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  1. Alcohol Withdrawl

    curleysue replied to zambezi's topic in General Nursing

    My sister workes at a VA vet hospital where the doctors do order beer occationally for the alcoholic who gets it on their lunch and dinner trays or whenever its ordered. My thinking on one of the...

  2. Bedside surgery with no sedation

    curleysue replied to Kiwi's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    That is very shocking! I am glad to hear that versed and morphine were given after the procedure but it would of been so much better if that could have been given before the procedure. What is the use...

  3. Polycyctic Ovary Syndrome & Clomid

    curleysue replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in General Nursing

    I am 25 and also have PCOS, my sister has it too and ended up with a hysterectomy at age 22. I am thinking about having at least my ovaries taken out and frozen so that my other sister who has no...

  4. Your Ideal Patient

    curleysue replied to Smilyn45's topic in General Nursing

    Angie O'Plasty- You know, maybe it was just me that thought that was a very disturbing post you had. I don't know. Its just like saying, God I am really sick of this patient can't i just give her 2 mg...

  5. Your Ideal Patient

    curleysue replied to Smilyn45's topic in General Nursing

    Angie' O Plasty- Is that supposed to be a joke? About your ideal patient? I don't find that very kind or funny. Obviously you do not like your job or like helping patients. I have had a lot of...

  6. What does your screenname mean?

    curleysue replied to PMHNP10's topic in General Nursing

    My middle name is Sue and I have natural curley hair. Like the movie.

  7. Medical Assistants in the office

    curleysue replied to SHELLYBELLYRN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Wow this is a mess. I totally respect the nurses and what they have gone through with schooling to have all that knowledge and skills, its an honor to be able to call themselves "NURSES". MA's and...

  8. Extremely Low Vitamin D

    curleysue posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just got a letter from my endocrinologist who had done a bunch of tests on me cause I have low magnesium and require twice weekly infusions of mag sulphate. Now he says my labs came back extremely...

  9. Extremely Low Vitamin D

    curleysue replied to curleysue's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all the useful websites. It actually explains a lot of the muscle pain I have been having. Extreme muscle pain that I have just been relating it to my fibromyalgia (scared to say I have...

  10. Frightening events during chemotherapy

    curleysue replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Oncology

    I think if I was getting chemo I would make sure to ask that they have a crash cart available with EVERYTHING on it. I cannot believe they would give chemo without it.

  11. My Feet!! Oh Bad Feet!

    curleysue replied to allamericangirl's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have heard the most comfortable nursing shoes are Dansko clogs which is what I wore throughout nursing clinicals. They are so so comfortable but cost around $100. I forgot were I got mine, I think I...

  12. Dating Patients

    curleysue replied to bobnurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Once when I was working in the ER as a tech a guy came in short of breath and his heartrate was really rapid. After triage I took him to his room and helped him undress so I could hook him up to EKG...

  13. Help! How are small groups are used in nursing?

    curleysue replied to futurenp's topic in General Nursing

    I know small groups are utilized when they have patient care plan meetings in which the doctors, nurses, family, social worker, physical therapy and other team members get together (once a month in...

  14. College won't let me apply to CNA program, age restriction? Please help..I'm so upset

    curleysue replied to carrot_thief's topic in General Nursing

    Yah, I agree with jaimeB, I took my CNA class at my high school too. However it depends on where you live whether they offer it there or

  15. Going to try to CLEP Chemistry...Help needed!

    curleysue replied to Reesa23's topic in Online Distance Learning

    All I can say is good luck. I took that class twice, first time I got a D and that was not passing in the school so I took it again and got a B. I sympathize with you cause it is the hardest class I...

  16. College won't let me apply to CNA program, age restriction? Please help..I'm so upset

    curleysue replied to carrot_thief's topic in General Nursing

    I actually took the CNA class at age 17 then when I turned 18 I was able to take the test and be certified in Oregon. I think it might be different in every state for some silly reason. I don't see...

  17. Patient vent about waiting for DR. appt.

    curleysue replied to S.N. Visit's topic in General Nursing

    Its not unusual for the rhematologist I go to in Portland makes you wait about an hour before going into the exam room. Then the nurse does her thing with you and then it can be from 5 min to 3 hours...

  18. E-coli infection in toe

    curleysue replied to curleysue's topic in General Nursing

    WOW! I didn't expect so many people to respond. That statement of me kicking someone in the *ss made me laugh so hard. No, I don't think I did that. However, now thinking about it. I have taken lots...

  19. E-coli infection in toe

    curleysue posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have a question: I started out with an ingrown toenail that turned into a nasty abcess. The foot doctor cultured it and found Staph and E-coli in my toe infection. How did E-coli get in there?...

  20. Foot Blister

    curleysue replied to stephera's topic in General Nursing

    I had a blister removed from my foot that turned into an abcess. I was on 1 week of IV Ancef and one week of IV Rochepin. I just wanted to say whatever you do, do not pop the blister! Let it pop on...

  21. What resolutions do you have for 2005?

    curleysue replied to barefootlady's topic in General Nursing

    LOSE WEIGHT! Just like last year, and the year before that, and so on.

  22. IC and Pain

    curleysue replied to ER-RN2's topic in Pain Management

    I have had IC for 9 years now, diagnosed when I was 15 by a cystoscopy. Much of my pain relief came from the drug Elmiron prescribed by my urologist. Another way we do to control pain is once a year I...

  23. Is there something comparable to Toradol that can be given IV for pain?

    curleysue replied to bellehill's topic in Pain Management

    Wow, I have learned a lot about phenergan in the last posts. Thanks, However I do have a question. What would happen if someone is given IV phenergan too much? Does it make them have weird symptoms?...

  24. Ovaries Removed at Age 25?

    curleysue replied to curleysue's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Everyone thanks so much for listening and responding. I need all the advise I can get. It is such a huge decision for a women to make. And I don't have a husband or boyfriend right now so I don't know...

  25. IV Site Prep

    curleysue replied to NeuroNP's topic in General Nursing

    I have my port accessed twice a week for PT and magnesium infusions. They prep the site with the new Chloroprep (Chlorhexidine) rub back in forth for a few seconds then let dry for 30 seconds. I think...