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quazar

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  1. School nurse spots leukemia in a pupil

    quazar replied to Emergent's topic in School

    Translucent skin? Heh? Pardon my dumb, but I have horrible images in my head and google isn't yielding much in the way of image searches. What does she mean, translucent skin? The leg pain thing I...

  2. Need advice!

    quazar replied to Nurse2017s's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Pretty much all of

  3. Best telemetry/ECG teaching

    quazar replied to bostongirl128's topic in General Nursing

    Well, the only thing I have to go on is how I studied for ACLS. I went on youtube, no joke, and typed in "learning EKG strips" and then filtered for the videos with the most views. Then watched...

  4. Used CPR on my neighbors toddler today... it wasn't enough... warning, graphic..

    quazar replied to NursingInChaos's topic in General Nursing

    I am so happy to see this, I keep checking this thread for updates.

  5. Considering relocating to NC from NYC...seeking advice

    quazar replied to rn2be15's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Agreed. When we were on the verge of a major move a couple of years ago, I did the number crunching via using a cost of living calculator. Here are two: Cost of Living Calculator - Cost of Living...

  6. Unit Clerk Reading Allnurses.com ..

    quazar replied to PacoUSA's topic in General Nursing

    I've never set foot outside my parents' basement, so I'm

  7. What is wrong with me?

    quazar replied to esrun77's topic in General Nursing

    I cried when I gave a baby a hep B vaccine when I was in nursing school, because the baby cried. I felt like a monster. It's okay, you didn't mean to do it. I'm a mom as well as a nurse, and I'm...

  8. Don't do the physicians work!

    quazar replied to ModernRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would absolutely not do that. It should bounce back to the physician as incomplete, it is their responsibility to complete that document, not yours. If medical records and/or billing is getting in...

  9. Where should I work to prepare for L&D?

    quazar replied to emmjayy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    ER nurses transition very well to L&D. Mother Baby nurses, too. Best of luck to you with your pending

  10. Hello, the OB nurse has a dumb question.

    quazar replied to quazar's topic in Oncology

    *forehead smack* Thank you, I should know better, but my brain just locks up when it's a friend. She is going to have to be in isolation due to radiation, apparently, so the point is moot...

  11. Hello, the OB nurse has a dumb question.

    quazar posted a topic in Oncology

    Pardon my ignorance, and yes I did a google search first (of course). I want to check with the pros though to make sure. I have a friend who will be starting chemo and radiation soon, and...

  12. My due date is in the middle of my last semester

    quazar replied to Catarina82's topic in General Students

    Beautifully stated, thank

  13. Need advice--possibly failing orientation

    quazar replied to Semper_Gumby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yep. BTDT. I left. Best decision ever, I was so much happier, no longer nauseated on my drive to and from work, no longer hating my job, no longer stressed out every second, etc. etc.. Sometimes...

  14. What does your nursing career repair bill say about you?

    quazar replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Nursing

    I would tell myself the following: Remember that coworkers are coworkers and nothing more, nothing less. Learn how to take nothing personally and not have to be liked by everybody. Learn to be okay...

  15. ACLS & circulating

    quazar replied to Surfandnurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I guess my old hospital was just really behind, then. Not entirely shocking, though. At any rate, yeah, it's become standard for L&D nurses to have ACLS from what I'm seeing in the markets and...

  16. Don't do the physicians work!

    quazar replied to ModernRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Obviously this is not only something that varies by specialty, but by institution as well. In Labor and Delivery, doctors absolutely give report to one another on shift change/hand off, not the...

  17. Don't flame me for this

    quazar replied to future_RN, CNA's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well, I don't know you from Adam's housecat, BUT, many people with Asperger's syndrome report being told they are "so blunt" often in their adult lives. Just throwing that out there. I have an...

  18. ACLS & circulating

    quazar replied to Surfandnurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ah, this is helpful to know, thank you. I've always circulated and recovered my own c/s, but just in the past maybe 2-3 years was required to get ACLS. Is it a relatively new absolute

  19. Don't flame me for this

    quazar replied to future_RN, CNA's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree. It's a socialization thing. Women are socialized to not be direct, men are socialized to be direct. Women are trained to read subtext and speak in subtext, men are not. This alone has...

  20. Is nursing still for me?

    quazar replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    GOOD, I'm glad you're not working! You will feel less tired, but not for a while, considering the physiological struggles your body is having to recover from. Gallbladder removal 2 weeks after...

  21. Used CPR on my neighbors toddler today... it wasn't enough... warning, graphic..

    quazar replied to NursingInChaos's topic in General Nursing

    You were so brave, you did so well, you did such a good job. I'm so sorry you had to witness such suffering and tragedy. You did nothing wrong, there was nothing more you could have done, and your...

  22. Family videotaping patient care

    quazar replied to freckles23's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Exactly all of this. Sounds like the daughter waas over compensating for something, and taking her anger out at an easy target (you). Sorry this happened, but I personally think you handled it just...

  23. ACLS & circulating

    quazar replied to Surfandnurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have been told by facilities that required it that we have to have it because we recover patients in the PACU, not for the circulating in the OR part. Most facilities that have the nurses recover...

  24. RN shortage

    quazar replied to lee1's topic in General Nursing

    Good Lord. Wow. Yeah, I mean, whatever makes you happy, go for it. I have zero desire to be an APRN. Nope, no

  25. Is nursing still for me?

    quazar replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    God bless your poor body, no WONDER you're exhausted!!! I agree w/all the PP, just wait until you're ready. Going from 1 kid to 2 is really hard, and it takes a while before you get in a groove and...