psalm

psalm RN

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  1. I feel like a weakling...

    psalm replied to AliRae's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    You should CHARGE THAT PT. WITH ASSALT since he got you the 2nd time. Do

  2. What a life...

    psalm replied to amanda1229's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    ...this may sound horrible, but maybe *some* adult children who won't let go or insist on mom or dad being a full code are punishing them for abuses they endured as kids. I have seen some terrible...

  3. Any Military Spouses Out There!?

    psalm replied to ilovenursing2009's topic in General Nursing

    Hello! Your main challenge will be to have a duty assignment long enuff to do clinicals in a nursing program! Once that is completed, you shouldn't have a problem being hired. If a hospital is...

  4. Full of anxiety after a year of nursing experience

    psalm replied to Newbie<3's topic in Nursing Career

    I agree with earle58, make it a priority to get some treatment. Are you orienting for days or nights? I work nights coz days are so distracting with so much coming and going. You may do better on...

  5. comment frm ABCs desperate hswives

    psalm replied to leiza's topic in International Nursing

    Hello, I am not Filipino, and I find that statement very offensive. The Filipino physicians I work with here in Michigan are WONDERFUL, they know their stuff and have saved some of my pts. from...

  6. ?? for long-haired female nurses/student! How do you wear your hair at the hospital?

    psalm replied to Athenas83's topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone considered shaving her head? Both my sons shave and look so good. I am so-o-o tempted, esp. since I work on a med/oncology floor. But DH says

  7. Army Nursing

    psalm replied to kendra2kendra's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Wow!, Mrs. Waggy says it all!! Thank you for the info, if I weren't so old and not already an RN I would have enlisted again,

  8. Army Nursing

    psalm replied to kendra2kendra's topic in Georgia Nursing

    ...hello, I checked a bit after my last post and the army website says nothing. But I did a search and at least in 2005 the 91W was medic training and then 91WM6 is the LPN training, 58 weeks. Ask...

  9. Army Nursing

    psalm replied to kendra2kendra's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I don't trust recruiters!! Go to the military website for the info you want...the search engine should be a good place to start, dependig on what branch of service. I would check into all of them....

  10. Stating pt's type of diet, w/o saying "normal"

    psalm replied to NBMom1225's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Regular or General

  11. I cried in class today

    psalm replied to JdNNurse2B's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    When we covered leukemias in Peds, I cried the tears and yet stayed so I wouldn't miss anything in the lecture. My friend's 7 year old son died of leukemia when my kids were little. The lecture...

  12. Cat had subcutaneous emphysema

    psalm replied to SaderNurse05's topic in General Nursing

    ...just wait til you can't find your fuchia rose nail polish, I bet I know who hid it!! So glad she is doing well and again, purrs to you. Our kitties are so important to us and it is a fright when...

  13. Need a PACU tshirt slogan!

    psalm replied to mothertucker's topic in General Nursing

    "We're the REAL Mc Dreamy" "Welcome to Reality" "While You Were

  14. Cat had subcutaneous emphysema

    psalm replied to SaderNurse05's topic in General Nursing

    ...how is the feline doing now? My Goldie Mae and I were

  15. I want to spend money.....

    psalm replied to blueberrybon's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Well, I don't have any input on brand etc. But find out from the powers that be at your facility if you can use it on pts. and legally record it. I was at a facility that wouldn't allow nurses to...

  16. Cat had subcutaneous emphysema

    psalm replied to SaderNurse05's topic in General Nursing

    Purrs to you and

  17. Writing a paper

    psalm replied to SAL51's topic in General Nursing

    ...lie on your bed and think of how it would feel if you couldn't move one of your sides due to a stroke, couldn't talk, move, eat, go to the bathroom by yourself, scratch your nose if it itched, etc....

  18. Do you compliment your co-workers?

    psalm replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    I try to thank whoever has helped me, esp. in a tense situation. Sometimes just being acknowledged that even though it is your job, someone appreciates it, goes a long way. AND I nearly always...

  19. Patients with interesting occupations (or not)

    psalm replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    AND this is so interesting! I had a pt. in his 90's who was a retired doctor. I read in his ltc chart that he did some of his internship at Rome State School in Rome, NY. Rome State School was a...

  20. Patients with interesting occupations (or not)

    psalm replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    One of my ltc patients had a picture of her in her room in her WAC uniform with a couple of other WACs during WW2...with General Patton. Cool lady. Had another pt. in acute care who was under...

  21. Should I or shouldn't I?

    psalm replied to NY Nurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I once started a new position and worked for a week before I had 10 days off. I had planned this trip for almost a year and when I interviewed I told them such. I was originally scheduled to start...

  22. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    psalm replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    This I learned from a pt. on the med floor...Never use the words "looking good" or "very nice" when you are assessing a man's member after debriding and/or extensive wound care. No matter how...

  23. Please help!

    psalm replied to freetofly's topic in Nursing Career

    Can you go to a trusted college instructor and ask him/her for their input? Maybe a letter for future applications that you were under his/her teaching and how you did? Can you ask to shadow a...

  24. Prayer and patient care.

    psalm replied to WhiteFlowerRN's topic in General Nursing

    I pray while I drive to work but I keep my eyes open I pray with pts. if they request. If I see a Bible in the room and I see the pt. anxious, I ask if they'd like a chaplain or their pastor or a...

  25. New Nurse keeps breaking out in hives!!!!

    psalm replied to brookorrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    ARe you working in a newly-remodeled area, new paint and/or wallpaper? Sometimes new stuff makes me itch like crazy, and I sneeze, wheeze, tear and turn red and have to get the inhaler out. My rast...