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WVUturtle514

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  1. Meth is destroying communities

    WVUturtle514 replied to WVUturtle514's topic in General Nursing

    According to the statistics on the show I watched, the recovery rate of meth addicts is about 6%......the lowest of all

  2. Meth is destroying communities

    WVUturtle514 replied to WVUturtle514's topic in General Nursing

    I read on the DEA website that the meth epidemic actually began in Hawaii, and Hawaii still has the highest rate of meth users. However, it has gradually worked its way thousands and thousands of...

  3. Meth is destroying communities

    WVUturtle514 replied to WVUturtle514's topic in General Nursing

    Trauma - So sorry to hear about your son. I've seen what drugs have done to my cousin and it is indeed devastating. You will be in my thoughts. Willow - Thank you for your input into this thread....

  4. Meth is destroying communities

    WVUturtle514 replied to WVUturtle514's topic in General Nursing

    This goes back to the fact that meth users brains are very similar to the brains of paranoid schizophrenics. Willow, Perhaps you can enlighten some of us as to the thought processes of meth users....

  5. Meth is destroying communities

    WVUturtle514 replied to WVUturtle514's topic in General Nursing

    I watched this show last night too. It showed some statistics at the end of the show and I believe it said that 90% of users will become addicted after their first time trying meth. It also said...

  6. Meth is destroying communities

    WVUturtle514 replied to WVUturtle514's topic in General Nursing

    Slu06, As far as what you wrote about it killing brain cells, from what I've read, it seems that meth prevents the reuptake of dopamine, norepinephrine and serotonin from the synaptic cleft in the...

  7. Meth is destroying communities

    WVUturtle514 replied to WVUturtle514's topic in General Nursing

    Here is another site that has some pictures of meth users over time. If this drug can affect your outside appearance this drastically, I can only imagine what it's doing to the inside of your body....

  8. Meth is destroying communities

    WVUturtle514 replied to WVUturtle514's topic in General Nursing

    Really informative site showing meth lab incidences by state....I'm shocked at the number of meth labs in Missouri.

  9. Meth is destroying communities

    WVUturtle514 replied to WVUturtle514's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I'm just one of those people who doesn't understand addictions very well. From everything I've heard, a lot of people can get addicted to meth after one use. I just don't understand how...

  10. Racism in the workplace

    WVUturtle514 replied to staygold's topic in General Nursing

    I know exactly what you're saying. If my mother tells a story that has to do with any person besides your standard white, straight male/female, she will always make it a point in her story to say,...

  11. RN to MD anyone? Feeling unsupported.

    WVUturtle514 replied to Anagray's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have a BSN already? Because if you do, then I don't see the need to go pre-med/Biology. I know that if I decided to go to med school right now, the only classes I would need to apply would be...

  12. 1 year ICU schools

    WVUturtle514 replied to mammothsnw's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    To the OP: I know LOTS of people who were accepted to programs with only 1 year ICU experience by the time the program started, myself included (although I also had a year of ER experience as well)....

  13. Georgetown Class of 2007

    WVUturtle514 replied to tumpler44's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Hi there flowechild! The post that you're replying to is an old thread and these posters are in the class that is GRADUATING in 2007, not starting. The class of 2008 will be starting on August 28th,...

  14. Nurses vs. Paramedics

    WVUturtle514 replied to mingez's topic in General Nursing

    How about: "As a nurse, I feel I am fully qualified to do the dressing change on that decubitus ulcer you've been working on while riding around in the ambulance...."

  15. Nurses vs. Paramedics

    WVUturtle514 replied to mingez's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't be so sure about that....I have a pic of my fiance that was taken while we were working in the ICU and he has latex gloves on his hands, feet, and one blown-up on his head like rooster. He...

  16. Nurses vs. Paramedics

    WVUturtle514 replied to mingez's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you!!! If I got offended over every comment that someone made in jest, I would have a stroke by the time I was 30. This thread was not intended as "who's better than who" thread, but somehow I...

  17. Nurses vs. Paramedics

    WVUturtle514 replied to mingez's topic in General Nursing

    I'm hoping that this is sarcasm at its finest. This post comes across as if you think we're immature or annoying for having a little fun between colleagues. Maybe I'm misunderstanding you (as it's...

  18. Nurses vs. Paramedics

    WVUturtle514 replied to mingez's topic in General Nursing

    If it were my buddies that were making jabs at me, I'd probably say something to the effect of...."Well if you guys are soooooooo good and important, then why do you only work in the...

  19. SRNA with a problem, need some help fast!

    WVUturtle514 replied to quailoh's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    My program director and faculty members keep a very close eye on everyone's grades throughout the entire program. If they see that you are struggling in a particular class or have gotten a bad grade...

  20. Why SHOULDN'T one smoke in Amsterdam?

    WVUturtle514 replied to Busy20yo's topic in General Nursing

    Alcohol does this too.....does that mean that nurses shouldn't be allowed to legally drink in their free time? (BTW....I'm playing devil's advocate

  21. Why SHOULDN'T one smoke in Amsterdam?

    WVUturtle514 replied to Busy20yo's topic in General Nursing

    Are you going to be attending a nurse school that conducts random drug screening? If not, then I would say that you only live once and to have fun over there. However, if you are working in a place...

  22. Questions about trauma I witnessed. (LONG)

    WVUturtle514 replied to GermPhobe's topic in Emergency

    Wow....what a terrible situation to find yourself in. I'm so sorry that you felt as helpless as you did, but with experience comes confidence and you will definitely gain that with time. Coming from...

  23. Waive right to access letter of recommendation?

    WVUturtle514 replied to Dreamweaver2be's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    This is a really good idea and one that I'm glad that I did!!! I got my applications together for three schools and then I only ended up sending out one, so I went ahead and looked at the other...

  24. turquoise triangular tablet?

    WVUturtle514 replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    I believe Xanax XR extended release (3mg) pills are green and triangular shaped, but I don't know if I would call them turquoise. Also they're an anxiolytic, not an anti-depressant. Not sure if this...

  25. What does it mean....

    WVUturtle514 posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    What does it mean when the surgeon complains of a patient being "tight" while they are closing (during a colon resection)? Does he just mean there is not enough muscle relaxant on board? Any...