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xtxrn ASN, RN

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  1. Your thoughts/reasons patient is in pain or addicted or what...?

    xtxrn replied to NocturneNrse's topic in General Nursing

    yes. :) when someone is getting relief, they don't want it to be taken away....that is very different than looking for a

  2. Your thoughts/reasons patient is in pain or addicted or what...?

    xtxrn replied to NocturneNrse's topic in General Nursing

    Not true. :) The addiction rate among chronic pain patients taking opiates is between 1-4%. :) Dependence and tolerance are physical responses to opiates; not psychological addiction. 95-99% of...

  3. mandatory reporting

    xtxrn replied to farmgirlie9's topic in General Nursing

    I'm re-reading this. The Iowa link in the first reply talks about how the mandatory reporter does not have to have direct care of the kid...but observation of potential abuse/neglect. This is a...

  4. When did things start to really CLICK for you in school?

    xtxrn replied to nursing81student's topic in General Students

    School made sense about 3 years AFTER I graduated. In school, you get information in measured doses, and it doesn't always make sense. When you get out and get more experience with the 'whole...

  5. My Instructor is discriminating against me

    xtxrn replied to ouyangxiaoxue's topic in General Students

    And everybody has strengths and weaknesses. I loved some of my clinicals, and others were lousy. Some instructors teach differently- and maybe it's not the type of teaching that you are used to???...

  6. Need help on finding info.

    xtxrn replied to penaheather's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Agree- also, kids who are exposed to different things (farm animals/smog/poor nutrition/high stress neighborhoods/etc) will need different

  7. Mass patient Incidence

    xtxrn replied to Reydel's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry :hug: I remember watching that day and seeing the ambulances all lined up to go get patients. Nobody was needed to go. If they hadn't gotten there within the first "few" minutes, it was...

  8. If I hear this/see this one more time, I'm gonna scream!

    xtxrn replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    That's a good idea :) It would be good if there were more

  9. Call offs d/t low census

    xtxrn replied to FritoPie's topic in General Nursing

    During one summer on a pediatric floor, I lost an entire MONTH of shifts d/t low census (and the system was fair- but the vast majority- if not all- of the other nurses either were married or lived...

  10. If I hear this/see this one more time, I'm gonna scream!

    xtxrn replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    I was orienting at one job with the ADON- let's call her "Florence", (happened to be an RN) who was so fond of herself that if she'd quit her fan club, it would have ceased to exist. We were walking...

  11. IV antibiotics compatible with D5W ?

    xtxrn replied to Mithime's topic in General Nursing

    First post. No indication of being back since.

  12. What is the diff. btwn DKA and HHNS??

    xtxrn replied to kirsteen0926's topic in General Nursing

    OP was in 2008...... wonder how it all turned out

  13. mandatory reporting

    xtxrn replied to farmgirlie9's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.childwelfare.gov/can/defining/ http://www.rainn.org/public-policy/legal-resources/mandatory-reporting-database http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandatory_reporting...

  14. If I hear this/see this one more time, I'm gonna scream!

    xtxrn replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    Not if they haven't been properly trained in moving patients. :) If something happens during the assistance that hurts either the patient or the staff, it's not good. I agree with the principle,...

  15. If I hear this/see this one more time, I'm gonna scream!

    xtxrn replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    When did it stop being customary practice on any floor that "they're ALL everyone's patient"??? Leaving call lights going while walking past was grounds for starting progressive disciplinary...

  16. mandatory reporting

    xtxrn replied to farmgirlie9's topic in General Nursing

    I has nothing to do with WHERE you work, but that you have a

  17. case study help!

    xtxrn replied to vague111's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hyperglycemia can also contribute significantly to mental status-- when you've got motor oil instead of water going through the vessels, stuff gets sticky and slow... (I get extremely tired- to the...

  18. The Old Problem of Systolic Blood Pressure

    xtxrn replied to hazyblue's topic in General Nursing

    If I had someone who had a SBP so faint as to require palpation, I got a doppler. Didn't have to depend on the sensitivity of the person palpating- it was either there or not.

  19. The Old Problem of Systolic Blood Pressure

    xtxrn replied to hazyblue's topic in General Nursing

    In general, yes- this is true. I did have a patient who routinely had SBP in the low 60s and functioned normally. She was a frequent flier, and it was low, no matter what the problem was.

  20. Moving from Illinois to Texas

    xtxrn replied to Rean87's topic in Texas Nursing

    Yeah- the smaller towns are going to give you more of a chance being new...then you can move if you want to (and save money for the bigger cost of living in the big cities- though it's still not as...

  21. Ya mighta told me that before!

    xtxrn replied to JBudd's topic in Emergency

    I had some guy admitted to LTC with a "kit" to inject some "stiffer upper" DIRECTLY into the member. The poor nurse down there called me to come look at the meds re: what to ask the doc for w/orders...

  22. case study help!

    xtxrn replied to vague111's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This is a little disjointed, as I'm using the quick reply so I can bounce back up and read what you have written :) If this is a regular medical floor, are you going to do vitals every 15 minutes?...

  23. Diabetic NPO patient

    xtxrn replied to MsHomeSlice's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    OK... one thing is inadequate fluids can lead to hemoconcentration....sort of like if you don't put enough water in the Koolaid- it's too sweet. The underlying problem leading to NPO could be an...

  24. Will a Canadian citizen with an American BSN get a job in the USA?

    xtxrn replied to veebeeG's topic in General Students

    My last DON in LTC was from Calgary; graduated from a school in Edmonton. :) She is still in

  25. Should I gain experience or money?

    xtxrn replied to Dre2416's topic in General Students

    Oh, BTW..... I worked all of my 40 hours between 3pm Friday and 11pm Sunday: 3-11 and 11-7 on Friday and Saturday, and bounced back for a 3-11 on Sunday (I was 19-20 years old).