arbley

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1. What's the weirdest baby name?

   arbley replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I worked with a lady named Tomorrows Dream.

2. Pressors and Sepsis

   arbley replied to CraigB-RN's topic in MICU

   I agree, Platon20. And I love that we are finally getting some protocols in place to prevent folks from heading too far down the sepsis highway before we catch on. While catching someone heading into septic shock earlier by using the various monitor...

3. Why do unit nurses have bad reps?

   arbley replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in MICU

   There should be no need for the "holier than thou" routine, and there is really no excuse for being a general crab. But - having said that - ICU is a different world, as are most specialty units. This certainly adds to the attitude differences. ICU n...

4. extubation after cabg?

   arbley replied to rehab nurse's topic in CCU

   I worked with fresh heart pts. up until a couple of months ago. We had some patients arrive in our unit straight from surgery already extubated. Obviously that won't work with some patients. Depends on the surgeon, the anesthesiologist, and the patie...

5. Help! Need NTG titration table

   arbley replied to Stargazer's topic in CCU

   Go to nursebob.com for info on nearly everything you can think of pertaining to Critical Care nursing. Bob's site has the occasional misspelling, but he is the real deal and the information is good.

6. New Guy here, I'm considering nursing as a profession

   arbley replied to Nathan_Brody's topic in Men

   Hopefully, Dougb61's cynicism and unhappiness are not evident to the patients he cares for. Sadly, feelings like that are hard to hide. As a couple of others have said, there are certainly pros and cons to any profession. Please don't let a few nega...

7. HH & Lab billing

   arbley posted a topic in Home Health

   I am a new director of a small home health agency. This agency recently obtained a Prothrombin machine and the nurses have been using it for monitoring PT's per MD orders for our coumadin patients. I think this test falls under our CLIA Certificate o...

8. Midlife Career Change - Need Advice!

   arbley replied to alphafe's topic in Career Support

   Larry, correct me if I'm wrong, but I understood your post to mean something positive. I think what Larry meant was, There's no way you are too old. Don't just sit there and THINK about it. Just do it.

9. Men in Nursing

   arbley replied to BNS_Rob's topic in Humor

   Not often, but every once in a while a patient will ask me if I am a male nurse. My answer is usually, "Last time I checked." That whole male thing just gets old. I tell patients my name and that I am their nurse. I think it is funny when folks fe...

10. Anyone age 35 and and up and a nursing student? (say hi)

    arbley replied to Mandylpn's topic in General Students

    I graduated from nursing school 20 years after I graduated from high school. There were several of us around the same age. If I remember right, there were only two "traditional" students in my class of 25. Ages at graduation ranged from 22 to 41. ...

11. 14 Nurses Fired and 9 disciplined in Kentucky

    arbley replied to nurseattorney's topic in General Nursing

    Why no mention of the pharmacists that supplied the stuff? Even if there was Diprivan laying about all over the unit, it had to be accounted for somewhere.

12. Stupid things nurses have written or said

    arbley replied to lovingangeluk's topic in Humor

    Didn't want to keep looking for the exact right thread for this one. It IS the middle of the night. Just looking over some MD orders on my patient. Found one that says, "Culture fluid from Rear." After laughing for a while I realized it means R. E...

13. Fianacing CRNA school

    arbley replied to DIVER CRNA's topic in CRNA

    The comma shows up as part of the link. That is why it doesn't work. Even with the comma removed I end up with a strange page. Tried the old Google search and it still didn't work.

14. Opinions of male nurses!!

    arbley replied to straba's topic in General Students

    Please don't worry about those gender issues. We are all nurses. There are so many more men in nursing now, that many patients don't even seem to notice. You will do just fine.

15. Guys in Nursing...What's your Input?

    arbley replied to MarcusKspn's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a male since conception, a nurse a much shorter time. In my years of nursing I have had maybe two or three patients tell me that they would prefer that a female care for them. No problem. I have yet to be questioned as to my sexuality. ...