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  1. Another "OMG i can't believe you did that!" family member story

    ARLadyRN replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Don't get me started with semi-private rooms. I visited family members who had the roommates from you know where. The old man who kept urinating over the bedrail, the cougher who kept coughing up...

  2. RUDE pt and spouse=everyone fired from care!

    ARLadyRN replied to melrina75's topic in General Nursing

    I've been on the other side. Patients do get tired of having to explain exactly how treatments, turning, dressing changes etc. need to be done. It seemed that everyone did it differently when they...

  3. Air Embolisms by Central Line Removal

    ARLadyRN replied to mach1of8's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    If the patient doesn't want to lay down flat, then I don't take it out. I will explain to the patient why I would do it and usually 10 out of 10 times they will do it if they know

  4. Need advice...life threatened by pt's family today

    ARLadyRN replied to SotaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have an isolation room where they could be, away from the other patients? Maybe give them some rules, in and out 3 times only, maybe. I feel for

  5. Had my interview Figured u guys would be interested :P

    ARLadyRN replied to MmacFN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    What kind of position were you interviewing for?

  6. HELP!!! Has anyone done this? Advice needed

    ARLadyRN replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Go for it!! If you are unsure about leaving, can you keep working prn at the old place for a while? That will give you a foot back in the door without having to reapply. Sometimes change is

  7. How do you manage child care with both partners working??

    ARLadyRN replied to nursewho's topic in General Nursing

    You might work nights for a while, thats what I did. Have your husband get them ready in the morning. Do they catch the bus or walk or do you take them? Maybe a neighbor could take them with hers....

  8. I dont want to do this anymore!!!

    ARLadyRN replied to RNOTODAY's topic in General Nursing

    Try the post partum floors, less stress, less high paced. New born nurseries is nice, but don't get into NICU--too high stress. You might like teaching--like for new nurse assistants etc. Insurance...

  9. pt's arm turning white and red with IV?

    ARLadyRN replied to rehab nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with unikuelady. always dc if you feel it isn't right, it probably

  10. Great performance review/poor raise

    ARLadyRN replied to joyflnoyz's topic in General Nursing

    That's about what it is at my hospital and usually the eval is late, but the back pay is nice in a lump

  11. want to help out a friend BUT.....

    ARLadyRN replied to hhrhrn41's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, that just makes me mad. Yes, she thinks she can get it for free and she will. If she is working full time at the hospital, then she has insurance on herself. She doesn't want to pay the co-pay...

  12. Please Read (knee surgery)

    ARLadyRN replied to Lauren3249's topic in Emergency

    This really tells people about the importance of insurance. Try to at least have some with a hugh deductible on the wage earner. I'm so sorry for you all. Do you have family members that could help...

  13. Anyone take out $50,000 per year to live?

    ARLadyRN replied to ellarose's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Sorry, I didn't see that it was crna school, but just remember, the more you make the more you spend sometimes and it will still be hard to pay all that back later even if you do make more money. What...

  14. Anyone take out $50,000 per year to live?

    ARLadyRN replied to ellarose's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    YOU want to be in that much debt for how long? 30 or 40 years to get caught up. I want you to just think about how long that it would be for you to pay it off. Your children are so young. They need...

  15. Please help ASAP! Need patient care info!

    ARLadyRN replied to Bumashes's topic in General Nursing

    I also think that you need to get your CNA training. This is too big of a undertaking for you. (I'm thinking that you are very young). ITs a lot of work and responsibility. (I know I am taking care of...

  16. PLEASE HELP! What should I do???

    ARLadyRN replied to HomeofLove4Him's topic in General Nursing

    Why don't you just wait and raise your children until they are in school and then go back ,or were you working also? I think children need their mother more when they are little. Enjoy them now, and...

  17. Lactaction consultant on my 3rd baby

    ARLadyRN replied to abckidsmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If she came in with this one, I would just say--"I'm a pro at this now since this is my third breastfeeding baby and I remember all your help from the last two babies and I will call you if I need...

  18. cloth vs disposable diapers

    ARLadyRN replied to Jayla's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I started using cloth diapers with my first, and found out that I hated to rinse the dirty ones in the toilet. I started throwing those out. Then went to the disposible ones--much nicer if you are...

  19. families with clipboards/notebooks

    ARLadyRN replied to shock-me-sane's topic in General Nursing

    I make notes all the time and sometimes others do to in the hospital. They do it for various reasons, hopefully to help them to remember later. Just do your best if they are taking notes. I had...

  20. Still Breastfeeding

    ARLadyRN replied to tigress_8207's topic in General Nursing

    Do like they did on "Desperate Housewives" on TV. There was a woman at one of the housewives work who was still nursing her 5 year old and everyone thought that she should quit. The "housewife" gave...

  21. Diploma Trained Nurse?

    ARLadyRN replied to ibmaryann's topic in General Nursing

    It's a 3 year hospital based program. Mine was 1 year academics in a community college and 2 years clinicals. I don't think there are many of these around anymore. Mostly 2 and 4 year

  22. Public Breastfeeding

    ARLadyRN replied to MarySunshine's topic in General Nursing

    Just started to read this thread. I was in a fast food place my teenage son was across from me with his back to the table where a woman who who had a tiny baby, completely lifted her blouse and with...

  23. Med Error

    ARLadyRN replied to lovingmyabcs's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm sorry for the nurse, but that's very serious for that poor patient more

  24. Is This True? (extra coccyx bone, tail?)

    ARLadyRN replied to Meerkat's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Don't laugh. I have seen babies born with tails and they do look a little funny. They are not very long. They remove them

  25. Diabetic in the public

    ARLadyRN replied to HappyJaxRN's topic in General Nursing

    Just what I was going to say yvonnemuse. Get the frosting tube. A relative of mine is diabetic and thats how they