clee1

clee1

Hospice, Med/Surg, ICU, ER

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  1. Living off student loans smart idea or not?

    clee1 replied to rkim525's topic in General Nursing

    It is NEVER a "smart" idea to run up debt; whether for a car, or a house, or a new boat, or for clothing, etc. etc. ad nauseam - and that includes school (although I admit that school is a less dumb...

  2. Paperwork Tirade

    clee1 replied to Email4KH's topic in Emergency

    This, and managed care in general, is what happens when professionals allow their business be dictated to by lawyers, accountants, and

  3. What's your holiday bonus?

    clee1 replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    None, that I know of. However, I don't expect one, either. All I expect from my employer is to be treated fairly, a safe working environment, and the agreed-upon pay and benefits for hours worked....

  4. Reporting abuse

    clee1 replied to aka_steven's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, friend, but I have to disagree. CPS is a governmental organization (which means even if they do anything at all, they do it poorly, inefficiently, and expensively). They are staffed with...

  5. Write-Ups & Disciplinary Action

    clee1 replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    I graduate from LPN school in two weeks, but I currently work as a MA at an Urgent Care clinic. I've been there 7 months and have had two diciplinary writeups (to go along with 10 or so customer and...

  6. Drug Guide

    clee1 replied to arv's topic in General Nursing

    I have the Davis and the Moseby guides in my PDA. I use the Davis most but I find the Moseby to be slightly more

  7. I don't WANT to be a doctor

    clee1 replied to Halinja's topic in General Nursing

    That can be either funny, or sad; depending on who says it and how it is said. Let's face it: most of us alive today have families that were reared to believe that being a Doctor or Lawyer was the...

  8. Hypochondriac Nurses

    clee1 replied to HillNPStudent's topic in General Nursing

    I work with two of them: one DOES seem to have a few nagging (but minor) health problems that she dramatizes over; the other is just a lazy good-for-nothing witch that has phantom complaints appear...

  9. I need an ice scraper along with some good advice

    clee1 replied to FrostedWindow's topic in General Nursing

    Hey! I'm 40 and I graduate in two weeks. The eldest in my class is a whopping 62!!! Don't sweat the small stuff - come on in, the water's fine!

  10. Holiday behaviors starting early this year!

    clee1 replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    Seems like there is a real epidemic of this. What does the CDC have to say about

  11. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    clee1 replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    We have one of these clinics coming up soon at my Urgent Care, and I am scheduled to be the "shot nurse" for opening day. My manager wanted to draw up several dozen doses on Friday for Sunday...

  12. Ampules still being used, Ouch!

    clee1 replied to NurseyPoo's topic in General Nursing

    The only thing we still use in ampules is Nubain. I have suffered my share of nicks and scrapes from ampule cuts - they should be banned as a hazzard to

  13. How Did you survive???????

    clee1 replied to RNsoon!'s topic in General Nursing

    NS is a PIA. That's all there is to

  14. Switch jobs so soon??

    clee1 replied to FirePup's topic in General Nursing

    Life is too short to be miserable. After all, it's only a job.... Go for it! Pursue what you want. There is NO better time than the

  15. I need some serious and honest advice please, regarding fibromyalgia and methadone

    clee1 replied to FutureNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Oh boy..... 1) I feel your pain. Sounds like a classic case of Chemical Dependency to me: the information hiding, the overuse of anagesics, etc. 2) The request of the "use" of your sister's husband is...

  16. How far do you commute to work?

    clee1 replied to flowerchick's topic in General Nursing

    8 miles = 15 minutes including one redlight and a Mt. Dew

  17. LNA teacher threatened by student

    clee1 replied to dorieabsLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Think about carrying a large-caliber

  18. Falsely Accussed, Manager a Witch

    clee1 replied to Furoffire's topic in General Nursing

    I respectfully disagree. To the OP: This is the tactic of a "nurse from the old school", and is the type of tactic that has failed miserably down through the years. How do you fight a nasty...

  19. Question about confidentiality

    clee1 replied to Elisheva's topic in General Nursing

    In an international forum such as allnurses, it would be exceedingly difficult to determine who exactly any one poster might be discussing. How many nurses, hospitals, cities, states, countries, etc....

  20. Does anybody know where to get medical abbreviation fonts?

    clee1 replied to amlaboy's topic in General Nursing

    About 6 months ago, I looked ALL over the internet for them and couldn't find them. I have a "font creator" software package, but I haven't had the time to actually make a set

  21. Do you think the pain scale is accurate?

    clee1 replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe... and maybe not. I've had kidney stones - I agree that thy are NO fun, and the pain is intense. Some folks, for various reasons, just don't perceive pain as intensely as others Our Docs are...

  22. Homan's Sign: Useful or Useless? What's your opinion?

    clee1 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Useless... totally. In my practice, I find NO relationship between positive Homan's sign and DVT of the

  23. Do you think the pain scale is accurate?

    clee1 replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    I always ask the pt to rate their pain/illness on the 1-10 scale: one = well/great and 10 = "you wish we would take you out back and shoot you to get it over with". I find that I get fairly reliable...

  24. Are you afraid to go to the ER?

    clee1 replied to scrmblr's topic in Emergency

    My local ER??? Yes, but not because of the s/s I might have. My local ER is staffed with incompetents. I am amazed they haven't been sued out of existence yet. I'd go there, by ambulance, only if I...

  25. I have a Dillema

    clee1 replied to royr's topic in General Nursing

    To me, it is really very simple. Your Aunt has stated that what she desires most from you is to see you graduate. I know you feel a debt to her; fine. She has stated that she wishes the debt to be...