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  1. Should drug diverters be prosecuted?

    DiplomaNurseRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I had a dear friend who got herself addicted to trammadol and worked nursing homes on occasion to pilfer or outright steal blister packs of the medication. She played that game once too many and was...

  2. Will nursing wreck my hands?

    DiplomaNurseRN replied to BookishBelle's topic in General Nursing

    For me, it was the grossly obese who have no motivation, do nothing for themselves and constantly whine about not getting enough attention to their 'needs'... I admit, my cheerleader skills have been...

  3. Do they still teach nursing history?

    DiplomaNurseRN replied to DiplomaNurseRN's topic in General Students

    Sorry, image enlarged

  4. Do they still teach nursing history?

    DiplomaNurseRN replied to DiplomaNurseRN's topic in General Students

  5. Do they still teach nursing history?

    DiplomaNurseRN replied to DiplomaNurseRN's topic in General Students

    That's a shame as it's such a wonderful study. Our class was quite detailed and we learned interesting 'tid bits' like Dorothea Dix actually developed the concept of the 'modern' hospital during the...

  6. You will be....

    DiplomaNurseRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    In school we were taught that in our practice we would never be held accountable for not knowing all the answers, but we would be held responsible for knowing where to find

  7. You will be....

    DiplomaNurseRN replied to DiplomaNurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    My original post should read 'be held responsible for NOT knowing where to find

  8. You will be....

    DiplomaNurseRN replied to DiplomaNurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    Never lie, think before you answer and don't reveal where all the unit crap is

  9. Most Challenging Aspect in Your Nursing Career?

    DiplomaNurseRN replied to rednotebook's topic in General Nursing

    Families top the list..then we add non-compliant patients, the 'glamor' nurses, clueless management, lazy staff, medical and nursing students, SURGICAL RESIDENTS, pompous attending's and PA's,...

  10. Your Most AWKWARD Nursing Moment

    DiplomaNurseRN replied to Mully's topic in General Nursing

    Inserting a pre-op foley into my Nursing Supervisor who I had been assigned as her nurse. Humming 'Getting to Know you', she caught it and we both were laughing so hard I compromised the proceedure...

  11. Awkward moment?

    DiplomaNurseRN replied to Soran's topic in Male Nursing Students

    When I started in the 'dark ages' I worked on a hospital Med-Surg unit for two years before I was assigned my first female patient. After that, no sweat. Yet, up and to my last female patient before...

  12. % of Nurses that smoke

    DiplomaNurseRN replied to twinner05's topic in Health, Stress Management

    When I started in nursing it seemed EVERYBODY smoked. I remember well the ashtrays in the nursing lounge filled with butts and half burning cigarettes, the physcians lighting up at the nurse's...

  13. My kid is THAT kid!

    DiplomaNurseRN replied to momto5RN's topic in School

    When in the first grade, my oldest son was sent to the school nurse's office complaining that he, 'couldn't breath'. Upon the nurse's inspection she found that he had stuck several pebbles from a...

  14. Common Cold

    DiplomaNurseRN replied to ruralSchoolRN's topic in School

    "...I wish I had a magic pill that I could give them, but I don't...." I wish the pharmaceutical company's would develop a clueless parent pill. We could name it 'T-DAPP' and administer PRN. Big...

  15. Will nursing wreck my hands?

    DiplomaNurseRN replied to BookishBelle's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing definitely will cure any nail biting and putting your fingers in your mouth ....

  16. I can't get "poop" taste out of my mouth?

    DiplomaNurseRN replied to Philly85's topic in General Nursing

    I find myself doing the same when inserting a catheter, the only difference is I also don a miner's helmet and

  17. When is it time to leave...?

    DiplomaNurseRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Many of us have experienced co-workers that we have looked at and thought, 'they should have retired years ago'. This nurse, who was once a valued member of the team has now became a liability. The...

  18. When is it time to leave...?

    DiplomaNurseRN replied to DiplomaNurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would like to make it clear that 'this nurse' in my post above IS NOT me, but in reference in general to nursing co-workers who might be a candidate for a retirement party...

  19. When is it time to leave...?

    DiplomaNurseRN replied to DiplomaNurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am fortunately 'out of the mix', though I do miss the job at times and especially my wonderful co-workers. Good advice for those in active practice and for those just starting out. Thank

  20. Nursing Student: Can a Person with a Trach Work in the Hospital?

    DiplomaNurseRN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    There are many jobs for nurses aside from direct patient care; advocacy, audit, investigation and case management to name a

  21. One Of The Saddest Things I've Seen... Can't Stop Laughing

    DiplomaNurseRN replied to NewTexasRN's topic in General Nursing

    What I find 'sad' is the hiring of new GN's / RN's into critical care environments. I understand that the everlasting acute nursing shortage is a significant cause of this, but the ripple effect on...

  22. Do you huddle?

    DiplomaNurseRN replied to SerenaBeana's topic in Emergency

    'Huddle', is what we used to call nursing report. Typically 30 minutes before you take the unit / floor from the off-going shift. When a young nurse and working Med-Surg, the previous shift charge...

  23. New male student in clinicals, all women, feeling isolated

    DiplomaNurseRN replied to Matucm's topic in General Students

    In 1973, I was the only male in a class of 32 at a hospital diploma school. By the end of our 3 years+ there, 12 of us graduated and sat for our boards. None of us would have been able to do this...

  24. Quiting clinicals because of bad work envirnoment

    DiplomaNurseRN replied to Matucm's topic in General Students

    Well, if your gonna quit, do it now than leave us short staffed at some point in the future. Tired of dividing up the work loads of slackers and whiners amongst the 'tried and true' ... BTW - I am a...

  25. When did you know you wanted to be a nurse?

    DiplomaNurseRN replied to rachflamini's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    As a young US Army medic assigned to an Air Ambulance Company (we call them 'Medevac' now) in Vietnam. Watching the wonderful Army Nurses go about their duties in such a professional, sincere and...