rph3664

rph3664

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  1. Every other weekend- what century are we in?

    rph3664 replied to lizva101's topic in General Nursing

    EMT, firefighters, police officers, and many other jobs are male dominated and probably always will be, and they will always have to work weekens and holidays too. Male nurses, doctors, lab workers,...

  2. Every other weekend- what century are we in?

    rph3664 replied to lizva101's topic in General Nursing

    I've known more than one woman who chose to work weekends only because she was divorced, the kids were with their dad, and they could be at home with them during the week. They still got full benefits...

  3. Bringing diseases home to your kids from work?

    rph3664 replied to abbabask's topic in General Nursing

    And immune compromised people have more to fear from us healthy people than we have to from them! My statement about immigrants and MDR tuberculosis was not meant to be derogatory; it's simply that...

  4. Bringing diseases home to your kids from work?

    rph3664 replied to abbabask's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked at the grocery store pharmacy, people would ask us all the time, "How do you stay healthy, being around sick people all day?" I told them, "We probably aren't exposed to any more...

  5. Nose Piercing

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

    I temped at a hospital in a college town, and one time a young woman came into the ER after a car accident. When they cut off her clothes, it revealed a large barbell hanging off her privy parts, and...

  6. Nose Piercing

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

    They might be permitted if it's a cultural or religious thing. Over 20 years ago, before nose piercing was mainstream, I worked in an office with a woman who was a native of Bangladesh who wore a...

  7. What the most protein you have seen in a 24hr urine??

    rph3664 replied to EllenDeeRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    How far along were you when this happened? We've had a few HELLP patients where I work, and I know of two other women who had it, and NONE of the babies did well, even the ones at term. One of the...

  8. Funny essay by an ER doc.

    rph3664 replied to bekindtokittens's topic in Emergency

    http://www.erstories.net/ :chuckle ,

  9. Do you accept tips?

    rph3664 replied to 987!'s topic in General Nursing

    What you described, from the mother asking the nurses to do things she could do for herself to the father offering you money, was probably something people did in their home country. And that gift...

  10. Ever Gag or Vimit While Doing the Job?

    rph3664 replied to 987!'s topic in General Nursing

    Was he at home or in a hospital or other facility? I'm curious. What on earth was wrong with that young

  11. What the most protein you have seen in a 24hr urine??

    rph3664 replied to EllenDeeRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    How is your child doing? Did you make a full

  12. poor people get poor tx?

    rph3664 replied to NurseNature's topic in General Nursing

    We do indeed charge this for Gliadel wafers! That doesn't mean we get paid that much for them, of

  13. poor people get poor tx?

    rph3664 replied to NurseNature's topic in General Nursing

    I'll have to talk to our buyer tomorrow, but I think that the New York Times and NPR both got their facts wrong regarding the price of Xigris. It is NOT $6,800 or $8,000 for a 4-day course of...

  14. poor people get poor tx?

    rph3664 replied to NurseNature's topic in General Nursing

    The pharmacy's cost for a full course of Xigris is about $100,000. The patient charge is 2 or 3 times that. That, and the fact that Xigris is in itself an extremely dangerous drug to use, is why we...

  15. makes you think

    rph3664 replied to Imafloat's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It's entirely possible that he might have become that way long after he was born. Maybe he was in an accident or had some kind of illness that left him brain damaged? I know of several families...

  16. What's the most pain meds you've ever seen ordered?

    rph3664 replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    On two occasions, I have seen hospice patients on morphine, 200mg/hour continuous drip. We just pulled it out of the vial and put it in a bag without diluting

  17. Ever Gag or Vimit While Doing the Job?

    rph3664 replied to 987!'s topic in General Nursing

    WHAT???!?!??!??!!?!?!? How high an ostomy IS that? Reason #456,342 why I am glad I don't have to do things like

  18. poor people get poor tx?

    rph3664 replied to NurseNature's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know what happened to that doctor. I do know that this girl is about 12 years old and is in a program for gifted children with

  19. You know your pt is a jerk if........

    rph3664 replied to traumamomtx's topic in General Nursing

    :barf01: Those people must live in

  20. You know your pt is a jerk if........

    rph3664 replied to traumamomtx's topic in General Nursing

    And her ex-husband embarked on a Mediao career. Really, he did despite only having 4 inches to work

  21. Premature baby 'comes back to life'

    rph3664 replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It might have slowed down her

  22. poor people get poor tx?

    rph3664 replied to NurseNature's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, yes, last month was "New Resident Time". When they start out, they always write for really weird stuff and say, "But the book says....." and they have to learn that the book isn't

  23. poor people get poor tx?

    rph3664 replied to NurseNature's topic in General Nursing

    :argue: How long ago was this? And was the doctor American? Doctors from some foreign countries who aren't Americanized might be tempted to give substandard care to female patients. Example: A family...

  24. Premature baby 'comes back to life'

    rph3664 replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Perhaps the baby had IUGR and was farther along than 23 weeks? My church has been praying for a 1 pound 5 ounce baby who's been having a lot of problems. That in itself was not surprising, but when I...

  25. Brother and Sister born on the same day

    rph3664 replied to L&DRN03's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Iwanna, there's a big difference between your daughter who didn't know her BF was unfaithful, and women who know exactly what they're getting into when they go out with some of these men. Men who are...