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  1. What is/was your job going through grad school?

    porterwoman replied to 403RN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I work inpatient, 3 12s a week, but I've saved up my PTO so I'm on a paid leave of absence during a big chunk of my final semester. Highly recommend doing that if you

  2. Apartment Walking Distance to Duke Medical?

    porterwoman replied to LoveSupreme's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    You can get on the Duke HR site and look at the bus routes that service the medical campus. You can also look at the Durham Area transit website to familiarize yourself with the areas around campus....

  3. Oncology CNA advice.

    porterwoman replied to MargaretMuslima's topic in Oncology

    Patients on oncology units have to use the toilet A Lot. IV fluids= have to pee...chemo/radiation=diarrhea. I deeply appreciate an aide who willingly helps those unsteady patients to the bathroom...

  4. Saw a nurse yelling at a patient in ICU

    porterwoman replied to inspiredbynavy's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    OP, yes, sometimes it is completely acceptable and necessary for the patient's safety to yell. It goes kind of like this: Mr. X, Open your eyes sir. Open your eyes. Can you hear me? And then I might...

  5. Should i become a nurse practioner or wait?

    porterwoman replied to lolalola1's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    zenman, may I pm you too? I would really appreciate tips on utilizing my bedside time while in NP school. I'm in the 3rd semester of my adult/gero NP program. Thank you, and sorry to highjack the...

  6. Best online RN-BSN: WCU, ECU, or W-SS.

    porterwoman replied to mmc51264's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I had a great experience with WCU. Well organized, very dedicated professors. I

  7. Screening Hospitals/Critical Care Units

    porterwoman replied to ShereenL's topic in MICU, SICU

    When you tour the unit, ask to speak to some preceptors & charge nurses. Ask how long they've been working there & how long they've been nurses. I think it's telling if a unit has nurses...

  8. Is there a difference between a cordis and TLC?

    porterwoman replied to patientadv's topic in General Nursing

    I was taught that MAC stood for multiple access catheter; 4 or 5 lumens, as opposed to the standard 3. A cordis line could fall under that category, I suppose, since it has multiple lumens, but not...

  9. What's your nursing kryptonite?

    porterwoman replied to ktliz's topic in General Nursing

    Head lice. Walking around, visible from a few feet away, on a patient that had been in the ICU ~

  10. Hourly rounding logs

    porterwoman replied to afteralltheseyears's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    OP, are you asking about implementing hourly rounding in a long-term care facility? I don't see how it would be humanly possible. The bits of evidence I've read about it were specific to hospital...

  11. Inappropriate medications for the elderly

    porterwoman replied to SneakySnake's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Oh, and I really want to point something out: Delirium=fast onset, temporary, fluctuating altered mental status due to a treatable cause (such as lack of sleep, UTI, medication, dehydration, on and...

  12. Gerontology certification exam

    porterwoman replied to sweepea's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hey, thanks a bunch for the info! Good luck to you

  13. Gerontology certification exam

    porterwoman replied to sweepea's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    sweepea or VickyRN, either of you may know the answer to this question: what documentation would I need to provide to show my hours of gerontological nursing? I've worked in med-surg, progressive...

  14. Inappropriate medications for the elderly

    porterwoman replied to SneakySnake's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1298101/pdf/11089480.pdf Anticholinergic effects are amplified in the elderly related to a variety of factors. The article above is really

  15. Are Dansko shoes really that great?

    porterwoman replied to Nrs2bE09's topic in General Students

    Oh, great site. Thank

  16. Are Dansko shoes really that great?

    porterwoman replied to Nrs2bE09's topic in General Students

    Hey, good suggestion.

  17. Are Dansko shoes really that great?

    porterwoman replied to Nrs2bE09's topic in General Students

    Has anyone tried it? I want to get some Danskos, but I don't know if I can ride a bicycle in them.

  18. What area of nursing did you work in before becoming a NP?

    porterwoman replied to Spoiled1's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    zenman, your presence in this world lights up my life & inspires me more than you will ever know.

  19. Could this be an ARPN thread?

    porterwoman replied to CRF250Xpert's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thank you for the new forums, moderators/allnurses

  20. Awake, alert, oriented & non ventilated...on ECMO??

    porterwoman replied to umcRN's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/video?id=8162701

  21. Duke MSN/DNP Application Info

    porterwoman replied to Community_Health_RN's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Sunday brunch at the Pinhook. On me. Just sayin. Okay, sorry, back to your regularly scheduled

  22. Getting antsy...is this normal? RN for two years

    porterwoman replied to KittyLovinRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think I've heard that it takes about 2 years to "pay for" the orientation costs of a new nurse. I could be totally wrong about that--any managers know more? I get antsy too after I've reached a...

  23. Duke MSN/DNP Application Info

    porterwoman replied to Community_Health_RN's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Well hey there! I'll see you in a few months! Rebecca the porterwoman in

  24. What's Your Stress Reliever?

    porterwoman replied to ibinezz's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I have the good fortune to live close enough to work that I can bike there. Riding my bike home in the morning, after a rough night, I sure am grateful to be alive. After one particularly horrific...

  25. New RN on busy med-surg/oncology floor

    porterwoman replied to Bea1128's topic in Medical-Surgical

    One thing that really helped me when I was having those out-of-control too-many-things-to-do moments was to stop and take two minutes to make a little list on a post-it note of the things I had to do....