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  1. Meaning of your username?

    pecas replied to Flightless Bird's topic in General Nursing

    Awww, thank

  2. Meaning of your username?

    pecas replied to Flightless Bird's topic in General Nursing

    Pecas is a nickname that was given to me years ago. It means freckles in

  3. 3/12: what I learned this week: ALWAYS taper your SSRI

    pecas replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    (((Poppy)))

  4. Esme Needs Your Prayers

    pecas replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    We love you and have missed you so much! It's really not the same without you here. I'm so sorry you've had to go through such a hard time, and I am so glad you are feeling

  5. Anyone in the Crestview/Pensacola, FL area?

    pecas replied to danny0114's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Pensacola and the tri-cities area (Crestview, Destin, Fort Walton Beach) are the lowest paid areas in the state of Florida. It is not uncommon for new grad RNs to make less than $20/hr. Because it is...

  6. 1/23: What I learned this week: Long, long week. But the bagel was tasty.

    pecas replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    ((((Poppy))))

  7. 1/23: What I learned this week: Long, long week. But the bagel was tasty.

    pecas replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome back,

  8. 1/23: What I learned this week: Long, long week. But the bagel was tasty.

    pecas replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    (((Ixchel)))

  9. 1/16 What I learned this week: Siamese Twins be Pimpin'

    pecas replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    ((((Viva))))

  10. The sloppy image of nurses today

    pecas replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I've got a coworker who always seems to be walking around with bats in the cave. I'm going to have to figure out a polite way to convince her to try it

  11. Even the Stoic Have a Breaking Point

    pecas replied to Rose_Queen's topic in General Nursing

    (((Rose_Queen)))

  12. iPad or NOT iPad that is the question

    pecas replied to 1_fit_male_nurse2b's topic in Arizona Nursing

    None of my ebooks are compatible with iPad or iPhone. I ended up getting a little 2 in 1 so I wouldn't have to lug my big laptop around. I really dislike the ebooks but for some of my classes it was...

  13. RN with new Restrictions on license

    pecas replied to Amberb1395's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Not trying to be argumentative, but we give Librium for ETOH withdrawal, and a lot of places give Ativan. Some patients coming off benzos get a taper. Tramadol is also given to opiate withdrawal...

  14. How are you assessing alcohol withdrawal?

    pecas replied to nj3456's topic in General Nursing

    CIWA with

  15. Domestic Violence: Rebuilding

    pecas replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    After being told for so long that everything is your fault, you start to believe it. Your judgement skewed. Everything you do turns to crap because nothing you do is good enough. They've isolated you...

  16. Why does everyone say that they "consigned" a drug waste.....

    pecas replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    Haha! I don't put an "s" on the end of words, but I hear it every

  17. ADD sufferer taking NCLEX for the third time...

    pecas replied to MrPopeye's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    OP, I've found that the more time I spend on a question, the more likely I am to get it wrong, and the easier it is for my mind to wander. If I spend too long on a question, I will second guess myself...

  18. ADD sufferer taking NCLEX for the third time...

    pecas replied to MrPopeye's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    This is the story of my life. My husband can clean the entire house in a half hour and can't understand why it takes me all day (on a good

  19. ADD sufferer taking NCLEX for the third time...

    pecas replied to MrPopeye's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Cani, you changed my life when you posted this the first time. I was diagnosed with "hyperactivity" as a child, but ADHD wasn't a thing 30-something years ago. I wasn't even allowed to have fruit...

  20. Why does everyone say that they "consigned" a drug waste.....

    pecas replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    Omg, I'm from the south and I just realized that my A's are not very long, and somehow I manage to make two syllables out

  21. Should Our Study Group Allow a Failing Student to Join?

    pecas replied to WellThatsOod's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm all about helping people out, but this student seems unwilling to help herself. She's not asking you to help her take better notes, or to help her understand her recordings. She's asking for your...

  22. Should Our Study Group Allow a Failing Student to Join?

    pecas replied to WellThatsOod's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think her attitude would make me want to help her even less. It sucks because you don't want feel like you're being unkind, but I doubt she would be appreciative your efforts to help her

  23. Should Our Study Group Allow a Failing Student to Join?

    pecas replied to WellThatsOod's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Not horrible at all. Maybe you could explain to her that you each take your own notes and recordings and get together afterwards to compare and assist one another, and when she's prepared to get her...

  24. Psych/ Anxiety

    pecas replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    I'm sorry, Far. I'm glad they have you to go

  25. Weirdest/most difficult thing swallowed by a patient

    pecas replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    One of my friends worked in the pica/Prader-Willi house of an inpatient psych facility. Everything in their rooms was edible including their gowns and linens. Someone forgot to lock the freezer, and...