Grammie1

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1. What's the funniest thing your patient has been scared of before?

   Grammie1 replied to UnidentifiedNurse's topic in Nursing Humor

   A few years ago my paramedic partner and I went to pick up a drunk out of his head 16 year old. We put him on the cot, loaded the cot and were climbing into the rig ourselves, My partner was a huge...

2. would you be a RN for $11.00/hr?

   Grammie1 replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

   I work as a paramedic in a semi-rural area for $8.00 an hour, and pay my own insurance. Other benefits? None. This is a step up, since I started as a volunteer, but by the time I finished all the...

3. Do you trust automatic "vitals" machines??

   Grammie1 replied to Fairlythere's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   Indy can be my nurse any day! I was taught by an excellent preceptor to do the first set of vitals manually, then if the machine agrees, ok. However if the machine later tells me something else, check...

4. Would You/Do You Offer Assistance?

   Grammie1 replied to KellNY's topic in General Nursing

   Hey, KellNY, I know what your are saying, and yes if it were the situation you describe it would be appropriate. You don't have to apologize to me, though because I sure didn't take any offense to...

5. Would you do anything about it?

   Grammie1 replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

   I think you need to check with the facility she works for, giving her the benefit of doubt. If indeed she is what you suspect I would confront her. If that doesn't work then reporting is the only...

6. Would You/Do You Offer Assistance?

   Grammie1 replied to KellNY's topic in General Nursing

   As a Paramedic, myself, and former volunteer EMT I say that if the ambulance is on scene I am not needed for help in that way, but I may be needed to help with family members. If it is something...

7. Rules for the ER (long)

   Grammie1 replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

   I have had experiences with bad, rude, mean ED nurses, too. However, as a street paramedic and student nurse I can also say that most are truly caring and deserve highest praise. Just because you vent...

8. Vent: I absolutely HATE stupidity! Not ignorance.....STUPIDITY!!

   Grammie1 replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

   Talk about stupid, my husbands niece let(s) all three of her children go unbelted in their vehicles. Has from birth. She is the sister of a state policewoman, the daughter of a recently retired state...

9. What age were you when you went to nursing school?

   Grammie1 replied to Imissthefall's topic in General Nursing

   57 now, 58 1/2 when I

10. A&P and Micro together

    Grammie1 replied to want to be a nurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

11. A&P and Micro together

    Grammie1 replied to want to be a nurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My school has anatomy and physiology seperately. I took (after I got my chemistry out of the way), Anatomy first, then physiology, currently in Pharm and will take Micro next semester. With each I've...