DarlinNurseRed

Krocs, Merrell's, and Veggie's.

It is basically 1/2 of a regular bowtie....If you tied it to a moving part of the bed, such as a rail, you might accidentally lower the rail too quickly and stress a joint,,,or break a limb. Always tie to the stationary bed part(usually there are hooks designed for this purpose.) I am also(like Kerrigan) one of those who does this tie on my bathrobe,,,lol

Is this an example of the reality show mentality? Did you get voted off the island? I know this sounds silly, but I do believe that some nurses think nursing is a competition. I grew up watching Gilligan's Island,,,where they worked together while enjoying life, and trying to get off the island TOGETHER. Nowadays, everyone brings the drama and mean disposition to work, where they forget to nurture, learn to compete. Just an observation, of course.

I think the RN that moongirl described with the initials on her left boob is a most hilarious, but, very TRUE description. I have seen that myself...lol

LOL...I don't need a reason, really. I was only being sarcastic saying "wary".... But isn't it really a bit humorous to see a name tag for example: Jane Doe, RN,ABC,DE,FGH,IJKL,MNOP,QRSTUV,W,XYZ

I am wary of nurses who have more Initials behind their name than letters in the name itself. Lots of school teachers have more than four years of education, and they don't need a name tag with initials to validate what they do. I think just plain "RN" is sufficient for me personally. This is not to offend or inflame anyone else, of course. If initials make ya feel good, then by all means, get some on the tag.

Oh I HATE it when the IV is connected straight to the site without an extension. Our O.R. has a habit of that too. I always make sure I put a towel underneath,,,you never know when it will make a mess.

Ok...two threads merged, got it.

Was my original post moved? Just curious...

I have no desire to be injured while helping someone. I think it is always best to punt if there is no other way. The other workers would rather attempt a stick for you than have to pull this big guy off you in a fight. If it was my patient, I would have said, "you did the best thing" and I would have taken care of it.

Is anyone else looking forward to watching the documentary about the nurses who went to vietnam? I am very interested. It is supposed to air on August 18.

Very nice examples, Pheebz777. Cheers to you!

When I was in school, we couldn't use calculators for testing until 3rd semester, and only if you passed the dosage criticals. It was only to make sure we understood medical math concepts. In clinicals we would do both and of course it was always checked by instructor @ med checks. I feel comfortable with the math either way. (but of course, it made us all anxious on testing days when we had to show our work!)

Now, thats funny,,,I don't care who ya are, thats funny. (in reference to Gator RN's joke)

I don't understand arguing about it, obviously something is wrong and needs to be addressed anyway. Sounds like the patient is getting very good nursing care and a good assessment if it is being noted. Just continue to do that good assessment. Usually if I think it may be rhonchi, I ask the patient to do a little coughing to see if it clears.