JBudd MSN

We ran out of blue top tubes for PT/PTT. Had just a few so had to go justify getting one from the unit clerk. Ran out of vacutainers for pulling blood from saline locks this week, but that is because "central supply forgot to order them".

Can't always hide that you are a nurse when being a patient; especially in a small-ish city with one hospital (at the time) and half your nurses were either on strike with you or former students of yours. I've told the story before, but since ...

I like Kahn Academy actually; bite size explanations of a lot of things: EKGs, cardiac conditions, etc. Online and free.

I did "teach" online patho for a while, and this was my frustration as well; there was so much information that I thought it was ridiculous to expect students to teach themselves just from the book. I actually withdrew from the class in favor of the...

I googled ombudsman for elderly: "What Is an Ombudsman for Nursing Home Abuse? When a nursing home resident encounters poor care, abuse, or any other issue, it’s not always apparent who they can contact to get assistance. Luckily, there is...

Now we need the link to the discussion as to the composition of said big-girl-panties: I believe there was a mention of the problems with rust in the iron ones......

It was fun hitting those mile stone # of posts and likes, and there were a lot of fun threads..... I almost didn't come back after the "big dump" changeover.

Yep ? And to the OP, I just took the age as part of the description. It is what it is. My daughter sent me a Tshirt with "All women are equal, but the best are nurse's in their 60s!".

LOL, this is a old catch phrase from years ago in AN: there were a lot of snowflakes coming in to complain about the older nurses they worked with, up to and including "they should just retire and make space for the younger nurses". They didn't want...

I applied to foster older teens in my city; and half way through the home study, was told by the local branch of the children's state agency, that as a single woman who works two nights a week I would not be allowed to foster. Why? I quote "you...

Assisting an ENT treating a lady with sinus infections, admitted to a med-surg bed. He simply took an 18 gauge needle, went up the nare and just pushed it through the nasal bones and drained the left maxiallary sinus into an emesis basin. The crunc...

LOL! I certainly did! will change it ?

sorry! wrong thread!

I'm 61, cancer survivor so a few disability type problems (crummy knee, SOB with exertion, pain). Been in the ER 25 years, 40 in nursing. I like it. I do two 12 hour nights a week. I avoid politics, management, etc. although I have been a union ...

I spent my 23rd year (of life, not nursing, ? ) volunteering in orphanages in Bangladesh and India. Didn't spend a lot of money on myself, lived cheap, and had enough in savings to go. Have you thought about school nursing? there is a section ...

If you have the time to do it one class at a time, I would recommend that. Not because of an A vs a C, but because that knowledge is really valuable for understanding all the stuff that comes next. Much better to understand thoroughly 90% of the co...

Davey, it would seem you have found a cracked egg....

also guilty, it just slips out. I use "friend" instead, as in "how are you today, my friend?". Nothing demeaning in that I would hope. (Kipling's "Little Friend of All the World" comes to mind)

Here's hoping!

This. I'm sorry you got stuck in this position, but getting your doctor to clear you, and for you to state you don't and haven't objected to being floated seems reasonable. Get the managers that asked you for a note to put in writing they were ...

The other question is, how easy is it to get accepted? My CC has far more applications than slots. Way less expensive though, and we have both Assoc. and BSN programs. How is the private one faster? everyone has to have a certain minimum num...

I am the most senior one in my department, which means I have tons of PTO hours banked. We all get called off, or sent home early these days, and other nights are swamped because the house is full and our ED admits aren't going anywhere. We are sup...

There are nasty people everywhere, and you happened to get one as a patient. Again, you are not a terrible nurse, you did the right thing, and if it hadn't been you it would simply have been a different nurse he was nasty to.

So, when he was awake again he said no pain and refused the morphine? It means he just wanted a percocet, not that he was in pain. Yes sleep is an escape, but not a peaceful one. If he was resting quietly, just chart that. If they change the ...

South India. I have a base in Banglore where I guest lecture, and travel from there. My mom took me a cruise through the Mediterranean Sea, so only a day in each port/country; but I was fascinated by Lisbon. Also a city on 7 hills. Would l...