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allnurses.com's Weekly Tips, News, and Rants Issue 430 : August 2, 2011

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Nursing Articles

A Kid's Note

This is a story of my first night duty in the Pediatric ward. Haunted with ghost stories, I tried to believe that what I had seen in my first night duty was part of the traditional welcome surprise. But I guess it wasn't, no matter how I hoped it was.

Nursing Blogs

Doctor My Eyes...

A descriptive---but by no means exhaustive---list of some of the visual "treats" nurses get to see that I'm sure the public would gladly go the rest of their lives without even knowing about.

Clinical News

CA 19-9, Ultrasound Feasible for Pancreatic Cancer Detection

Screening for tumor marker CA 19-9 followed by targeted endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) when the level is elevated represents a feasible approach for identifying early pancreatic adenocarcinoma in a high-risk population, according to a study published in the July issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

Nursing Humor

You Know You Are a Nurse When...

My grandmother just shared this list with me, and I thought it was wicked cute!! Feel free to add your own.

You Know You Are a Nurse When...

  • You would like to meet the inventor of the call light in a dark alley one night.
  • You know the phone numbers of every late night food delivery place in town by heart.
  • You can only tell time with a 24 hour clock.
  • When asked, "What color is the patient's diarrhea?", you show them your shoes.
General Nursing Topics

The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

I was doing an assessment on a patient, and a family member of said patient had her sone with her, who was profoundly mentally and physically handicapped. Of course, I would have never presumed to ask the nature of his complaint, but she was only too happy to volunteer it.

Student Nursing

Posting your Exam Grades on Facebook

Does anyone find this really annoying? I'm usually private about my grades unless a good friend of mine from class asks me..... Does the whole world need to know? This is how the posts usually look. A&P 93%... just weird to me.. anyone else feel the same?

Regional Discussion - Illinois

CEU questions

I am a RN in illinois and im somewhat confused about the CEU process. I know that i need 20 however im unsure how I know if they are approved for IL? Ive completed several free ones online that say they are approved by california board of registered nursing and give a provider number but none say IL?

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