paraloco

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1. Dating Patients

   paraloco replied to bobnurse's topic in Relations

   Many years ago, my mom was a home health nurse. She married the husband of a cancer patient she had been taking care of after she died. I thought it was strange at the time, but my children liked him, and he liked them. I don't think any of his fam...

2. Paramedic on Medical Surgical Units outside of just the ER

   paraloco replied to ParamedicGuy's topic in General Nursing

   I'm a paramedic, and I am against it. For one, you are enabling an administrator to exploit you. Two, you are treading in to turf where more often than not, you are not wanted. Nurses should be against it too. Don't you want to protect the value o...

3. Who is your Favorite TV or Movie nurse?

   paraloco replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

   Dixie McCall at Rampart General Hospital from the Emergency series in the 70's

4. Lamar University

   paraloco replied to misha8210's topic in Texas

   The taxes in Beaumont are high, and if you want your kids indoctrinated into the street culture, send them to the public schools. They have good Catholic schools, and at least two other Protestant schools. There is alot of old money in Beaumont, an...

5. How did you find out about allnurses?

   paraloco replied to cnelle101's topic in General Nursing

   I was searching specifically for a nursing listserv, to compare your issues to those of the paramedics. I find that many of the complaints/concerns about your jobs are the same as ours. I also found that the grammar and spelling here are no better ...

6. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

   paraloco replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Humor

   My mother was a home health nurse, told me funny story. I hope I'm not leaving anything out. She was caring for an elderly man, post-cva. He had a poor memory also. The first day she was in his home and he asked for his smoking materials, my mother i...

7. The Best and Worst things about being a male nurse

   paraloco replied to Doug85's topic in Male Students

   I'm getting prereq's outta the way for a medic to rn program. I ran a call this morning that made me doubt my decision a little. An elderly gentleman fell in his home, was almost completely covered with tarry black stool. He was as jaundiced as a ...

8. accelerated bsn programs in texas ??

   paraloco replied to TexasPoodleMix's topic in Texas

   Will they admit men?

9. Do 'goodlooking' nurses earn better salaries?

   paraloco replied to Tony35NYC's topic in General Nursing

   I'll occasionally see a high-powered specialist in er, with his very attractive nurse in tow. I mean a b*tt ugly drooling nerd cardiologist with a super-model looking nurse, wearing very nice clothes with an immaculate lab coat. I've never seen a m...

10. Do you think that nurses with criminal backgrounds should get a second chance?

    paraloco replied to Tnichelle's topic in LPN/LVN

    I would think it would be dependent on circumstances. For example, a young person commits a non-violent crime. Serves their time, probation, whatever. Never offends again. Goes to school to improve non-gender-specific self. Sure, give them a chanc...

11. tension between EMT and LTC nurses?

    paraloco replied to smk1's topic in General Nursing

    I have respect for LTC nurses, I have an idea what their jobs are like. Most encounters (few now) are pleasant, LTC nurses are people too. The problem I had when I frequented LTC facilities was not with the rudeness or politeness of the staff. The...

12. Why are you REALLY going into nursing? Honest answers please.

    paraloco replied to Sheri257's topic in General Students

    I have several reasons, all have varying degrees of importance. I have a caring attitude toward others most of the time, and even when I don't, I'm good at faking it. I have the aptitude and the skills to do the job well, and have proven myself und...

13. I'm sorry, but some nursing diagnoses are just ridiculous!

    paraloco replied to klone's topic in General Students

    I've come up with a diagnosis for my kids: Motivational Deficit Disorder.

14. Visitor Assaults ER RN

    paraloco replied to PalmettoRN's topic in Emergency

    I'll never forget the time I picked up one particular overdose patient. We woke her with narcan, she became combative enroute. After moving her to the bed in the ED, she offered to bite the charge nurse. The nurse snarled: "Bite me, and you'll be ...

15. Paramedic to RN

    paraloco replied to L2750's topic in Career Support

    That perked me up too! If I have a combative head-injured patient, a combative patient in fulminating pulmonary edema, whatever, the only restraint necessary might be until the IV is secured, and I can sedate, then paralyze them. I don't do it just...