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  1. ixchel

    Nurse Slang Yo!

    ixchel replied to ladysushi's topic in General Nursing

    We were separated at birth, you and me. Eta: probably
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    The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

    ixchel replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    I refuse to post that song. But now it's stuck in my head. *glares at you*
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    The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

    ixchel replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    OH MY GRILLED CHEESUS YOU DID IT AGAIN. Are you serious?! If you don't know what is "off", then perhaps our LICENSED AND RESEARCHED PROFESSIONAL EXPLANATIONS should be clueing you in. Song break....
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    Medical Assistants in the office

    ixchel replied to SHELLYBELLYRN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Jesus, how am I letting myself get sucked right back in..........
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    Medical Assistants in the office

    ixchel replied to SHELLYBELLYRN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Also, in the example of the MA telling a patient they have pre-diabetes, does the MA know the patient's meds? Does the MA know if there is impaired pancreatic function? Is the MA licensed to know why...
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    Medical Assistants in the office

    ixchel replied to SHELLYBELLYRN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Being told to do something by a person of higher licensure does not mean that that makes it within their scope of practice. You said you're a nurse at one point, right? If an MD instructs you to...
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    The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

    ixchel replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    Why do you keep only responding to posts partially? You just edited out the main point of my post, and didn't respond to it. This is the second time you've ignored part of my comments to you and...
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    The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

    ixchel replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    Whoo hooooo progress! Does this mean that when we legalize it, cancer rates will drop to zero? Thank you for that prior post disseminating vitamin C/cancer researched. Saved me some time getting...
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    Nurse Slang Yo!

    ixchel replied to ladysushi's topic in General Nursing

    Man you'd make an awesome
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    9/5 What I learned this week.....

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Oops.
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    The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

    ixchel replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    Just finished the article, which I admit is interesting and compels me to learn more. However. Wouldn't it have just been easier to get a flu
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    The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

    ixchel replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    The poster you responded to explained how urine pH is not indicative of blood pH. They explained how the kidneys and lungs regulate pH. They explained how the digestive system (including the foods you...
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    Nurse Slang Yo!

    ixchel replied to ladysushi's topic in General Nursing

    This is totally NOT what I thought you
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    9/5 What I learned this week.....

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent teamwork and fun people make the crappy days worth
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    Teacher Wants to Medicate Pre-Schooler

    ixchel replied to lifelearningrn's topic in School

    I'm glad to share it! If in my lifetime, my research and experience can help even just one child find success, I'll consider my work complete. :) Because ADHD has struggled to achieve legitimacy in...
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    Teacher Wants to Medicate Pre-Schooler

    ixchel replied to lifelearningrn's topic in School

    There is some research coming out lately regarding neurofeedback. It is so awesome! I looked up clinicaltrials.gov awhile back to see if anything was going on semi-locally but nothing was. It's...
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    The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

    ixchel replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    I just read this again. HOW do you actually determine that it was the "IVC" that saved him? I'm guessing that he was not able to swallow pills by the time they administered it, since they went the IV...
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    I paid 200 dollars for pvt

    ixchel replied to jancarlocastaneda's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It means you may only schedule a single exam at a time. It also means waiting for quick results will tell you if you passed or
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    Jacob Rockstar-RN Psych Nurse Action Figure

    ixchel replied to Davey Do's topic in Psychiatric

    I needed a therapeutic intervention from our heroic action figure this week. I had an internal struggle regarding a patient situation. Thankfully, it helped me communicate with him in a way that led...
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    The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

    ixchel replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    lol!!!!! Glad I'm not the only
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    The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

    ixchel replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    IVC? Do you mean IV vitamin C? Sorry, I'm a cardiac nurse and think of inferior vena cava filters when I read
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    The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

    ixchel replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    "At the very first sign", you've already exposed everyone you've come into contact with for
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    9/5 What I learned this week.....

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Being a mom will make your ability to empathize exponentially better. But, on the flip side of that, you'll feel mama pain for the heartbreaking situations. Brace
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    9/5 What I learned this week.....

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I'll totally save you a chapter! As for the member, you ever get trapped in a Facebook or YouTube "recommended" vortex, where you get sucked in forever looking at stuff you never intended to look at...
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    9/5 What I learned this week.....

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    My friend, all of your points relating to your hubs and kids I could have (still could, some days) written myself. I can't tell you how many times "what about the kids?" have come out of his mouth....