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    Mag sulphate with preeclampsia

    Twinmom06 replied to hmorgan's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was on mag and blew up like a balloon - not sure if it is from the mag directly or all the fluids they pumped in - at any rate I actually had bigger ankles when I was discharged than when I went in...
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    crap...am I in huge trouble???

    Twinmom06 replied to Rnis's topic in General Nursing

    xt - I've seen you tell this story a few times and every time I laugh till I
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    crap...am I in huge trouble???

    Twinmom06 replied to Rnis's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a nursing STUDENT and I managed to flood a toilet during my hospice rotation last week...apparently the wet wipes used to clean stool off patients are NOT flushable on the hospice floor as they...
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    What would you want?

    Twinmom06 replied to RN1488's topic in General Students

    Drug flash cards, RNotes
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    compliance with hand hygien

    Twinmom06 replied to zahraa ali's topic in General Nursing

    This!! There is a bottle of alcohol moisturizer in every room and outside of every
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    Nursing Supplies

    Twinmom06 replied to ad3vans's topic in General Students

    if your school has color issues with a steth they'll spell it out for you...mine's carribbean blue with a rainbow colored head! LOL...as for shoes I really like my
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    Alegria Shoes

    Twinmom06 posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    anyone have them? Love them? Hate them? I've tried on Dansko's and really didn't like the way they fit/feel - my hairdresser has them and told me its the best pair of shoes she's ever worn but I'm...
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    Can't Find Varicella Vaccine Anywhere!

    Twinmom06 replied to x_factor's topic in General Students

    I didn't think the adult version was any different than the kids version except I had to have 2
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    is it a trap!?

    Twinmom06 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Students

    I would tell her you're under the treatment of a counselor/psychiatrist/psychologist and the incident in question happened more than a year ago...and thank her for her concern but the situation is...
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    Trouble with lung sounds

    Twinmom06 replied to cherryblossom88's topic in General Nursing

    also Littmann has an auscultation assistant on their site, and also have a free iPhone
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    Alzheimer's: The Art Of Giving Up

    Twinmom06 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    my grandmother went through the same crippling disease - her mind gave out long before her body did...I'm so sorry... I hate to suggest it but do you think they were "taken" as opposed to
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    Only 5 units of insulin per injection site??

    Twinmom06 replied to utah23LPN's topic in General Nursing

    so how would that work with those of us on a pump - I only change my infusion site every 72 hours or so...and I get 300u (not at once obviously) but that all goes in to one
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    Mnemonic for blood flow through the heart?

    Twinmom06 replied to Iridescent Orchid's topic in General Students

    Did you try googling
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    Did you find Med-Surg class much harder than fundamentals?

    Twinmom06 replied to northmississippi's topic in General Students

    our Fundamentals clinicals are done on a med/surg floor - and I hate
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    Travel time to clincals

    Twinmom06 replied to Britt2007's topic in General Students

    15 minutes to school and 15 minutes to
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    Dansko arch/footbed help

    Twinmom06 replied to chinacatSN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    the thing about Dansko's is that the arch has to be in the right place - best thing to do is to go to a uniform shop and get professionally fitted...I tried on a pair once and HATED them - they felt...
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    What is normal serum ammonia level?

    Twinmom06 replied to Nuieve's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    XTX - we were posting at the same
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    What is normal serum ammonia level?

    Twinmom06 replied to Nuieve's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    we actually cared for a patient in clinical 2 weeks ago with this condition. I'm under the impression that any back up of ammonia in the blood is considered hepatic encephalopathy. I found this...
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    The Hidden Costs of Nursing School

    Twinmom06 replied to *4!#6's topic in General Students

    the surprise of our nursing class was the $250 in ATI fees that we are required to pay for some ridiculous online practice testing - which is not included in our
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    A Nightmare of a Clinical?

    Twinmom06 replied to SnMrsSmiley's topic in General Students

    oh I started laughing the minute I walked out of the hospital...because if I didn't I'd just cry... oh and my patient this past week tested positive for C-Diff - an hour before I was supposed to go...
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    A Nightmare of a Clinical?

    Twinmom06 replied to SnMrsSmiley's topic in General Students

    well lets see....my one clinical patient (at 6:45 am) yelled at me so loud to get her out of bed to pee I got nervous and damn near dropped her trying to get her to the BSC - she was 100 lbs - so I'm...
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    How would you respond to this??

    Twinmom06 replied to nurse678's topic in General Nursing

    when I was deciding to go for a local LPN program and waiting to hear from the RN program my MIL told me that LPN's aren't "real nurses" - I set her straight VERY
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    Almost Fainted in the OR Twice!!

    Twinmom06 replied to gymnut's topic in General Nursing

    I was going to suggest a high protein/complex carb (like whole wheat bagel/bread with eggs) and drink water!! I find its better than caffeine for waking up my
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    Fundraising ideas?? please help

    Twinmom06 replied to TheLisaMac's topic in General Students

    us too - it was either sell a box of candy bars (which most of us probably would have just eaten lol) or pony up $25 - our entire first year class ponied up the money! We are selling sweatshirts etc...
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    Getting very discouraged 2nd month into nursing school. help!

    Twinmom06 replied to morningglory229's topic in General Students

    I'm learning that nursing school tests are NOT your standard memorize and regurgitate like the pre-reqs (or just about any other class) has been like...if you are in an ADN program, they start...