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  1. Is there a legal way to donate unexpired costly medication?

    CrunchBerries replied to pmabraham's topic in General Nursing

    Places like Mayo Clinic have a 3rd world box. Example, if they change brands in their crash carts they have to dispose of all the old brands and they put all the old drugs in a 3rd world box. Every...

  2. Accused of narcotic/ alcohol abuse... No clue what this is about!

    CrunchBerries replied to Purplegiraffe's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds like a scam to me as well. Are they asking you to send them any

  3. Nurse on Pt end of Pain Mgmt - UPDATE

    CrunchBerries posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am soooooo happy! Okay, before I write.... if you are a pain mgmt person and happy with your narcotics I have bloody no reason to doubt your treatment and I promise you from the bottom of my heart...

  4. Be honest, what pt behaviors do you find annoying?

    CrunchBerries replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient who we just did gastric bypass, he was NPO before 10 days of clears. He got his wife to sneak him in McDonalds, he actually ate it and blew out his staple line.

  5. Com'on, you got one...What is your heart wrenching moment?

    CrunchBerries replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    Some people believe in reincarnation, others do not. Me? I don't much care either way. What I *do* know is that as nurses we live 1000 lives just in one. We seem to live vicariously through those of...

  6. Com'on, you got one...What is your heart wrenching moment?

    CrunchBerries replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, I

  7. My patient showed me her farts.

    CrunchBerries posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm on a roll tonight. Me: You had abdominal surgery (wls) and you need to pass gas before we can let you go home. Pt: (Lifts up left side of butt and passes gas) This is how much I can do, is that...

  8. My patient showed me her farts.

    CrunchBerries replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    You know, the first year I lived here I would come home sooo frustrated! OMG I was sick to death of hearing Spanish!! Just give me 1 moment of ENGLISH! I got used to it and today I even understand...

  9. My patient showed me her farts.

    CrunchBerries replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    I love this

  10. Com'on, you got one...What is your heart wrenching moment?

    CrunchBerries replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    Wow...

  11. Nurse on Pt end of Pain Mgmt - UPDATE

    CrunchBerries replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, I completely get everything you are writing. I get

  12. Com'on, you got one...What is your heart wrenching moment?

    CrunchBerries replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    ((((HUGS))))

  13. Com'on, you got one...What is your heart wrenching moment?

    CrunchBerries replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    OMG, I wish I could like this over and over

  14. Nurse on Pt end of Pain Mgmt - UPDATE

    CrunchBerries replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    In my original thread I made the point that the few times I worked ED and someone said, "Oh, nurse... I would prefer Toradol over that Morphine please." I wanted to jump up and hug them!! I got slam...

  15. Nurse on Pt end of Pain Mgmt - UPDATE

    CrunchBerries replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    Just please don't go there, it will never end for the rest of your

  16. Associates or Bachelors??

    CrunchBerries replied to Xar25's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    More education is *ALWAYS* better. less is never better. You know, one should never say always and never but in this case, it's

  17. I give in, I'm a COB

    CrunchBerries replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know you but you already annoy me. I could list the reasons why but you wouldn't get

  18. I give in, I'm a COB

    CrunchBerries replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Heh... this thread makes me smile. I used to be a nurse educator for Mayo Clinic. Mayo LIKES to hire new grads, they prefer it. They want to train them the Mayo way before they learn lazy habits...

  19. Be honest, what pt behaviors do you find annoying?

    CrunchBerries replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    OMG! I KNOW this

  20. My patient showed me her farts.

    CrunchBerries replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    HAHAHAHAH

  21. My patient showed me her farts.

    CrunchBerries replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    Do you think these people would dare to do these things outside of a hospital setting? What is it about the world of medicine that causes people to behave this way? Since when are people so dense...

  22. My patient showed me her farts.

    CrunchBerries replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    OH! I had to laugh! The other day I called my cable company and get this... the recording said press 1 for Spanish and 2 for English! I have not seen that here

  23. My patient showed me her farts.

    CrunchBerries replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    There are a lot of fun things about living here, prices are one of them. I moved from my old house and it was beautiful, 2 stories, 3 bedroom, 1.5 baths, gorgeous Mexican tile and it was $250 a...

  24. My patient showed me her farts.

    CrunchBerries replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    Next patient like this that I have I will invite you to come and watch for yourself! HA! In many ways nursing is very 1950s here. Nurses wear white uniforms with their cap and all. They will give...

  25. Be honest, what pt behaviors do you find annoying?

    CrunchBerries replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    Please do not pooh on my thread and I promise not to pooh on