4XNURSE

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1. Getting thru clinical with disability and pain meds!

   4XNURSE replied to anangelsmommy's topic in Nurse Disabilities

   If you are taking narcotic pain relievers you are altered. I went back to work on Tylenol # 3. I didn't feel altered, just didn't feel as much pain. I did not perform to "standard of care". I had...

2. Curious female here! :)

   4XNURSE replied to ltmja's topic in Men in Nursing

   Curious, I'll shorten the story some. I had been a firefighter and a EMT. I owned my own business, and I decided I wanted to go back to school and become a ER physician. The counselor that I spoke...

3. Pre-Nursing Student w/ Disability... What should I do?

   4XNURSE replied to allsmiles2008's topic in Nurse Disabilities

   AllSmiles, You asked if you can be a nurse. - The simple answer is yes, you can be a nurse. There are some questions that are more difficult to answer, but that you should answer for yourself. First...

4. What do you think??

   4XNURSE replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

   First let me admit to being old and retired. (or is it retarded?) Let me pose a couple questions. What are the "standard of care" protocols? When I was working, meds were supposed to given within a...

5. Help, I can't read all posts.

   4XNURSE replied to soulsearchin''s topic in General Nursing

   If you are using a firewall and or a virus protection software program, you may need to adjust your settings. I've had similar problems. I went into my Norton Internet security program, set up some...

6. Anyone ever have a tummy tuck?

   4XNURSE replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

   One of the LVNs I used to work with had one She had hysterectomy and had a deal with the OB/GYN. He had a Plastics guy that he worked with and they did them that way a lot. Insurance coverage was...

7. How Do You Manage To Clock Out On Time?

   4XNURSE replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

   Renee, I gotta agree with Babs on the charting at the bedside thing. I also wanted to comment about how I solved some of the problems with being under stocked with supplies. - I made myself a...

8. Hospital Acuities.........or NOT!!!

   4XNURSE replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

   I've seen acuities used to send nurses home, but I have yet to see a house supervisor who will bring in extra staff either before or during a shift, because of high acuities. But then I've only been...

9. The dreaded panty line.......

   4XNURSE replied to colleen10's topic in General Students

   First the disclaimer: I was born with XY chromozomes, It ain't my fault. I like looking at pretty women, pretty cars, cool trucks, pretty flowers, lighthouses, ....... Now: Why the big deal about...

10. Does anyone else ever get tired of "stupid" nurses?

    4XNURSE replied to twinmom2k's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    As one of the nurses at the hospital ER who has recieved a lot of those patients, I have to believe it is both. there are a lot of you at the LTCs that do a great job, and work at or above the...

11. pillow therapy

    4XNURSE replied to thisnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Can we order these by the case? PLEASE!!

12. Nurses in Transition: Where to go next after injury and/or disability?

    4XNURSE replied to mattsmom81's topic in General Nursing

    CNAs, LPNs, or? Then theres BLS, (for healthcare providers and for the public at large. - huge market!) ACLS, PALS, NRP, 12 leads, ..... It's amazing how much there is to share. I know you have a...

13. Ativan, insulin, alcohol drips on floors?

    4XNURSE replied to susanmary's topic in General Nursing

    Forgive me pebbles. You gotta remember, I haven't been on the "floor" in a fair number of years. Where I come from we're into that instant gratification thing. Fix it if it's broken, and get em on...

14. Ativan, insulin, alcohol drips on floors?

    4XNURSE replied to susanmary's topic in General Nursing

    You betcha! I haven't seen any of what I'd consider critical meds PBed like that in the recent past, though we still do abx that way in the ERs I've worked in. Those we mostly just use the S.W.A.G....

15. Ativan, insulin, alcohol drips on floors?

    4XNURSE replied to susanmary's topic in General Nursing

    In the dark ages we didn't have those. Had to piggyback meds into the primary IV, and count the drips/min., then adjust with the roller clamp to control amount of medication given over prescribed...