Nurse Valium

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1. Question about demanding COPD patient

   Nurse Valium replied to oldiebutgoodie's topic in Med-Surg

   Very interesting to read this here today - I just had a coworker share with me two days ago her theory that since COPD patients have no control over the basic necessity of oxygen exchange that they overcompensate their 'control' in other areas.

2. What Is Your Ideal Job?

   Nurse Valium replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Stress 101

   Okay, I'll bite - my ideal job, being "free to be as creative as I want", is one that allows me to stay home all day, everyday, hanging out with my two year old and pick my paycheck up from the mailbox every Friday;)

3. Got any funny acronyms at your ER???

   Nurse Valium replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

   DAD = DumbA$$ Doctor; used at the beginning of the shift as in "Whose the DAD today?" And does it really need to be said, if you don't like the things being said in the thread STOP LOOKING!!!!!

4. Any ACC students out there?

   Nurse Valium replied to rockermom's topic in Texas

   Former student. GREAT school!! Good luck to you!

5. Yeah, that's right, it's my fault.

   Nurse Valium replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

   Well, I knew we'd find out SOMEDAY whose fault it is!!!

6. Sperm Joke..True story

   Nurse Valium replied to spionkop1892's topic in General Nursing

   VERY, VERY!!!

7. Military Nurses: What do you think of Bush and the war?

   Nurse Valium replied to baby_gurl0604's topic in Government

8. I've noticed something on these boards...

   Nurse Valium replied to bethem's topic in International

   It is my opinion that American culture as a whole, is very competative. Not limited to the nursing profession. I have beaucoup friends in the tech industry & hear frequent stories of people undermining their co-worker to make oneself look good....

9. RNs entering all their own orders - no unit clerks?

   Nurse Valium replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

   Night shift!?!??? The hospital I work for DOES NOT EMPLOY unit clerks. 58 bed cardiac specialty hospital. They also do not employ phlebotomists, either. And working in the ER, this means we put our own orders in, call xray & other departments...

10. Longest "Visit" in ER b/4 admitted to your floor

    Nurse Valium replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    I will try to remember this the next time we are holding inpatients. It makes our situation seem not-so-grim!

11. Who does your daily blood work?

    Nurse Valium replied to nbnurse95's topic in Med-Surg

    Nurse or tech. Our lab doesn't do ANY draws:uhoh21:

12. Does your hospital offer on-site childcare?

    Nurse Valium posted a topic in General Nursing

    Good afternoon nurses! Quick question - does anyone work at a hospital that offers on-site childcare?? If yes, is it available 24hrs/day? Do they accept both sick & well children? Is it available to anyone that needs it or is there a waiting ...

13. Longest "Visit" in ER b/4 admitted to your floor

    Nurse Valium replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    do you mean that you as an individual were written up or that a patient in the er submitted a written complaint? our er holds are due to lack of available beds (or nurses) on the floor, not because i liked the patient so much that i thought it would...

14. Longest "Visit" in ER b/4 admitted to your floor

    Nurse Valium replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    This isn't really an answer to your question, as this patient never made it to the floor; we've (unfortunately) had patients come into the ED, get admission orders, go to the cath lab, get stented AND go home two days later FROM THE ER!!! Poor them -...

15. Increase in I&D's in the South?

    Nurse Valium replied to LeahJet's topic in Emergency

    I'm not sure where "South" ya'll are referring to but at the ER in Smithville, Tx we see (seems like) up to 30-40% for I&Ds. Same thing, all walks of life, all ages, socioeconomic backgrounds, etc. Weird!! (This was pre- and post-Katrina)