madwife2002 BSN, RN

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    Too old to stay in dorms

    madwife2002 replied to dari98's topic in General Nursing

    It has to be done, never too
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    my first ward..

    madwife2002 replied to karenG's topic in International Nursing

    OmG cannt believe I missed this thread so interesting and so many memories. Like Cariad we lived in the nurses home and for 3 yrs we had a party, so much laughing, fighting and making up. We werent...
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    Waiting for the Results of a Drug Test. I'm Freaking Out!

    madwife2002 replied to lorenwithano's topic in General Nursing

    Please try to keep on topic and not be personnal or we may need to close the thread for a colling down period.
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    I cannot find a nursing diagnosis for hypertension, help

    madwife2002 replied to brandy1215's topic in General Students

    The hypertension will be a result of what is happening in the Kidneys, and may not be an issue after the ARF has been
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    Waiting for the Results of a Drug Test. I'm Freaking Out!

    madwife2002 replied to lorenwithano's topic in General Nursing

    I took a drug test for a new job last year it took 10 days for them to get back to me, I had already refused the job as I changed my mind at the last min. The doc phoned me to say traces of a pain med...
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    I'm a graduating nursing student...and I know NOTHING!!!!

    madwife2002 replied to lostinreality's topic in General Nursing

    The expectations of new grads is minimal initially, but after a certain amount of time the expectations rise especially near the time you are going to fly solo. Dont be hard on yourself you will be...
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    Working as a stripper AND a nurse

    madwife2002 replied to inland18mempire's topic in General Nursing

    They wouldnt employ me but they would pay me to go away and behave
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    What's the saddest thing you've seen in your career??

    madwife2002 replied to Misslady113's topic in General Nursing

    Seeing a 40 week dead baby on USS nothing will ever come close to that feeling and the sadness involved, especially when you know the baby was alive and kicking several hours earlier. I was a midwife...
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    what do you do about phone calls if you could come to work extra on your day off

    madwife2002 replied to olli975's topic in General Nursing

    Turn off the ringer and ignore the
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    Nursing Jobs

    madwife2002 replied to silentRN's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I agree but here's hoping. We have been 4:1 for years but now we are told they are employing no more nurses and we will take what ever we get on the floor, enough nurses or not. I said ok but the...
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    Is there still a nursing shortage?

    madwife2002 replied to sassiebaz's topic in Arizona Nursing

    You know if Az goes to 4:1 nursing there will be lots of jobs soon-this always happens and then it evens out the job shortage that
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    Nursing Jobs

    madwife2002 replied to silentRN's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I know they are lobbying re the 4:1 nursing it will be great if it did go
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    Did you ever doubt your nursing abilities/judgement?

    madwife2002 replied to nursedudeforchrist's topic in General Nursing

    I think that you will do well in nursing, you need a smidging of commen sense, a good personality, intellegence and above all a good sense of humor with the ability to laugh at yourself. Also I think...
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    Nursing easy or difficult

    madwife2002 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok we read lots of threads about nursing being a difficult profession are there any RN's out there that dont feel it is a difficult, complecated job? Or am I rare in the nursing profession. I have...
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    Did you ever doubt your nursing abilities/judgement?

    madwife2002 replied to nursedudeforchrist's topic in General Nursing

    You missunderstood I wanted to know gifted in what= nursing or because she is intellegent they are two different things. Then I would be more informed to offer advice By the way there is no need to be...
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    Nursing easy or difficult

    madwife2002 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly I understand your points but to me I have never found any of those challenges difficult and have just met them with my usual positive attitude. I am very dedicated, informed, caring, a pts...
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    Priming blood tubing with...blood??

    madwife2002 replied to robinbird's topic in General Nursing

    Read your hospital protocol and you will find the answers to your questions. i never ever primed with saline as I could not and still do not understand the rationale behind it. So during a discussion...
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    Do you experience jealousy from friends/family members?

    madwife2002 replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    When I trained to be a nurse my mother was mortified because she felt I was far too educated to be a nurse. My mothers opinion of nursing was bedpans bedpans, bedpans. She did end up being proud of me...
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    Did you ever doubt your nursing abilities/judgement?

    madwife2002 replied to nursedudeforchrist's topic in General Nursing

    When you say 'gifted' what do you
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    Would you have done the same? Recieved wrong prescription.

    madwife2002 replied to RN BSN 2009's topic in General Nursing

    This really concerns me firstly an incorrect medicine was given to your Grandfather which could have caused serious injury. Secondly it was handled badly at the
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    Sooo tired of patients complaining about foreign nurses' accents....

    madwife2002 replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I am from England when I speak to my patients I slow down my speech, use American vocabulary and clarify they understand me because I know that it is paramount for my patients to understand what I am...
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    It's just not clicking.......

    madwife2002 replied to GomerPyle's topic in General Nursing

    I often wonder to myself why do I finish my work before everybody else, I began to think that I must be missing things as it was impossible to be as busy as some of my fellow collegues are, unless I...
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    Roll Call for Skills Days

    madwife2002 replied to guardwife's topic in General Nursing

    I have lost count how many skill day's we have to attend or do tests for. Each year we seem to have more and more to do. We have mock codes monthly, infection control monthly. I have a whole booklet...
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    INR 11 and no Vitamin K??

    madwife2002 replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    FFP?
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    Dangerous nurses

    madwife2002 replied to funmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes I have and it is very frightening, and they always seem to get away with it One nurses springs to mind here are a few examples She lay the pt flat on his back when the pt was chocking and had no...