Hopalong

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1. Evil People

   Hopalong replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in Emergency

   Timely thead. Seems like past several weeks I've been cursed by the same questions what to do with the leader of the pack, the ONE who will devore you, eat you alive. Yes, seriously. The devil, yes the devil, is out there waiting for you.subitilly wa...

2. D5 via a g tube

   Hopalong replied to beaglelover's topic in Geriatric

   Rare, yes. But if the pt needs fluids, and say the Sodium is high - I had one last week with a Na of 162,Glucose 398, we gave water via G tube. Helped, for awhile.

3. Religion Needed to be a Good Nurse?

   Hopalong replied to Kabin's topic in Spirituality

   " To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence." Mark Twain You must be very successful.

4. I like Med/Sug-Isthat wierd?

   Hopalong replied to JustJen's topic in Med-Surg

   Sounds like you work on a M/S unit with good peers who bring you along properly. We also assign Peds to the more experienced, some take only 1 in thier pt load , some take more. Welcome to our world.

5. Religion Needed to be a Good Nurse?

   Hopalong replied to Kabin's topic in Spirituality

   I'm outa here on this one:barf02:

6. Religion Needed to be a Good Nurse?

   Hopalong replied to Kabin's topic in Spirituality

   I don't understand your response. Refer- your 2nd paragraph, which IS what the thread is about. So unless you are starting a new thread, I will ust use your own words as a response.

7. House, MD last night.....AAAGH!

   Hopalong replied to SteveNNP's topic in General Nursing

   I watched House until Gena Davis became the Commander in Chief. Probally will watch reruns, hey, it's just mindless entertainment. I just wish he wouldn't abuse drugs so much. Thanks for tip on House MD.com

8. Lunesta vs. Ambien

   Hopalong replied to ER-RN2's topic in General Nursing

   I asked a couple of docs what their experience with them was and all three said that Lunesta seems to be as effective but milder side effects than Ambien. All said bad after taste usually made them prescibe Ambien.My personal favorite is Equate Sleep...

9. Religion Needed to be a Good Nurse?

   Hopalong replied to Kabin's topic in Spirituality

   I am truly sorry to see this thread become a agonostic/atheist vs. Judeo/Christian debate. Good nurses come in both genders, both sexual persuasions, with a variety of belief systems. The important point is that good nurses have a value system that m...

10. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    Hopalong replied to yazisizit's topic in Humor

    AND THE WINNER IS.... :barf02: that is definetly GROSS, I've had pts do gross things with it,, throw it at me, etc., but never eat it. :imbar

11. Describe your last day at work in 50 words or less !?

    Hopalong replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Med-Surg

    24 pts, 3 RN's, 1 LPN, 2 CNA's, and it was MONDAY 1. Pancreatitis on PCA. 57 male 2. Altered LOC. 87 female. 3. Hypokalemia, hyponatremia. 89 female 4. Hospice with brain mets. 89 male 5. Hospice with recent CVA, 79 female 6. Abd, pain, constipation,...

12. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    Hopalong replied to yazisizit's topic in Humor

    Many years ago, on my first day as a 16 y.o. orderly in our small rural hospital a doctor asked me to go into a patients room, handed me a butter knife and told me to cut a plug out of the leg cast where he had marked it. I started to object, but he ...

13. Religion Needed to be a Good Nurse?

    Hopalong replied to Kabin's topic in Spirituality

    I returned to nursing 23 years ago because God called me although I didn't know that for 3 years. I mention this because since God wants nursing to be my ministry I, therefore, need Him to be a good nurse. Some of the respondents don't feel the way I...

14. About medical-surgical units in the USA

    Hopalong replied to Woman_in_love's topic in Med-Surg

    I work in a small rural hospital and our M/S census is usually in the mid-20's. Average is mostly elderly with pneumonia, COPD, IDDM. We also usually have 1-2 S/p hips or knees, 1-2 Peds pts. Deaths - maybe an average of 1=2 a week, not so many that ...

15. I like Med/Sug-Isthat wierd?

    Hopalong replied to JustJen's topic in Med-Surg

    Another reason I love M/S just happened today. We're a small hospital, and we have pts. from 6 weeks to geriatric. One of my 5 patients today was 20 months old and when it was time for his discharge I went over all the usual with his Mom and when I w...