Quark09

Quark09

ED, MICU/TICU, NICU, PICU, LTAC

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  1. Best Pain Chart Ever!!

    Quark09 posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    I love this woman's blog, and her re-interpretation of the Wong-Baker pain chart cracks me up!!!

  2. If we had a conservative nurses forum

    Quark09 replied to FLmomof5's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I, too, was wondering - as some of the PP - why you would feel more comfortable in a "conservative only forum"... is intelligent debate something you would wish to avoid? I'm about as left as I can...

  3. 25 Craziest Interview Questions of 2010

    Quark09 replied to SweetBabyLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Oooh I love #8!!! I would be Batman! Or Wonder Woman! Or Mr.

  4. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    Quark09 replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    I'm reading the same thread; however I'm not inferring any "English only" entitled attitude. The OP's patient, sick or not, was the one with the "You should be speaking my language" attitude....

  5. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    Quark09 replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    While I do think that being able to speak Spanish in many workplaces would be a benefit, for her to remark that "people working in healthcare should speak Spanish" is pretty snotty and

  6. Panicked!!! HIV/AIDS, HepB, HepC risk?

    Quark09 replied to rntobeme's topic in General Nursing

    LOLOLOLOL.... Have them do a chem 7, KUB and CXR too; maybe start some broad spectrum antibiotics til we know what we're dealing with just to be

  7. Panicked!!! HIV/AIDS, HepB, HepC risk?

    Quark09 replied to rntobeme's topic in General Nursing

    There seem to be quite a few weird posts lately... it's starting to feel like those ridiculous facebook pages that just try to get a certain number of people to "like" the

  8. Panicked!!! HIV/AIDS, HepB, HepC risk?

    Quark09 replied to rntobeme's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, what season are you in right now? You said you were pricked in the summer or fall of 2010? Or did you start in the spring? Your dates are somewhat

  9. Panicked!!! HIV/AIDS, HepB, HepC risk?

    Quark09 replied to rntobeme's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps you had the

  10. Older nurses taking forever to computer chart

    Quark09 replied to Giga's topic in General Nursing

    My first semester of nursing school, I had an instructor that drove me absolutely batty. She was all over the place during her lecture, easily sidetracked, had examples that didn't quite fit with the...

  11. Pregnant and nursing school... full or part-time?

    Quark09 replied to magn1jes's topic in General Students

    I was pregnant my last year of school. I attended full time, had my son in March, and graduated in May. I planned with my instructors how to handle missed clinicals (I started back in class a week...

  12. Pressing charges on a psych patient?

    Quark09 replied to Little_Mouse's topic in General Nursing

    I would never think this was silly. As previous posters have written, you can make the report and then leave it in the hands of the court system as to whether it's pursued. Now, if (as another...

  13. LPN scope of practice

    Quark09 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I realize this can vary a bit from state to state, but in general, I thought that in a hospital setting, an LPN/LVN cannot do an initial assessment, hang blood, do IV pushes, or do initial patient...

  14. LPN scope of practice

    Quark09 replied to Quark09's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, gotcha!! Cool then; it seems like online communication can get lost in "translation" sometimes, so just wanted to make

  15. LPN scope of practice

    Quark09 replied to Quark09's topic in General Nursing

    I was in no way calling into question the care that is provided by LPNs; I have worked as one myself. My question was regarding how this particular ad defined the expected role of an LPN in that...

  16. LPN scope of practice

    Quark09 replied to Quark09's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks much for the replies, all! I knew scope of practice varied from state to state; I just wasn't sure if this institution was basically trying to hire an LPN to fill duties that would normally be...

  17. Plz read!!! Nurse using drugs what should i do???

    Quark09 replied to J-Star's topic in General Nursing

    LOL... eh, maybe... then again, these posts still make you

  18. Plz read!!! Nurse using drugs what should i do???

    Quark09 replied to J-Star's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think the number of bedrooms she has, her husband's employment status, or the number of children she has should have anything to do with your decision. That's really no one's business, and...

  19. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    Quark09 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    To the 50-year old flasher who is always trying to get the nurses to take a peek at his nether regions: "I've seen

  20. Nurse assaulted

    Quark09 replied to Nursebarebari's topic in General Nursing

    I'm confused... were you there as well, or did someone else remark on the frightened look on her face? Either way, she should not have felt pressured to not press charges. The small (lib arts)...

  21. Our new hire, new grad charge nurse

    Quark09 replied to kimbo9's topic in General Nursing

    Hopefully, this new grad RN will have experienced people on your floor that she will be able to turn to for assistance and guidance, without being given the cold shoulder merely because she chose to...

  22. Pet Peeve: Poor Grammar by Nurses

    Quark09 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Irregardless of whether or not you were having fun, pls

  23. Facebook and Former Patient Friend Request

    Quark09 replied to us2uk4u's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is true I've noticed that with some people, you do have to be careful and set some boundaries regarding those emails that start with "Hey, I have a weird medical question for you..." Anecdotal...

  24. Facebook and Former Patient Friend Request

    Quark09 replied to us2uk4u's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't really think it was violating anything. I had the mom of a peds patient send me a request after her 14-month old had a bout with MRSA; I had to start his IV in his foot... not a great...

  25. Pet Peeve: Poor Grammar by Nurses

    Quark09 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, the misuse of there, their, and they're... it's and its. I even saw it written its' once. I'm not quite sure what that