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    Live Chat Schedule - feedback needed

    jnette replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Crazy schedule here, too, and must be in bed by 7:30 pm the nights before I work. Guess I'll just have to take my chances. I love the "stump the nurse" idea ! :) And I also like a "breakroom" in the...
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    Happy Dance Happy Dance, I passed

    jnette replied to Nurseinthemaking's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    woohoooooooooooooooooooo !!! yaaaaay for you !!! :balloons:
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    seems like a problem with flu shot distribution again this year

    jnette replied to oramar's topic in Infectious Disease

    Yes, Oramar, there is more coming. From what they have told on the news networks, they are stillplaying cathc up from last year's shortage... the manufacturing company that had to shut down, the...
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    I saw something new and scary

    jnette replied to teeituptom's topic in Emergency

    Absolutely correct ! Yes, it is sterile, and yes, many cosmetics and perufmes/colognes have urea in them. But like Tom, I do wonder what reason this girl had for drinking
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    I feel like I was hit by a Mack truck...

    jnette replied to Still Riding's topic in General Nursing

    So sorry, SR. Do take care of yourself, and do what you HAVE to do for yourself. And DON'T stress over it !!! It only prolongs the "sickies." Get better !
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    re HBV antibodies <10...?

    jnette posted a topic in General Nursing

    Quick question. I received my HBV series about eleven years ago. We draw bloods annually and check our titres. My last one showed up as While I know that some say "once protected, always protected",...
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    Did I handle this situation wrong?

    jnette replied to Nurseinthemaking's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    ((((((((((((((((HUGS))))))))))))))))))) to you, Nurse in the Making. Chin up, and be glad to get out of there ! I, too, would NOT work in a place like that. I can hardly believe how things are done...
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    dialysate prescription

    jnette replied to student60's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    We too, have standing orders for the dialysate baths.. for both acid and bicarb. They are as follows: K+ levels 3.5 or K+ levels 3.6-6.4 ... 2k bath K+ levels 6.5 or > ... 1k bath Bicarb settings...
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    Question about obtaining POA for aging parent

    jnette posted a topic in General Nursing

    I had posted this on the Good Morning thread in the Breakroom this morning, but thought I might get some more input by posting it here as well... I really need some sound advice here, my friends! ?...
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    Question about obtaining POA for aging parent

    jnette replied to jnette's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry.. getting weepy here as all of this is rushing through my head.... Just went back to two of my recent favorite photos, taken in April on Mom's B'day. Sis Pati "sneak attacked" her from an...
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    Question about obtaining POA for aging parent

    jnette replied to jnette's topic in General Nursing

    Thanx, BlackCat and Didi ! I actually thought of you BlackCat, as I remember you posting along these lines several times, and was hoping you'd respond. :) I wouldn't go so far as to say Mom has...
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    Is this new grad a nut or what? Opinions please !

    jnette replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    hmmmmmmmmm... I would have to agree. I, too, was willing to overlook the accent thing as simply over identifying with her preceptor, but this is taking on a different color now. Very odd. :confused...
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    Question about obtaining POA for aging parent

    jnette replied to jnette's topic in General Nursing

    That would certainly be an opening, Quilter. Thanx ! A good way to start the conversation, and see how it goes from there. Yes, Sis and I agree with terms of care, and assume Mom is agreeable as well,...
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    Did I handle this situation wrong?

    jnette replied to Nurseinthemaking's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    WOW. I, too, am shocked. If this patient had a reasonable BP to begin with and began dropping, you did the right things by documenting, giving a NS bolus of 200 ml, and continuing to recheck and...
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    Question about obtaining POA for aging parent

    jnette replied to jnette's topic in General Nursing

    We don't even have one... never had the need for one. But Mom has an atty who does a lot of her stuff.. should it be HE that we contact
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    Has anyone ever taken Latin?

    jnette replied to Monica RN,BSN's topic in General Nursing

    It's good mental excercise regardless of one's career choice. Same as crossword puzzels... Just good to keep the ol' brain stimulated. And it certainly does make one very aware of language in...
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    I am an RN but am NOT getting training. HELP!!

    jnette replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    Agree. Seems that the ppl there who SHOULD be in the know, certainly are clueless. That would worry me.. nobody seems to know anything there. :uhoh21: And yes, as an RN, it is now YOUR license as...
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    Has anyone ever taken Latin?

    jnette replied to Monica RN,BSN's topic in General Nursing

    Again.. this would depend on what she purposes to USE it for. As a "language" (conversational), no. As a marvelous tool to excercise the mind , absolutely! :) Certainly helps in formulating thought...
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    Has anyone ever taken Latin?

    jnette replied to Monica RN,BSN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanx for the memories.... :chuckle .. no matter where we went on vacation, sis and I always ended up having to translate all the latin inscriptions on monuments and statues upon our Dad's insistence....
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    Possible Avian Flu Pandemic

    jnette replied to Demonsthenes's topic in Public, Community Health

    The Avian Flu has now been reported to have crossed into eastern Europe. It has now been found in Turkey and has crossed from there into Romania. From there it can spread quickly into the western...
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    Has anyone ever taken Latin?

    jnette replied to Monica RN,BSN's topic in General Nursing

    Latin is not meant to be used "conversationally". Latin is a study of the MIND. It was mandatory where I went to school, and I am glad of it ! It is, as mentioned above, stimulating to the mind and...
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    Received this email today and I am steamed!!!

    jnette replied to MomBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, this was posted here on the BB as well, I read it some time ago. I thought it was quite cute ! Not offensive in the least. It's meant tongue-in-cheek, with some truths thrown in there, for...
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    say a little prayer for our ER

    jnette replied to nursejennie76's topic in Emergency

    So VERY sorry to hear of your loss, Jennie. That is truly tragic. I can well imagine how all of you must feel... not to mention his family and loved ones. Will keep all of you and them in my prayers...
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    ...Made Incredibly Easy

    jnette replied to Fun2's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Any good nursing book/curriculum will cover assessments pretty well. But if you can afford purchasing a few extra books on the side as reinforcement, go for it ! I didn't get that one, I really needed...
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    Do some people just "get it"?

    jnette replied to ArmyWife,RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    (((((((((((((((((HUGS))))))))))))))))) Army Wife. I can understand your frustration. Don't make the mistake of comparing yourself to your colleagues.. this will only serve to frustrate you further,...