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Hi, I'm no "young buck"... but the argument that the pt. is a "pervert" is pure nonsense. How old is the pt. again? How many of you puritans condemning him remember yourselves and your 'aches and desires' at his age? Yes, it could be argued that he w...

Hi, Here's a twist to the title of the thread: something that I DID say to a patient and I haven't been "reprimanded for" (... yet). Every once a while, I pick up extra hours in the Emergency Department. John Doe was one of our "frequent fliers" (a m...

Hi, Will this stupid thread ever die??!! :banghead: thanks, Matthew

Hi, I'm not a hospice nurse. The "dying patients" I usually am involved with are the "actively trying to die" type. So take my post with a grain of salt. ????That statement alone just confuses the heck out of me. I just can't comprehend the ration...

Hi, I used to work on an ortho-med/surg floor before I switched to pediatrics.I admit that I'm stumped. I've had some pts. come back post-op with epidurals in place for pain control. But I've never heard of "spinal wash". Perhaps you could ask an a...

Hi, I admit that I'm somewhat surprised by some of the posts I've read advising the OP to "run for the hills". "These are warning signs of an abusive, control freak". "He won't stop with this. Soon he'll be all over you and your life". Wow! Husband m...

Hi, I think you did a comendable job - given the circumstances you described. I've responded on one scene myself (a four car spin/wreck on I-90). - Safety first! And that means YOU first! As someone already mentioned, the last thing EMS needs is anot...

Hi, This is the closest thing I could find relating to a "Spinal Wash": http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2052491 Hope this was of some assitance. thanks, Matthew

Hi, Given today's hi-tech world (and it's only going to get more high tech in the future), I would consider marrying the two fields - such as RN-informatics... Or some such. I do also; partly echo the poster above who said that 3 months seems to be a...

Hi, Horizontal violence? Me thinks you doth protest too much.As Gila already pointed out, profering medical/legal advice is against the Terms of Service of these boards. It's one thing to seek support and commiserate - it's quite another to seek le...

Hi, At my old job, I was routinely subject to 7-8 pts. per noc. With one CNA/Tech for 36 pts. I'm a "half breed" - but other than me, every other nurse and tech on the unit was born and brought up USA. This was good ol', midwest USA. Cornfield countr...

Hi, I'll be blunt (and I'm not doing this to put you down or call you an ill informed idiot or what have you. I sincierly meant that) but, Most of us nurses can't begin to judge the scenario the OP presented with. The simplest explanation is that "...

Hi, To answer your question:It depends on the symptoms/problems the pt. presents with. Example: If your pt. presents with a BP of 90/50 and you're ordered a nitroglycerin drip - your calculations say 1.5 ml/hr (based on 50mg Nitro in 250ml of dilut...

Hi leslie, Thanks for the clarification. :) thanks, Matthew

Hi, If nothing else, you must be commended for the following: Such openess and approachability is refreshing to see in a teacher. As you can probably imagine, I had some really difficult teachers. Don't get me wrong, technically and theoritically t...

Hi, I'm not sure I agree with earle58's view of us being the servant of the pt. I'm a professional who provides a vital aspect of modern health care. I am no body's servant. That said - I agree with her wholeheartedly with "we are humans first". Mama...

hi, i'm sorry but this is absolute rubbish - you are comparing apples to oranges to orangutans.it's an easy cheapshot to accuse asian economies but the truth is that china, india and other asian economies hold a lot of current us debt. yeah, it's a...

Hi, The check off lists are a joke. And not everyone wants to be bothered every hour. Stop treating me like an imbecile - please start respecting me for the trained professional I am. thanks, Matthew

Hi, Press Ganey: an entity that continues to exist to cater to the consequences of short sighted policies designed by those who lack moral eptitude and intestinal fortitude. thanks, Matthew

Hi, I do believe I like your "pager" idea. I don't like adding on more cords - we already have emough to deal with. But a pager seems do able. Heck! Anything that doesn't wake up sleeping kiddos thanks, Matthew

Hi, You guys have it all figured out! :w00t: My peers aren't just my peers anymore! They are "catty women, sexy women, women that are like aunts, sisters, grannies". What more "There's too much out there and guess what your in a female dominant p...

Really? For example: You think the "Catholic definition of Christianity" is the 'same definition' as the "Protestant definition of Christianity" ? I guess you do, since you say "Yep, looks like the same definition to me". I'm just curious because if ...

Bingo!Thanks, Matthew

A. What if there is no male nurse available? You want to let the patient wet the bed? B. Or what if patient can't pee unless he is standing up (some of our post ops with enlarged prostates cannot pee lying down). Let them not urinate and let their bl...

Hi, I don't disagree with this at all - infact, I advocate for this at my local city council. I write articles in the local paper.The price of liberty and freedom is taking responsibility for it. I have always been, and continue to remain - a stead...