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  1. Do you mix your own IV's?

    When I started in nursing we mixed all of our own IV meds, including potassium. The saying was "If you did not mix it, you do not hang it". The theory was that if you did not mix it yourself then you...
  2. New Nurses Poorly Educated

    One thing that I have noticed in the last few years is that the students are being shown/taught to do procedures by the floor nurses. It takes a lot longer to show someone how to do something or to...
  3. Do you/ did you have a Nurses Cap? Pin?

    Sure did have both. I wore my cap every shift I worked for many, many years. I was so used to having it on that I would forget it was there. Did I mind wearing it? No--I did not. There was not any...
  4. Questions on nursing shortage

    To all the questions I feel the answer is "all the above" plus better Nurse to patient ratio. To work very, very hard and go home knowing you have not given the patient all that they need is very...
  5. opened multidose vials- when to discard??

    The policy at every hospital I have worked at over the last 24 years has been to discard the "opened" vial after 72 hours. Personally, I would not use anything older than that. I believe the...
  6. a nurse's poem-I'm Sorry In Advance

    What a wonderful poem! Would you consent to having it sent to a newspaper to try to have it published? ------------------ Sheryl
  7. Help! question about complications at a birth

    kday I just have to tell you that you are really something. I enjoy your posts immensley. I agree with you on all fronts. Probably amniotic embolis. Was wondering if they checked for a uterine...
  8. Non Nurse Managers

    luvkidsnurse My response is simply "VERY DANGEROUS FOR ALL CONCERNED" Good luck ------------------ Sheryl If you enjoy word puzzles come visit me at
  9. Professional Attire for Nurses

    OK, just have to add my 2cents worth. I have been a nurse for 24 years. Started out with whites and the cap. It never bothered me then--everyone wore them. Once the cap was on, you never noticed it...
  10. I WILL BE A NURSE(even after reading this board)

    Welcome Robin It wil be great to have you aboard. And yes, we do all need to have a place to vent. Families get tired of hearing it and you rarly have time to vent at work. I, too, have been a nurse...
  11. If you had to do it over again.....

    Hello Rita Yes--without hesitation, I would do it again. I got my LPN at the age of 30 and my RN at 40 (54 now). I also had children and a husband at the time. It was not easy but it can be done. I...
  12. Why LPN??

    Have not been here for a while--what a posting to see on my return. Guess I could say "been there, done that." Got my LPN in 1976. Three children, a husband, and never enough money. Where I went to...
  13. PALS

    NurseyK Thanks for that web site--it is one I will bookmark and send to others Thanks again ------------------ Sheryl If you enjoy word puzzles come visit me at
  14. What do you do for yourself?

    OK--I know a lot of city dwellers will not be able to do this BUT the best stress reliever/exercise thing in the world for me is horses. I lost over 40 lbs in 9 months and ate everything and anything...
  15. What shift do you work? Why?

    Hi Duckie I work 3-11P and enjoy it. My children are all grown and live out of state. My husband is self-employed so we see each other as much as we want to. I also raise horses and this schedule lets...