Danianne

Danianne

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  1. BC Northern Hospitals are SCARY

    Danianne posted a topic in General Nursing

    Two days ago I had to call 911 b/c of chest pains (23yr) they do all the standard xrays and ecgs and it all turns out ok. Yesterday I ended up at the er again and this time they did blood tests my K+...

  2. Kangaroo Mother Care?

    Danianne replied to Sweden's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Yes I did finally do kangaroo care. my son was born at 27/1 he weighed 950grams about 2lbs. he was VERY unstable in the beginning so I took me 2 agonizing weeks for me to feel he was okay and ready to...

  3. BC Northern Hospitals are SCARY

    Danianne replied to Danianne's topic in General Nursing

    exactly. I ment public apology not pubic

  4. Has anyone had to have a psychological evaluation/polygraph?

    Danianne replied to tamuqt1's topic in Texas Nursing

    I would take the leap of faith personally but that is

  5. Has anyone had to have a psychological evaluation/polygraph?

    Danianne replied to tamuqt1's topic in Texas Nursing

    I havn't had the same problems as you but maybe just take the chance do the tests and get it over with I know a $1000 is a lot of $$$$ but how bad do you want to be a

  6. Kangaroo Mother Care?

    Danianne replied to Sweden's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    When my son was in the NICU I was PUSHED to do kangaroo care. I just didn't want to be the type of mommy that was alway pushing my baby to do somthing that he wasn't ready to do Their policy was any...

  7. BC Northern Hospitals are SCARY

    Danianne replied to Danianne's topic in General Nursing

    No they don't have RN to make follow ups or anything they just send the labs to the PCP when they come in and some times the PCP follows up and other times they don't. Canada's system is VERY...

  8. BC Northern Hospitals are SCARY

    Danianne replied to Danianne's topic in General Nursing

    I have gotten I little PM that told me that I was rude so I make a pubic apology to those whomI have offended. I didn't say the nurses were aweful I just said that the hospitals were. I honestly think...

  9. BC Northern Hospitals are SCARY

    Danianne replied to Danianne's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't mean to make a "blanket Statement" the reality is that there is only ONE hospital that I am refeing to therefore I can't really consider it a blanket statement. Our local hospital is known...

  10. BC Northern Hospitals are SCARY

    Danianne replied to Danianne's topic in General Nursing

    exactly my DOC is the one who told me I had an abnormal blood test not the er doc and still they sent me home basically untreated:angryfire . I am scared because I still don't feel we but we only have...

  11. BC Northern Hospitals are SCARY

    Danianne replied to Danianne's topic in General Nursing

    I think that you got my post might have sounded funny so maybe I will repost it so it makes more sense. Tuesday= car accident + concussion + vomiting Tuesday Night= called 911 everything OK Wednesday=...

  12. propofol

    Danianne replied to popbob's topic in Emergency

    I agree it is scary. I had propofol as a patient for a Bronchoscopy. I am quite small and the DR. gave me what he thought to be a small dose and I ended up unconcious for three days in ICU. The nurses...

  13. Breast Cancer is here.... knocking at my door

    Danianne replied to Danianne's topic in Oncology

    My mom came out of the biopsy just fine but we won't know the results until next week so.....I willcome back and tell the results when they are

  14. Breast Cancer is here.... knocking at my door

    Danianne posted a topic in Oncology

    I just found out last week that my mom may have breast cancer as well as ovarian cancer I am soooo stressed out. My grandma and my aunt both died of breast cancer. My mom is only 46 and she has her...

  15. How did you prepare yourself for the less pleasant aspects of nursing?

    Danianne replied to ceryna's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I used to have a really hard time cleaning out the kitty box but now after working in LTC for 1yr I can handle just about every thing even GI bleed abd that is pretty gross. I think tolerance comes...

  16. Incontinent Briefs

    Danianne replied to GooeyRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    we use tena and they are absolute crap. end of story actually did ya know that they are "supposed" to hold 3 liters of fluid sooooooooo if they are only just a little wet ya can just slap that puppy...

  17. what do you do about childcare?

    Danianne replied to Ariel70113's topic in General Nursing

    I now have a private nanny. BUT before I had to cajole the daycare lady into taking my kids at 0600 and then she charged me an arm and half a torso for early drop off. My suggestion.... beg, borrow,...

  18. Upper GI

    Danianne replied to FutNurseStudent2008's topic in Gastroenterology

    Yeah the table is pretty cool huh? that is too bad that you have ulcers but those are fixable. 90% of what you worry about never happens

  19. Upper GI

    Danianne replied to FutNurseStudent2008's topic in Gastroenterology

    nah they foam when they hit your mouth but only a little bit. let me know how it went good

  20. Upper GI

    Danianne replied to FutNurseStudent2008's topic in Gastroenterology

    Nah it is not so bad. I have had it done twice. basically they stand you on this little ledge that has a table behind it and then they make you drink the barium (it tastes just like chalk ) then they...

  21. Age when you had your first child?

    Danianne replied to sugabuga's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Here is my input: Married @ age 18 in OCtober 1st baby @ age 19 in July 2nd preg 9 mon after first baby (miscarrage @ 9weeks) 2nd baby @ age 20 in March (3 months early) we wanted to have children...

  22. wearing perfume to work

    Danianne replied to acaringnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I don't usually wear any scents but, when I do I jusy spray it in the air and then walk throught the body spray just once. I work in a LTC facility and they have a no scent policy except in the...

  23. working on Christmas?

    Danianne replied to scrmblr's topic in General Nursing

    It is really really sad that people have such crappy attitudes about workijng on Chirstmas. I don't WANT to work Christmas and I havn't WANTED to work at Christmas for the past 3yrs but I have NO...

  24. very very very bad bad man

    Danianne posted a topic in General Nursing

    My LTC facility has just recently been comandeered by the devil himeslef actually just a guy who only has business experience and not a shred of nursing. The guy supplies us with "excatly" the right...

  25. very very very bad bad man

    Danianne replied to Danianne's topic in General Nursing

    she had been the admin for like