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  1. Good Samaritan Act?????

    NurseFirst replied to mdrkan's topic in General Nursing

    Not an LNC, but have been through the law and ethics stuff a few times training for different hc positions. What you need to be concerned about is negligence. Somewhere, there's something called the...

  2. Do you have a Weasel at work?

    NurseFirst replied to Judee Smudee's topic in General Nursing

    That's what long distance phone calls are for :) I figured out one day: vent with friends you don't work with about work, and you can vent about those friends with folks at work. That way, you can...

  3. Do you have a Weasel at work?

    NurseFirst replied to Judee Smudee's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly!!! I went to a two-week communications seminar (it was a lot of fun!) where I diiscovered that I could get my ideas implemented very easily if I didn't care if I got credit for them. :) I...

  4. Current ages

    NurseFirst replied to Medic2005's topic in General Nursing

    (Raises hand) Me! Me! I'm 55. I will finish when I am 56. And that's just the RN...who knows what's after that!

  5. Univerisity of Phoneix Online

    NurseFirst replied to br0955's topic in General Nursing

    No. But then I am not there. My impression of UOP: $$$$$

  6. What should I do?

    NurseFirst replied to charles zhou's topic in General Nursing

    A great reason why all MARs should include the REASON why a medication is being given. Of course, the docs have to cooperate :) But even if the person has a prn drug order, you are not legally...

  7. Would you consider this a waste of time?

    NurseFirst replied to sleepymom's topic in General Nursing

    I always like this riddle: Q. What do you call some one who can speak 3 languages... A. Trilingual Q. What do you call some one who can speak 2 languages. A. billingual Q. What do you call some one...

  8. Paxil Doesn't Work Anymore---What's Next?

    NurseFirst replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    welcome to allnurses!!! feeling all alone is one of the issues that support groups are designed to overcome. there are a lot of us recovering depressives out there--thank god for the improvements...

  9. Paxil Doesn't Work Anymore---What's Next?

    NurseFirst replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    It's a shame to let math limit you. Have you sought help in overcoming your math difficulties? Most math that I've encountered is pretty much limited to algebra. I think some med schools might...

  10. Anxiety attack or not??

    NurseFirst replied to hospitalstaph's topic in General Nursing

    Too bad your doc pooh-pooh'ed it. This is the sort of finding that Marie Curie used to discover Radium! You near a local medical school? It would make an interesting medical research project! If...

  11. Anxiety attack or not??

    NurseFirst replied to hospitalstaph's topic in General Nursing

    First, a couple of comments: 1) Angie O'Plasty--When I blew into one of those tubes the other day, my doc called it a peak flow meter. And he has referred me for pulmonary function tests (so, I don't...

  12. Nurse, There's a Spider in My Throat

    NurseFirst replied to AngelSpirit's topic in Emergency

    Steph -- me too! me too! Looooove Jabberwocky! One of the few poems I completely memorized. (Jabberwocky is an invention of Lewis Carroll, for those who might be interested--made up of very normal...

  13. Anxiety attack or not??

    NurseFirst replied to hospitalstaph's topic in General Nursing

    Ahhhhh....now we are getting somewhere. Does it always get worse after he eats, or only if he eats certain things or a certain amount. What kind of workup was done in order to determine he has...

  14. Please keep me in your thoughts....

    NurseFirst replied to sunshelley's topic in General Nursing

    They tell us that the Nursing Program is the most expensive program to run at our school...wouldn't it be better if they did the cutting BEFORE people got so far into their nursing education? This...

  15. Paxil Doesn't Work Anymore---What's Next?

    NurseFirst replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Cool!!!! Thanks for the info!!! Right now my brain is full of cipro information because I'm taking it--what a pain in the butt drug. Don't eat Ca this many hours before this many hours after taking...

  16. Paxil Doesn't Work Anymore---What's Next?

    NurseFirst replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    What is a Ki value?? I thought I knew about pharmacology--and about anti-depressants in particular...but I've not heard of a Ki value before!!! (The only "ki" I know about it is the one from Chinese...

  17. am I beyond hope?

    NurseFirst replied to BandEmom's topic in General Nursing

    nursefirst -- a mere nursing student who has had several years of healthcare experience and is far more interested in her legacy than in

  18. Anxiety attack or not??

    NurseFirst replied to hospitalstaph's topic in General Nursing

    Did he have strep a month ago as you state here, or in January, as you stated in a prior post? I would think if he'd had problems with RF (i.e., valve problems) there would have been some...

  19. Anxiety attack or not??

    NurseFirst replied to hospitalstaph's topic in General Nursing

    I just re-read this. Isn't HVAC a tough occupation for someone with allergies?

  20. Worried about recieving C in a&p.....

    NurseFirst replied to RS0302's topic in General Nursing

    Lots of people have responded, telling you about the various methods schools use to find their cohort of students. What I am more concerned about is the C. IMO, nursing is basically applied anatomy...

  21. PT INR critical level, not once, not twice

    NurseFirst replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in General Nursing

    Indirect, I assume. Albumin has an effect on drug distribution--so if she has a low albumin level, it could effect her levels of abx which could then affect (according to the OP) the INR. That's what...

  22. cannot get over mistake

    NurseFirst replied to takrn's topic in General Nursing

    The difference between a person who is depressed and one who is not is the way they think. Here are some things to think about that may help you think differently... Heads of state often send...

  23. am I beyond hope?

    NurseFirst replied to BandEmom's topic in General Nursing

    i'm sorry you've had such a tough time--i'm sure your family issues haven't made it any easier. it also sounds like you need someone to be able to let off steam with; a therapist may be a start--but...

  24. What is the best way to get experience?

    NurseFirst replied to jillnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    I know that in some states by the time you finish your first year (or even earlier) you can qualify to sit for the CNA exam; some places may be willing to hire you based on having completed your first...

  25. Anxiety attack or not??

    NurseFirst replied to hospitalstaph's topic in General Nursing

    On Monday I had an appt w/my doc and c/o persistent cough (along with another problem). Out comes these little devices--peak flow meters? Now, my 0-2 sat was 98%--but my peak flow was not so good...