Spritenurse1210 BSN, RN

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    Domestic Violence Survivor.

    Spritenurse1210 replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    love the
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    Domestic Violence Survivor.

    Spritenurse1210 replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    the therapist i am going to is
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    Please explain to me why people think this is weird?

    Spritenurse1210 replied to sherichance's topic in General Nursing

    as a child i was allergic to yogurt. i would get violently ill after eating it. i outgrew that thankfully, but developed an allergy to orange
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    Domestic Violence Survivor.

    Spritenurse1210 replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    My husband pleaded no contest to the charges, was sentenced to 2 years supervised probation and domestic violence classes. I was able to get a restraining affidavit and i have to go back on the 14th...
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    Taking a child off life support

    Spritenurse1210 replied to vaughanmk's topic in General Nursing

    this seems to me like it will turn into another terry schivo fiasco. in the case of minor i believe it's up to the
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    Another "OMG i can't believe you did that!" family member story

    Spritenurse1210 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

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    Please be nice to medical students

    Spritenurse1210 replied to cantor2537's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck as a physician! as for the CRNA pushing you out of the way, maybe she was in a rush to get the person intubated and didnt mean anything by it. you're gonna need to grow a thick skin, because...
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    need your advice before I quit nursing?

    Spritenurse1210 replied to RNcool's topic in General Nursing

    Try a medical office......they are always looking to hire
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    Help! What should you buy a nurse for graduation? Reccomdations needed...thanks.

    Spritenurse1210 replied to matt22's topic in General Nursing

    why not a personalized clip board to keep her notes on. you could also get her a gold RN
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    claiming to be what she isn't

    Spritenurse1210 replied to traumamomtx's topic in General Nursing

    maybe people who arent in the medical field have refered to her as "nurse" and she just gave up explaining to them and just went along with
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    wedding rings at work

    Spritenurse1210 replied to tofutti's topic in General Nursing

    while iwas married i wore my ring religously. I find that a plain "comfort band" will both keep you and your patients
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    Great Grandma Tattoos "Do Not Resucitate" on her chest

    Spritenurse1210 replied to candicane's topic in General Nursing

    WOW. Now that is an original idea.
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    Blood Glucose of 1700!!!

    Spritenurse1210 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    !!!!!!!!!!!!!! the highest i have ever seen was
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    curious...hemophobia anyone?

    Spritenurse1210 replied to melamin's topic in General Nursing

    However, I have no problem turning that needle toward someone else. I actually had a patient ask me, "What are you nurses thinking when you do that?" (I was starting an IV.) get it on the first try...
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    curious...hemophobia anyone?

    Spritenurse1210 replied to melamin's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses are human.....the same things that bother other people will bother us too. i'm ok with blood, but i can't stand the smell of vomit. some stratigically placed altoids and vicks are a...
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    Ruptured Lungs

    Spritenurse1210 posted a topic in General Nursing

    How common is it for lungs to "pop" in surgery? A friend of mine had both of her lungs rupture during surgery, and i wanted to know what could cause
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    First job...HELP!!

    Spritenurse1210 replied to whoaitschrista's topic in General Nursing

    Don't settle. If you want dayshift then take
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    The very, very old and sick who are full code

    Spritenurse1210 replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you
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    Ruptured Lungs

    Spritenurse1210 replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    Some kind of surgery on her vocal cords. from birth she had HPV settle in her vocal cords and her lungs. i'm not sure why they did
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    The very, very old and sick who are full code

    Spritenurse1210 replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    this is pretty common. a friend of mine stated once we as humans are kinder to our animals than our fellow man. I had cared for a man who was comatose, on a peg tube, with perminant irreversable...
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    Ruptured Lungs

    Spritenurse1210 replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    she told me she woke up to a chest tube on both
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    Families who turn on you.

    Spritenurse1210 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    :beer: well sounds like a big fine mess you have there. I don't know what to say except that i understand your delima and i empathise with
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    Ruptured Lungs

    Spritenurse1210 replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    she told me her lungs "popped" during surgery. I have never heard of this
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    CNA to RN

    Spritenurse1210 replied to RN and Mommy's topic in General Nursing

    I think that it may be akward at first. It sounds like you have a great working environment which is condusive to your mental health. It's especially good because you will be a new RN and the CNA's...
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    I'm going to probably open a can of worms here, but I want your opinion

    Spritenurse1210 replied to dspring's topic in Emergency

    good point, but if they are unconscious or need it desperately, will you have time to look for beef based