Carpediem1012 BSN, RN

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    head laceration

    Carpediem1012 replied to garfieldrn's topic in School

    Has the principle gone through nursing
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    crne critical thinking questions

    Carpediem1012 replied to pdemmy77's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    Would the answer to be to call the doc (so you could request an antipyretic s/a Tylenol and blood or sputum
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    Is This Bullying?

    Carpediem1012 replied to roser13's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Good to know! You have saved me much grief and bullying! But how dare you insinuate I am pretty OR young! I am neither! So
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    Is This Bullying?

    Carpediem1012 replied to roser13's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wait! Oh no! Green jello clashes with my brand new Littmann unicorn glitter stethoscope! There is no time to get a new one before school starts! Should I even try to become a nurse? What do you
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    Is This Bullying?

    Carpediem1012 replied to roser13's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Everyone nursing student knows green jello is the new red. Seriously. Try to keep
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    No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

    Carpediem1012 replied to OCNRN63's topic in General Nursing

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    No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

    Carpediem1012 replied to OCNRN63's topic in General Nursing

    I see you understand what I am saying. And I think we could potentially be losing something of great value
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    No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

    Carpediem1012 replied to OCNRN63's topic in General Nursing

    Don't know if anyone else has noticed, but there is a lack of COB wisdom being imparted the last week or so.... I for one, am missing it- especially since school is starting again soon......wonder...
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    Help with Nursing diagnoses

    Carpediem1012 replied to aimes.k559's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Oh I wish GrnTea or Esme were around to help here! They can make things so much more
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    Just curious..what color is your stethoscope?

    Carpediem1012 replied to Bubbly26's topic in General Students

    Hee hee!! That's funny. Sounds like something that would happen in my house. Better than "the dog ate my homework", I suppose
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    Which Littmann Stethoscope to purchase?

    Carpediem1012 replied to pmabraham's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Hee hee! Smart man lol! But I have never had a problem with that (and you can get it
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    Which Littmann Stethoscope to purchase?

    Carpediem1012 replied to pmabraham's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    If you can increase that budget at all, go for the cardioIII. Many will say you don't need it or it doesn't matter if you can hear something when you don't know what it is. I disagree. The best way to...
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    Psych brought up the "D" word today

    Carpediem1012 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I'm sorry I am of no help VLV, but I hear the desperation in your post and I hope you find what you need. You have been a voice here for mental illness, and I thank you for being such an advocate! I...
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    BP Cuff

    Carpediem1012 replied to pmabraham's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I would be interested to hear responses too. I bought one and it didn't last the term. Even brought it to clinical one day, as the LTC floor didn't have a manual one and we needed to practice manual....
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    I miss my armpits

    Carpediem1012 replied to JBudd's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry I'm of no help, but I just have to say, I love your attitude! :) and I'll bet you heal quicker for
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    No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

    Carpediem1012 replied to OCNRN63's topic in General Nursing

    Ok. I'm totally lost. Could someone please post the thread everyone is referring
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    No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

    Carpediem1012 replied to OCNRN63's topic in General Nursing

    Hey. Hold on a minute. GreenTea- what?? You're not leaving are you? i may not be a crusty old bat of nursing yet, but I am a crusty old bat-so..... sit your butt back down at that computer and start...
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    Nursing school freakout

    Carpediem1012 replied to lancerswife's topic in General Students

    And what if....you are a rock star at it?? :) Go for it and don't look back. You can do
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    I feel I should not have failed this test

    Carpediem1012 replied to remotefuse's topic in General Students

    My only thought is that because the question was to one decimal place, they wanted you to use the conversion factor to one decimal place. As far as I know though, that's incorrect. You use the 2.54...
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    I feel I should not have failed this test

    Carpediem1012 replied to remotefuse's topic in General Students

    Oops! Sorry pmabraham! Missed your post! Great minds....
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    I feel I should not have failed this test

    Carpediem1012 replied to remotefuse's topic in General Students

    So what answer did you give? 19.8x 2.54 = 50.292, rounded to 50.3cm? or 19.8 x 2.5 =
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    At my wit's end...

    Carpediem1012 replied to jasonsgirl4eves's topic in General Students

    "Stupid is as stupid
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    Made Incredibly Easy books!

    Carpediem1012 replied to guest798886's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Agreed! They are really handy when you need to look something up quickly. Not a substitute for the thirty pound textbook, but a good addition to your library for
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    When to hold meds

    Carpediem1012 replied to SunshineDaisy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    We need to know our meds and parameters for holding. If in doubt, check a drug reference guide. Like another poster said, we are the last line of
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    Front of the line (semester about to begin)

    Carpediem1012 replied to PaulBaxter's topic in General Students

    "The joy is in the ride", is a favourite quote of mine. As far as nursing school- it's a pretty wild one, but take time to savour how far you have come every now and then. Good