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    Public Schools and transgender bathrooms.

    ixchel replied to imintrouble's topic in School

    I think it is utterly horrifying to believe a teenaged boy is, by default, a predatory opportunist just waiting for an open window to assault
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    Public Schools and transgender bathrooms.

    ixchel replied to imintrouble's topic in School

    pmabraham, can you please allow this thread to go back to, and remain, on topic? This is the school nurses' forum, and the topic is ONLY regarding public schools. (See the thread title and OP if this...
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    Public Schools and transgender bathrooms.

    ixchel replied to imintrouble's topic in School

    Because only women are victims and only men are predators/aggressors.
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    5/01 WILTW: Margaritas and Oral Thrush

    ixchel replied to Purple_roses's topic in General Nursing

    I thought you were just kidding. That's interesting! It looks like narcan has additional CNS stimulation properties that are helpful in combating CNS depression brought on by the clonidine toxicity....
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    Disrespectful patient

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

    Easier said than done. We have one psychiatric facility in the state my hospital is in. We don't have a psych floor. We don't have anyone inpatient for psych (no MDs or NPs). We don't even have anyone...
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    Tele and Stroke

    ixchel replied to certjunkie87's topic in Cardiac

    The MD can order discontinuation of NIHSS, particularly when stroke has been ruled out, or when discharge is already in. Eta - at the very least, CNs should have
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    5/7 (on 5/9) WILTW: ixchel is a cornflake girl

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I would love that! Thank you! I look forward to seeing it!
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    5/7 (on 5/9) WILTW: ixchel is a cornflake girl

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Need an OP for Saturday! It's been another week where the only nursing-related stuff I've learned is stuff that I really need to not
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    5/01 WILTW: Margaritas and Oral Thrush

    ixchel replied to Purple_roses's topic in General Nursing

    If I recall, it was only like, 7.5??? CO2 is the one number that I remember specifically because it was so shocking. His bicarb was crazy high. We got him stable on a vent and transferred him out...
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    5/7 (on 5/9) WILTW: ixchel is a cornflake girl

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    That's
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    5/7 (on 5/9) WILTW: ixchel is a cornflake girl

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    AN is being buggy.
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    5/7 (on 5/9) WILTW: ixchel is a cornflake girl

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

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    5/7 (on 5/9) WILTW: ixchel is a cornflake girl

    ixchel replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I just learned sirI has >99,000
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    5/01 WILTW: Margaritas and Oral Thrush

    ixchel replied to Purple_roses's topic in General Nursing

    I have been fighting with the laptop all day just to get the what I learned this week posted for this week. I'm going to switch back to using my iPad to write it up, and hopefully I'll have it up...
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    5/01 WILTW: Margaritas and Oral Thrush

    ixchel replied to Purple_roses's topic in General Nursing

    I'm running late. Again. As usual. To be continued...
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    Meaning of your username?

    ixchel replied to Flightless Bird's topic in General Nursing

    I. AM. EVERYWHERE. (Whispers...
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    Medical errors the 3rd leading cause of death??

    ixchel replied to ShaneTeam's topic in Nursing News

    Thank you for breaking this down. I was thinking subxiphoid might explain how the liver could be in the way, but it seems strange to me to even take that approach. You would likely go through the...
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    Pseudo Seizures

    ixchel replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    You should check out the boob I hold in my right hand. Farawyn was bummed I wouldn't include it in my avatar. It was too big to
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    Pseudo Seizures

    ixchel replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    You just like my for my hipster glasses and steely stare.
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    Pseudo Seizures

    ixchel replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    Understood. To be honest, before I read OldDude's response to me, I thought we were in the general nursing forum. I hadn't gotten through the whole thread yet. (Fail! I know!) Apologies! All around!...
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    Pseudo Seizures

    ixchel replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    I've realized quoting you as I did made it seem as though I was only responding to you. I apologize for that. I also reread what I wrote and realized I missed my most repeated phrase when it comes to...
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    Pseudo Seizures

    ixchel replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    Thank you so much for saying this. I am trying really hard to keep my response as polite as possible, but shame on anyone who declares "pseudoseizure" a ploy for attention. Epilepsy comes in SOOOOO...
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    5/01 WILTW: Margaritas and Oral Thrush

    ixchel replied to Purple_roses's topic in General Nursing

    Do it!!!! Feel free to add numbers at the end as
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    Disrespectful patient

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

    OP, you mocked a mentally ill patient. You also do not know how the mother has handled him in the past. If you spoke that way to my child, my silence would be from surprise (in a terrible way), and...
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    Medical errors the 3rd leading cause of death??

    ixchel replied to ShaneTeam's topic in Nursing News

    Maybe I'm thinking about this incorrectly, but how do you graze the liver while aiming for the pericardium? what is sad story, surviving to get an Organ and then dying