Gluteus Maximus

Gluteus Maximus specializes in Primary Care Nursing.

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1. Anyone know anything about American nurses working in Mexico?

   Gluteus Maximus replied to klone's topic in International Nursing

   Yeah, the Canadian government has even issued a travel advisory, especially non-essential travel b/t the Mexican and US borders. No way, Jose! The Canadian guy killed there a few weeks ago was a local...

2. How do you deal with a doctor who sweared on you over the phone?

   Gluteus Maximus replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

   Ha! This part cracked me up. In my career being bilingual (English/French) is part of the job description. I'm often called in by other nurses who are supposed to be able to speak french but don't,...

3. What would you do?

   Gluteus Maximus replied to carolmaccas66's topic in General Nursing

   Wow, just goes to show the international differences. Our BCLS teaches the following: You only interfere if the person is severely choking. How do you know? Ask them, "are you choking?" and if...

4. Private Nurses for Patient At Night

   Gluteus Maximus replied to piggg's topic in General Nursing

   My NM would okay a sitter if required but not for an elderly lady who's biggest crime is ringing the bell. You should look into getting a prn sedation order for her, if all her needs are met, but she...

5. I'm exhausted...it's ridiculous (and unsafe)

   Gluteus Maximus replied to jelptex's topic in General Nursing

   Y'all have me confused. Isn't a chemstick the urine dip test for glucose? As opposed to finger stick? I've never heard a glucometer called a chemstick

6. Report giving dread.

   Gluteus Maximus replied to NocturneNrse's topic in General Nursing

   Remember that by giving report, you're doing the oncoming nurse a favour by directing his/her attention to the more important details from your shift, so you're helping THEM out. If someone is giving...

7. Soon to be RN from Canada, looking at the US

   Gluteus Maximus replied to Mike32110's topic in International Nursing

   If that's the case then be sure to tell your fellow Americans to "stay in your own country" as

8. How does BON handle + marijuana screens from nurses in states that have legalized it?

   Gluteus Maximus replied to Neveranurseagain's topic in General Nursing

   Those poppy seed bagels must be providing quite the hallucination.... Keep dreamin'... if you think this excuse will pass with the

9. High contact sports and nursing?

   Gluteus Maximus replied to mochamonster's topic in General Nursing

   Why Scott... I had no idea you were so buff.... are you the one on top or

10. Switching majors after first semester BSN

    Gluteus Maximus replied to Shazbatz35's topic in General Nursing

    Looked for any possible way to pass you? Are you for real? Obviously you weren't a straight A student if you were failing your labs/clinicals. Maybe you're book smart but that's only half the job...

11. Over worked Nurses

    Gluteus Maximus replied to ttpurtee's topic in General Nursing

    Always and forever. It's the nature of the

12. High contact sports and nursing?

    Gluteus Maximus replied to mochamonster's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand the problem. What does being involved in sports have to do with your career as a nurse? Who is is you think is going to allow, or disallow, your choice of extracurricular...

13. Soon to be RN from Canada, looking at the US

    Gluteus Maximus replied to Mike32110's topic in International Nursing

    Job fairs, as already mentioned, can get your hired on the spot. Also check out: americanmobile.com nursezone.com nursesrx.com There's some red tape, but it's

14. High divorce rate among nurses? Why?

    Gluteus Maximus replied to RevolutioN2013's topic in General Nursing

    :yeah: And that's why we women may not be the stronger sex, but we definitely are the smarter

15. Some people should just stay quiet!!!

    Gluteus Maximus replied to StephRN08's topic in General Nursing

    If the worst thing that happens to me is a patient's family making a trivial comment about something I'm wearing, then I'd consider that a pretty good