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  1. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    leopold replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: I think having a liter bottle of coke stuffed up your lady parts is a pretty effective birth control

  2. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    leopold replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I never thought I would run into someone who could say so perfectly the same the things I have been saying for years. You sound like me! I worked in the corporate world for years and was miserable and...

  3. CNA Info

    leopold replied to andreamae's topic in General Nursing

    CNA course is generally a month if you do days, 6-8 weeks if you do nights. I think here it costs around $300-$400. You learn to do: hand washing, gloving, bedmaking, peri-care, oral care, bedpans,...

  4. In nursing home against will?!

    leopold replied to MissJoRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That sounds like the kind of horror story I've dreaded for myself since I started working in LTC. If he's competent I don't see how he can be forced into a nursing home, and falling certainly doesn't...

  5. doctor advise

    leopold replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds to me like he was doing the right thing in referring you to someone more qualified to meet your needs, even though I think he gave you a really lame excuse. He could have just said he's...

  6. Did you live off of student loans while in school?

    leopold replied to wannabenursetx's topic in General Nursing

    I spent the first 40 years of my life completely debt free. I am now so deep in debt I have come to terms with the fact that I will probably never be out of debt. I had to quit working while in school...

  7. Lots of kids, a husband, nursing school AND working as a CNA?

    leopold replied to onehusbandsevenkids's topic in General Students

    I think passion and determination can carry you pretty far. My only suggestion is that if you have any issues going on in your life that you resolve them before starting because you will be tired and...

  8. Is it like this everywhere?

    leopold replied to aprilleverett's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Imho you need to get out of there fast. With the ways things sound, sooner or later the poop is going to hit the fan and your license could be at

  9. help on diagnosis please

    leopold posted a topic in General Nursing

    I need to write a definition of "central Hypertension." So far all I can find is something to do with central venous pressure, and I'm guessing that a decrease in cardiac output can cause blood...

  10. help on diagnosis please

    leopold replied to leopold's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the help. This is all very confusing. Everything sounds right and I'm trying to compare it with the class book which talks about essential htn and CVP but in completely different contexts,...

  11. Nurses and Nursing Students: what was/is your biggest pet peeve in nursing school?

    leopold replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    At my school you get kicked out of class if your cell phone rings. I'm right in the middle of my pet peeve now. Five of us were supposed to do a presentation and it's due Monday and so far only me and...

  12. Other Side of Coin---Less than Humble New Grads

    leopold replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    As a nursing student who has suffered one humiliation after another I can't understand how anyone could come out of nursing school overconfident (or even all that confident at all) -- they would have...

  13. Are you a nurse from a dysfunctional family?

    leopold replied to jenpstudentrn's topic in General Nursing

    yes, dysfunctional family. Overcame much stuff and notice I am very sensitive about a lot of things. It's good because I can be more empathic, it's bad because I tend to get freaked out about stuff...

  14. I Think I've Just About Had It.......

    leopold replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Nursing Career

    It sounds like your health problems and all the other stuff is really getting you down and as others have said, you need to take care of YOU. I sounds like you feel your back is up against the wall...

  15. does a previous history of mental illness keep you out of nursing

    leopold replied to questionscurious's topic in General Nursing

    I actually investigated the whole disability issue very thoroughly before I started nursing school. I talked to the Dean of the Health Sciences Center in my state who told me that the only thing that...

  16. Rather odd question

    leopold replied to FrostyLight's topic in Men in Nursing

    Ack! :rotfl: Make sure you wear a long top! I can understand not wearing underwear with jeans, but isn't all that stuff swinging around under those loose pants distracting?

  17. new students - what do you fear most?

    leopold replied to speedykicks's topic in General Students

    You're a kiddo! I'm 44 and have been through about 6 different careers. I have a classmate who is 52. I think all that real world experience is going to be helpful to me as a nurse. I hope so...

  18. nursing student baptism by fire

    leopold posted a topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone ever had this happen? I was on my last day of clinical rotation at a hospital working with a patient who was preparing for discharge. I went in to get his vitals and while I was taking his...

  19. Difference between RN and LPN responsibilities in the hospital setting?

    leopold replied to RebeccaJeanRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is a little off the topic but I'm in LPN school now and planning to get my RN. I've already done the college thing (about 20 years ago) and am not interested in doing it again. Some of my credits...

  20. Funny things you have said but wish you didn't

    leopold replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    one time when I was working as a cna I was going over the bath sheets with the nurse and she said did this patient get a bath? And I said...Whoa! Hold on a second -- someone next door to me just had a...

  21. nursing student baptism by fire

    leopold replied to leopold's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all your input. I was feeling pretty bleak, did not know exactly what was going on in my head and freaking out a little cause I didn't know what it meant for my future. Overwhelmed is a...

  22. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    leopold replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    I hate to say it but I was the most ridiculous ER patient once. I was taking a med that had Stevens-Johnson syndrome as a side effect and my doctor told me repeatedly to go to the ER if I developed a...

  23. new students - what do you fear most?

    leopold replied to speedykicks's topic in General Students

    yes, definitely, making it through nursing school is fear number one. Also terrified of hitting the sciatic nerve when giving a shot. Biggest fear though is giving baths and showers. I've been doing...

  24. Did Anyone FeeL Nervous before becoming an LPN......

    leopold replied to sweetmom's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    What I've been silently freaking out about through school is giving an injection and hitting the sciatic nerve. I've been looking at all the procedures and pictures and it looks like it's really easy...

  25. difference between a Graduate Nurse and an experienced Nurse...

    leopold replied to Michelle.'s topic in Nursing Humor

    ROFL! I will soon be a graduate nurse and I can see myself doing all those things. :rotfl: I remember once, when I was a CNA in ltc we had a patient on a low bed who rolled over onto the floor pad...