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I am so sorry that your father is so ill. Losing a parent is very painful. You had time off scheduled until 3pm Monday The supervisor had no right to call you to come in. And threaten to fire you. I see this as intimidation. I would want to know the ...

The very first death I witnessed was as a nursing student in the ED.A young couple had a MVA,the hubby was drunk and ran a red light.His wife died..she was a beautiful young woman..the only child of older parents.I listened as the resident called her...

How long the physical therapy after an acl reconstruction and pmm?

My husband had a bad experience with several visitors in the room for the pt in"A" bed.They were loud, preventing hubby from rest. My DH bypassed the nursing staff and paged his neurosurgeon! It only took 30 minutes for my hubby to be moved to a priv...

Beautiful! I think you are an awesome nurse! I would be proud to work with you!

Yes,it is the choice of the pt. to smoke... will not change the outcome.

Oh I am so very sorry to hear that. You must all be in shock.I will be praying for you Mom and you family.Please come vent if you feel the need. Please let me know how she does. (HUGS)

My mother had an almost identical situation several years ago. She presented with jaundice,"looked sick". She had an ERCP and a large mass was found.She was sent to one of the medical school hospitals because the surgeon referred her to one of his p...

A lot of my pregnant ladies would eat starch!There were also some that ate clay. I had cravings with my 1st pregnancy for an oyster casserole.I ate so many oysters,after I delivered I made the same casserole and wanted to barf! I have never again mad...

Dutch, Thanks for the reply...I feel so much better after a nights sleep!

I have a question. I took my hubby to ER today,he has a thrombus in his leg,had a scope of his knee 6 days ago.I'm not looking for medical advice. I am going to give him his Lovenox at home. I have been a nurse for years and have experience but hav...

Colleen, I'm so sorry. I am praying for your family.

I was a student,prolly been to clinicals about 2 weeks. We wore dress uniforms with a zipper down the back As I bent over to make my pts bed the zipper gave way!The pt was male and offered to rezip me! I blushed stammered and backed out the door.I wa...

My dermatologist has me using Aveeno Eczema care moisturizing cream.I use it all over my body and it has really worked well for me.

I think you did the right thing NOT to respond to him at that time. With his personality things would have only gotten much worse. HE is the one looking like a fool. I wonder if your hospital has a policy about starting pit drips without an OB in the...

I have been in your situation many times,best to suck it up and work the shift. My solution was to find a clinic job with regular hours,no nights, weekends or holidays.

Thats going to be a load to carry around!I bet mom had gestational diabetes.

You may want to check with your state BON. I know in my state you may not work while taking narcotics.

I have been in that position many times. I just treat the patient.I know you are sorry for your friend but thats one of those things you kind of just have to put out of your head.I have also been asked in the past by a spouse if I had info but thats ...

Congrats on passing! Don't be concerned about only working med surg for a year or less,you may have the opportunity to transfer sooner.What you learn now will help you no matter when you work. I think its very important for us to follow our heart! Go...

WAY TO GO! I know you worked so hard for this!:balloons::balloons::balloons:

I had to retire two years ago due to medical problems. At first it was a very big adjustment.I didn't think I could ever be anything but a nurse. With time I adjusted to my new life. I am finally getting to do some of the things I always wanted to d...

You need to GET OUT of that facility. The work load is just impossible. I think you need your own malpractice insurance....employers will cover you but if something happens they will not support you. Have you thought about working in a clinic or Doct...

In my years as a L&D nurse I have sent a few placentas home with patients.We had plastic containers with lids the we put the placentas in. I never really asked what they were going to do with the placenta. There was a thread here a few years back...

I want to add another bit of advice about female anatomy. The urethra is not always in the center,on occasion its a little off to one side or the other.Just take your time and make sure you have enough light to see. When you are cleansing before the ...