reidob

reidob specializes in ICU, wound care, burns, HIV, ID.

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1. Do Nurses Eat Their Young?

   reidob replied to Brian's topic in Relations

   Thanks, that was helpful! I have reset my time zone. I am now no longer in Bulgaria.

2. Embarrassing/Clumsy Moments!

   reidob replied to BKCinNOLA's topic in Humor

   I know I'm far from the only idiotic man who has done this, but when I was a nursing student, I actually said to one of the nurses, "I didn't know you were pregnant!", to which the woman replied (of course), "I'm not." Sigh. That was over 20 years a...

3. IF you WEREN'Ta nurse, what would you be???

   reidob replied to sjoy's topic in General Nursing

   I was an actor before I went to nursing school. Although I never really regretted leaving the theater all that much, recently I have been pining for the stage again. On the other hand, being paid virtually (or absolutlely) nothing to work your butt o...

4. Do Nurses Eat Their Young?

   reidob replied to Brian's topic in Relations

   By the way, where does the time stamp come from on these posts? It's 3:13 in the afternoon where I am, but the time stamp says 10:13 P.M. What's up with that?

5. Do Nurses Eat Their Young?

   reidob replied to Brian's topic in Relations

   Seriously, though, as I posted in a discussion about precepting, I think a big part of the problem is assuming that any and all nurses are qualified to be preceptors. That's like saying that all those who drive can teaching others how to do it. Some ...

6. Do Nurses Eat Their Young?

   reidob replied to Brian's topic in Relations

   I am a vegetarian and therefore would never eat a nurse.

7. Nurses with tattoos

   reidob replied to Deargceann's topic in General Nursing

   Heavens, steelydanfan, where have you been? Tattoos and their meaning has changed entirely. These days, they're just a way of stating one's individual nature. My wife would laugh if she heard you refer to me as "thrill-seeking". I am closer to retir...

8. Should I Carry Nursing Malpractice (Liability) Insurance?

   reidob replied to sirI's topic in Career Support

   A very interesting string. I have been practicing for 20 years, including 10 in an ICU in a major trauma center, and I have never carried my own malpractice insurance. Not that I can bring any great evidence to bear to why I have chosen not to do so,...

9. Nurses with tattoos

   reidob replied to Deargceann's topic in General Nursing

   Another perspective: if the place you are seeking to work is so stuffy that they can't stand a few tattoos, you probably don't want to work there. I work in a rather freewheeling place that is nonetheless professional in demeanor and where we get to ...

10. Harborview or Swedish?

    reidob replied to Icess64's topic in Washington

    By the way, skeeter, we are not the lowest-paid nurses in Seattle. Our salaries are regularly reviewed, and the state is well aware that if they undercut us too much, we will go work elsewhere.

11. Harborview or Swedish?

    reidob replied to Icess64's topic in Washington

    I have worked at Harborview for 20 years and love it here. The best thing about Harborview is that everyone who works here; doctors, nurses, techs, even housekeeping, work here because they want to. There are easier places to work, and malcontents te...

12. "Nurses Are So Mean"

    reidob replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Relations

    Though I agree with most of what you say (and disagree with those who criticize you for venting a bit), I think it is undoubtedly true that many experienced nurses are ill-prepared to be preceptors. Precepting is a specialized skill that takes a grea...

13. Drawing Blood

    reidob replied to fat cat's topic in General Nursing

    I concur that foot blood draws and IVs should be a very last resort. They are done rather often in our clinic (we deal with a lot of IV drug users who have "burned" their best veins), but I think the use of leg and foot veins is sometimes simple lazi...