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rph3664

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  1. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    rph3664 replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Don't stick a mayonnaise jar up your butt. A co-worker, upon hearing about this, said, "What would possess a person to do that?" There was also some discussion regarding whether the procedure to...

  2. Any Muslim Nurses/Student Nurses in Allnurses?

    rph3664 replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    I can't imagine a school or hospital not allowing skirts, and here's why: Many Pentecostal Christian women do not wear pants either. I know several who always wear skirts or dresses, in addition to...

  3. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    rph3664 replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

    Pediatric patients are very high maintenance just because they're kids. That's not what this thread is about; most of the posts I have seen on here were about able-bodied adults who were asking the...

  4. HIPPA Violation?

    rph3664 replied to AnytownUSA's topic in General Nursing

    A physician who was on staff at my hospital was a patient there, and to nobody's surprise died , and I heard recently that over 40 employees got warning letters because they accessed this doctor's...

  5. HIPPA Violation?

    rph3664 replied to AnytownUSA's topic in General Nursing

    Well, then, that gives you a plethora of reasons NOT to do

  6. HIPPA Violation?

    rph3664 replied to AnytownUSA's topic in General Nursing

    What on earth do you mean by "personal use"? I sure hope you are not a health care professional, if you are asking questions like that. Even before HIPAA (that's actually how it's spelled), it was a...

  7. Struggling with elective terminations of pregnancy

    rph3664 replied to GoBabyGo's topic in Ob/Gyn

    They had no idea what was really wrong with her, and her anatomy appears to be unique. I couldn't watch anything on You Tube regarding her (and her name is Juliana Wetmore) because the thumbnails on...

  8. Has anyone ever quit a new job after a few weeks?

    rph3664 replied to HealthyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have done that more than once. I do not recommend

  9. What is the opposition to Universal Healthcare

    rph3664 replied to ChicagoRN2010's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    i was working in a grocery store pharmacy ca. 2001 when medicare part d(isaster) was announced, and we had a parade of customers who were very curious why pharmacists were almost universally opposed...

  10. I want to be a nurse..what is it like?

    rph3664 replied to kgheen09's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a nurse, but I want to tell you to make sure that this "career center" is accredited. If it isn't, you will have a harder time getting licensed and you may receive an inferior education (and...

  11. Men intimidated by RN salary?

    rph3664 replied to ment2be's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like you, in turn, did some man a huge favor by not getting married. (rph3664 puts on a flameproof

  12. This is kinda embarassing and gross: have you ever removed an impaction from yoursel

    rph3664 replied to mondkmondk's topic in General Nursing

    Wouldn't an enema be less invasive, etc.? Have you tried

  13. What is it with this new "fad"?

    rph3664 replied to mrsraisinkain's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Many adults are being legitimately diagnosed with ADD in the wake of a child's diagnosis. The child has behaviors that they see in themselves, and they decide to have themselves evaluated and finally...

  14. What is it with this new "fad"?

    rph3664 replied to mrsraisinkain's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    It's also a fad for parents to drag their kids from doctor to doctor until they find one who will write prescriptions no questions asked. ADD/ADHD is believed to affect 3 to 5% of the population, but...

  15. What is the difference between Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 hospitals?

    rph3664 replied to MJ-12's topic in Nursing Career

    A trauma center is going to be in a hospital, but a hospital is not necessarily a trauma center. A trauma patient may be transported at first to a small critical access hospital (Google the...

  16. What is the difference between Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 hospitals?

    rph3664 replied to MJ-12's topic in Nursing Career

    PACU: Post anesthesia care unit (aka recovery room) MICU: Medical intensive care unit SICU: Surgical intensive care

  17. Wondering if 50 is too old to go to RN school

    rph3664 replied to fancyme50's topic in LPN to RN

    When I was in pharmacy school, we had classes with medical and physician's assistant students, and one of the PA-C students was 53 years old. Long story, but proof positive that it's never too late....

  18. Nurse manhandled by doctor

    rph3664 replied to Scrubby's topic in General Nursing

    These people are in Australia; things may be very different there regarding worker's

  19. Colloids and Solutions

    rph3664 replied to artistnurse's topic in General Students

    A colloid is a suspension where the particles are so small, or the suspending liquid is so viscous, the particles will not settle out or will take a very long time to do so. A solution is one where...

  20. Grossest Thing You've Ever Seen

    rph3664 replied to sicushells's topic in General Nursing

    Also, some people who engage in various forms of self-mutilation do so because it releases endorphins. This is why some teenagers (and older people too) cut

  21. Men intimidated by RN salary?

    rph3664 replied to ment2be's topic in General Nursing

    If it hadn't been that, it would have been something else.

  22. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    rph3664 replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Gee, I wonder why this person couldn't get respite

  23. Scary metoprolol IV order... Abusive doc.s.. Moderately traumatized

    rph3664 replied to missmiamoore's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That makes sense. Maybe I missed that in the OP. I work at a large hospital with a 24-hour

  24. Scary metoprolol IV order... Abusive doc.s.. Moderately traumatized

    rph3664 replied to missmiamoore's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The pharmacist didn't catch the 25mg IV metoprolol? What gives? Maybe the doctor meant 2.5mg. Our heart surgeon sometimes orders 10mg, but only if 5mg didn't work. We're familiar with his...

  25. things friends/neighbors have asked you "because you are a nurse"

    rph3664 replied to aloevera's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe I've mentioned this on this thread, but when I was in retail pharmacy, I got calls all the time from people wanting me to diagnose their skin rashes over the phone. I'm not allowed to diagnose...