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rph3664

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  1. *Weird* Patient Allergies

    rph3664 replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    I find it quite believable; she's probably allergic to one of the chemicals used to make the dentures. I once read about a man who was allergic to a chemical used to make telephones, so he always had...

  2. *Weird* Patient Allergies

    rph3664 replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    Weird that people would be allergic to an antihistamine, but it does happen! We thought maybe the person was allergic to an excipient ingredient, but no, it was the diphenhydramine

  3. *Weird* Patient Allergies

    rph3664 replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    We once had a patient who said she was allergic to enemas. I probably am, too.

  4. Many nurses on depression or anxiety meds?

    rph3664 replied to avsmch's topic in General Nursing

    Lemme guess, Cymbalta? That drug has never caught on much around here, and that's a good thing because lots of people have terrible side effects from it and tapering off from it can be a very...

  5. To the girl who was texting all through chemistry class....

    rph3664 replied to polka-dot's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Are they athletes? This might give them an excuse (for now), although athletes who act like that rarely take classes as advanced as

  6. Many nurses on depression or anxiety meds?

    rph3664 replied to avsmch's topic in General Nursing

    And the fact that the drugs exist in the first place. In past decades, people used alcohol, caffeine, opium, paregoric, etc. Keep in mind that lots of people take antidepressants for reasons other...

  7. To the girl who was texting all through chemistry class....

    rph3664 replied to polka-dot's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    When I was in school, we had several lecture halls with those long rows of seats that are attached together, and if you have a leg shaker or someone who constantly rocks back and forth, it can nearly...

  8. Nursing school at 23. Is it too late for me?

    rph3664 replied to Melissa825's topic in Nursing Career

    This sort of thing may be very unusual where you live. Here in the United States, it isn't. Go for

  9. Patients on Medicaid

    rph3664 replied to DiEd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And they're popping out one baby after another and getting them diagnosed with ADHD and/or bipolar disorder, often before their second birthday, and getting them on SSI for this. It's because of...

  10. To the girl who was texting all through chemistry class....

    rph3664 replied to polka-dot's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I haven't read the entire thread, so maybe something like this has been mentioned. When I took biology, about 20 years ago, I had a classmate who chewed tobacco and would spit into the sink every few...

  11. Need help committing a family member

    rph3664 replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Psychiatric

    I did relief work in a pharmacy whose clientele was composed mainly of the chronically mentally ill, and am totally convinced that schizophrenia is the very worst thing that can happen to a person and...

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

    rph3664 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And Angelfire, I'm bumping your

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

    rph3664 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Why would I do that? I'm overweight myself BUT not to the point where I am unable to take care of myself. Big difference. Have you read some of the OTHER posts on this

  14. Ever had an MD document things to make you look bad?

    rph3664 replied to ruralnurs's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I forgot to mention that the practice issues were not because of the lawsuit, but because of the falsification of

  15. Ever had an MD document things to make you look bad?

    rph3664 replied to ruralnurs's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have not personally encountered this, but one of my preceptors when I was in school had a doctor who falsified some records to CYA regarding a lawsuit - which, BTW, was legitimate - and she had the...

  16. Nursing school at 23. Is it too late for me?

    rph3664 replied to Melissa825's topic in Nursing Career

    Too late? Are you kidding? Even though you have a family, you will do MUCH better because you are more mature and disciplined. There's a thread on here from a 50-year-old who was asking if she was too...

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

    rph3664 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The hospital where I work had a heart surgeon who was killing people. He's been inflicted on some other city now. There are several people in my department who are morbidly obese and have heard those...

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

    rph3664 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Maybe she hadn't had any morning sickness and she is genuinely ILL? Or it's rolling over into hyperemesis gravidarum? ......although that might not be the case if you're posting it

  19. Craziest delivery stories

    rph3664 replied to sierranurse's topic in Emergency

    I work with a woman whose dad is in his fourth marriage. Divorced twice, widowed once. How was he widowed? Paramedics arrived on the scene of a horrible car accident and heard a baby crying. Turns...

  20. Stories of the craziest patient you've ever had?

    rph3664 replied to RNJayhawk's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If she wanted to kidnap a baby, there would be easier methods than trying to obtain one from a

  21. Leave the phone at home !!

    rph3664 replied to disney158's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Walmart and McDonald's probably frown on Bluetooths as well. A while back, I saw a note posted next to a cash register at a local grocery store saying that any employee who used a cell phone on the...

  22. Stories of the craziest patient you've ever had?

    rph3664 replied to RNJayhawk's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't like to post details about patients in my hospital, due to confidentiality and because you never know who's lurking, but here goes. We recently had a teenager in the child and adolescent unit...

  23. Stories of the craziest patient you've ever had?

    rph3664 replied to RNJayhawk's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It always has been, at least in the United States. I do understand that insulin is a prescription item in Canada. The newer, designer insulins like Humalog, Novolog, and Levemir are RX only, but yes,...

  24. Stories of the craziest patient you've ever had?

    rph3664 replied to RNJayhawk's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This was in a pharmacy magazine and wasn't one of my patients. A pharmacist who was a certified diabetes educator once had a patient's wife come to her for consultation because her husband was...

  25. Leave the phone at home !!

    rph3664 replied to disney158's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You DID mean "upright" by this, didn't you? That story WAS