NICUdude

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1. I think cutsey scrub tops look ridiculous on adult units

   NICUdude replied to AZO49008's topic in Uniform/Gear

   This thread is like that game "telephone." By the end of the circle, appropriate attire has become text-speak for the abbreviation-challenged. (I'm not only the President of Folks Without iPhones, I'm also a member! LOL.) In my quest to get it right ...

2. I think cutsey scrub tops look ridiculous on adult units

   NICUdude replied to AZO49008's topic in Uniform/Gear

   Dear Sparrowhawk, Just figured out how to quote, jeez pretty soon I will be collecting revenue from this site! LOL! I am the "chicken hawk" that pestered Foghorn Leghorn, in black and white, before Elmer Fudd became a GEICO spokes-stutterer, and all ...

3. I think cutsey scrub tops look ridiculous on adult units

   NICUdude replied to AZO49008's topic in Uniform/Gear

   Nope. Still no icon. Alas, I have failed again. Orville, I will get there eventually. Sincerely, Wilbur:hdvwl:

4. I think cutsey scrub tops look ridiculous on adult units

   NICUdude replied to AZO49008's topic in Uniform/Gear

   Hey, I was wrong, the emoticons ARE at my disposal. Not sure why the post icons will not load. They show up on the post preview, but not the finished post. Hmm. How many S&H green stamps does it take to earn an icon? What? Some of my favorite chi...

5. I think cutsey scrub tops look ridiculous on adult units

   NICUdude replied to AZO49008's topic in Uniform/Gear

   Said the fly: "Waiter, there is a person eating my soup!" It is all about perspective. People who have weighed in on this rolling snowball have likely not read all gazillion of the previous posts. If you happen to have, I am impressed, or frightened,...

6. I think cutsey scrub tops look ridiculous on adult units

   NICUdude replied to AZO49008's topic in Uniform/Gear

   OMG, I love where this has been, where it is, and where it may go. I just read the funniest statement of all the posts I have perused, and since I am not savvy to the proper way to quote y'all, I cut and paste, but anywho, (and I meant "who", not dys...

7. I think cutsey scrub tops look ridiculous on adult units

   NICUdude replied to AZO49008's topic in Uniform/Gear

   *****, If I actually had one! For the record, I have no butt, and an ACL reconstruction using a slice from the center of my patellar tendon has made me seek any knee-friendly footwear I can find. After seeing many nurses in my hospital wearing the MB...

8. I think cutsey scrub tops look ridiculous on adult units

   NICUdude replied to AZO49008's topic in Uniform/Gear

   Friends we are! The Skechers made me walk like I had a stick you know where at first, but after a full shift, I was fine. I fancy myself fit enough to have disregarded the recommended "no more than two hours at first," and did a whole 12 with no pro...

9. I think cutsey scrub tops look ridiculous on adult units

   NICUdude replied to AZO49008's topic in Uniform/Gear

   "OK I give up. You're right. I'm sure Florence will agree that you should be able to wear whatever you want to work, especially in NICU. If there's anyplace to make a stand for freedom of fashion expression, it's the NICU. The nurse wearing the 2-inc...

10. I think cutsey scrub tops look ridiculous on adult units

    NICUdude replied to AZO49008's topic in Uniform/Gear

    Tweety tops, and Smiley ties, and snarky tangents, oh MY! Where will it end? No where, and never are the answers. Critical thinkers unite! I wonder if Florence ever envisioned such nonsense when she was realizing the things that have become the c...

11. I think cutsey scrub tops look ridiculous on adult units

    NICUdude replied to AZO49008's topic in Uniform/Gear

    Exactly how big a stick are we going to beat this with? The research is clear. The public is age oriented. Those who remember caps and skirts relate to formal attire. Gen X, or whichever letter we are on now, is OK with contempory garb. Pediatric nur...

12. Top 10 Myths of the "MURSE"

    NICUdude replied to mikethemurse's topic in Humor

    Whether it is LouisVRN, or Louis Vuitton, we fellows learn to speak the language of all. People are people, and a smile, or a kindness translates in every tongue, and even to the "pre-lingual." A baby does not care why it cries, but I do, and a duc...

13. Top 10 Myths of the "MURSE"

    NICUdude replied to mikethemurse's topic in Humor

    I had not heard or seen the term "Murse" before today. The humor is great. The real deal, as I see things, is that not many care. Granted, my patients care that I feed, burp, and change their diapers, or just give them my undivided attention until ...

14. The Problem with Nursing

    NICUdude replied to sarjasy's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. Where to begin? In order, Sarjasy, here are my two cents: 1. Constant whining: Like you, nursing is not my first career. For me though, it is my last, and I sincerely wish it had been my first, as I would be that much farther along. My suggestio...

15. What a terrible way to start off the new year

    NICUdude replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Students

    I am 48, with 3 grandchildren. I am starting my last semester in three weeks. I worked seven years on my prerequisites, one class a semester, while working full time until I could apply to my nursing program. If you want to be a nurse, become a nurse...