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

    rph3664 replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    I just thought of another story. When I was in junior high, in the late 1970s, someone came out with "tanning pills" which were basically beta carotene and would turn your skin slightly orange if you...

  2. maybe I WONT go into nursing!

    rph3664 replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    I did most of my pre-pharmacy at a community college that had a nursing program, and one day, I happened to be sharing a table with a young woman and we struck up a conversation. She was thinking...

  3. Has anyone had issues with accusations of diverting drugs?

    rph3664 replied to ImShelly31's topic in General Nursing

    I have had the misfortune of working with people who accused me of just about everything EXCEPT diverting drugs. The most outrageous story I ever heard about one of my own? When I was in pharmacy...

  4. Tips on how NOT to appear like a Drug seeker

    rph3664 replied to WillowBrook's topic in Emergency

    I haven't read the whole thread, but I'm a pharmacist and when I worked at a grocery store some years back, I had three patients who the local ER refused to see because of their drug-seeking behavior....

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

    rph3664 replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Holy smokes! How do some people keep themselves alive??????? Before my grandmother went to a nursing home, she was calling EMS fairly regularly with legitimate complaints and had no other way to get...

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

    rph3664 replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Hey, watch it! I went to the ER 3 1/2 weeks ago with exactly this! I stubbed it on a corner in my house (wasn't watching where I was going) and later decided to mow the lawn even though my toe...

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

    rph3664 replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    I actually know someone who had this happen to them. She was about 15 years old at the time and was at home alone with her dad because her mom was out of town for the weekend. (That was actually the...

  8. Hyperemesis Help Me!

    rph3664 replied to Phenomenon's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My SIL lost 23 pounds in the first half of her pregnancy but was never diagnosed with HG because she never became dehydrated. Shortly after the birth, she developed gallstones (they are so common in...

  9. Assisting in abortions

    rph3664 replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

    IIRC, it was Daytona Beach which is not in my region. There exists a huge black market for Plan B, as there is for Viagra et. al. and yes, pharmacies have been robbed for Viagra. In most European...

  10. Assisting in abortions

    rph3664 replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a pharmacist. We are ethically permitted to refuse to fill any prescription for any reason. Right now on CNN, there's a story about a woman who walked into a pharmacy with a "bomb" demanding...

  11. opinions about epidurals

    rph3664 replied to Jayla's topic in Ob/Gyn

    A while back, there was a speaker in town who gave a presentation on Civil War medicine. (The city where I live was a hub on the Underground Railroad.) I love medical history, and have a huge...

  12. Teen dies from Med Error in Labor

    rph3664 replied to htrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi, everyone! I'm a pharmacist, as my username indicates, and have lurked on this board for quite a while. When I saw this thread, I decided to register and post. Our epidural bags are 100ml, as are...