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Have applied for advertised openings in critical care at four major systems in the Detroit area--in one case, got a call from Human Resources THREE HOURS after submitting an online application! But...

Lindarn, your post, makes me feel, short of, breath! :)

Hey Jokerhill--I think you are missing something really obvious here. What do you think would happen to you if you were, say, waiting at a red light and got hit by a truck? And were unable to work...

Just so you know, the NVIC website is run by a crank named Barbara Loe Fisher who has been in the anti-vaccination business for years. I would double check on a reputable website if you want...

I think it would be helpful for some of the nurses who are objecting to vaccination to go back and review the basic principles of epidemiology.

Allergic to oral Dilaudid, but not the IV form. Or, allergic to 2mg IV Dilaudid but not allergic to 4mg dose of IV Dilaudid. :icon_roll:

I would have said, "Oh, do you have a family member who's a nurse?":saint::devil::jester:

For a few, select patients: Guess what? We know what the hell we're talking about when we tell you what to do to stay out of the hospital, and we know you don't do any of it. Don't even have the...

I think one fact that's gotten lost on this thread is that Canadians are HEALTHIER for a lot LESS MONEY--and that means ALL of them. Shouldn't we be looking for what works best? To me, that means...

I second the above posters, but I would add that sometimes we perceive attitudes on the part of others that aren't there. Are you sure that doc was being condescending to you, or maybe his...

To the family that won't leave their poor mother alone to rest and rotate in and out of her room hour after hour, all day long-- For God's sake, let your mother get some rest. The quality of the...

In my experience, it's not just pain issues, but other things too. I can't count the number of times I've heard, "(S)he has a psych history." with a roll of the eyes, as if that explains everything...

"I need 4 of morphine and 25 of Benadryl. I will ask for the same in one hour." You may ask for whatever you like in one hour, dork. Good luck to you.

. psych patients, I HATE THEM!!!! I am a firm beleiver that if someone is suicidal they wouldnt be in the ER telling you that they are suicidal. Most of them are attention seeking and take beds...

As I understand the question, you have one bottle that has 500mg of drug, and you need to add 10 ml of diluent. In the real world, if you have to add 10 ml of diluent to a bottle, it would state...

I can't help but think that people who get so upset about, for example, a few undocumented immigrants who require very costly care that pushes small hopsitals into insolvency are missing the bigger...

The way I see it, the problem is that those who know what's really going on are--or feel--powerless, and those with power have no idea. I have an idea--what if every licensed nurse in the country...

I'm wondering--with all this reiteration of the idea of a free market, how EXACTLY does anyone stand to make a profit off of people who are both very ill and completely broke? I have the feeling...

:stone “I thought what doctors did was hard, it turns out what nurses do in a day is 10 times more complicated in terms of workflow than what anyone else does in a day,” [Ketcherside] said. ...

Just btw, Phenergan is known for lengthening the QT segment--even with moderate tachycardia I would probably check their QTc to be safe.:nurse:

Responsive to noxious stimulus?

...when you fantasize about people who only ever work day shift being told that they MUST be present at a staff meeting/inservice/whatever. At precisely...3 AM.

I think her point was that for all she knows, this doc could be some guy off the street, or a plaintiff's attorney/aggrieved family member/etc., in which case they have no business poking into charts.

I know it is used for a rare condition called pemphigus vulgaris, which is a nasty condition that involves blistering of the inside of the mouth and can be hard to treat; even so, it's a treatment of...

I had a nursing student following me when one of my patients started to decompensate--I told the student, "OK, we'll need a blood gas kit--they're in the clean utility on the third shelf." She said...