slrafter

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1. How about this for an order?

   slrafter replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

   the anti-anxiety properties of ativan work in much the same way as the vistaril we used to give routinely with demerol-but no one uses demerol much anymore.

2. How about this for an order?

   slrafter replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

   i guess someone should cut off his **** and tell him the pain is all in his head!! :angryfire

3. Why do I feel so guilt-ridden?

   slrafter replied to huggietoes's topic in General Nursing

   That's what happens where I work-if you go to work sick-they won't send you home-they just say it's too late to find someone to cover................. so unless you injure yourself during your shift or have a cardiac event right in front them, you ar...

4. Why do I feel so guilt-ridden?

   slrafter replied to huggietoes's topic in General Nursing

   :Ball: I went to work one day with a migraine because I had been given a hard time about calling out (by administration) Well, that day I made a serious drug error and overmedicated a patient with narcotic!! Luckily there was no adverse outcome - bu...

5. Why do I feel so guilt-ridden?

   slrafter replied to huggietoes's topic in General Nursing

   Hey -- just remember the little gem from nursing school-- TAKE CARE OF THE NURSE FIRST!!!!!

6. things I didn't learn in nursing school

   slrafter replied to mygirlsmom's topic in General Nursing

   undefinedundefined yes, that's why you NEVER stand at the foot of the bed of a patient who has a trach!!!!! :roll

7. Is 40 too old?

   slrafter replied to szccdw's topic in CRNA

   TOOO OOOLLLDDD?????? Last Thursday I graduated from my BSN program! I had been an ADN prepared nurse for 10 years before that and plan to return sometime next year for a Graduate degree. I just turned 46 in June! You're only too old if you can't walk...

8. Is 40 too old?

   slrafter replied to szccdw's topic in CRNA

   It's never too late and your never too old...my grandfather decided that he wanted to be a dentist when he was 50 and he hadn't been to college yet. He still holds the distinction of being the oldest graduate of his dental progrm and he graduated in ...