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    A Headache is not an emergency

    ixchel replied to Patient4life's topic in Emergency

    I've had patients who were admitted for possible CVA from headaches like this. It drives me bonkers when nurses scoff at that after the stroke-like symptoms
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    A Headache is not an emergency

    ixchel replied to Patient4life's topic in Emergency

    Cheerios, I know this thread has taken a frustrating turn. The anecdote about the burden we see at my hospital... Let me share something a bit more detailed. One night, when our ICU was completely...
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    A Headache is not an emergency

    ixchel replied to Patient4life's topic in Emergency

    Meanwhile, my recurrent ear infection spouse takes WEEKS of snoring and me staring in his ears before he'll FINALLY LISTEN TO ME to go get seen. He literally just now came back from his doctor for...
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    A Headache is not an emergency

    ixchel replied to Patient4life's topic in Emergency

    I wont go into details here, because I'm honestly not wanting to get my butt dragged through the mud if someone in management at my tiny 60-something bed facility follows me like a creepy little...
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    A Headache is not an emergency

    ixchel replied to Patient4life's topic in Emergency

    What the heck! Why would they expect you to have the tools or knowledge necessary to pull this off without help AT HOME?! Goodness. I'm so sorry that
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    6/11 WILTW Unsupervised Chalk Use

    ixchel replied to AspiringNurseMW's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your PM, love! If you don't mind, I forgot to say in my response - can you post a link to your post
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    6/11 WILTW Unsupervised Chalk Use

    ixchel replied to AspiringNurseMW's topic in General Nursing

    I'm running terribly late. (Obviously!) Anyone want to do a start of this week's thread? This weekend kicked my butt, and honestly, I have very little to
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    Nursing student asks nurses the question..

    ixchel replied to 2bNurseDR.T's topic in General Nursing

    Not everywhere. We had to do that, too. Have
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    6/11 WILTW Unsupervised Chalk Use

    ixchel replied to AspiringNurseMW's topic in General Nursing

    My surgeon's PA forgot to write an order for a PCA. And because the PCA was usually part of the post op orders, nothing else was available. That was
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    6/11 WILTW Unsupervised Chalk Use

    ixchel replied to AspiringNurseMW's topic in General Nursing

    I forgot one!!! I learned it is impossible for we lower beings to determine whether pupils are equal without specialized equipment. Not sure what that equipment is. Apparently my own hospitalists...
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    5/29 This week, I have learned... One year later!!!

    ixchel posted a topic in General Nursing

    One year ago today(ish) saw the birth of WILTW. In that time, we've been able to grow together as people and nurses, and it has been awesome! I've been wanting to put together this massive, awesome...
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    5/29 This week, I have learned... One year later!!!

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I just realized I posted this in the wrong thread, too. I'm just all over the place,
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    6/11 WILTW Unsupervised Chalk Use

    ixchel replied to AspiringNurseMW's topic in General Nursing

    My, oh, my, another fun week, people! First, AMW, thank you so much for your OP! And I'm sorry I left you high and dry! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! What a huge couple of victories! (We'll leave the chalk...
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    Stanford Rape

    ixchel replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    Based on the first hand knowledge shared with me by a corrections officer, this boy faces probable physical and sexual assault by other inmates who do not take kindly to rapists. I imagine he will...
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    5/29 This week, I have learned... One year later!!!

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    My friends! Due to miscommunication (meaning, I failed completely to communicate), this week's thread is late. Please forgive this week's OP! This is COMPLETELY on
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    6/4 WILTW: Oui jete' du Nursing???

    ixchel replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

    My BON told me they didn't receive things. They didn't receive my background check like, 3 times. They didn't get my app once? Twice? Can't remember now. Each time, I'd ask to speak to someone in a...
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    6/4 WILTW: Oui jete' du Nursing???

    ixchel replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

    I am an absolute DORK for learning! With another month (at least) off, I know I have to finish something my hospital paid for (SCRN), but the site they got me a membership for has soooooooooo much...
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    6/4 WILTW: Oui jete' du Nursing???

    ixchel replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

    You've picked some memory tools I used, too! If I recall, ABCD works for HF as well, although you replace A with ace inhibitor. Good luck on your
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    6/4 WILTW: Oui jete' du Nursing???

    ixchel replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to the sisterhood of CO wives! You know how to track me down if you ever need to connect. It's not the easiest job to be married to. That said, though, I am soooooo glad for the forward...
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    6/4 WILTW: Oui jete' du Nursing???

    ixchel replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

    THANK YOU!!!!! for getting this party started! To your jetè, and newfound nursing passion, I say, "le coeur veut ce qu'il veut." If you don't try both, you'll regret not knowing if you could have...
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    5/29 This week, I have learned... One year later!!!

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Yay! Keep an eye out for a PM from me
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    5/29 This week, I have learned... One year later!!!

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Ahhhhh boogers!!!! I asked LadyFree on a different thread and she said yes. I will definitely hope for someone to do it next weekend, too. It's a lot harder to build a good OP list while on a leave of...
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    5/21 WILTW: The journey sucks and the end isn't pretty either

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    AN is awful for linking to other threads. Try this one instead -
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    5/21 WILTW: The journey sucks and the end isn't pretty either

    ixchel posted a topic in General Nursing

    I had a whole different post in mind today, but then realized it needs to wait until next week. Oops! So what does that leave me today? Very little! What nursing related thing have I learned? I learn...
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    5/21 WILTW: The journey sucks and the end isn't pretty either

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Yay! Thank you so