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  1. Futile Care. Dead is dead.

    stevierae replied to Trauma-tizedRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well--refer to your original post, which is what I was responding to--you very clearly stated, "Dad had pancreatic cancer." Obviously there are many and varied issues surrounding your dad's...

  2. Trying to Bust a Strike

    stevierae replied to Town & Country's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    LOL, Tom, you are a riot!!! Honest to boot. When my kids were young, I was always VERY verbal about stating I would never work a strike, and how I wouldn't prostitute myself if the money was right, as...

  3. Phenergan?

    stevierae replied to RN92's topic in General Nursing

    i'll say it again--ph is ph, and dilution has absolutely no effect on ph. you could dilute phenergan in 1000 cc. ns and it wouldn't make a difference--the ph remains the same. if you are going to...

  4. Phenergan?

    stevierae replied to RN92's topic in General Nursing

    I am not a certified IV nurse, although I have been starting IVs since the Vietnam era, when I was a Navy ER corpsman. In fact, although I have been an RN since 1981, I never even HEARD of INS until...

  5. Futile Care. Dead is dead.

    stevierae replied to Trauma-tizedRN's topic in General Nursing

    Very well stated,

  6. Phenergan?

    stevierae replied to RN92's topic in General Nursing

    Re: IV Phenergan--do a search on this site. We have discussed this topic ad nauseum. I refuse to give Phenergan through a peripheral IV. Its pH dictates that it is better suited to giving through...

  7. Futile Care. Dead is dead.

    stevierae replied to Trauma-tizedRN's topic in General Nursing

    But what was the QUALITY of that life? Often after a ruptured AAA, circulation to the legs dies and these poor folks come back to the OR for below the knee amputations and then above the knee...

  8. Futile Care. Dead is dead.

    stevierae replied to Trauma-tizedRN's topic in General Nursing

    As an operating room nurse, let me just say one thing: A Whipple procedure IS palliative. It is NOT a cure. It is essentially buying time; hopefully giving a patient with this type of pancreatic...

  9. David Lee Roth to become a Paramedic!

    stevierae replied to Antikigirl's topic in Nursing Humor

    I LOVE "Diamond Dave!!" More power to him---hope he has to do mouth to mouth on me one day.. Love Sammy Hagar, too--speaking of which, Van Halen (WITH Sammy, WITHOUT Dave) is coming to Portlland...

  10. I am freaking out!!!

    stevierae replied to Dspence's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Oh.....Dspence...((((((((((((((((((Hugs))))))))))))))))) We've all been there. I have been an RN since '81, and I felt EXACTLY the same way after taking my boards (we didn't call it NCLEX then.)...

  11. Futile Care. Dead is dead.

    stevierae replied to Trauma-tizedRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've read through all the posts and have not seen the words "Ethics Committee." When doctors play God and keep corpses alive to stroke their own egos, and when families cannot/will not accept the...

  12. SHAVING & WAXING

    stevierae replied to barkley's topic in Ob/Gyn

    LOL!!! That's a good one! :rotfl: Regarding the intern----poor guy! He must have been sooooo mortified. I, too, have seen pubic hair that never ENDS--particularly while working OB back in the...

  13. Offended by Prayer

    stevierae replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

  14. SHAVING & WAXING

    stevierae replied to barkley's topic in Ob/Gyn

    DEFINITELY!!!! I'll bet they'd publish it as a short story in Self or Cosmo. YES!!! COSMO!! I am certain they would--and probably pay you a nice sum. You are a very good and entertaining

  15. SHAVING & WAXING

    stevierae replied to barkley's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Mine was removed with a laser, so it's not an issue for me. But I think the newer, sharper high tech razors and extra moisturizing shave gels lessen irritation and th elikelihood of ingrown hairs for...

  16. SHAVING & WAXING

    stevierae replied to barkley's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ummmmmm----yeah. Many, many women 50 and over, at least among my aquaintances and at my gym, do. It just feels CLEANER, somehow. At least it does to

  17. SHAVING & WAXING

    stevierae replied to barkley's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: LOL, grrrrrrlll---I had tears running down my face as I read this--not just from laughter,either. I FEEL YOUR

  18. SHAVING & WAXING

    stevierae replied to barkley's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ohhhhh, yessssss, indeed. Yesssss.....

  19. SHAVING & WAXING

    stevierae replied to barkley's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Or clear across your abdomen and climbing up to your navel!!! ALSO GROSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!! And when it's combined with unshaved armpits and

  20. SHAVING & WAXING

    stevierae replied to barkley's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Oh, for heavens' sake. No, it's NOT. I have a "Brazilian", courtesy of laser treatments, because it makes swimsuits and work-out clothes look better. I think hair hanging out the sides of swimsuits...

  21. I've left the OR

    stevierae replied to orrnlori's topic in Operating Room

    So cool, Lori! Hope you love it!!

  22. OR Nurses Giving Conscious Sedation--WHY SHOULD WE?

    stevierae replied to stevierae's topic in Operating Room

    My 18 year old son was going to have 4 of his wisdom teeth pulled. Much to my son's embarrassment, I accompanied him to the pre-op visit. I asked the oral surgeon if his IV sedation nurse (he said...

  23. OR Nurses Giving Conscious Sedation--WHY SHOULD WE?

    stevierae replied to stevierae's topic in Operating Room

    My 18 year old son was going to have 4 of his wisdom teeth pulled. Much to my son's embarrassment, I accompanied him to the pre-op visit. I asked the oral surgeon if his IV sedation nurse (he said...

  24. Flu shots for inmates

    stevierae replied to CCHP-RN's topic in Correctional

    I can sort of see the rationale for giving inmates and congressmen flu shots. Hear me out. With inmates, community acquired flu is a huge, HUGE risk, and so is community acquired pneumonia. All it...

  25. Propofol

    stevierae replied to czipp's topic in Gastroenterology

    i'll add one. i just heard this yesterday from an anesthesiologist and a plastic surgeon collegue, both of whom do expert work. they were talking about the thoughts of one dr. friedberg, a cosmetic...