psalm

psalm RN

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  1. Anyone knowof any NON-Residents getting into KCC ADN program

    psalm replied to worf's topic in General Nursing

    Call your congressperson? You're in a unique position. In 1976 I tried to get into Leeward Community College for the LPN program and was told their "military dependent" quota was already full....

  2. I got reprimanded at work for not using a bra !

    psalm replied to Kath80's topic in General Nursing

    Part of wearing a bra is for support AND protection of the breasts and

  3. I got reprimanded at work for not using a bra !

    psalm replied to Kath80's topic in General Nursing

    With all this talk, I went out, got measured, was wearing the wrong size, but no more!! I'm sending the retired bras to Good

  4. I got reprimanded at work for not using a bra !

    psalm replied to Kath80's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes the minimizer styles will redistribute the weight from the breasts so there is less pressure in the straps. Try some that are underwire and the wire-free. Try the Curvations at Walmart...

  5. Blood in stool care plan

    psalm replied to MissMarishaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Risk for anemia? Check

  6. How do I deal with pt/family's racist attitudes?

    psalm replied to MrsCaseyRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There are some things we can accomodate; but racist attitudes are difficult to deal with. If I want to really irritate someone who has made a racist or mean-spirited comment, I will say softly,...

  7. Bathroom hygiene -you gotta be kidding me!!

    psalm replied to Flare's topic in School

    I think what would have motivated me to check out this family is the mother's belief that he's too little to do it himself. Excuse me, but kids need to know how to wipe their heinies. We aren't...

  8. Organ donation process? My Mom was the donor.

    psalm replied to DaisyChains's topic in General Nursing

    Prayers and hugs to you, Daisy. I lost my brother Oct. 31, 2008; he was brain dead and the family waited til I flew in before extubation. I have some questions, as you do. However, my brother...

  9. *Weird* Patient Allergies

    psalm replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    If a woman complains of discomfort and swelling after sex with condom use, she may have a sensitivity or allergy to latex condoms. Some women DO have an allergic-type reaction to semen...please...

  10. *Weird* Patient Allergies

    psalm replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    ...maybe the eggs were scrambled with milk and the person had a reaction to the combination of eggs AND milk. I can have limited amt. of egg and limited amt. of milk but anything with both in it...

  11. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    psalm replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    [ The things I wanted to tell that pt........ Yeah, like "Go

  12. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    psalm replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is for the walkie-talkies who all of a sudden can't lift a sheet to cover themselves or reach for their drink..."Do you think you can go any

  13. *Weird* Patient Allergies

    psalm replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    Yep! My husband is allergic to the sap. He was helping a neighbor get mangoes from her tree and afterward must not have washed his hands thoroughly coz he got the most awful rash in his groin. This...

  14. *Weird* Patient Allergies

    psalm replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    also found out i am allergic to chili pepper, white pepper and red pepper, not black! this after my tongue tripled in size after eating chili. confirmed with blood test last week! so glad you aren't...

  15. *Weird* Patient Allergies

    psalm replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    Claritin-D made my lips swell! I was driving home from nursing school, went straight to my MD's office and he sent me to the ER. I was okay and now I don't take

  16. *Weird* Patient Allergies

    psalm replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, I had a reaction to my allergy shot. Headache and lips swelling about 8 minutes after the shot. Got to stay at the office for 2.5 hours in the shock position with 2 nurses, the doc most of...

  17. *Weird* Patient Allergies

    psalm replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    A person can have an allergic reaction to some cat dander but not all cat dander. Perhaps she has had reactions to orange cats that had a particular dander? Or she's just had reactions to orange...

  18. Ellis Hospital ICU...

    psalm replied to psalm's topic in General Nursing

    I plan on writing a thank you letter to the unit and the hospital, but that may take a few days. I want to give recognition where it is due. My family is highly disfunctional, lol, and the nurses...

  19. Ellis Hospital ICU...

    psalm posted a topic in General Nursing

    I want to thank the nurses at Ellis Hospital in Sch'dy, NY E-Wing ICU for their nursing skills, treatment and kindness to my brother and our family while he was a patient recently. Their efficient,...

  20. Christmas Party Ideas

    psalm replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Favors of wrapped candies in nonlatex exam gloves tied with a festive ribbon. Ornament-making contest using items unique to medical and ob nursing. (ie. IV tubing, gloves, monitor strips, urine cup,...

  21. My two least favorite words

    psalm replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, nobody goes "lightly",

  22. Suicide

    psalm replied to OnTheRoad's topic in General Students

    Sorry you feel so shaken up, it is normal. In time you will be over the shock of what some patients do to themselves and/or others. I try to wait til after my shift to "destress or debrief" the...

  23. Do Day Nurses Really Feel that Night Nurses Do Nothing All Night?

    psalm replied to Brita01's topic in General Nursing

    I love it!! "YOU ARE PAID TO BE ALERT AND UP AND MOVING JUST THE SAME". This is it!! I wish everyone every shift had the attitude of coming to work prepared to work, and that we help each other when...

  24. Manipulative Clients

    psalm replied to ilovechadkrause's topic in General Nursing

    Is there any family member available to stay with him for meals, an afternoon of visiting, phone calls that you could work with to help him be more independent of staff? It's one thing to truly need...

  25. Why still IV gtt rates on exams?

    psalm replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, MY! What hospital is this, in