colleen10

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1. Job Safety for Pregnant Nurse

   colleen10 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone, I am a nursing student with 5 weeks to go before I graduate. I also work part time as an aide on a renal and abdominal surgical floor. I am also 4 weeks pregnant and need advice on how...

2. Procedural Question regarding Phys. orders

   colleen10 replied to colleen10's topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone. Thanks for all of your responses. I don't just willy nilly call the doctor. I work with my preceptor on what I specifically need to ask the doctor, what information they will probably...

3. Procedural Question regarding Phys. orders

   colleen10 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone, I am currently doing a summer externship at a large community hospital. I have one year of nursing school under my belt and will start my last year this fall. I have a "procedure"...

4. Patient didn't know she was pregnant

   colleen10 replied to cabbage patch rn's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I think a lot of the thoughts that you and your co-workers are valid ones. I once worked in an office with a woman who kept her pregnancy secret, didn't tell a soul, not even her boss. One day she...

5. Student Interview with Case(Care) or Risk Manager

   colleen10 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone, I am almost done with a online summer class on Nursing Professionalism and Ethics. I need to conduct on online interview with a Case or Risk Manager for my class. If you would be willing...

6. Student requests email interview w/ case manager

   colleen10 posted a topic in Case Management

   Hi there, I am half way through my student nurse career and am taking a summer internet based class on nursing ethics and professionalism. I have an assignment in which I need to conduct an interview...

7. Possible Nail Loss, No Idea Why

   colleen10 replied to colleen10's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Leslie, You must live in the North East with me and have nothing to do but spend time on the computer since the weather is so hot, humid and rainy. Thanks for the help. I checked out the page and...

8. Thyroid Problem

   colleen10 replied to hrjang's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Clara, Don't want to speculate too much but the information you have from tests could be any number of different things. Looks like your values are normal except for your TSH which is a bit high....

9. Possible Nail Loss, No Idea Why

   colleen10 replied to colleen10's topic in General Nursing

   No, my hair and the rest of me is normal. No more hair loss than what I usually have with brushing and drying. My hair doesn't appear brittle or dry. No weird rashes and nothing wrong with my toe...

10. Possible Nail Loss, No Idea Why

    colleen10 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone, I am writing because I have a bit of a problem. I have noticed the past few weeks that my finger nails seem to be lifting from the nail plate and I have no idea why. I am a healthy 29...

11. Medical record problem--a wee bit long....

    colleen10 replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I just wanted to say that this whole situation is rediculous and if I were you I would have found a new doctor as well. To pay so you can come in and they can fix THEIR mistake is outrageous. In...

12. What colors do you wear?

    colleen10 replied to VioletX's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi Violet, I am starting an externship program in 2 weeks and was just ordering myself scrubs online since we are allowed to wear what ever type of scrubs we would like to. I checked out AllHeart.com...

13. Labor & Delivery Units Closing

    colleen10 replied to mfshirk's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I live in Pittsburgh, PA and can say that yes, my state has been loosing OB/GYN's to sky rocketing insurance and malpractice verdicts. It can take 6 months to get in to see an OB/GYN if you are not a...

14. Is this common?

    colleen10 replied to ayndim's topic in Ob/Gyn

    During my L&D rotation the patients pushed in their birthing rooms with just the nurse present. When the nurse felt it was close to the actual birth they would call in the doctor and tech and...

15. Is this guy for real??????

    colleen10 replied to Lasoniamacaroni's topic in General Nursing

    IamRN, Thank you for your post. As a student nurse I had never thought about what you said regarding picking narcs. up (or anything for that matter) from the pharm. and people being wise to the nurse...