dv8rn

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1. Introduce ourselves

   dv8rn replied to HazeK's topic in Nevada

   :ballons: Hi, I graduated from UNLV in 1980. Started working full time in critical care and have been there ever since. I have two grown sons and a beautiful granddaughter. :ballons:

2. Cvvhd

   dv8rn replied to dv8rn's topic in MICU

   pghfoxfan, We've been seeing so much more HIT out here in the west too. What's up with that? Sometimes I really think we're driving ourselves to extinction.

3. If you love Clinton - don't read this.

   dv8rn replied to Spidey's mom's topic in Humor

   You know what you do if your husband is layin in the bedroom moanin and groanin? Load up and shoot him again!! :wink2:

4. Ideal Job!

   dv8rn replied to Good_Queen_Bess's topic in Humor

   Corona with lime!! Well, all righty then. I'm packin' As far as a job. For a little while I'd like to be the one to design hospital rooms and nursing units. It's obvious that actual nurses are not consulted! Then I'll take my brushes and canvas an...

5. Cvvhd

   dv8rn replied to dv8rn's topic in MICU

   You have 2 nurses to one CVVHD patient for 4 hours and our manager wants us to have 2 patients to one nurse and one is the CVVHD. hmmmm, whats wrong with this picture?

6. Cvvhd

   dv8rn replied to dv8rn's topic in MICU

   We've had one inservice on the machine. The tech comes and sets up the machine, and leaves. After that, we're on our own.

7. Cvvhd

   dv8rn posted a topic in MICU

   Our manager is trying to convince us that a patient on CVVHD is not a 1:1 patient. This therapy requiers constant monitoring and calculation changes. Usually they are not very stable, or they could have regular dialysis. Are any of you doing this ...

8. You Know You're a Nurse When...

   dv8rn replied to Brownms46's topic in Humor

   You know your a nurse if you go to a buffet and think to yourself, "I've suctioned out better looking stuff than that." You know you've been a nurse a long time if you say it out loud....GUILTY!!

9. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

   dv8rn replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

   Last year we got the opportunity to have a bake sale to pay for our own festivities. Hold on now......this year....we got a 2 inch cactus.....in the little plastic box from the nursery.......AND....a childs bandana....all in matching white paper b...

10. She did not think it was funny.

    dv8rn replied to nurse2002's topic in Humor

    :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: OMG what do you do with the ear rings.!!!! I'll have the giggles from that long after report, thanks.

11. I need some help over here!!!

    dv8rn replied to dv8rn's topic in MICU

    Thanks, Passing thru, it's good to know that there is someone else that has been through this too. By independent, I mean single mom, my "baby" however is 18 and in college, still lives at home. My husband died a year ago in May, and I haven't any ...

12. You Know You're a Nurse When...

    dv8rn replied to Brownms46's topic in Humor

    You know you've been a nurse forever if: You already have a disclaimer rehearsed if someone spots you in your scrubs at the grocery, and wants you to "take a look at this, what do you think"..........Usually, I tell them I'm a dog groomer. ...

13. Things that Makes you wonder...

    dv8rn replied to Brian's topic in Humor

    Who reads the braille at the drive up teller? Who decided to put 8 hotdogs in a pack and 12 buns in a bag? Why will a kid let a dog that licks it's ---- kiss them and they won't let Aunt Carol near them at reunions? OH, there you go, Why do they call...

14. Funniest real orders you have seen in a chart?

    dv8rn replied to nilepoc's topic in Humor

    I work neuro ICU, we just got back from special proceedures with a patient that had a no-flow brain scan. So the resident doesn't want to pronounce the poor soul. He says "That's only one test". Guess he figures the guy will study harder for the n...

15. Proof the world is nuts!!!

    dv8rn replied to deespoohbear's topic in Humor

    I know a nurse that has her head so far up her tush she's hypoxic. Shoulda been a turtle...