4XNURSE

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1. Getting thru clinical with disability and pain meds!

   4XNURSE replied to anangelsmommy's topic in Disabilities

   If you are taking narcotic pain relievers you are altered. I went back to work on Tylenol # 3. I didn't feel altered, just didn't feel as much pain. I did not perform to "standard of care". I had to go off work again for two months, till I was OF...

2. Curious female here! :)

   4XNURSE replied to ltmja's topic in Men

   Curious, I'll shorten the story some. I had been a firefighter and a EMT. I owned my own business, and I decided I wanted to go back to school and become a ER physician. The counselor that I spoke with recommended that I get my bachelors degree in...

3. Pre-Nursing Student w/ Disability... What should I do?

   4XNURSE replied to allsmiles2008's topic in Disabilities

   AllSmiles, You asked if you can be a nurse. - The simple answer is yes, you can be a nurse. There are some questions that are more difficult to answer, but that you should answer for yourself. First of all, What do you want to do as a nurse? How fa...

4. What do you think??

   4XNURSE replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

   First let me admit to being old and retired. (or is it retarded?) Let me pose a couple questions. What are the "standard of care" protocols? When I was working, meds were supposed to given within a framework of "one hour before to one hour after" ...

5. Help, I can't read all posts.

   4XNURSE replied to soulsearchin''s topic in General Nursing

   If you are using a firewall and or a virus protection software program, you may need to adjust your settings. I've had similar problems. I went into my Norton Internet security program, set up some new rules, and have been able to do what I wanted ...

6. Anyone ever have a tummy tuck?

   4XNURSE replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

   One of the LVNs I used to work with had one She had hysterectomy and had a deal with the OB/GYN. He had a Plastics guy that he worked with and they did them that way a lot. Insurance coverage was better for the Hysterectomy than for the tummy tuck...

7. How Do You Manage To Clock Out On Time?

   4XNURSE replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

   Renee, I gotta agree with Babs on the charting at the bedside thing. I also wanted to comment about how I solved some of the problems with being under stocked with supplies. - I made myself a stash. I got to where I would get all my supplies at t...

8. Dream Company?

   4XNURSE replied to startup's topic in Travel

   Knowing, as I do, the importance of keeping the client facilities happy. - Support for your nurses. I worked for a company that always took the viewpoint of the facility. Agency nurses take a lot of feces from facility staff, and are blamed for any...

9. Do extra certifications make a difference in pay?

   4XNURSE replied to naddy's topic in Med-Surg

   Very few facilities pay extra for extra certifications. A lot of managers do hire based on certifications. - no extra $, just moves you up on the list of qualified candidates. I got my first CCU job because I already had ACLS, and the director knew...

10. Hospital Acuities.........or NOT!!!

    4XNURSE replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen acuities used to send nurses home, but I have yet to see a house supervisor who will bring in extra staff either before or during a shift, because of high acuities. But then I've only been a nurse for 15 years, and never worked outside of...

11. The dreaded panty line.......

    4XNURSE replied to colleen10's topic in General Students

    First the disclaimer: I was born with XY chromozomes, It ain't my fault. I like looking at pretty women, pretty cars, cool trucks, pretty flowers, lighthouses, ....... Now: Why the big deal about underware? If you have a nice looking back side,...

12. Really questioning myself-imput needed

    4XNURSE replied to dosamigos76's topic in General Students

    Ya wanna hear the really sad part? After you struggle and sweat all of this out. You graduate and start working, and it all starts to make sense. Some of it you will use daily, and you'll see why you needed to know that. Some of it you'll never ...

13. Diet for Men

    4XNURSE replied to nowplayingEDRN's topic in Humor

    Hey Untamed! - That guy on the left, on "what is a "sonofab***h", - - That is me! (or could be, anyway) ken

14. Diet for Men

    4XNURSE replied to nowplayingEDRN's topic in Humor

    NO! That is just plain funny! You ain't bashin nobody! ken

15. This is something I have never heard...ca from suctioning??????

    4XNURSE replied to CraftyLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Gotta admit I'm not the sharpest pencil in the box, but as I see it that would be a stretch. If you are consistantly causing abraisions, those could end up leaving scar tissue. Under some extreme conditions those can become fibroid tumors, and thos...