RockiNbarbi

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1. In One Sentence; if you weren't a nurse, you'd be a ________

   RockiNbarbi replied to OCCHCanada's topic in General Nursing

   Rock Star...yup..that's it. :roll

2. Please give me advice and tricks to overcome gagging from smell

   RockiNbarbi replied to sunnyone's topic in General Nursing

   Always have a package of gum on hand - all those new "Ice" type gums have helped me surpass and stand tall through even the most heinous neglected necrotic diabetic ulcer/appendage...Halls will even do. Heck, make the package a part of your uniform. ...

3. A nurses poem- for those who haven't read it yet

   RockiNbarbi replied to leesonlpn's topic in Safety

   I truly enjoyed reading that, and I printed it out to hang in the staff 'can' for all to read. As suggested by others, you should submit it for publication.

4. Excelsior

   RockiNbarbi replied to Paprikat's topic in General Nursing

   No info for ya...but how the hell are you anyway? )

5. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

   RockiNbarbi replied to yazisizit's topic in Humor

   Well, got two goodies to add here... back in my first year of nursing school I had an observation day in the ER. An older prostitute came in complaining of abd pain and had some discharge. Apparently 'mattress mary' (as the staff knew her as) was a...

6. where do u go to school?

   RockiNbarbi replied to RNinRubySlippers's topic in Canada

   Northern College in Timmins, Ontario...continuing into getting my BScN through distance education from Laurentin U in Sudbury.

7. Manual vs. automatic blood pressure cuffs

   RockiNbarbi replied to susanmary's topic in General Nursing

   I do my own vitals - my assessment, my responsibility. Machines are okay, but at times not really reliable especially when it comes to really low readings. I prefer manual readings. As for pulse ox, I will do a radial pulse on the opposite wrist t...

8. False Nails (Does it promote infection?)

   RockiNbarbi replied to bjweiland's topic in Safety

   There has been some talk at the hospital that I work in about banning the artificial nails. My opinion is that I can't see them harbouring any more bacteria than a natural long nail. What I will disagree with is the inappropriate lengths some nurse...

9. dying with dignity

   RockiNbarbi replied to burntnurse's topic in Safety

   Death is the natural enemy of the healing science.... That said, this topic puts everyone in a difficult situation. I have viewed several situations on a medical floor where the families have overridden the patient and demanded whatever was necessar...

10. blended families

    RockiNbarbi replied to renerian's topic in General Nursing

    How about partially-blended? I brought two kids into this relationship (now 14 and 11), married in 1999, and had two more children in 1999 and 2002.

11. Crossing the line of professionalism

    RockiNbarbi replied to slugirl's topic in General Nursing

    Cwazycwissy you took the words right outa my mouth....

12. Your Hairdo (long hair)

    RockiNbarbi replied to BuffaloLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I have long naturally curly hair that falls down to my middle back. I always wear it in either a high ponytail, or rolled up in a clip. I also use those little snap barrettes to catch the few stary defiant curls that don't make it into the clip or ...

13. Medical Floor Patient Ratio...

    RockiNbarbi replied to RockiNbarbi's topic in General Nursing

    This is the way it is...and we do NOT have an IV team, we do our own. We have 6 Telemetry patients most of the time. On a good day we have about 2 peritoneal dialysis pts. in. Not to mention the ones that have just stabilized and come from ICU, an...

14. Medical Floor Patient Ratio...

    RockiNbarbi posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is for all those that work on Medical Departments. What is your RN/patient ratio for dayshifts and nightshifts? What is the total number of beds in your unit? At my place of employment, we have 40 beds on the Med floor. The assignment is 10 pat...

15. Medical Patientload

    RockiNbarbi posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is for all those that work on Medical Departments. What is your RN/patient ratio for dayshifts and nightshifts? What is the total number of beds in your unit? At my place of employment, we have 40 beds on the Med floor. The assignment is 10 p...