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Hey, I've had botox 4 times in the last 2.5 years and also fat injections in my cheeks (taken from my abd). I agree 100% that the surgeon makes the difference. The same surgeon did my mastoplexy (no implants) and abd liposuction 3 years ago. They say that the more botox you have the less time it lasts but so far for me I'm averaging 5-6 months between injections. It makes a world of difference between looking tired and looking rested and it then helps keep you from frowning during the time its working (so you kind of freeze the process). The fat injection was only .5cc in each side and is so subtle no one has noticed per se. As someone else said, I get compliments but they just can't put their finger on the difference. Very happy with all results

Hi Deborah, Sorry I'm not writing to help you. I wish I could. I'm interested in what YOU find out! I've been away from the bedside for quite a while (in different countries) and I'm interested in finding out what type of documentation style nurses find most useful/effective in the clinical setting. I.E. charting by exception, checklists, narrative, etc. The clinical documentation that I've been auditing has been minimal and I'd like to know what the other nurses have to say. Again, sorry I can't help. If I get any ideas from my information I will send it to you!

Haven't read all 11 pages of replies but I have always felt there wasn't enough clinical instruction in the BSN program. My solution was to work in a clincial department during the summers of my junior and senior year. I ended up providing some lectures during my senior year as none of my instructors had ICU experience and wanted to present some of the machinery we use to monitor patients etc. It was because of that experience that I was able to go straight in as soon as I had my board results. I've always encouraged nursing students that I've met to work in a hospital setting during their summers off of school instead of retail or lifeguarding. You learn much more from the real life experiences and the nurses you work with than in those few hours of clinical during the semester. I wish they would make it mandatory.

Thanks everyone, I guess I should have mentioned what you guys are calling fish, we used too except we called them bubbles (although I do see the resemblance to fish) and we did use NS, not sterile water. Thanks for your feed back. My gut told me that this practice just seemed too dangerous for the lung tissue but it seems to be fairly common practice in this country. Thought I'd ask the bedside experts.

From the time I can remember I wanted to be a doctor. Then, in high school, having never even been in a hospital. I realized that I wanted to "take care" of people.. Nursing is an art. I think it is a calling. I love all of the aspects. I used to be so disgusted when a doctor would say to me "but you're so smart, you could be a doctor"...like I would rather do that than be a nurse. Doctors make big decisions and walk out of the room, they break terrible news and the nurse is there to help pick up the pieces. We are the ones who put it all together. If it wasn't for the nurses there would be no hospitals

I've got a question. I've been away from the bedside for awhile but I've seen something of late that really disturbed me and I wanted the opinion of current ICU nurses. I observed nurses using both water (I assume sterile) and a liquid antiseptic between passes into an ETT. When I was working clinical we just used sterile water. Is this common practice now? Someone please enlighten me. It seem to me that there is a possibility of introducing the antiseptic (not for consumption) into the patient albeit by slight amounts. Thanks