nursegoodguy

Agree... stereo typing... You have to have a certain amount of caring and compassion to be a nurse... for some men it just doesn't fit their macho image they developed in the seventies!

It is a, well fear is too strong of a word to use, how about concern... First of all I try to always be as close to the sharps container as possible. Our facility uses the retractable lancets too. Just always think before you stick!

I remember what I said to her... "Booo hooo hooo, but my nipple clamps are too TIGHT.... boooo hooo hooo"

I was 4... My mom said, "now next year SMILE!" It was about 1967...

You need to just quit there and come work with me!

I lost my avitar for the weekend to show my support to Mario in his thread about losing his avitar. Heather told me to put it back "now" so I comprimised... I'll put it back Sunday...

It better not become any bigger or else me and Vegas will be there to kick some... somebody hold vegas's purse and my... clamps!

Sometimes it's all in the grammar... He probably told the surveyor, "I don't want any "other" students"... Well when survey comes in the LTC facilities Freak! It can be intimidating having big brother "literally" looking over your shoulder! I would...

I think every healthcare facility should post a sign, Visitors by Appointment ONLY!

Which are you more able to do? LPN at a voc school will be about a year full time... Would you be close to getting through your RN if you applied the same amount of time to that program? How many classes are you planning to take per semester? If y...

I know who it was... husband of the tire slitter! Somehow you need to cut yourself off from these people alltogether! If you want I'll come to Toledo and Kick his@$$!

A cell phone is just part of your 21st century protective gear! I use to have 3 phone lines coming in, (2 computers and a line that was just for the phone), plus 2 family cell phones for on the road emergencies... Then they told me at qwest that if...

I have to agree with Russell! I had a don just like what you are talking about and it did happen, she is gone! Thank God! I also thought about looking elsewhere but the bottom line in this business is you'll run into more like her wherever you go....

I am interested in how many of us have considered changing professions and why? For myself I have thought about going back to school to get a computer science degree for many different reasons... The biggest reason is chronic back pain from 3 fractur...

http://www.lifeuniform.com/ I went to life uniforms and found a Great selection of uniforms that could be considered unisex! I didn't order online but went to an actual store but they probably have about the same online if not more... They have a LO...

On second thought, I see a linen closet in someone's future...

I am divided on this... Why is it that as an employee who doesn't frivolously call in you get penalized by the company not wanting to pay you what you have accrued? So the employees who does call in got all their sick time but you who have not call...

Now there are other ways of living in NYC... I'll tell you how I did it for a year back in the 80's... Well I met this girl named Jackie. She invited me to join the religious cult that she was a member of and I thought, "Hey I'm open for a new expe...

He must have something on'em or... nevermind.

And where do they find the time! Sometimes I have a hard enough time getting the chance to invite Mr. willy to go pee once in 8 hours let alone anything else, ie coffee break, lunch... Inevitably you always get paged right when you have a chance to ...

The linen closet huh.... hmmmmmm LOL

Great Goal Matt! Keep up the good work!

As a nurse if they have an order for pain meds then I will give it as long as I don't think they are in jeopardy, but... There are drug seeking patients PERIOD!

A drunk driver caused me to break 3 vertebrae two years ago and I still have back pain every minute of every day! My patients mean too much to me to risk their safety to some drunk! If it was that noticeable that you had to back up then you need t...