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1. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

   egood replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

   Yes it's true, NIPPLeizer. The patient said "Honey, I need my NIPPLEizer, I'm SOB."

2. ER Visitors!

   egood replied to ernrs2b's topic in General Nursing

   Or the family members who want snacks and drinks for all ten of them- go to the vending machines, this isn't the free food bank!!!

3. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

   egood replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

   How about CPAK for CPAP, albutroll for albuterol, atovent for atrovent, nippleizer for nebulizer, track for trach, ammonia for pneumonia!!! Off subject- NO I can't draw an ABG from a picc line!!!!

4. Does your hospital require a certain color uniform?

   egood replied to ctspargo's topic in General Nursing

   Also, the hospital I work for provides fulltimers 3 pants, 3 tops, and a long sleeve scrub jacket.

5. Does your hospital require a certain color uniform?

   egood replied to ctspargo's topic in General Nursing

   We have color coded scrub dresscodes but can wear any color scrubs on Friday! Yipee!!! I usually wear bright colors in the summer and spring, b/c usually I'm in navy. The patients usually say they:p like the bright colorful scrubs.

6. What does a Respiratory Therapist Do That An RN Can't?

   egood replied to steve0123's topic in MICU

   Yes, these are the "nursing" duties I have helped with, I hate it when a pt. says they have been lying in their stool for hours. I have also learned in school and am qualified to do some other "nursing" duties---vitals,draw blood, start iv's,art line...

7. What does a Respiratory Therapist Do That An RN Can't?

   egood replied to steve0123's topic in MICU

   Just like with anything else - there are good ones and bad ones. A great, team-minded RT can be your best friend, and a bad one can ruin your whole night. Where I work, we have examples of both kind. The bad ones are the kind someone mentioned earlie...

8. What does a Respiratory Therapist Do That An RN Can't?

   egood replied to steve0123's topic in MICU

   Thank you airis, you said it so much better than I did. I was just fuming after reading some of the posts bashing and disrespecting RRT's. I love my job and am confident in my skills and knowledge as an RRT.

9. What does a Respiratory Therapist Do That An RN Can't?

   egood replied to steve0123's topic in MICU

   To canoehead, I'm an RT and an RN can give a neb too, but an RT can also do a lot of the duties nurses do too. It may not be under our scope of practice, but we are educated and have more skills and knowledge that a lot of nurses think we have. I've...

10. homeless pt's?

    egood replied to scrmblr's topic in Emergency

    Oh, one other thing, the ER is for EMERGENCYS!!!!!!!! I don't understand why that is so hard for people to understand. A person with lets say a stuffy nose :angryfire is not an EMERGENCY. Patients who are in an emergency are not being treated in a ...

11. homeless pt's?

    egood replied to scrmblr's topic in Emergency

    Lori Alabama RN-----I totally agree with you! I believe that people may need public assistance at some point in their lives, but it should be limited. Too many people abuse the system . My mother was a single mom, she worked her arse off to provide f...