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    Ridiculous Reasons to See the Nurse

    Twinmom06 replied to NanaPoo's topic in School

    I'm not a school nurse but I feel for you guys! When my now 4th grade daughter was in 2nd grade (and I was working nights) I got a call from the "school health aide" (ie someone in the office doing...
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    Lines not being sutured?

    Twinmom06 replied to JustKeepSmiling's topic in General Nursing

    Permanent dialysis catheters don't necessarily have sutures in them (or if they are long standing the sutures have long been removed). They are tunneled and have a capsule under the skin that holds...
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    honeymoon during orientation

    Twinmom06 replied to notah's topic in General Nursing

    I've had several co-workers get married/take honeymoons while on orientation...especially if its already paid for. You can also wait to start until after you've taken your honeymoon...most hospitals...
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    Littmann stethoscopes

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

    medisave.net. free engraving and free shipping
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    Most Embarassing Nursing Moments

    Twinmom06 replied to Jessiedog's topic in Nursing Humor

    completely A&O 90 year old (a "good" 90) was rushed up to cardiac stepdown from the floor - she had such severe aortic stenosis and was fluid overloaded. The docs decided to fly her out to our...
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    Ask A Hemodialysis Nurse (Questions about how to become one of us)

    Twinmom06 replied to madwife2002's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I just started acute HD in July and I'm really liking it! I did 7 weeks in a chronic outpt clinic and now I'm starting my 3rd week in the hospital with a preceptor. So far so
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    What is the standard orientation time for HD?

    Twinmom06 replied to kdunurse's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I just started working with one of the big 2 and I did 8 weeks in a clinic and will now be doing 3 more months in a hospital. (Acute inpatient job). We didn't even start cannulating patients until...
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    Chemistries during dialysis

    Twinmom06 replied to Belle7788's topic in MICU, SICU

    I'm a dialysis nurse and as I understand it it affects all labs. Some docs want labs during (say if the pt has a critically high K to see if the tx is working) but otherwise they need to be drawn pre...
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    Hypothetical - forgetting to prime IV tubing on a central line

    Twinmom06 replied to Burno82's topic in General Nursing

    in nursing school we learned that it would take approx 25 cc of air right into the subclavian to kill
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    Thank you, Joy Behar!

    Twinmom06 replied to ixchel's topic in Nursing Humor

    I just want to see ixchel in assless chaps!
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    Brian Short News

    Twinmom06 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    how awful and tragic. May time and good memories bring all the staff
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    Maternity discrimination

    Twinmom06 replied to Kmendi's topic in General Nursing

    one of my classmates graduated and she was about 24 weeks - she waited until 3 months after her son was born to apply since she wouldn't get a maternity leave (other than 6 weeks) if she
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    New Grad, work calling on days off

    Twinmom06 replied to hopemedsurg2picu's topic in General Nursing

    Had that happen to me with a co-worker...switched for her a few times and when it came down to me asking her to switch she couldn't - claimed she was going out of town - I wised up when she posted on...
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    (8/29) This week, I have learned......

    Twinmom06 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I also felt that way the last week before I changed
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    What nurse life-hacks do you have to offer?

    Twinmom06 replied to Purple_roses's topic in Nurses Rock

    Clear plastic transpore tape makes a fabulous foam sword
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    Working OT helped me to pay....

    Twinmom06 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    since I'm the only wage earner right now it means my bills get paid on time...savings LOL what's
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    ixchel's 8/15 This Week I Have Learned...

    Twinmom06 replied to Farawyn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm only an hour from Dorney! Good luck in school....I assume you're going
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    Mormon culture

    Twinmom06 replied to XXXX5's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    you could also call a Mormon Temple and ask - they are not closed off from the
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    What would you do if this was your patient?

    Twinmom06 replied to foxy1112's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    what is the doctors order for tx time? We don't fool with that, so if they have a 4 hour tx that's what we set. If they want to leave early they have to sign the AMA form. Never ever fool with the...
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    Attack of The Killer Poop

    Twinmom06 replied to Tex.'s topic in General Nursing

    I had a quad once that was constipated and once she let go....OMG the poor girl was covered from her shoulders to her ankles and was in a puddle. My charge nurse grabbed the yankaeur, flipped on the...
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    To The Point Where I Want to Cry

    Twinmom06 replied to BambiBelle07's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm not bashing you but it sounds like he did that for a purpose. A more experienced person would be out in a heartbeat and he knows that he has you by the proverbial
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    Fundamentals of Nursing Clinicals

    Twinmom06 replied to Samm06's topic in General Students

    don't forget pre-conference where you discussed your patients and the pathophysiology of their diseases and why there are in the hospital and post conference where you discussed what you saw and...
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    How to learn to start IVs?

    Twinmom06 replied to Momma1RN's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing schools do not teach IV skills - they rely on your job to do so. I've been nurse for 2 years...couldn't hit the broad side of a barn....endoscopy is great because people are healthy and have...
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    That one random nugget of information from nursing school that you've never forgotten..

    Twinmom06 replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in General Nursing

    Intussuseption causes currant jelly like stools....that was DRILLED into us during
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    Med-Surg sentence

    Twinmom06 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Medical-Surgical

    our psych unit was locked so once the patients went there they didn't have a sitter. I don't know that they had techs/aides to send down. As a stepdown unit we always had several of them on our...