nerdtonurse?

nerdtonurse? BSN, RN

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  1. Clueless Patients and The Problems They Cause

    nerdtonurse? replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen denial, but I've also see just plain old stupid. When you come into the hospital and end up intubated in the ICU for a couple of days because you went into respiratory arrest after an MI...

  2. Thinking About Starting Nursing School at age 50

    nerdtonurse? replied to Candyy's topic in General Nursing

    You sound like me. I started LPN school at 43, graduated at 44, and I'm over half way to the RN now, and my birthday was Tuesday -- I'm 46. I'd spent 20 years in computers, but grew disillusioned...

  3. I can't take it if I'm allergic to WHAT?

    nerdtonurse? posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    So, I go to take the H1N1 flu vac (nasal, that's all we have yet). I'm reading the "don't take if" statement, and come across a word like "arglargline" -- now rather than saying "I don't know what...

  4. I can't take it if I'm allergic to WHAT?

    nerdtonurse? replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Disaster Preparation

    Don't know. Maybe it would depend on the manufacturer, and the form was just covering all bases? I'd love to learn more about the nuts and bolts, but full time and school full time, there ain't...

  5. The small pleasures you get out of your job.

    nerdtonurse? replied to november17's topic in General Nursing

    One of my very favorite nights? I had a guy as a pt who'd just had a MI -- he'd been to the unit, was stabilized, and was back out with us. Well, his family comes to visit, and I walk in doing my,...

  6. 4 month old baby denied insurance coverage for being obese

    nerdtonurse? replied to lovepink's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    God help the kid if he does come down with DM or have asthma -- it'll all be a "preexisting condition" and they won't pay a dime. Shakespeare said, "First, kill all the lawyers." But that was only...

  7. Did I miss the part about the hospital being the drive-thru?

    nerdtonurse? replied to SteffersRN87's topic in General Nursing

    I'm professional, but none of us are paid to be someone's doormat. Please, please make sure you document this behavior. Folks like this are the first to sue or file complaints, and if you and every...

  8. Infection Protection?

    nerdtonurse? replied to angelausp's topic in General Nursing

    There have been days where I call home and say, "Make sure there's nothing in the washer, leave the big bottle of GermX on the dryer and leave me a robe on the washer." But generally, I don't freak;...

  9. Most Useful Non-Nursing Course(s)

    nerdtonurse? replied to Not_A_Hat_Person's topic in General Nursing

    Abnormal Psychology. Taught me we're all warped in our own way...*grin* And, oddly enough, European history; nobody learns from the past (and our non-compliant COPD/CHF/DM/ESRD folks don't learn from...

  10. I can't take it if I'm allergic to WHAT?

    nerdtonurse? replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Disaster Preparation

    I think she was feeling crappy, I told her the thing about shellfish, and now she's "seeing shrimp everywhere." We did have 2 have reactions to the regular flu shot this year, huge palm sized...

  11. Do family members know how annoying they can be?

    nerdtonurse? replied to Ling07's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    First, I watched my grandmother have a stroke. In front of me. When I was 19, long before I became a nurse. And no, I didn't run screaming for everyone to code her; I had sense enough to know when...

  12. Do family members know how annoying they can be?

    nerdtonurse? replied to Ling07's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I still think when we have the "grandma's gonna live forever" types who would make a corpse a full code that they should have to watch a video of a real code -- not a TV code, the real one that goes...

  13. I can't take it if I'm allergic to WHAT?

    nerdtonurse? replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Disaster Preparation

    Thanks, Curious. I couldn't remember the word, and that helps. Still makes me wonder if it's a true reaction thing, or a bunch of lawyers doing "say it's cross reactive with everything so you don't...

  14. Do family members know how annoying they can be?

    nerdtonurse? replied to Ling07's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    What I've said to those kind of pt is: "Okay, let's pretend for a second it's your mom in the ER, having a heart attack or a stroke. Would you want the doc to leave your mom to come discharge...

  15. Awful PCA situation

    nerdtonurse? replied to feralnostalgia's topic in General Nursing

    It's not like the 60's where they just routinely put people in state hospitals. The folks I know who work at APS are all about helping, not hurting. And I think both Lee and Sarah need help. They...

  16. Insecure Unorganized Nursing Instructor

    nerdtonurse? replied to misplaced1's topic in General Nursing

    Let me tell you what I heard a boss say (pre nursing, but I could still see it happening at my hospital). We had a new project manager, complete know it all jack*** , couldn't organize anything from...

  17. Bumper stickers you'd like to see...

    nerdtonurse? posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    You see them for everything, else, what about for our little section of the world? *Schizophrenic dyslexic driver: my little voices told me to turn the wrong way. *I have access to potassium, and...

  18. Over confident colleague

    nerdtonurse? replied to SNurselewlew's topic in General Nursing

    I had one of those. Earplugs went in before class, came out for lecture, went back in for break, etc. When he finally asked me why I was doing that, I told him, "Trying to keep all your stories...

  19. 1st patient that died

    nerdtonurse? replied to valsquek's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to the dark side of nursing. I had a friend tell me once, after I'd lost a patient that was one of our COPD/CHF frequent flyers, "everyone in that room gets to cry and mourn. Except us."...

  20. the rosary helps

    nerdtonurse? replied to tatara's topic in General Nursing

    I'm Catholic, and the Rosary helps me; I've also held the hand of a dying woman while she whispered a "Hail Mary." It was one of the last things she ever did, and I watched her BP and HR stabilize...

  21. You Know You Really Have To Pee When......

    nerdtonurse? replied to Nursing Assistant's topic in Nursing Humor

    I have learned that while my bladder may be the size of the Hindenburg, all it takes is for me to hear / smell the urine while dumping a foley, and ...gotta go, gotta go, gotta go right

  22. IV starts - losing blood return/can't thread catheter

    nerdtonurse? replied to gwyn523's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes you bump up against a valve. What I do when I get good blood return but it won't thread is wait like 30 seconds, then attach a flush, and gently float the cannula up the vein -- you'll also...

  23. You Know You've Had A Hectic Shift/Day At Work

    nerdtonurse? replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    When you come home, and stand in front of the door trying to open it with the car fob, wondering why the door won't unlock. When you find yourself halfway down the hall, dragging your CPAP behind you...

  24. Am I a backstabber or just a concerned co-worker?

    nerdtonurse? replied to Dramqueenie1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have to agree with axshusz, I could see her set you up -- you say she said "x" and then she produces 10 years of proof that she has ADD. Now who's in trouble? Is it a HIPAA violation if you tell?...

  25. Bumper stickers you'd like to see...

    nerdtonurse? replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Nursing Humor

    I have adenosine and you're a PITA. Think about