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I work med/surg and my next door neighbor had a question for me that was kinda out of my field. She has been having mild buring sensation when she urinates for the past month, but not everytime she goes. Back in december she was treated with a 7day a...

ant body with any suggestions to tell her

Hi to all!!! I live in Georgia and I am interested in doing camp nursing summer 2004 in the south (Alabama, North or South Carolina, Florida, Tenn etc) Can anyone let me know of tehir past experiences as camp nurses such as a typical day, pay, did th...

I totally agree with this. I mean I know this may be your mom, but why do CPR on a 85 pound 90 year old female???????????????

Has anyone heard of psedotumor cerebri. If so let me know, MD (neurologist)told me I had this when in ER last month. Is this really bad and how do you get it? I am a relatively healthy 24 yo blacl female with no past medical history, except for fibro...

I was a pt in the ER in the early part of December and they did a spinal tap on me because I was complaing of severe headaches for the past two weeks, extreme nausea and a stiff nech x 2 days. They did a spinal tap and they siad my fluid has high p...

Thanks for your reply and no I have never had a shunt. I will follow-up although. I was admitted and kept over nite for one nite by a neurologist. I followed up with him the following week and he started me on a diuretic called Diamox 1 tab BID, and ...

I have this happen all the time on my floor as well. Sometimes the MD writes and order to have pt sign consent form and I will go in there and ask if the MD has talked AND explained the procedure or test, if yes I sign on no I do not sign. Most of th...

I am 24 years old and used to work 3-11 and felt like I was at work all the time and all I did was work. I switched to 7p-7a about 4 months ago and LOVE IT!!!. I wish I had did it sooner, if I do my schedule right I can have 5 days off in a row w/o...

I work in a hospital in Atlanta (Decatur) Ga and our ratios vary for days anywhere from 5-7 patients with average of six and same for evenings and on nite anywhere from 6-8 with an average of 7. We have techs eacy shift 6-7 on days and evenings and ...

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I have a friend with iron deficiency anemia that also has pica (eating of non food substances) and she eats baking soda, goes through a one pound box in about 1 month 1/2 and she asked me if this was safe. I said no what do you guys think

CAN SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP WITH THE QUESTION I ASKED ABOVE????

I know you can use baking soda for indigestion, but my friend does not have this she just like the taste of this can this cause kidney or any other problems?????

We have IV team where I work so, we just call them!!!!!!

Time ran out for me and I was at question 263 and I passed on my firt try I had 80 something and failed.

I have my BSN, graduated May 2002, started off with $17.65/hour plus shift diff. I am now making $18.09/hour and I work evening shift and the diff is $3.50/hr and on weekends (one a month) I get the $3.50 plus $2.65/hr. At end of year I will make abo...

It took me two times. The first time I had 78 questions, the 2nd time I had 260 questions and time still ran out, but I PASSED. YEAH FOR ME!!!!

Hi everybody, just had to let everyone know that I passed state boards. I took it last Tuesday and the license was issued this passed Monday 12/2. I am so happy. I took it the first time in August and did not pass. So i regrouped took the Kaplan Revi...

1. 5/3/02@2pm is graduation 2. 5/3/02@10:30am is the pinning ceremony 3. 4/29/02@9am is the last and only final 4. Plans: take a little break and start studying for boards start date of work on a medical floor of 6/24/02 5. 12 days left till the big ...

GIVE ALL PRAISES AND HONOR TO HIM UP ABOVE, BECAUSE I KNOW IF IT HAD NOT BEEN FOR HIM, I COULD NOT HAE MADE IT THROUGH THESE TWO YEARS. THANK MY PARENTS FOR ALL THE PRAYERS, LOVE, SUPPORT AND MONEY AND THE INSPIRATION WHEN I FELT LIKE GIVING UP!!!!!!...

I for the first time in all my undergrad, got work-study this year. I work only on Friday, we have no classes from 8:30-5p @7.63/hour the $122 or so q2weeks really helps out and it really does not interfere with my studies

When hanging a bag and it has 250ml of solution in it and you want in to go in over an hour you set the pump at 250ml/hr ------------- 250ml solution right? (I hope) But waht about if you want it to go in over 30 min. PLEASE H...

Hi to all, the BIG DAY IS 5/3/02 @2pm and i can't wait. Ten more days of clinical and then I will have reached 230+ hours, plus 18 hours for management, this semester has gone by so fast and so much busy work. MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA School of Nur...

I too graduate 5/3/02 @ 2pm to be exact. I am all excited, scared, nervous, happy, glad, sad and all the above. This has been at trying time for me, here in nursing school but I am almost there. I see it as they would not have accpeted me if they did...