ICRN2008 BSN, RN

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    Topamax

    ICRN2008 replied to ER-RN2's topic in General Nursing

    I take 25mg qhs for migraine prevention and chronic daily headache, and it has been helping me tremendously. I have been getting far fewer headaches, and the only side effects were increased thirst...
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    NP w/no desire for RN?

    ICRN2008 replied to Pinoy2.0's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I completely
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    Myers-Briggs Personality Type & CRNA's

    ICRN2008 replied to Toby's mum's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    same for
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    What did you do before starting Nursing School?

    ICRN2008 replied to Nathalie's topic in General Nursing

    I am a medical technologist and I'm still working, though I have cut down to 0.5
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    "Nurses are like waitresses"

    ICRN2008 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Here's a story that will get your blood boiling... A classmate of mine went to the health service at our school last week. The doctor asked her what she was going to school for, and she told him...
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    What is a left shift?

    ICRN2008 replied to Molly_RN's topic in General Nursing

    A left shift is an increase in the number of immmature neutrophils or polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN's). These are called band or stab neutrophils, and in more severe cases there may be...
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    Confidence with assessments

    ICRN2008 replied to RazorbackRN's topic in General Students

    Have you considered making yourself a note card book or buying a pocket assessment book? I have the Bates one, and I am finding it very useful. It's a lot of information to keep track of, so a...
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    homozygous mthfr mutation factor

    ICRN2008 replied to nurse_wannabe's topic in General Nursing

    Here is a link from Babycenter: http://bbs.babycenter.com/board/preconception/precongrief/1202012/thread/1291170 Hope it
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    So embarrassed, just want to vent.

    ICRN2008 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry that you had to go through this, it must have been very difficult. It's probably better that you left and did not come back. I would not want to work at an agency with such insensitive...
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    Intimidation Tactics as Teaching Tools?

    ICRN2008 replied to Catys_With_Me's topic in General Students

    As far as reading 60 chapters per week of material, I sincerely doubt this is true. Either the chapters were extremely short, or the material was not covered in any appreciable depth. We have about...
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    Intimidation Tactics as Teaching Tools?

    ICRN2008 replied to Catys_With_Me's topic in General Students

    Unfortunately this is true, but there has to be a better
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    WRITING ABOUT Nursing Philosophy!

    ICRN2008 replied to mary777's topic in General Students

    When we wrote our nursing philosophy papers for Fundamentals class, they asked us to address our definition of human beings, human rights and the nurse's role, and our beliefs about people, the...
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    Why are you REALLY going into nursing? Honest answers please.

    ICRN2008 replied to Sheri257's topic in General Students

    In my state, nurse practitioners can practice
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    Anyone ever get the flu from a flu shot?

    ICRN2008 replied to Mandylpn's topic in General Nursing

    Here's some info from the CDC: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/pdf/early_screening_form.pdf http://www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/VIS/vis-flu.pdf Seems like the answer is yes, but they should...
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    Why are you REALLY going into nursing? Honest answers please.

    ICRN2008 replied to Sheri257's topic in General Students

    I earned my first bachelor's degree in Clinical Laboratory Science, and I am currently working as a medical technologist. Six months out of school, I knew that I wouldn't be happy with this job for...
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    What punishment should this nurse get?

    ICRN2008 replied to Daytonite's topic in General Nursing

    One important issue that is brought forward by this debate is how difficult it can be to stay alert in the middle of the night. I had a colleague on third shift (in the lab) who would start to nod...
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    Am I over reacting?

    ICRN2008 replied to AylaB's topic in General Nursing

    The physician's office should have notified you by telephone if your third smear showed progression of your condition. Dropping a letter in the mail is not exactly responsible in my opinion. I would...
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    re HBV antibodies <10...?

    ICRN2008 replied to jnette's topic in General Nursing

    Here is the response from the CDC website: "Current data show that vaccine-induced hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs) levels may decline over time; however, immune memory (anamnestic anti-HBs...
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    Last names on ID badges and retaliation by patients

    ICRN2008 posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am a nursing student who would like input on her school's policy on ID badges. We are currently required to display our full first and last name on our name tags at our clinical sites. I contend...
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    GRE scores?

    ICRN2008 replied to moonshadeau's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I would recommend getting some GRE books and practicing. You might even have time to take a Kaplan prep course. The more familiar you are with the test, the more comfortable you will be when you go...
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    Phlebotomy advice???

    ICRN2008 replied to PhoenixGirl's topic in General Students

    The order of draw is: SPS (blood cultures), red top (no additive), blue top (sodium citrate), green top (heparin), lavender (EDTA) and finally gray (oxalate). I think you draw the gold top (SST)...
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    "Just" a nurse? You can do so much better!

    ICRN2008 replied to Mirai Kangofu's topic in General Nursing

    I can totally relate to this! When I got to college, I thought I'd be selling myself short by becoming a nurse. So, I became a medical technologist because it was "harder" (more math, more...
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    Can someone explain to me what the INR TEST is

    ICRN2008 replied to Nurseinthemaking's topic in General Nursing

    Because thromboplastins are produced using different methods and from different sources, the sensitivity of an individual thromboplastin to another can vary greatly. The more sensitive the...
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    Medical Laboratory Technologist

    ICRN2008 replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    I am a medical technologist, but I work with MLT's so I'll try to help you out. A Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT, also called a Clinical Laboratory Technician) has a two year degree. A Medical...
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    Last names on ID badges and retaliation by patients

    ICRN2008 replied to ICRN2008's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree completely with