danissa LPN, LVN

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  1. danissa

    Bipolar nursing student

    OK..jump on me if you will. I just feel, being Bipolar is a bit different from being diabetic etc! I'm NOT..I repeat NOT getting on the Op's back, but stand by my question..how can you take care of...
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    Bipolar nursing student

    and I merely gave you my best of wishes, and hoped that you did not take on too
  3. Tom..I think you have the right idea Pal! I'm severely peed, I take my Mam shopping once a week, she has chronic athritis/spondylosis and has recently had her bowel removed. Walks with a stick...at...
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    Bipolar nursing student

    All of the above! Really, I respect the view, but see that help may be needed to get that Bipolar individual to a place where they can see what others needs are. I really dont wish to cause a fight,...
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    Bipolar nursing student

    ann..I Do hope things work out for you babe, I really do. Just, have reservations about how mentally ready people with Bipolar can be, to nurse others, when there are so many issues goin on for the...
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    IM site bleeding

    Yeah Sue, we still aspirate..probably" just because WE do!!":lol2: Do you have any evidence against???
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    EEK! There's a woman in my room!

    58flyer..have been following this post for the past few days. Babe, I'm so sorry that your life was affected so much by the barbaric action of an old witch! Please, believe, not all females would take...
  8. Otherwise...5am.....instant yeeugh..thick enough to keep you awake for the next few hours and the drive home! Drink it??? Hey you could eat it with a
  9. A Good Latte, with extra cream, one sugar, whipped up.............Heaven on Earth...My Daily
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    I woke up during surgery, Have you?

    bandit...thats interesting. i have heard for years about redheads experiencing more pain/ having a lower pain threshold, seems it does apply more in L&D. Being Scottish, with perhaps more...
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    written up already!

    Bone Marrow aspiration/biopsy..yes I have had that done, no anaesthetic other than local.(which was agony scraping on the bone) Thouroughly nightmare procedue, even sedated I would think! (even though...
  12. danissa

    All I Want For Xmas

    :lol2:ME
  13. danissa

    The Shoebox

    FAB Fran! As usual..spot on and soooo
  14. danissa

    Let's talk about death

    How MANY times do we pass that window? and whats left? An infant who is profoundly disabled, who will grow to be not that wee cute baby, but an unmanageable teen/adult, perhaps weighing more than...
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    Let's talk about death

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    Beards in the OR?

    mae..just wait for those MEN-o-pausal hormones to kick in babe! Think thats WHy its called menopause, due to the
  17. :lol2:Cheers nurz! I so could NOT work that one
  18. Guys..whats an
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    need info about IV vancomycin

    We also check peak and trough, half hour - 1 hour prior and one hour after third dose of vanc. (in the NICU) Prior to the second dose being given, U&e's are checked, and if ok, then dose is given....
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    Spinoff : What We Do, What We Used to Do

    ebear...we STILL mix our IV meds over the weekend..pharmacy is
  21. danissa

    mother dies after refusing blood transfusion

    :lol2:Cheers Babe...you feel my pain! Off topic, I know, but theres many who can relate to living with such Divas! (when we know NOTHING!, as we have lead such sheltered
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    mother dies after refusing blood transfusion

    will pm you
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    mother dies after refusing blood transfusion

    Steph, same back at ya!! I have 20 & 18 yr old divas in my
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    mother dies after refusing blood transfusion

    Babe, you are Truly THE wise
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    mother dies after refusing blood transfusion

    Steph, Very Respectfully, just the same as someone who does not have faith. We all come here to voice our opinions, all who post do not believe, or may choose to question the existence of a higher...