greene

greene has 7 years experience.

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1. Should the H1N1 Vaccine be mandatory for Healthcare Professionals?

   greene replied to Brian's topic in COVID

   I think al of our government officials should get it first along with their families. Let's see how many of them would refuse.

2. An anonomous poem

   greene posted a topic in LPN/LVN

   this is wonderful. what a wise, old person. someday we will all be there! when an old man died in the geriatric ward of a nursing home in north platte, nebraska, it was believed that he had nothing left of any value. later, when the nurses were...

3. Do hospitals in NY state hire LPNs?

   greene replied to FutureNewYorker's topic in LPN/LVN

   I live in the Syracuse area, there is one hospital that I know hires LPN's. It is Community General. The others will also hire LPN's, but the jobs at the other hospitals are few and far between. There is also a new wing on University Hopspital bei...

4. How about your favorite Old Wives Tales related to health?

   greene replied to NurseyTonyaLPN's topic in Humor

   My mother always told my brothers that if the "peed" on the road, they would get a sty. When I was pregnant, my mother -in-law told me not to put my hands in cold water, it would make the baby cold.:chuckle

5. things you wish you could tell the doctor

   greene replied to celery's topic in General Nursing

   When I was in nursing school, we were doing clinicals at a local hospital. This particular hospital has a lot of resident docs. After completing my rounds, one of these residents comes up to me and asks me if I can show him how to insert a catheter i...

6. Let's play: What's that word mean?

   greene replied to blueberrybon's topic in LPN/LVN

   Unequal conjoined twins in which a rudimentary parasitic head is attached to the thorax of the autosite. My word is : Zondek-Aschheim test

7. Office Nurses

   greene replied to wifeyT's topic in General Nursing

   I have worked in family practice for over 5 yrs now, and I love it. There is always something new and different to learn. There is a great variety of pts and complaints. Some are mundane, some are life threatening, but we keep on our toes. I rea...

8. Are you an Indian?

   greene replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

   Couldn't agree more. I too, am fair skinned, reddish hair, but my heart is full-blooded. I am very proud of all my ancestry, from Native to German, Irish to English. All of that is what made me what I am today. My husband is full blooded, and he an...

9. You Know You're a Nurse When...

   greene replied to Brownms46's topic in Humor

   Did you hear that Pekabo Street went into nursing? She got her first assignment in the ICU, but they had to lket her go because shee answered the phone... " Pekabo, ICU."..... :trout:

10. Best Scrubs for Fatties

    greene replied to peds4now's topic in General Nursing

    You are far from fat!! I am not slender. I buy most of my scrubs at Burlington Coat Factory. They have really nice sets that start at around $12 for the toop and bottom, along with some real nice prints.

11. Does a personal experience get in the way of the care you provide?

    greene replied to Onewinglet's topic in General Nursing

    I think we can all, as nurses, relate to this. I have sat at the bedside of many patients as they passed from this life. Some go peacefully, some do not. As a nurse you can use those experiences to better yourself to help each patient. Your goal is t...

12. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    greene replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked in LTC in a local nursing home, there were a few residents that told me they saw a tll man wearing a black coat and a top hat. The next day, one of the residents died. This happened several times. None of the stakk ever saw him, only...

13. Your Favorite one liner used with patients

    greene replied to scaredofshots's topic in Humor

    When I'm doing an EKG on a hairy man, I will say, " Free hair removal with every EKG today".

14. masculine names for women's troubles

    greene posted a topic in Humor

    Ever notice that some of the things that women suffer have masculine names? Like MENses, MENopause, HISerectomy??

15. Dressing up like 'Indians'

    greene replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for this post. Too many non natives are really naive when it comes to our people. They assume we all live in teepees, wear regalia around the house and say, "How". I can't even count the number of times I have been called Pocahontas. Most of...