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  1. Plasma Donation

    NurseFirst replied to meandragonbrett's topic in General Students

    I only know about the places where you can donate blood with no remuneration. Thanks,

  2. Feeling frustrated and inadequate

    NurseFirst replied to ~Kitty~'s topic in General Nursing

    because I'm still in nursing school! But, if you can take a recommendation from someone who studied human communication, and hypnosis, in detail, let me let you in on a little secret: If I, as a...

  3. nursing magazine info please

    NurseFirst replied to mamaof3's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.nursingcenter.com They have a number of different articles that you can "pay per view" :) They come from a variety of magazines. So, since you have the magazines, you could just look up...

  4. Going to Barnes & Noble tonight to purchase a Nclex Book...

    NurseFirst replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    i'd read on this board about saunders and went to the bookstore and discovered there were about 4 different "saunders". which saunders books are y'all using? thanks!!!

  5. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    NurseFirst replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    that wellbutrin, being close to amphetamine, might show up on amphetamine tests. don't know for sure; haven't had any drug tests--but nursing school knows what i am on.

  6. my very sick puppy Frex

    NurseFirst replied to nursepenny's topic in General Nursing

    Moments of poignancy are not born of 20/20 foresight. Life is a place of joys and of sadnesses--the pain you feel is an indication of how much joy you have felt with your precious Frex (a great name,...

  7. Adhesectomy ? Removal of Bowel obstruction?

    NurseFirst replied to NurseFirst's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    But my research turned up that, in fact, it means consumption/craving of unusual and non-nutritive substances. What I turned up, I think it was on emedicine, definitely put pagophagia in as a type of...

  8. Got any funny acronyms at your ER???

    NurseFirst replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    ...only it's called "Final Exit"

  9. You know you are in nursing school when ctxt

    NurseFirst replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Students

    The RN I was working with today had a headache, so I taught her the acupressure point I learned. One acupressure point for headaches is the spot between the metacarpal bone nearest your thumb and...

  10. Where do you keep your stethescope?

    NurseFirst replied to Still Riding's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    well gee whiz. There's a study for all kinds of things. Now, I will do things my instructors tell me to do -- because they are my instructors. And believe me, it's not uncommon for the current...

  11. Doc beings medical student without permission

    NurseFirst replied to BETSRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I had my hysterectomy I had a Stanford MSIV (fourth year med student) involved with my case. I think he asked--but I did meet him in pre-op--and I think I may have had something for anxiety by...

  12. Main IV line

    NurseFirst replied to 4ab's topic in General Nursing

    BY LAW (at least in the U.S.), starting an IV generally requires an MD order (not sure about NPs and PAs, and laws vary from state to state for them). Places where RNs "start an IV without a doctor's...

  13. cecal mass?

    NurseFirst replied to luv4nursing's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Was it made of the person's tissue? Made of organic matter? Was it made of feces? Why was it removed? Was it causing an obstruction? Why was a colectomy required (obstructions aren't necessarily...

  14. Adhesectomy ? Removal of Bowel obstruction?

    NurseFirst replied to NurseFirst's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Another medical word to add to my expanding medical vocabulary. And here I thought I'd mastered so much after taking med term classes. Hah! My other recent favorite word was "pagophagia". What is...

  15. What would you do?

    NurseFirst replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

    When my Dad was dying, I asked if it made sense for him to be on the pain meds and the modafinil (sp?) (aka provigil) that one of his docs had prescribed for him d/t the tiredness from cancer. His PCP...

  16. Doc beings medical student without permission

    NurseFirst replied to BETSRN's topic in General Nursing

    Have you ever wondered how they get all that footage for such series as "Trauma: Life in the ER"? Talk about privacy issues!!! I'm not sure, but I have a sneaking suspicion that somewhere in the...

  17. Considering LPN school--Questions....

    NurseFirst replied to johnwe's topic in General Nursing

    ...and I can appreciate the issues around getting and keeping hi tech jobs, especially software jobs. (Isn't the internet wonderul !?! ) You are still young; let me tell you, nursing is far more...

  18. Please hear me out. Anyone! No one seems to give a rip.

    NurseFirst replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds a bit like someone with borderline personality disorder to me: they can make friends fast and then treat 'em like dirt.

  19. What would you do?

    NurseFirst replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

    Suffering has its beneficial aspects. One Saint said something to the effect that you can't avoid suffering in this lifetime, and if you do, you will suffer in the next. Just room for your diversity...

  20. oldest nursing student?

    NurseFirst replied to grammyd's topic in Nursing Career

    I am 54, shortly to become an official "senior citizen" at 55 (and start the senior discount train :). When I am scheduled to graduate I will have been 56 for a month or two. Who knows what's next??...

  21. Do you refer patients to websites for helpful information?

    NurseFirst replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Many of my patients have been Spanish-speaking (I'm not), and I'm still a student, anyway. However, I do think websites can be great for support groups. A woman in my parish died of a rare disease,...

  22. SCD's and TED hose

    NurseFirst replied to arkierns's topic in General Nursing

    My SCDs were from my ankles to my hips. It was the SCDs on the thighs that I found particularly nice. I have to admit that it did immobilize me...but I wasn't going anywhere: pca, pulse ox, 0-2,...

  23. help, suspect abuse

    NurseFirst replied to turquoise's topic in General Nursing

    We just covered this a few weeks ago in school. You can be in big trouble if you suspect abuse and don't report it--and, from what you've said, you already suspect abuse (that means that you are...

  24. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    NurseFirst replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    We are just starting to learn how to do IVs at school, and it sure doesn't seem like it takes much to make the connections stick so much that it's hard to get them apart. We certainly aren't twisting...

  25. You know you are in nursing school when ctxt

    NurseFirst replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Students

    uh...is that, ahem, knowing the etiology of etiology