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rph3664

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  1. For those of you "hot shots" who didn't think the nursing program was " that hard"...

    rph3664 replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Nursing

    That's a great idea. If this person is at a college with a student health office, they may offer counseling or be able to refer him or her to a program. Believe me, they deal with this kind of thing...

  2. For those of you "hot shots" who didn't think the nursing program was " that hard"...

    rph3664 replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Nursing

    You are partially correct. The GPA does count regarding prereqs, and if one wishes to pursue an advanced degree, but for someone who wishes to be a staff nurse (or pharmacist, or physical therapist,...

  3. Pregnancy during nursing school

    rph3664 replied to rookie9's topic in General Students

    It's not ridiculous, and it's probably

  4. Pregnancy during nursing school

    rph3664 replied to rookie9's topic in General Students

    Based on OTHER threads, I would say DO NOT DO IT. Wait until you have graduated. And if you wish to do this, just go ahead and file for a prophylactic divorce because you almost certainly will split...

  5. For those of you "hot shots" who didn't think the nursing program was " that hard"...

    rph3664 replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Nursing

    Nobody cares what your GPA is, as long as it's within your program's

  6. Took My Kid to the ER and Witnessed Some Awful Behavior

    rph3664 replied to OCD_Mom's topic in General Students

    THIS is what a customer survey is for! Several years ago, a woman I work with took her son to the ER at the hospital where we work, and while they were waiting, they heard a man and woman talking...

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

    rph3664 replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Until you had to break out the

  8. Ten Things A Nurse Doesn't Want to Hear

    rph3664 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Sure you were, charting that very patient's progress. Gotta do it sometime. BTW, there are several nurses at my hospital who do wear caps, which is discouraged but not prohibited. Interestingly,...

  9. 100% pro-life, considering nursing school

    rph3664 replied to Beebop25's topic in General Nursing

    You wouldn't participate in abortions, but you might - no, you will - deliver some babies. In addition, you might be called upon to pick up a woman who's experiencing post-abortion complications,...

  10. 100% pro-life, considering nursing school

    rph3664 replied to Beebop25's topic in General Nursing

    That's exactly right. I don't understand something like that; why not continue the pregnancy another month or two and put the baby up for adoption? Guess those families didn't think like that. As for...

  11. 100% pro-life, considering nursing school

    rph3664 replied to Beebop25's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know what things are like now, but one of my pharmacy preceptors worked, back in the 1970s, at a hospital that did third trimester abortions. Most of them were not done on dying women with...

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

    rph3664 replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    How about a mayonnaise

  13. 24 Things ER Nurses Know All Too Well

    rph3664 replied to RN_in_SC's topic in Emergency

    Don't douse yourself with lighter fluid and ignite it to get pain meds either. I once had a customer who did this. She died not long afterwards, although not from her

  14. Strange things found on (or in) a pt.

    rph3664 replied to squeakykitty's topic in Emergency

    Did he store his eggplants in the shower, and it got in there because he slipped and

  15. 100% pro-life, considering nursing school

    rph3664 replied to Beebop25's topic in General Nursing

    the hospital where i work only does abortions to save the mother's life (very rare) or for birth defects incompatible with life; these pregnancies often cause adverse effects on the mother's health...

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

    rph3664 replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    That made me think of that Southeast Asian tribe where the women wear brass rings around their necks, and if they are removed, they really do need a brace because their neck muscles have

  17. Morphine shortage?

    rph3664 replied to Lunah's topic in Emergency

    :chuckle

  18. Any one using Cleviprex in their unit?

    rph3664 replied to jbp0529's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    We got a lot of propaganda about this a few months ago, and I have heard NOTHING about it since. No orders, haven't seen it stocked, nothing. Must not have been as great a mousetrap as they thought...

  19. 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

    KittyK, there's a big discussion on another board I post on about such "necessities" as the $600 stroller. One woman admitted she had one - because her MIL gave it to her! She said that thing's nearly...

  20. Morphine shortage?

    rph3664 replied to Lunah's topic in Emergency

    There's some kind of manufacturing issue with the 2mg Abbott morphine syringes, which are probably used more than any other. We just can't get them, and of late have been ordering our 2mg/ml morphine...

  21. Strange things found on (or in) a pt.

    rph3664 replied to squeakykitty's topic in Emergency

    A diabetic, with sugary urine, who left his sample out for a

  22. Hungry Nurse or Troublemaker?

    rph3664 replied to KY RN's topic in General Nursing

    Working off the clock is ILLEGAL! I think all the other bases about liability and worker's comp have been covered, but this manager is going to be in some deep doo-doo if the proper authorities find...

  23. 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

    You are right, and try posting this on a non-health care message board and see what happens. Ask me how I know

  24. 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

    One of the RTs at my hospital has teeth that look like "meth mouth". All her teeth are rotted nearly to the gumline.

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

    rph3664 replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    i wonder if they're doing this because of urinary incontinence. truthfully, women would probably do that kind of thing too if they knew where their urethra was! there actually exists a device for...