Michelle123

Michelle123

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  1. "My Mom Can't Sleep!"

    Michelle123 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    I actually missed the point of what I was posting!! I meant to add that now when I do a day shift I'm not as anal about getting everyone out of bed and into the shower like I used to be. I have a 45...

  2. "My Mom Can't Sleep!"

    Michelle123 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    I get the age thing all the time too. I'm pregnant at the moment, and when people find out that I already have a daughter (who is 4) and I have actually been married for almost 7 years they freak out....

  3. I can smell poop...

    Michelle123 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Everywhere I go! I can't help it, but it seems to be the smell that is everywhere.... is it just me? And the smell of emptying a colostomy bag, it permeates everything. Still on my clothes when I get...

  4. How Beneficial?

    Michelle123 replied to Faith213's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Sorry, I wanted to add: Oh, and since I am happy to do the patient care stuff too, I don't have the attitude that some of the students have (at least where I am!) of, I am here to learn X,Y and Z,...

  5. How Beneficial?

    Michelle123 replied to Faith213's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    This may be partially due to my age, and other experiences in the workforce, but I find being an aide has really helped my clinical experiences. Not only am I already competant in the basic patient...

  6. "My Mom Can't Sleep!"

    Michelle123 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    I was actually thinking while reading that she probably couldn't sleep because of the noise the family were making, glad she told them! Although some people will not "hear" stuff like that. On...

  7. Cna-ain?

    Michelle123 posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I am an Aussie, and am currently employed as an AIN (assistant in nursing - Student Nurse) I am currently in nursing school to get my bachelors in nursing to become an RN. I'm curious as to what the...

  8. Being Pregnant in Nursing School

    Michelle123 replied to tri08's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Wow, it sounds like your schools are like prisons over there! I am in my final year and fell pregnant, it hasn't been the easiest thing that I have done, and I will be taking 12 months leave of...

  9. Case studies for emergency nursing

    Michelle123 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi all, I'm just wondering if anyone knows of any online sites that have case studies in relation to emergency nursing? Trauma.org has moulages which I am finding helpful, but are more for docs then...

  10. Ibuprofen in pregnancy

    Michelle123 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I completed a maternity placement earlier this year, and we had a pt come in who had passed out in the shower. She had c/o headaches, and advised that she had taken ibuprofen (actually I think it was...

  11. most fertile during menstruation? what?

    Michelle123 replied to lorenwithano's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My LP is 10-11 days. I was fortunate that even though I was borderline, I concieved without a

  12. most fertile during menstruation? what?

    Michelle123 replied to lorenwithano's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have 36-42 day cycles and the period of time between ovulation and the start of my next period is approx 10-11 days. So all that stuff about ovulation 14 days after the start of your period or 14...

  13. Personal Hygiene...

    Michelle123 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just wanted to know if it was just me, but the amount of people I assist to the bathroom that will quite happily leave without washing their hands...I often will stand at the basin, with the water...

  14. Ibuprofen in pregnancy

    Michelle123 replied to Michelle123's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Do you know the outcome for the baby? The study I read didn't go into treatment methods and survival rates/disability etc

  15. Head injury - Serial assessment/neuro obs stupid question

    Michelle123 replied to Michelle123's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks for that. I just had a lightbulb moment with the serial assessment! Sometimes I just feel so

  16. I can smell poop...

    Michelle123 replied to Michelle123's topic in General Nursing

    I will do that!! I once tried with the alco handwash that we have on the wards, but it just dried out the skin under my nose! (I was desperate at the time!) Keeping my mouth shut....oh that could be...

  17. Personal Hygiene...

    Michelle123 replied to Michelle123's topic in General Nursing

    I know that it can be hard, it will be the last thing you feel like doing, but don't you feel so much better when you do it? A nice hot shower, steam, fresh teeth, clean hair and fresh

  18. Personal Hygiene...

    Michelle123 replied to Michelle123's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work in McDonalds, and they had the health dept on their backs all the time, which meant that the managers were on our backs all the time to make sure everything was spotless and sterile...

  19. Personal Hygiene...

    Michelle123 replied to Michelle123's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes I wish I didn't even start nursing, because then I could still be blissfully ignorant of the nasty things that are lurking everywhere.... I find myself thinking about who touched the hand...

  20. Personal Hygiene...

    Michelle123 replied to Michelle123's topic in General Nursing

    If a pt isn't well enough, then I will wash their hair for them. I have also had a lot of pt's tell me after I have managed to convince them to have a shower, that they feel so much better. Sometimes...

  21. Acronym for Assessment

    Michelle123 replied to Michelle123's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm studying for my Emergency Nursing exam, and this helps me to put my mind in order for answering questions. For other areas, it acts as a starting point. I get freaked out by exams, and these sort...

  22. Acronym for Assessment

    Michelle123 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi, I can vaguely remember in 2nd year being shown an acronym to help remember the things to look for in an initial assessment. It covered, S&S, History, Medications, etc. But I can't seem to...

  23. Acronym for Assessment

    Michelle123 replied to Michelle123's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I would, but he is on 12 months study leave, so not sure how to contact him. Awesome!

  24. Cardioversion V's Defib

    Michelle123 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This is probably a really silly question, but what is the difference between cardioversion and

  25. Did anyone hate nursing school?

    Michelle123 replied to FNPhopeful's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yeah I feel the same about the course! It is hard work, and there is lots of it, it is exhausting! I am always tired, then there are the inconsistancies between markers, and policies and procedures!!...