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  1. Prescription fish oil? You have got to be kidding me!

    rph3664 replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, yes, Lovaza, an esterified fish oil. Part of the advantage is that it does not have the objectionable taste and smell that some people experience with OTC fish oil; never mind that it costs a...

  2. Doctors perform induction and then C/S on non-pregnant woman

    rph3664 replied to klone's topic in Ob/Gyn

    There has to be a lot to the story that wasn't printed here. Our C&A psych unit had a teenage patient a while back who claimed to be pregnant with twins, and her family and boyfriend believed her...

  3. HELP...Health care considerations for the Amish culture

    rph3664 replied to cluv2nurse's topic in General Nursing

    And the gesture we call "flipping the bird" is not obscene to the Amish. It's done to ward off the

  4. HELP...Health care considerations for the Amish culture

    rph3664 replied to cluv2nurse's topic in General Nursing

    The Amish here in Illinois and Missouri seem to be a little more accommodating to modern ideas than the Ohio Amish. Many have kerosene- or propane-powered appliances, and if someone has a medical...

  5. HELP...Health care considerations for the Amish culture

    rph3664 replied to cluv2nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I live in an area with a large Amish and Mennonite population, and they are often patients here. Most do not have prenatal care, because they believe that pregnancy is not a disease (and usually it...

  6. sex in the work place...really?

    rph3664 replied to Mr. Evans's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I once worked with a lab tech who met her husband when they were paired up as EMTs, and she said they used to "do it" in the on-call room all the time. Never got caught,

  7. sex in the work place...really?

    rph3664 replied to Mr. Evans's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Are you sure? You might be quite

  8. sex in the work place...really?

    rph3664 replied to Mr. Evans's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Are the stories I've heard about spinal cord injury rehab really true - that most of the men who go through this have some kind of sexual contact with at least one

  9. What is the most common chief complaint or diagnosis in your ED?

    rph3664 replied to QueensNurseNY's topic in Emergency

    I've said this elsewhere on this board, but I believe that a lot of them do this because they believe that if they are pregnant, the ER can perform an abortion. JMHO. What is you folks' experience...

  10. Co-Worker not smelling so good

    rph3664 replied to RelloydRN's topic in General Nursing

    Don't know about bathing, but the Amish in my area don't use deodorant. They're clean looking, but hoo boy during the summer, you can really smell

  11. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    rph3664 replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    I know of a married couple who are not allowed to own property for 10 years because of unpaid medical bills, and I suspect this is why. As for women coming to the ER for a pregnancy test, I've said...

  12. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    rph3664 replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Is this for real? A frozen hotdog in the lady parts is an urban legend that's been circulating in various forms for decades, and every generation of high schoolers thinks they made it

  13. sex in the work place...really?

    rph3664 replied to Mr. Evans's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Remember that story a couple years ago about Sandra Day O'Connor's Alzheimer's-stricken husband and his girlfriend? And that the family was okay with it because he no longer knew who they were, and...

  14. sex in the work place...really?

    rph3664 replied to Mr. Evans's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So, was that how she met him? My observation about work and sex is that the people who do that kind of thing are the ones that most people wouldn't want to do it with

  15. IV forms of Zofran and Decadron given PO???

    rph3664 replied to GleeGum's topic in Emergency

    Do they know that Zofran ODT is available as a generic

  16. IV forms of Zofran and Decadron given PO???

    rph3664 replied to GleeGum's topic in Emergency

    Didn't read the whole thread before I posted a few minutes ago, but yes, that's what would have to be done since there is no longer a Decadron Intensol or whatever that brand was

  17. IV forms of Zofran and Decadron given PO???

    rph3664 replied to GleeGum's topic in Emergency

    Before Zofran came out with oral dosage forms, the injectable liquid was given PO all the time, especially to children. We use injectable Decadron the same way too, although I've been told it tastes...

  18. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    rph3664 replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    You can say "member" on this

  19. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    rph3664 replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    I mentioned earlier in this thread that taking your kids to the ER because your ex-spouse has to pay their medical bills and you want to soak him/her is not an emergency either. I have a relative who...

  20. Dave Barry's Colonoscopy

    rph3664 replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    I work with a woman who had a scope just last week, and her doctor recommended that she use Miralax and Gatorade. She did, and said it was a lot less unpleasant than that inappropriately named...

  21. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    rph3664 replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    You don't have to be a nurse to know that. Ask any man who's ever attended a large concert or sporting event about this! Heck, women will do that too if they're desperate

  22. Can I legally take adipex and work

    rph3664 replied to MississippiLPN09's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe they have had employees who used diet pills to stay awake? I can't see why a drug would be banned if it's legally prescribed. This isn't the Olympics, after

  23. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    rph3664 replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    not only is the answer yes, but there have been several documented cases of fraternal twins who did not have the same father. in most of the ones i have read about, it was obvious because the fathers...

  24. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    rph3664 replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    A vet tech who posts on another site I frequent said she once assisted on a c-section on a pit bull that had probably mated with a littermate. All 16 puppies were

  25. Vaginal Breech

    rph3664 replied to mamafeliz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    A woman in my area delivered a footling breech en route to the hospital a few weeks ago. None of the ambulance personnel had ever seen