ICRN2008 BSN, RN

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    You're Discharged....GET OUT NOW!

    ICRN2008 replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    I don't agree with discharging patients and just letting them sit in the lobby. I believe that all patients should be cared for until they leave the building. However, I would like to play devil's...
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    What is your hospital doing for nurse's week?

    ICRN2008 replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    That's just sad, why even
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    Are your hopital security armed?

    ICRN2008 replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

    The security in my building is lax to say the least. One guard is about 50 years old and at least 50 pounds overweight. I don't think she could run if she tried. The other officer is about 5 feet...
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    Need help. Starting to doubt myself. Almost HATE nursing now....

    ICRN2008 replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

    You have been through a lot, and you deserve congratulations for pushing through and being as successful as you have. When there is a death in the family, it is difficult no matter how close you were...
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    Starting IV's...

    ICRN2008 replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    Veins feel very different from tendons and arteries. Try pressing your finger firmly in the skin and then moving it back and forth; the tendons will feel "stringy" or "ropelike". When you apply...
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    Can you be called "Doctor" with a PhD in Nursing?

    ICRN2008 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    If you are referring to my post, it was unnecessary for my sister to offer clarification to the physician. He was calling her "Dr." because she is in fact a doctor of pharmacy, and he was well aware...
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    Can a Platelet Transfusion cause a Stroke ?

    ICRN2008 replied to ItalianRN's topic in General Nursing

    It is possible that the physician meant that it would be inadvisable to transfuse platelets if he/she didn't know the cause of your friend's thrombocytopenia. I am just speculating, however, and your...
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    Can you be called "Doctor" with a PhD in Nursing?

    ICRN2008 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have really appreciated llg's comments so far; they are very articulate and well thought out. I disagree with the contention that only MDs and DOs should be referred to as Dr. in a medical setting....
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    Clincials in nursing school

    ICRN2008 replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    We have to put in about 400 hours in my BSN program, but it's spead out over 4 semesters. The longest we work is 8 hours shifts, either days (7-3) or pms (3-11). I have never heard of a nursing...
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    PLEASE HELP! What should I do???

    ICRN2008 replied to HomeofLove4Him's topic in General Nursing

    Have you belong to a church or community group who could help you find a sitter? Sometimes other moms at school are interested in watching kids for some extra money if they stay home. At my church,...
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    Favorite Wrist Watch?

    ICRN2008 replied to tanner523's topic in General Students

    I have a Fossil watch, and it has worked out great for me so far. It was kind of expensive ($55), but it has a metal wristband, is water resistant, and comes with an 11 year warranty....
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    Norm for blood in the urine???

    ICRN2008 replied to nckdl's topic in General Nursing

    The normal range for urine RBCs is 0-5 per high powered field. This test is relatively sensitive by not very specific for cancer of the urinary tract. The presence of abnormal epithelial cells...
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    Has anyone else lost hair?

    ICRN2008 replied to lizzybeth's topic in General Students

    I am losing hair because of a medication for migraine prophylaxis. There are piles of hair in the shower drain each morning, so I just scoop them out and throw them away. Thank goodness I have thick...
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    CRNA so why not CRNS? Certified Register Nurse Surgeon? (devil's advocate)

    ICRN2008 replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    This is a reference to hockey (no high sticking is one of the rules). It basically means "let's not get aggressive". Interesting discussion, I agree that nurses (including APRNs) should and do serve...
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    Care Plans Help Please! (with the R\T and AEB)

    ICRN2008 replied to RNinJune2007's topic in General Students

    I am writing a care plan and I would like some help. I have my three nursing diagnoses: Activity Intolerance related to impaired oxygen intake/ transport secondary to diminished red blood cell count...
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    Never say "QUIET"

    ICRN2008 replied to piezo-electricite's topic in Emergency

    Ha I love this thread! I never used to believe in superstitions, but whenever I say that I hope it's slow so I can study, we get slammed in the lab. It ALWAYS happens the night before an exam, go...
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    watches - best for nurses?

    ICRN2008 replied to LanaBanana's topic in General Students

    We were told by our lab instructors that if you push your watch up your arm when you wash your hands, you will recontaminate your wrist when you push it back down. So, we were instructed just to leave...
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    Air Embolus?

    ICRN2008 replied to Irishgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Was this a medical intern or a nursing intern? Do ICU RNs remove central lines
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    Insurance in School?

    ICRN2008 replied to TennRN2004's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Many universities offer student health insurance plans, so it might help to call the health clinic at your school. At both colleges I attended, the students received information in the mail a few...
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    My first code

    ICRN2008 replied to RN50's topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital the DNR patients wear blue wristbands. For a while they had problems because the tsunami relief bracelets are also blue (don't think anything actually happened), so they instituted a...
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    HELP! Ink on school uniform

    ICRN2008 replied to arlenan's topic in General Nursing

    I spilled some gram stain reagent (similar to ink) on the sleeve of a blouse once. I could not get the stain out to save my life, so I turned the shirt over to my mother. She poured rubbing alcohol...
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    White Pants Underwear Woes

    ICRN2008 replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    Now that I think about it, I have done this forever without even thinking, and I've never have problems putting on mascara :) Too
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    labeling stethoscopes

    ICRN2008 replied to Golden_Clover's topic in General Students

    They said they could engrave anywhere there was metal, but they ended up doing it about an inch below the
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    labeling stethoscopes

    ICRN2008 replied to Golden_Clover's topic in General Students

    I had my stethoscope engraved at Things Remembered. I think I paid $10-15, which included insurance in case something happened to it. I was very pleased with the results. At Sears they said that...
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    Infection Control

    ICRN2008 replied to oreocookie's topic in General Nursing

    I suggest that report any potential exposure to your infection control nurse immediately per agency protocol. At my facility, employees are evaluated in the ED on evenings and weekends. That being...