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    The Truth About Nursing

    ixchel replied to LorieStesk's topic in General Nursing

    Who cares?! Seriously! A lot of great nurses just went into it for money! Look - you need to understand something: the reasons a person goes into a profession are none of your business, not up for...
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    The Truth About Nursing

    ixchel replied to LorieStesk's topic in General Nursing

    Let me blunt here. You've started a thread proclaiming the truth about nursing. You know what you've read. How do you know that's the truth until you've experienced it? You OP states that she's most...
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    I Want To Support My Pre-Nursing Student Girlfriend. Please Help!

    ixchel replied to Fredled's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Fred, you sound like a caring, sweet guy. Nursing school is hard because it rewires your thinking for prioritization and takes up a lot more time than other programs. And by that, I don't mean...
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    Medications by enteral tube challenges

    ixchel replied to Issa_mohamad's topic in General Nursing

    What meds are you giving that stop the enteral feedings for 6
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    The Truth About Nursing

    ixchel replied to LorieStesk's topic in General Nursing

    A pre-nursing student who knows the truth about nursing, doesn't know that a CNA can have a role to assist in a birth, and is actively convincing her closest friend into making a potentially...
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    Esme welcome back!!!!

    ixchel replied to emtb2rn's topic in General Nursing

    Esme, I just realized you used the word "permanent". You didn't get stuck wearing transcutaneous pads, did you? If so, dear lord I hope they were gentle on
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    Acupuncture and Nursing?

    ixchel replied to dlcj's topic in Holistic

    Anecdote..... I have spondylolisthesis, which was discovered in 2012 after a fall. I fought muscle spasms for nearly a year before turning to acupuncture. I believe that should be long enough to...
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    Esme welcome back!!!!

    ixchel replied to emtb2rn's topic in General Nursing

    I was thinking about you last night realizing I hadn't seen you in awhile.....again. Jeez, woman! Tell that body to settle down! I'm picturing you, as you're feeling all weak, looking at weimy in...
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    Nurses that kill

    ixchel replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    That's wild. A few weeks ago I have a stomach bug that I know made my electrolytes nutty. I spent a couple of days going back and forth between trigeminy and quadreminy and had a mess of seizure...
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    Nurses that kill

    ixchel replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    12 years
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    Article: Paramedics equal to RNs

    ixchel replied to SummitRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    BR157 insists on flying off the handle. I'm not sure if this poster is simply not understanding what they're reading or if they are intentionally responding with irrelevant replies or absolutes that...
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    Nurses that kill

    ixchel replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Hand pushed.... How much did that have to get diluted? I guess they had a central line? Wow! Eta: bummer - followed the link and the abstract says no more. Gonna see if I can find
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    What's the meanest thing a patient has said to you?

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

    Well count me on the scared couch with them. Is this for
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    Nurses that kill

    ixchel replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    You need to find the "now that's a lab result"
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    Article: Paramedics equal to RNs

    ixchel replied to SummitRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    No. If you'd bothered to actually read what I wrote and keep it in context, you would know that. I stopped reading after this question, as it is clear you only debate in absolutes, which I find...
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    Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    ixchel replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    Well done, Jensmom!
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    Quit during orientation

    ixchel replied to Themostsupreme's topic in General Students

    That's true. Many fulfilling roles in all three. I think if I were to pick, I'd go work in public schools with the special needs kids. I have two PT friends who do this, and the strides they make with...
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    Article: Paramedics equal to RNs

    ixchel replied to SummitRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    As much as I get what you are saying, do you realize that a massive part of how orders get made in the first place comes from what nurses do, say, request, and observe? A true physician/nursing staff...
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    What I learned this week (7/4/15)....

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    My condolences and congratulations. My goodness that's a mixed bag. I hope your job search is a quick and fruitful
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    Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    ixchel replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    I agree! And yes, I think he was ICU. You can tell they totally fast tracked the end for an unexpected cancelation.
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    Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    ixchel replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    But for a chest pain patient?
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    Quit during orientation

    ixchel replied to Themostsupreme's topic in General Students

    Agreed. I would never hire or promote a person who simply showed up and did the
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    Quit during orientation

    ixchel replied to Themostsupreme's topic in General Students

    Hate to break it to ya - code Browns happen with PT/OT/ST in the room, and they often get stuck with it. At least they do at my place. They're really awesome there, and I'd hope others in other...
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    Quit during orientation

    ixchel replied to Themostsupreme's topic in General Students

    In the words of the great Dr. Bob Kelso, "Dr. Dorian, do you not realize that you're nothing but a large pair of scrubs to me? For God's sake, the only reason I carry this chart around is so I can...
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    What I learned this week (7/4/15)....

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Trolling Facebook, I've just learned a lot of really stupid people don't realize that explosives have a kick back. Dude.... Some guy lit a large firework off his head and died in front of his family....