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I was working in the ED one time when a physician who was finishing up a 24 hr (yes I said 24 hr) shift. He wrote "NTG 0.4 mg tab SQ" on chart number 1, on chart number 2, he wrote, "Td 0.5 SL". I walked over to him, and asked if he was sure he wated me to give a tetorifice SL and how was I to melt the NTG tab to give it SQ. He almost fell out of his chair laughing. On another occasion, he wrote "Abrasion to Buttrocks" using a voice activated dictation system, instaed of "Abrasion to Buttocks" for a pt from a motorcycle crash.

I went through LPN school when I was in my mid twenties, and back to college when I was 30. I have not regreted it one bit. I was a mechanic attending vocational school during the 70's, went in the Army, mastered Sniper School, and many other specialties. I have worked law enforcement, ran my own busines, nothing has made me leave the Nursing field. I now have a corporate job, managing 25+ hospitals' Emergency Departments documentation systems. and I am nearing retirement, which I can truthfully say, if I had not been a nurse and taken the career path I have, I would never be able to retire, with any money, if I had kept one of my other jobs. Nursing is so diverse, you can always find something you will like, I just chose the ED. Dale Nichols RN Adventist Health System-IS Manager of Emergency Department Applications