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Curious to know if any of you work with men who have excessive chest hair and it sticks out of their scrubs... I do and I just cringe! This guy could make a carpet out of his chest I think. Is it wrong for me to think that he should wear a t-shirt un...

Hi... I just moved to a new small town to work in their 10 bed acute and 16 bed LTC as an RN. After three days of orientation I am slightly floored because report each shift that I have been in and seen has taken 45 minutes! I've been told that this ...

All of these things ring so true and I'm only around page 20 with reading them! A few of mine... 1) Those families who want you to do things for their family member when you are in the middle of something else which is more important...We had a lady ...

I have felt the same way many times and then something will happen with a patient that will make it all worthwhile for me. Maybe you need to search through your day and see if there was something memorable about it or someone who touched your soul (e...

I currently wear Birkenstocks and they took about a year for me to get really used to wearing them. During nursing school I had a pair of Clogs from http://www.shoesforcrews.com and they were awesome. I believe they were called Euro Clog. Slip resist...

When I was in nursing school, there was a gal a couple of years behind me beginning her training. I cannot remember what country she was from but she was a doctor in her country. Strange thing was, she was having trouble with the requirements of nur...

Could PRN be Psychiatric Registered Nurse? I know here in Canada we have RPN's which are Registered Psychiatric Nurses. Just a thought...

Just wondering what you all can tell me about clostridium...we have a lady who came into our rural hospital and she's just tested positive. All my dictionary says is that it's a rectal infection basically and one of my co-workers said that it takes 1...

I think the little guy was deprived of oxygen thus causing the Cerebral palsy etc. The family were upset at their son being in the state he was due to the negligence of the hospital from delaying the boys births. My heart goes out to those people. Su...

Bachelor Bob...LOL Just Kidding! I would love to see/meet: Adam Sandler Drew Barrymore Colin Farrell Mark Wahlberg Charlize Theron Keanu Reeves...to name a few... :)

I just had to ask b/c I am finding lately that a lot of my patients seem to think they know how to do my job better than I do because they watched a procedure one time or another. What do you all do when this happens? Just this morning I had a 26y ol...

Thanks for the fantastic replies! I guess my choice of wording of "throttle" wasn't so hot. I bit my tongue with this gal and tried my best to satisfy her wishes. I hear dayshift had quite the time with her as well. :)

Hi! I'm wondering how many of you know nurses that have taken on other careers rather than to continue with their nursing and why? I'm too new to the profession to know any personally but a lady I worked with said she knew 5 former nurses who were wo...

Just curious to know who has tattoos and piercings in places that are visible when at work...is it allowed? Or do you know/work with someone who does? And by piercings I mean tongue studs, lip rings, nose rings, eyebrow rings etc.... I have no pierci...

The daughter of one of my old nursing home residents was having botox done. She had the creases in her forehead fixed, and she had her eyes lifted too if I remember correctly. She does look a bit different, but not a whole bunch. She said that she wa...

Interesting article...thanks :)

I'm just curious to know if others have seen this in their practises... We had a lady come over from the doctors clinic to our outpatient dept with an order for Demerol/Gravol IV to help her migraine (she comes in every couple of days lately) and the...

My first visit to the chiropractor was when I was 13 years old d/t back pain I was experiencing a lot. When we got the x-ray it showed I had lower back scoliosis. A few adjustments later my back felt fantastic and my menstral cramps went from a 15/10...

I don't know a lot about it...but I thank God that you are okay! My best wishes for a speedy and full recovery!

Can't say I can answer your question, but from what I've noticed during my training etc, most male nurses are found in urban centres. Not sure why though. Good luck on your project!

When I did my final practicum in my last year of schooling I helped out this one young fella with abd pain. During one of my assessments he said "oh, you're a student" (noted on my name badge) and then said, "how much longer until you're a doctor?" I...

The worst for me is phlegm with suctioning! I can't stand the noise it makes! Just makes me gag over and over again, more than one person who's been there watching or assisting has had a laugh or two at my expense! Sometimes bowel movements and clean...

Thanks for the info! Muchly appreciated! I think I will call HR and see what the scoop is!

I'm curious to know what the educational or positonal difference is between these titles. Where I used to work, I found that when the gals/gents were hired they were NA's, then if they did some minor training within the facility could be granted PCA...

awww...can anyone help me out here?