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  1. What the heck is fibromyalgia??

    MissJoRN replied to goober's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not surprised....those "trigger points" mentioned above caught my eye once when I was looking at a diagram that showed their location on the body...then it clicked...they fall on acupuncture...

  2. Germany to US, needs peds

    MissJoRN posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hi! A co-worker of mine was an experienced nurse in Germany but now works as an aide here in the US. She'd like to take boards and work as an RN but can't due to the differences in training- she's a...

  3. Why is this so? Misunderstand the concept for IV Bag Infusion

    MissJoRN replied to AussieKylie's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I agree with everyone else's rationale for time- I like a warning before my bag needs to be changed NOW, then, if I'm in the middle of something I can just add more time to the pump and chage the bag...

  4. New to hh, need advice

    MissJoRN replied to nana2003's topic in Home Health

    I understand that it may be difficult to schedule your office orientation and skills lab training outside of business hours, but even that should be a little flexible. My HH agency is very good about...

  5. male nursing student uniforms

    MissJoRN replied to AlwazAmbitious's topic in Male Nursing Students

    And don't forget, your grandma was right...you must wear a

  6. Paging OR team

    MissJoRN replied to OR nurse nut's topic in Operating Room

    Ugh...just went throught this yesterday. Brought back our second pt after turning over the room, CRNA and I got her settled, everything was already for the surgeons and they weren't there- waited a...

  7. Re-sterilizing Off-pump CABG supplies

    MissJoRN replied to poopsiebear's topic in Operating Room

    I can't speak for cardiac cases, we don't do them, but our OR only uses reprocessed items that didn't make it to the table- items dropped or contaminated while opening or cases opened then cancelled....

  8. Current Standard of Care for patients safety on the OR table to prevent falls

    MissJoRN replied to thlnc's topic in Operating Room

    Wow...our CRNAs and MDAs are all pretty good about that, we get a fair amt of time to toss out the drapes, and tape a dressing befoe the pt starts wiggling. Actually most of them have the slow easy...

  9. RN and EMT or Paramedic???

    MissJoRN replied to smckenzi's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Sorry, I'm not in MI but didn't want your question to get lost without an anwser. In most states you probably have to take the EMT course, you'll be taught a lot of things you don't know from...

  10. Current Standard of Care for patients safety on the OR table to prevent falls

    MissJoRN replied to thlnc's topic in Operating Room

    That wide flat belt makes a semi decent writing surface for last minute notes before the pt starts wiggling to much. Or pull up a prep table and write with one hand leaving the other two for anesth...

  11. Me Again....About the OR Course

    MissJoRN replied to wayover20's topic in Operating Room

    I started my hospital OR orientation when it was a new program with the understanding that I was supposed to take a community college course also. The orientee a few weeks ahead of me worked hard to...

  12. What was IV tubing made of before the invention of plastics?

    MissJoRN replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    We ran metal bedpans and emesis basins through a dishwasher dedicated for that purpose (of course it was a "since night shift has nothing else to do job") Posey vests, posey belts, posey...

  13. You might be an OR nurse if.......

    MissJoRN replied to mcmike55's topic in Operating Room

    i get so many compliments on my pretty blue picnic table cloths :chuckle oh, and i couldn't live without the blue (is there any other color) plastic lap chole tray under my dog's dishes. he's a...

  14. Pediatric Stethoscopes

    MissJoRN replied to ItsyBitsySpider's topic in Pediatric

    The Littmann Cardio III has both pedi and adult diaphragm heads but I find it to be too heavy/ bulky for me. I use a pedi scope (ADC very similar to Littmann, but was a little cheaper) and I find it...

  15. Judgements about big families

    MissJoRN replied to PegRNBSN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow...what does he possibly know about her? The average preop for an MDA takes 10 minutes- he was not only able to find out her medical hx and ASA status but also her financial history, social...

  16. Newbie Pct/cna Help!!!

    MissJoRN replied to Cococure's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats on the job! OK, I know it was said already but- A good aide is a vital team member! Don't forget that (esp when you're an RN) I was lucky to usually have good aides (and some great...

  17. Just a vent

    MissJoRN replied to grimmy's topic in Operating Room

    OMG! I forgot about that...I was circing in case where a spider dropped onto our mayo (neuro case... don't they ever drop in on lipoma

  18. Embarassed, but need to ask (help/student/chronic pain)

    MissJoRN replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

    Another future (hopefully) student started a thread on this recently https://allnurses.com/forums/showthread.php?t=113585 Hopefully I got the link thing right! Sorry I haven't been on narcotics...

  19. Something fishy about advertisment for medication.

    MissJoRN replied to Judee Smudee's topic in General Nursing

    Actually how about some saltines and milk with those NSAIDS?! We're so fixated on pills but we don't pay any attention to how they should be

  20. You can't go upside down when you menstruate?

    MissJoRN replied to jen42's topic in General Nursing

    :chuckle Siri, all your posts are cracking me up On the other hand I'm wishing that this whole thread would stand on it's head since the constant outflow of messages is mucking up my email...

  21. Pet Peeve of the Day..

    MissJoRN replied to ADONLTC's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I never thought about it since it seems I've always heard that term and never thought about it, but I see your point, it's rarely used in other careers right? The only one I can think of is...

  22. You can't go upside down when you menstruate?

    MissJoRN replied to jen42's topic in General Nursing

    No, but my mother told me that my horse would attack me if I went to the barn during my period. Finally I got a job for a woman at a stable and my mom asked her if it was safe for me to work there...

  23. You can't go upside down when you menstruate?

    MissJoRN replied to jen42's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, I understood it was just something you posted, I just wanted to refer to it and it was in ypour post...didn't mean to imply that you support this sort of Lu-Lu insanity, LOL. Oh, **** now I've...

  24. You can't go upside down when you menstruate?

    MissJoRN replied to jen42's topic in General Nursing

    "Those who prolong their periods for more than fifteen days" What, people do this on purpose?? Who'd want to do that on purpose?:uhoh21: Yeah, really! I'm still annoyed that my GYN put on new...

  25. Wedding rings that sit "high" up vs. gloves

    MissJoRN replied to fyrelight74's topic in General Nursing

    Our OR trick...always pin through the scrub and around the bra strap. You can't possible forget that way since you can't get your shirt off :chuckle Never ever put it in a pocket though...no...