mkeep74

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1. Anyone Squeamish?

   mkeep74 replied to nursingasanart's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Also, forgot to mention this, but at least half the time your so much into data collection and what this smell of poo or pee can tell you about your pt's condition that, you may notice the smell, but...

2. Anyone Squeamish?

   mkeep74 replied to nursingasanart's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   This is sooo funny! I have a VERY acute sense of smell. I've always been able to tell what perfume a person is wearing, can notice different notes in a good wine and so forth. When I did my first...

3. Moms who want to feel absolutely NO pain

   mkeep74 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I started labor at 3 am and when I got to the hospital 2 hrs later at 5am i was already 9cm and almost completely efaced. I was in so much pain that I think I resembled the girl from the exorcist. I...

4. Dear Abbey, about a nurse

   mkeep74 replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Nursing

   OK. Sorry, but in my experience with people in recovery from any anasthetic, they rarely know what the hell they are alking about. Yes, you may occasionally get a recognizable answer from them, but...

5. I didn't get all this education to wipe behinds!

   mkeep74 replied to SeekingNur's topic in General Nursing

   I've been an LPN for almost a year now and work in a convalescent home. I frequently toilet, shower, transfer, fetch, bedpan, feed and numerous other things that, in my facility, are technically the...

6. "but doctors are better than nurses"

   mkeep74 replied to AussieJack's topic in General Nursing

   The whole principle behind nursing is the holistic approach. The meaning of this is that we treat the whole person, not just the disease. We take into account their religion, culture and what their...

7. I saw something new and scary

   mkeep74 replied to teeituptom's topic in Emergency

   Actually this was just on a repeat episode of CSI the other night. People believe that drinking your own "fresh" urine has anti-aging benefits and they have actually interpreted Bible sections to...

8. Define: Nurses Eating Their Young

   mkeep74 replied to Daytonite's topic in General Nursing

   That's basically what it means. I, however, think it goes beyond this to include nursing instructors. They all went through school, and know how hard and demanding it can be, but most of them seem...

9. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   mkeep74 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   :roll :roll :rotfl: :yelclap: Merry

10. LPN's just glorified nurse aids in LTC? Huh?

    mkeep74 replied to onehusbandsevenkids's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I can tell you that in Connecticut where I am from LPN's in LTC work as charge nurses. They pass meds, do treatments, breathing treatments, trach care, tube feeds etc. It states in the scope of...