curleysue

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1. Applying for 2006

   curleysue replied to bowkerj's topic in Oregon Nursing

   I went to Linfield McMinnville campus for 2 years and then to the Portland Nursing campus for 1 year until I got sick with meningitis but anyways, yes its super expensive, I owe like $30K and I still...

2. Mt St. Helen's

   curleysue replied to Nesher's topic in Washington Nursing

   You must live really close to Mt. Saint Helens. I am from Eastern Oregon so I don't feel it. I heard on the news channel today that the USGS service is thinking with the increase in magnitude and...

3. Awsome Shoes that you feet never hurt in!!

   curleysue posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   Hey All- I just found out about these awsome shoes called MBT that can almost guarentee to tone your muscles in your feet, ankles, hamstrings, thigh, butt, stomach and back. I went to a home show we...

4. foot wear

   curleysue replied to jonurse's topic in General Nursing

   Wow, no replies yet. There are a lot of nurses on this forum who would probably know a lot more than me but I felt bad that no one had responded yet. For nursing school I used dansko clogs which were...

5. Where am I bleeding??? I am scared!

   curleysue replied to curleysue's topic in General Nursing

   RJFLYN- Thanks for the reply. Yes its a tough case. Since I was 18 I have been so sick with meningitis twice, DVT's 4 times, PE's bilateral 2 times, oxygen therapy for 2 years, 8 surgeries, polycystic...

6. Where am I bleeding??? I am scared!

   curleysue replied to curleysue's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for all the wonderful information. I am definetly not using this site to be diagnosed I just thought I would get some input on other medical professionals. Hundreds of heads together is better...

7. Where am I bleeding??? I am scared!

   curleysue posted a topic in General Nursing

   since october 2004 my cbc labs have been dropping significantly. my labs are as follows: type date results reference range hemaglobin 10/04 11.3...

8. Typical Day For A Home Health Nurse | Life of a Nurse

   curleysue replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

   I can't report all the stuff I do cause she already told me that they are not paying me for all those extra stuff that is not on my job description list. I know I will lose my job cause my supervisor...

9. Typical Day For A Home Health Nurse | Life of a Nurse

   curleysue replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

   Hairstylingnurse- Sometimes I do feel like I am doing way too much housework and not enough nursing care! Both of my clients manipulate me, and I take it cause I cannot afford to loose my job. Today I...

10. Mt St. Helen's

    curleysue replied to Nesher's topic in Washington Nursing

    I live near Portland, OR and saw the mountain burp at about 5:30pm when it spit out a bunch of ash and smoke. It was an awsome site. I was just excited for lava flow!!

11. Drug Seekers- the Wrongfully Accused

    curleysue replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    Future nurse- I know how frustrating it is waiting for your doc to call and at five till five you call again saying, "Now what am I supposed to do?" I have a doc like this right now who has denied me...

12. Your least favorite patient.

    curleysue replied to errn7's topic in Emergency

    Its kinda hard to learn the difference between drug seekers and the real pain cause as a nurse its hard in some cases cause sometimes you just cannot figure out which patients are just abusing the...

13. Nursing Issue - Medication Aides

    curleysue replied to M&MRN2005's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    And plus the sad thing is, the assisted living facilty that I worked at who's RN was hardly there, she trusted the MA's to fill out the MAR sheets on their own even with new meds and all that. We had...

14. Nursing Issue - Medication Aides

    curleysue replied to M&MRN2005's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Hey it looks like the majority of y'all hate the thought of med aides. I guess they are legal in OR cause I have worked as one at an assisted living facility. It was scary though a lot of the med...

15. Drug Seekers- the Wrongfully Accused

    curleysue replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    I think that is a good idea. When a frequent flyer does come in why doesn't the nurse take a minute to sit down with them and tell them straight up that this behavior has been recognized and it not...