed than the
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    12/5: What I've learned this week - No, I don't have "just a second" to help you

    ixchel posted a topic in General Nursing

    If I make it out of this weekend without losing my mind completely, it will be an absolute miracle. The last few months seem to be trying their best to do me in completely. I could really use a...