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rph3664

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  1. Increase in Hep B refusal?

    rph3664 replied to chaitea7's topic in Ob/Gyn

    From day one, it appears that the majority of parents where I work have refused it. They seem to clean out the refrigerator on the night shift, and the overnight pharmacists are shocked at how many...

  2. Did you see this on the Today Show?

    rph3664 replied to dawngloves's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    In their autobiography, "Seven From Heaven", she said they discovered during the c-section that she was in labor and would have delivered that day anyway. I grew up in Des Moines, less than 5 miles...

  3. Patients who are too lazy to open their own splenda packets

    rph3664 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    My grandmother, who died last year at age 91, had major surgery one time and refused to get out of bed. Someone (we never found out who) told her that if she didn't start walking, she would have to...

  4. Patients who are too lazy to open their own splenda packets

    rph3664 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had wondered about that myself - employed dialysis patients. Most of the dialysis patients I've heard about are retirement age. My 40-year-old cousin is on dialysis and works full time but he uses...

  5. whole family accused of munchausens (semi-long)

    rph3664 replied to mscsrjhm's topic in General Nursing

    What kind of monster refuses to provide diapers for a

  6. Miss pronounciations of medications and medical terms!Way to Funny!!!!!!!!

    rph3664 replied to rgroyer1RNBSN's topic in Emergency

    One of our graduate students was from Thailand, and the Thai language does not have the "L" sound and she really mangled that word even though she was otherwise fluent in

  7. Miss pronounciations of medications and medical terms!Way to Funny!!!!!!!!

    rph3664 replied to rgroyer1RNBSN's topic in Emergency

    Tell them you take fexofenadine. You wouldn't be lying, and it is available

  8. Miss pronounciations of medications and medical terms!Way to Funny!!!!!!!!

    rph3664 replied to rgroyer1RNBSN's topic in Emergency

    Turpentine was once used as a cough remedy. The stuff you buy in a hardware store has toxic additives, but at cough syrup doses, the old stuff was relatively safe. Terpin hydrate, which is no longer...

  9. Still in highschool Just want to know something :)

    rph3664 replied to HieuNgu1155's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    But having a strong background in biology, chemistry, math, and maybe physics will make your nursing pre-reqs and courses MUCH easier. I did not take advanced science classes in high school because...

  10. Still in highschool Just want to know something :)

    rph3664 replied to HieuNgu1155's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hieu, you need to talk to your academic guidance counselor, and maybe an advisor at the college you wish to attend, regarding foreign language requirements. If you can learn American Sign Language,...

  11. Homeless shelter staff administering medication

    rph3664 replied to KatzchenLSW's topic in General Nursing

    Those of you who work in correctional facilities can confirm or deny this, but about 10 years ago, I worked at two separate pharmacies that services jails in two different counties. Both jails had a...

  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

  13. IV Vancomycin given orally 2 save $$$

    rph3664 replied to Kelly_the_Great's topic in General Nursing

    Vancomycin capsules are extremely expensive. IV vancomycin is not. What I think everyone is trying to say is that the IV formulation is being reconstituted and given orally. I've seen that done, and...

  14. No consideration for gay patients

    rph3664 replied to eric2123's topic in Male Nursing Students

    One of my co-workers subscribes to a journal (it was shrink-wrapped so I didn't pick up to look at the article) about long term care, and the most recent issue had an article about how to deal with...

  15. Theatrical makeup ala tammy faye baker

    rph3664 replied to elizadream's topic in MICU, SICU

    TY for bumping this thread! A few weeks ago, a woman stopped by our department dressed in a leather blazer and matching miniskirt, a leopard-print top with a neckline below her cleavage, stiletto...

  16. 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

    When I was a grocery store pharmacist, I once had an old geezer tell me that I made too much money. I replied, "Nobody is forcing you to take any of these meds." The other pharmacist told me later...

  17. Patients who are too lazy to open their own splenda packets

    rph3664 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    What, you mean doctors don't sit by the patient's bedside and wait for the family to arrive like they do on TV? And aren't they supposed to inform family members of the patient's death or devastating...

  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

    I saw an interview on CNN with such a family. It was a husband and wife, no kids, who did in-home day care - that was all they did - and were going to lose their $400,000 McMansion. When I heard about...

  19. Patients who are too lazy to open their own splenda packets

    rph3664 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    As a pharmacist, I have been referred to as a "clerk" or even a trained monkey. Some people assume that just because someone stands behind a counter, they're ripe for abuse. A woman I know used to be...

  20. Domestic Abuse/Assault patients in the ED, how do you get through to them?

    rph3664 replied to deeDawntee's topic in Emergency

    I really like this list because it is gender neutral. Men can certainly be abused by women (although women are more likely to be mentally abusive, which can be worse) and most people don't realize...

  21. Anyone seen the movie "Murderball"?

    rph3664 posted a topic in Rehabilitation

    It's a documentary about a wheelchair rugby team where all the members have varying degrees of quadriplegia, except for one who is a quadruple amputee due to meningitis at age 9. It aired on AETV a...

  22. 99 Balloons - Warning. You'll probably cry your eyes out.

    rph3664 replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    (((((The Mooney

  23. Flomax For Women?

    rph3664 replied to bollweevil's topic in General Nursing

    We have a urologist who has prescribed it for women a number of times. It's an alpha agonist and relaxes the detrusor muscle, enabling them to urinate more

  24. This cartoon is hilarious!

    rph3664 posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    http://news.yahoo.com/comics/closetohome;_ylt=AsVIrLdAoFLvzbRJatgpO1kDwLAF

  25. This cartoon is hilarious!

    rph3664 replied to rph3664's topic in Nursing Humor

    bump