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  1. Milranone and B/P

    MacNurse posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Anyone else out there have problems with milranon and significant decreases in (well...down right scary decreases actually) blood

  2. Going crazy waiting for results

    MacNurse posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    So, I took the Canadian equivalent of the NCLEX (CRNE), and I'm now going insane waiting for the results! I have to wait AT LEAST another 7-11 weeks for the results! I keep waking up in the middle...

  3. Going crazy waiting for results

    MacNurse replied to MacNurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I PASSED! I PASSED! I PASSED! :roll :w00t: :roll :w00t: :roll :w00t: :biere: Giant sigh of

  4. Going crazy waiting for results

    MacNurse replied to MacNurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's still pencil and paper, and it now takes longer than it used to, because we have short answer.

  5. Not so wise wisdom teeth

    MacNurse replied to funinsun's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat:

  6. No smoking policy

    MacNurse replied to asher315's topic in General Nursing

    And I love it!

  7. Change with scrub design...

    MacNurse replied to design_student's topic in General Nursing

    I always carry at least two red caps, in case I need to cap off an IV. Alcohol/chlorohexidine swabs... Mini flashlight (more like a pen light)... My little cheat sheet of patient info.... Plus what...

  8. Change with scrub design...

    MacNurse replied to design_student's topic in General Nursing

    Me

  9. Weird, Odd Nurses Behavior.....

    MacNurse replied to cre8tivRN's topic in General Nursing

    That became standard post-SARS. It's pretty much in every hospital in Ontario (at least that I"ve been to). I think it's a wonderful idea

  10. Change with scrub design...

    MacNurse replied to design_student's topic in General Nursing

    There's company here that has scrubs tops that have a collar..really sharp looking. Avoid a tapered leg look (I don't think it's flattering to anyone). My favourite scrubs are really quite soft,...

  11. 15 year old son with cystic acne

    MacNurse replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

    I don't believe so. I think it has to do with exposure in the bloodstream that makes accutane so

  12. 12N Sleeping During Break

    MacNurse replied to MEDRQST's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I know on the floors where I've had placement, we've always had a nap at night. Nothing wrong with that at all. Note to self - never work in

  13. 15 year old son with cystic acne

    MacNurse replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

    I have a friend that's been on accutane before. She had to use liters of

  14. Arnold Schwartzneiger says "We need to create more nurses"

    MacNurse replied to Nathalie's topic in General Nursing

    Heeheehee...I wonder if he's going to wave his magic wand and POOF! more nurses! Or maybe nurses are the latest crop for farmers! I wonder how you can tell that nurses are 'ready to be picked'? Or...

  15. The final straw...vent.

    MacNurse replied to elthia's topic in General Nursing

    :icon_hug: :icon_hug: :icon_hug: We're all here for ya. I'm sorry you had such a rough day. Let us know how things are

  16. Myers-Briggs Personality Type & CRNA's

    MacNurse replied to Toby's mum's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    woo hoo! I'm INFP too . Although I'm half E and half

  17. We need a Nursing TV show

    MacNurse replied to jbeck817's topic in General Nursing

    You could show an episode of the process involved in caring for a palliative patient. You could show how a student nurse in her final year advocated for her patient. The hours she spent at his...

  18. You know you've been a nurse for way too long when...

    MacNurse replied to jalvino1's topic in General Nursing

    Ok...still student...but.... .....when you look at people in public places, and estimate how many people it would take to lift them i.e. "Whoa, that person's gotta be a 6 person lift!" or "She'd be...

  19. Toughness of nursing school

    MacNurse replied to Alpha13's topic in General Nursing

    Everything! No, no....just kidding :chuckle Balancing your life can be tough. Trying to meet family obligations (or even seeing your family), having a social life, balancing the sheer volume of...

  20. My Results!

    MacNurse replied to guest27716's topic in Ob/Gyn

    WOO HOO! Glad things turned out for you! Fantastic! May you have a safe and good delivery, and a perfectly healthy

  21. Fear Factor, Nurse Style, Five Stunts... lol

    MacNurse replied to NurCrystal22's topic in Nursing Humor

    Ok, you have to run 100 meters in white scrubs. Except on either side of you there are beds side-by-side filled with demeted/dilirious patients that either have c.diff or a GI bleed, or hey even more...

  22. Fear Factor, Nurse Style, Five Stunts... lol

    MacNurse replied to NurCrystal22's topic in Nursing Humor

    Remove the little electrodes for a 12-lead that have been on a 450lbs unwashed patient for an hour (and are now extra gooey and hidden under folds) with only your teeth - fastest wins! HA! :rotfl:...

  23. *rant* "Nurse" at office answering questions.

    MacNurse replied to FrumDoula's topic in Ob/Gyn

    No disagreement from me there! She took very good care of my precious kitties! Had she identified herself as a veterinary nurse, I wouldn't have been ticked! She just needed to qualify the noun...

  24. *rant* "Nurse" at office answering questions.

    MacNurse replied to FrumDoula's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ack! I had a similar experience at the VET's office. My cats had gone to have major dental work in Toronto, and the vet tech brought them back. I wasn't sure when they were going to be back, so I...

  25. Volunteer Nurses Needed for Hurricane Emergency!

    MacNurse replied to glascow's topic in General Nursing

    That's a fantastic idea! Is there some way of organizing