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Timely thead. Seems like past several weeks I've been cursed by the same questions what to do with the leader of the pack, the ONE who will devore you, eat you alive. Yes, seriously. The devil, yes the devil, is out there waiting for you.subitilly wa...

Rare, yes. But if the pt needs fluids, and say the Sodium is high - I had one last week with a Na of 162,Glucose 398, we gave water via G tube. Helped, for awhile.

" To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence." Mark Twain You must be very successful.

Sounds like you work on a M/S unit with good peers who bring you along properly. We also assign Peds to the more experienced, some take only 1 in thier pt load , some take more. Welcome to our world.

I'm outa here on this one:barf02:

I don't understand your response. Refer- your 2nd paragraph, which IS what the thread is about. So unless you are starting a new thread, I will ust use your own words as a response.

I watched House until Gena Davis became the Commander in Chief. Probally will watch reruns, hey, it's just mindless entertainment. I just wish he wouldn't abuse drugs so much. Thanks for tip on House MD.com

I asked a couple of docs what their experience with them was and all three said that Lunesta seems to be as effective but milder side effects than Ambien. All said bad after taste usually made them prescibe Ambien.My personal favorite is Equate Sleep...

I am truly sorry to see this thread become a agonostic/atheist vs. Judeo/Christian debate. Good nurses come in both genders, both sexual persuasions, with a variety of belief systems. The important point is that good nurses have a value system that m...

AND THE WINNER IS.... :barf02: that is definetly GROSS, I've had pts do gross things with it,, throw it at me, etc., but never eat it. :imbar

24 pts, 3 RN's, 1 LPN, 2 CNA's, and it was MONDAY 1. Pancreatitis on PCA. 57 male 2. Altered LOC. 87 female. 3. Hypokalemia, hyponatremia. 89 female 4. Hospice with brain mets. 89 male 5. Hospice with recent CVA, 79 female 6. Abd, pain, constipation,...

Many years ago, on my first day as a 16 y.o. orderly in our small rural hospital a doctor asked me to go into a patients room, handed me a butter knife and told me to cut a plug out of the leg cast where he had marked it. I started to object, but he ...

I returned to nursing 23 years ago because God called me although I didn't know that for 3 years. I mention this because since God wants nursing to be my ministry I, therefore, need Him to be a good nurse. Some of the respondents don't feel the way I...

I work in a small rural hospital and our M/S census is usually in the mid-20's. Average is mostly elderly with pneumonia, COPD, IDDM. We also usually have 1-2 S/p hips or knees, 1-2 Peds pts. Deaths - maybe an average of 1=2 a week, not so many that ...

Another reason I love M/S just happened today. We're a small hospital, and we have pts. from 6 weeks to geriatric. One of my 5 patients today was 20 months old and when it was time for his discharge I went over all the usual with his Mom and when I w...

Guys, I had one of those best moments today. One of my 5 patients was a 20 month old and when it came time to discharge him, I went through all the usual with his Mom and when I was finished I started down the hall when I heard my name called by his ...

Sorry, JustJen, but you probably are an oddball. You just have a lot of company, For example, today being Halloween most depts. dressed up. When they came to M/S to take pics; none of us had any costume on other than our usual uniforms. I was asked w...

You are right. NM's seem intimadated by (darn, I don't know really what to call them) and , therefore, let it slide. But there should be another way for a grieveance to be resolved if the NM won't handle it, That's why I suggested confrontation as a ...

....when a 9 y.o. patient told me," I hope when I grow up I can be as good a nurse as you."

Nah, you don't have to be religious(spiritual) to technically be a good practictioner of nursing. But since I was born again I'm a better nurse.

Years ago, I was amember of the American Legion being a vietnam vet. I had long hair and beard, was almost homeless but I saved money, had a night job as Physch tech, but needed financial help. A disabled in WWII member tried to come to my rescue but...

Close - served a very good discussion, and a good poll.

Dutchgirl, I hope you think of the poor ol' M/S nurses - you know the ones with sore feet and aching backs - once in awhile. Seriosly, a change is a good cure for burnout. Best to ya,

Might as well move on, the thread has become a politcal forum.

We depend on our volunteers for so much. It's such a help when visitors, families don't interrupt when you're passing meds to make them coffee ( yes, we have open coffe bar for them), get tissues,etc. Please, let us know where you go and what you are...