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  1. Propolene???

    stidget99 replied to stidget99's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for these links. I am hoping to convince a co-worker to view them (I have printed the articles for her to

  2. Propolene???

    stidget99 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Anyone hear about this for fast weight loss? Looking to see if this is safe to use. www.propolene.com Their website states all of the typical sales mumbo-jumbo but I am looking for anyone who has...

  3. In need of resume help

    stidget99 replied to NicInNC's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe seek the help of a professional resume

  4. Friend who's meds are making her worse...?

    stidget99 replied to rambisisking's topic in General Nursing

    I think that the best advice you can get is from the pharmacist. Get a list of all of her medications and go to the pharmacist and ask him. There was a pharmacist who was always willing to answer...

  5. HIPAA help

    stidget99 replied to Nellie Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    What I have done is this...... when I admit a patient, I ask the patient (or the family member who is with the patient/HCPOA) for a HIPPA password after verifying with the patient that it is okay to...

  6. Should a dad be in the room?

    stidget99 replied to GARNPEACH's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My dad was in my delivery room w/ me. Now my situation was slightly different as he was blind. But he thanked me over and over for allowing him to be in the room when his granddaughter was

  7. Help finding some critical issues in nursing...

    stidget99 replied to TigerFan8503's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe this is not what you are looking for but I think that THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE facing nurses right now is the always low staffing ratios. Providing safe care with the most-times ridiculous staffing...

  8. My friend is in trouble. Any diabetic nurse educators out there?

    stidget99 replied to krisssy's topic in General Nursing

    Here you have an intelligent woman who knows the consequences of being non-compliant. Seems to me that she has made her decision and nothing you do will convince her to follow the prescribed diet. I...

  9. What's your opinion? Unethical???

    stidget99 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have a question for anyone willing to take the time to give me their two-cents worth. Scenario: Nurse has a pt. Male. His SO stays w/ him at the hosp. They are both homeless. They are living...

  10. How many hours do nurses work in a week?

    stidget99 replied to Princess74's topic in General Nursing

    I too work 3-12 hour shifts per week. However, by the time you consider report time...that 36 hours generally ends up to average right around 40 hours/week. I also work the "weekender" program. I...

  11. Got a sunburn....

    stidget99 replied to begalli's topic in General Nursing

    Anyone ever hear of Milk of Mag for a sunburn? It was the only "remedy" allowed for use on the mentally challenged/developmentally disabled folks that lived at the state institution that I worked at....

  12. Patient Transfers.

    stidget99 replied to sparkplug's topic in General Nursing

    "It is all about cooperation-we are all busy." BINGO! Sorry about immediately turning negative in my original post for this thread. It's been a terrible few weeks for

  13. I love being a nurse because........

    stidget99 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am feeling pretty negative about nursing and could use a "pick-me-up" or maybe a reminder why I became a nurse to begin with. For the life of me I can't remember. It just seems every time I come...

  14. I love being a nurse because........

    stidget99 replied to stidget99's topic in General Nursing

    Ok thanks everyone. I guess maybe I just needed the reinforcement that what I am doing is important and/or making a difference. It seems that I never really get to see outcomes becuz I am so busy....

  15. Patient Transfers.

    stidget99 replied to sparkplug's topic in General Nursing

    My biggest pet peeve is getting someone from the ED and they are wet/soiled. Another is if their IV is

  16. What Is Your Favorite Nursing Book?

    stidget99 replied to cdietrich404's topic in General Nursing

    Chicken for the Nurse's Soul. I've had it for a few years now. And, every once in a while, when I need it (like lately), I bring it out and re-read it. It's been used so much that the pages are...

  17. Med Errors... Are they unavoidable?

    stidget99 replied to CashewLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Although we all know that we WILL make med errors, any med error is unacceptable. One might just give that pt w/ a brady heart a pill for someone w/ a tachy heart. Or give a BP med to someone who...

  18. Nurse doing cocaine HELP

    stidget99 replied to llgrn1987's topic in General Nursing

    If your 'friend' was any kind of friend, he would know exactly the position that you have been put in by his girlfriend. Do what you have to do. If you lose this "friend" then he wasn't a friend to...

  19. Hard decisions.

    stidget99 replied to brazuca's topic in General Nursing

    I hope that this doesn't sound hokie........follow your heart. There are going to be many times while you are in the nursing program where you are going to feel like kicking yourself in the backside...

  20. Tuberculin Skin Test

    stidget99 replied to mojopsych's topic in General Nursing

    A positive TB test is an area of induration or firmness at the injection site that measures greater than 10mm in

  21. Help! I need great shoes

    stidget99 replied to spicynolanurse2B's topic in General Nursing

    I have a pair of Croc's and Birkenstocks. I've also tried Dansko's, Nursemates, New Balance, Reebok.... By far and away the best for me are the Birkenstocks. The Croc's are very very comfortable but...

  22. Anyone use Ultrascope stethoscope?

    stidget99 replied to dixienurse2be's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have a double lumen one for those of us who are hearing "challenged". I love

  23. Rotten co-worker. Need Help!

    stidget99 replied to SwinkerDoodleRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Don't do anything rash. Continue being the kind of worker that you are. Go into work every day...do your job to the best of your ability. Take pride in your work! Eventually your other co-workers...

  24. leave nursing for something different?

    stidget99 replied to Genevieve RN's topic in General Nursing

    I decided to move from WI to NC. I quit my nursing job of 9 yrs in a state institution in May. I knew that I would have the summer for transition time (couldn't move until Oct). I opted to take a...

  25. Patients knowing medical lingo

    stidget99 replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    I find that most of my pateints w/ chronic illnesses DO know a lot more about their conditions than I do. After all, they have lived w/ it for many years. They speak from experience. However, if...