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  1. Returning to Nursing After Depression

    lavenderskies replied to hazyblue's topic in Retired Nurses

    I second the comment that it sounds like you are still working the struggle. This from one struggler to another. Self talk is exhausting and more so when treatment is not working as well as it should....

  2. Advice for a new foreign educated nurse that got her first job.

    lavenderskies replied to Sulyan's topic in Retired Nurses

    I don't have any foreign educated nurse experience but I just wanted to say if you have done all of that in the last come years I'm sure you are going to be fine :) It's normal to be nervous and...

  3. Abandonment if I don't pick up over time shifts??

    lavenderskies replied to hollyspiller0253's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Jensmom7 said I agree, even 20 years ago you never heard that

  4. Odd interactions

    lavenderskies replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    little honeybee said man, there are some serious freaks out

  5. Odd interactions

    lavenderskies replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    WKSHADOWRN: I guess it could be considered progressive healthcare. Uh

  6. Nurses turn to pet therapy

    lavenderskies replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know if this will work from my phone but my fur kids are my lifesavers. I have several but she's my

  7. Odd interactions

    lavenderskies replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Farawyn It mostly weirded me out. I had two other weird experiences at the same place. 30-something guy in for a LE fx. Nights again, I was rounding in the middle of the night and found him with a...

  8. Magnet status

    lavenderskies replied to dec2007's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's interesting that part of the criteria for being magnet isn't staff RN retention. Maybe it is but it rates low? I don't know but it seems anecdotally turnover is high at magnet...

  9. Odd interactions

    lavenderskies replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Farawyn Haha! I don't recall exactly but I said something along the lines of "well ok. He needs to go back to sleep

  10. Odd interactions

    lavenderskies replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was rounding on patients in the middle of night shift checking on a patient who was supposed to be asleep when she opened her eyes and asked me to feel the lump on the back of her head. Puzzled...

  11. Libertarian Healthcare

    lavenderskies replied to 1edwood79's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    As a libertarian nurse where do you stand on mass vaccination programs and infant

  12. First year nursing student & already feeling hopeless

    lavenderskies replied to gybe's topic in General Students

    There is a you tube channel called empoweRN by Carolina Porter Thomas and she has some really great videos. There's one in particular I'm thinking of you'd benefit from watching and it's about study...

  13. fired for cancelling shifts d/t health issues?

    lavenderskies replied to pookashellz's topic in General Nursing

    Awesome! Not that you have mono but a diagnosis :) And I think actually better than what I was thinking (pots) because you should, given proper rest and nutrition, recover from

  14. HELP!!!!!!!! SLEEP DISORDER

    lavenderskies replied to fomaGT's topic in Health, Stress Management

    There are lots of day or evening jobs. Clinics, home health, private duty, hospitals

  15. How to cope with poor memory

    lavenderskies replied to morningland's topic in General Nursing

    Any chance you have small children or have other sleep disturbances? My short term memory was perm. zapped in my 30's after a long drawn out bout of post partum anxiety and ensuing severe

  16. Weirdest/most difficult thing swallowed by a patient

    lavenderskies replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Pretty sure she's quoting the patient..... which is 1/2 the story right there in my opinion.

  17. fired for cancelling shifts d/t health issues?

    lavenderskies replied to pookashellz's topic in General Nursing

    Anytime someone says I pass out a lot I say check for

  18. Pros & Con's of baby making while in nursing school.

    lavenderskies replied to 1naturalhealer2016's topic in General Students

    I think a baby deserves more than what would be left over after school, clinicals, & 2 older siblings. Oh I know people who have done it and survived but because they had to-do make a better life...

  19. Apothecary measures in medicine

    lavenderskies replied to comocean's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I believe it was this text book that I used that discussed the apothecary system as being antiquated and no longer in use? Or discouraged from use? I don't have the book anymore so I can't say for...

  20. New nurse

    lavenderskies replied to MingaL's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I would really just try to use this period as an opportunity to work on your patience and tolerance skills. I'm not saying accept abuse. But most people do not mean to be rude or condescending and...

  21. LPN Reprimand listed on National Provider Data Bank

    lavenderskies replied to LPNtoRN86's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Maybe I missed something....is it standard practice these days to be reported to the BON for every med

  22. Head lice...costly treatment

    lavenderskies replied to littleINlpn's topic in School

    I've used food grade diotomaceous earth for several critter episodes including fleas. I haven't had to treat head lice (yet) but I've heard it works on them as well. Non toxic just dusty. For lice the...

  23. stumped on dosage calc..ahhhhhhh

    lavenderskies replied to BarbiWatts's topic in General Nursing

    I was just gonna add

  24. stumped on dosage calc..ahhhhhhh

    lavenderskies replied to BarbiWatts's topic in General Nursing

    25,000 units/250 mL=100 units/ml Desired dose of 2,200 units/hr ÷ 100 unit/mL=22

  25. Nurses don't know the lab

    lavenderskies replied to ezpzpizzi's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I just don't get why anyone feels the need to one up anyone else at any time ever. This thread is making me stop and really think about why I'm even considering my return to nursing. Health...