all4schwa

all4schwa

Neuro ICU, Neuro/Trauma stepdown

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  1. dayton/xenia area?

    all4schwa replied to all4schwa's topic in Ohio Nursing

    how do you like living in dayton? what kind of things do you do for

  2. Where were u 9/11/01?

    all4schwa replied to k_cole21's topic in General Nursing

    i didn't know anything about it untill 4:30 in the afternoon. i had been sleeping after night shift, i didn't get up untill almost time to leave for work. i flipped the tv on and all channels were...

  3. Vinyl Gloves

    all4schwa replied to BlueEyedRN's topic in General Nursing

    oops, i think that may be an article from a rubber companies website. take it for what it's

  4. Vinyl Gloves

    all4schwa replied to BlueEyedRN's topic in General Nursing

    heres a good one

  5. Vinyl Gloves

    all4schwa replied to BlueEyedRN's topic in General Nursing

    we use synthetic and i hate them!! i noticed my mom had a box in her care (hospice) and she said it was all they use d/t allergies. i hadn't heard that they were better protection, but i would like...

  6. Hearing BP's

    all4schwa replied to FNPhopeful's topic in General Students

    my problem initially was the angle of the earpieces, i'd never though to move

  7. What's In Your Pocket?

    all4schwa replied to AmyD_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    what? where do you work? i would run if i saw any of the aforementioned!! the luer locks at my new facility are tricksy, that's all i use it

  8. Connection between Eldery/UTI/Altered Mental Status?

    all4schwa replied to jujejo71's topic in General Nursing

    what is amazing is when you are literally fighting a new resident on a mattress on the floor thinking 'this guy is a nut case and not appropriate for this nursing home' and then four days later he is...

  9. Anyone else doing the midnight creep???

    all4schwa replied to jarhea's topic in General Nursing

    i wish there was stuff to do at night, whent the 'normal people' are sleeping. thinking of finding a 24 hour gym. if i have a few days off (b/c i'm on 12's), sometimes i'll sleep deprive myself when...

  10. Nurses Being brought in from another country

    all4schwa replied to KTYRN's topic in General Nursing

    any language barrier? sometimes it's hard for me to take report from nurses with heavy

  11. Meth is destroying communities

    all4schwa replied to WVUturtle514's topic in General Nursing

    hubbub, because around here we don't pass by random addicts, homeless people and orphaned children everyday on our way to work. so when we do it's a problem. mostly because if you do see that...

  12. Has anyone ever????

    all4schwa replied to healer27's topic in First Year After Licensure

    you can still have bad nurses in a good hospital. and there are people who are just not meant to be preceptors. do you carry work phones? many times if i have a smallish question (ie. paperwork), or...

  13. meds--are we supposed to know EVERYTHING??

    all4schwa replied to MIA-RN1's topic in General Nursing

    We have lortab protocol, all orders are automatically converted to APAP 325mg. I have a Pocket Drug Guide from Barnes and Noble. it really is pocket sized and condensed (4-5 meds per page). $10 . I...

  14. Meth is destroying communities

    all4schwa replied to WVUturtle514's topic in General Nursing

    i've often thought about this way. people look all around them and see 'functioning addicts'. well soandso does it and he's successful, this or that... coming from small towns myself, we run...

  15. Need some encouragement..

    all4schwa replied to healer27's topic in First Year After Licensure

    even if you have to fake it, remain confident. funny how faking it soon turns into feeling

  16. Need some encouragement..

    all4schwa replied to healer27's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i just started my second of three rotations in my internship. the first rotation was 7a-3p on oncology. i thought my preceptor would be workable and it ended up getting worse by the day. when i had...

  17. Meth is destroying communities

    all4schwa replied to WVUturtle514's topic in General Nursing

    the meth madness website that was posted was amazing. besides the 'faces of meth' pictures it talks about the 'meth mouth' and its causes and the sores that users

  18. would like opinions

    all4schwa replied to mystical_angel8's topic in General Nursing

    i went through school with a $7 cheapie, and this is the one i got for graduation. i love it! i went to a uniform store with my mom and the lady had wipes so i could try them out on my mom. it was...

  19. Refusing oral care!

    all4schwa replied to mickeypat's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    if they are dentures, get them while the resident is asleep. (may be wrong, but from personal experience, sometimes that is the only time they get brushed. and you have to know how to effectively pop...

  20. What Lab Values to Memorize for NCLEX

    all4schwa replied to JoAnna McNurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    i wouldn't worry about it if i were you. if you get a question with lab values, you will probably be able to answer the question based on the other info anyway. i don't think i had any labs but for...

  21. What is the hardest thing about Nursing school?

    all4schwa replied to chicksmom's topic in General Nursing

    the hardest thing for me was the time you have to devote. i was at it morning noon and night. i don't do well with crash sessions. i can't sit still long enough or retain info that way. so i would...

  22. Best shoes ever?

    all4schwa replied to redraccoon's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    they call that the 'croc

  23. MS Flare or Conversion Disorder?

    all4schwa posted a topic in General Nursing

    What do you guys think about this? Pt presents to ER with complete disuse of lower extremities and left arm. all new to this pt who has been dx with MS for five years. she has multiple admissions...

  24. Best shoes ever?

    all4schwa replied to redraccoon's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    if you like crocs, you'll love comfort clogs by allheart. i love

  25. Strange question, but I need to ask

    all4schwa replied to Lisky90's topic in General Nursing

    not in a bad way, but i can tell when my mom has a fever just walking in the