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  1. DH dying-need prayers

    nursejoey05 replied to nursejoey05's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thnigs are looking up. They are weaning Dan from the paralytic, going to try taking him off completely a little later. Urine output for today is a remarkable 1100cc's so far. They may dc dialysis....

  2. DH dying-need prayers

    nursejoey05 replied to nursejoey05's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thank you all for praying. He had an "uneventful" night. They have been able to lower some of the vasopressors by tiny bits, so that is encouraging. He is a fighter, but I know that God is in control...

  3. Legal implications for volunteering

    nursejoey05 posted a topic in Legal

    I am going to be a practical nurse in a few weeks plus boards. I go to a very small church with a majority of the congregation age 55+. I don't want to be a "parish" nurse or a "faith ministry" nurse...

  4. Woo Hoo!!!!!!! I'm a volunteer!!!!

    nursejoey05 posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hi guys. Just wanted someone else to be happy for me. I did my first half of orientation yesterday morning, my second half is tomorrow morning, and my general hospital orientation is Saturday...

  5. Doctors "firing" patients

    nursejoey05 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Rest assured, ladies. I have gone out of my way not to tell people about this. Like I said, I have only told the people that have point blank asked me. I had to give a reason, or else we look like...

  6. Doctors "firing" patients

    nursejoey05 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    My husband says that there is nobody on earth like me, and when I do run into doc, he knows I'll handle it with extreme professionalism. Knowing that it might possibly hurt my nursing career is the...

  7. Doctors "firing" patients

    nursejoey05 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    :angryfire :angryfire We had the same doc for all of our family. He was wonderful. My husband is terminally ill, and this doc was the reason my husband is still alive. We owed a little money (not...

  8. Question for experienced hospice nurse

    nursejoey05 posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I know I have been "called" to be a hospice nurse (the short version of my story is under the introductions forum, so not repeating). This is my plan, but I'm wondering if any one else has any other...

  9. Question for experienced hospice nurse

    nursejoey05 replied to nursejoey05's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    The majority of the country has a nuring shortage, but, unfortunately for me, I live in a city that has 3 good nursing schools (2 of them BSN, mine does LPN and ASN). So, they only use LPNs for pick...

  10. When is too soon for a future grad to apply for a job?

    nursejoey05 replied to Purdue_Nurse's topic in Nursing Career

    Hey Purdue Nurse! Have you done any investigating yet? I'm graduating in December also, but from Ivy Tech, so I'm sure your opportunites will be different than mine. I was just curious if you had come...

  11. HORRIBLY painful bowel movements-help

    nursejoey05 replied to nursejoey05's topic in General Nursing

    I think the problem with the docs is that they have seen him go through so much, and have seen him close to death so many times, they get unconcerned with "just constipation". One doctor actually said...

  12. HORRIBLY painful bowel movements-help

    nursejoey05 posted a topic in General Nursing

    What do you do when someone has horribly painful bowel movements. This is my husband who is terminally ill with myelodysplastic syndrome and liver. I have compained until I'm blue in the face and the...

  13. HORRIBLY painful bowel movements-help

    nursejoey05 replied to nursejoey05's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all the suggestions and support. My long term goal is to be a hospice nurse (after I complete the LPN program, then the RN program and work in the hospital for a couple years). It is things...

  14. HORRIBLY painful bowel movements-help

    nursejoey05 replied to nursejoey05's topic in General Nursing

    I have asked all the doctors about stool softeners and such. We tried sennakot with no results. He takes a large dose of lactulose, but that doesn't seem to help. I keep asking "what else"??? The...

  15. distended bladder

    nursejoey05 replied to nursejoey05's topic in Ob/Gyn

    NurseNora, you are just full of good

  16. Not quite understanding preeclampsia

    nursejoey05 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm a student, so bear with me... I don't understand why a pregnant woman that has preeclampsia is more susceptible to sudden seizures, compared to a non-pregrant patient with hypertension. Why do...

  17. Not quite understanding preeclampsia

    nursejoey05 replied to nursejoey05's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks mitchsmom and nursenora. I appreciate your information and your valuable time. People willing to share their knowldege to advance the learning of others is what makes this board so great....

  18. hospice-right for me?

    nursejoey05 replied to shercor's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I agree with this poster about orienting with you, Leslie. Can you write a book?

  19. cadiva question

    nursejoey05 replied to jennk's topic in General Nursing

    p.s. couldn't eat chicken for years after that lab! I just STARTED eating chicken again, one year after the sheep eyeball lab. Thanks for the reminder. Guess I'll change what I planned to fix for...

  20. Are there any nures/students with another degree

    nursejoey05 replied to felesha843's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I always planned on being a nurse, but I let life get in the way. I ended up with a degree in business management that never got me any more than a glorified secretarial job. Stangely enough, all my...

  21. Need help with a paper/presentation/fair booth

    nursejoey05 replied to nursejoey05's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for your help! for the fair, i have to have a carnival game so i'm doing "guess what's in the box" by touching or smelling (without looking, of course). and i need prizes to give away. what...

  22. Need help with a paper/presentation/fair booth

    nursejoey05 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Helllo. I need to write a paper that goes with a 15 minute presentation that goes with a booth at a senior citizen health fair. My topic is on geriatrics that lose their sense of taste, touch and...

  23. Nurses Who Shouldn't be Nurses

    nursejoey05 replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    "I never promised it would be easy. I promised it would be worth it" I love that! I liked what Leslie said about work ethic, too. I am in the LPN program currently and my class saddens me. There are...

  24. Skirts, anyone???

    nursejoey05 replied to kellyo's topic in General Nursing

    I am a student, the only one out of a class of 50 that wears a skirt. I wear one because I think it looks professional and traditional. Mine are from White Cross, very well made, stain resistant, and...