melzan

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1. need help with a 4yr old with loss of appetite

   melzan posted a topic in General Nursing

   A friend just called me and said her 4 year old has not been eating. She took her to the doctor and found out there has been 20 other cases like this with other children. The doctor said it has been...

2. I quit smoking and need advice

   melzan replied to Medic2RN's topic in General Nursing

   I smoked for 8 years, 2and a half packs a day. I used the smoke away pills that you see on tv, only I got them at walgreens. There is no easy way to get through the cravings you just have to be...

3. Can anyone tell me what radiofrequency ablation of the trigeminal nerve is?

   melzan replied to melzan's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you, this is exactly what I am looking

4. Can anyone tell me what radiofrequency ablation of the trigeminal nerve is?

   melzan replied to melzan's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you so much for writing this, it helps to hear this more than you know. Everything I can find on this subject only talks about how people want to kill themselves over the pain, which is

5. Routine assessment on night shift - how thorough?

   melzan replied to estrogen's topic in Medical-Surgical

   I work 7p-7a and asess my patients with the first med pass, that way I spend more time with them and they don't feel like I am throwing pills at them. If I do not have my asessments done by 12a then I...

6. Can anyone tell me what radiofrequency ablation of the trigeminal nerve is?

   melzan posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have been a nurse for 5 years and have never had any medical problems. I have found out that I may have trigeminal neuralgia. I am going for an MRI and MRA of the head next week. I told the doctor...

7. Most dreaded Dr.'s orders

   melzan replied to BBFRN's topic in General Nursing

   The other night I had a continuous cbi wide open along with my other 8 patients on a medsurg floor. I was in that room every 20 minutes, plus the times when he clotted off. To make matters worse the...

8. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

   melzan replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

   I had an obese patient one night and everytime I went into her room she had her hands down south digging around ( and not the back end either). She wasn't confused and the smell was strong. I tried...

9. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

   melzan replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

   I work on the medsurg floor and we had a confused lady who we had in a geri chair at the nurses station. At one point I walked by and noticed her eating something and she was very preoccupied with...