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  1. Real Life Advice, Please....

    NurseFirst replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    Is a common co-morbidity with depression. Could be what's causing the back pain. You may want to see a doctor who understands the connection, if your present one does not. One of my favorite stories...

  2. shocked at what I saw!

    NurseFirst replied to Purple Princess's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I know it is designed for the residents to be able to make complaints and have them investigated--but I don't see why an ombudsman couldn't work off an employee complaint.

  3. Can you believe this?

    NurseFirst replied to LolaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's important to pick your battles. This applies to general life issues and, as well, to health issues. What is going to kill the patient first? Smoking, or a poor mental attitude. As...

  4. Atkin's Diet patients

    NurseFirst replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I have familial hypercholesteremia, which, at various times, I have not medicated (my sister, at 57, I don't think ever has). (Maybe we should have one of those tests that does a refined check for the...

  5. Paramedic Ride Alongs

    NurseFirst replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the

  6. Atkin's Diet patients

    NurseFirst replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    3000 !!!! Wow. I think the highest total cholesterols I've heard of have been in the 600 range. Would such a high level of triglycerides have an effect on fluid balance because the blood would be...

  7. Paramedic Ride Alongs

    NurseFirst replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    1. The number of drugs that PMs carry is very limited, compared to the number of meds in the world. PMs are not necessarily going to know that side effects of aminoglycosides are ototoxicity and...

  8. Real Life Advice, Please....

    NurseFirst replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    my doc ("pdoc") once gave me a sheet of "self-helps" for people with mild to moderate depression who didn't want to take medication (but useful for people, like me, on medication). i don't remember...

  9. Blatant Nursing "No-No's"........what's your worst???

    NurseFirst replied to anndoodle's topic in General Nursing

    A young man who graduated some 4 years ago. He JUST recently passed his boards. (He did decide to take Kaplan before passing the exam, though.)

  10. Real Life Advice, Please....

    NurseFirst replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    they've been made by others, but i want to underscore them--since, i know as a depressive how easy it is to miss things! by the way--scientific studies have shown that anti-depressants work, and...

  11. Exciting Night for this new Nursing student!!

    NurseFirst replied to avahsmiles's topic in General Nursing

    after going on an ambulance ride-along for my EMT class. First, I got to ride along with the paramedics; second, we went out on a full arrest; third, we saved him. I visited him in the hospital...

  12. Lost Trust in Allheart.com

    NurseFirst posted a topic in General Nursing

    i wrote to allheart asking where my order was. i received the "form" letter, copied below. i am very disturbed that a vendor would not inform customers of what should be a known delay, either before...

  13. Truth about Nursing diagnosis

    NurseFirst replied to UTRN2005's topic in General Nursing

    hmmm...perhaps you two guy RNs missed the part about nursing also being concerned with psycho-social issues, which the comments you have quoted would be directly related to. That is ONE thing which...

  14. Is your place of employment offering you the flu vaccine?

    NurseFirst replied to RN~in~CT's topic in General Nursing

    Someone came around at our clinicals and offered them to us, as well as staff. (I'm not sure what restrictions they had on "staff"). I might have been inclined to decline if I were younger, but,...

  15. Lost Trust in Allheart.com

    NurseFirst replied to NurseFirst's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for picking that up so fast. I DID notice, before you posted, that it was from October 2004---Where did I get October, 2003. I KNOW I saw 2003 some

  16. Lost Trust in Allheart.com

    NurseFirst replied to NurseFirst's topic in General Nursing

    Ooooopssss....I thought I read October 2003, but it was October 2004 in the previous thread.

  17. Xray tech~ more $$$ than RN???

    NurseFirst replied to SoulShine75's topic in Nursing Career

    I could believe the academics are tougher in RadTech programs. And, in fact, a friend of mine started RadTech school and will be going straight through for 2 years--no summers off. What I'm curious...

  18. Xray tech~ more $$$ than RN???

    NurseFirst replied to SoulShine75's topic in Nursing Career

    At least you don't have to deal with her every day in class...one of my fellow students is like that. I first ran into her when doing pre-reqs the year prior to starting

  19. Future Requirements for CRNA schools?

    NurseFirst replied to DanRnWv's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Although PAs at this moment are moving toward standardization on a Masters, if all the other clinical arenas are moving toward a doctorate--what would that be like if PAs decided to do this as...

  20. What should they teach in nursing school but don't. What do they teach but shouldn't?

    NurseFirst replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    You've read my mind (and heart). Although I had to look up what PSW is (Personal Support Worker)--when I've done research on different communities, there is frequently discussions of how they might...

  21. Remembering to put up bed rails...

    NurseFirst posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I just received a notice by my clinical nursing instructor because I failed to remember to put up the bed rails on a patient, and leave the bed in the "down" position. I'm curious, what have other...

  22. Remembering to put up bed rails...

    NurseFirst replied to NurseFirst's topic in General Nursing

    lovingtheunloved -- I love your name! As far as unions are concerned, the California Nurses Association (union) has been responsible for increased pay rates and for pushing through the legislation...

  23. Remembering to put up bed rails...

    NurseFirst replied to NurseFirst's topic in General Nursing

  24. I Am Going Nuts!!!

    NurseFirst replied to pie123's topic in General Nursing

    I read a great deal into this question, and came up with the right answer. I thought about what kinds of medications might be given for as long as a month. If the patient is asking about it, it's...

  25. Have anyone else heard of "basic care NURSES"?

    NurseFirst replied to Nursingangel's topic in General Nursing

    Around here (Northern California), taking an EMT course through a private school is in the thousands of dollars. I think the charge for the subsequent paramedic training is around $10,000. Private...