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  1. Do all surgeons think that they are Gods?

    zudy replied to angiebaby's topic in General Nursing

    Smilingblueyes and debRN, you said it so well, you don't have to be a jerk to be a good doctor. Everyone has a bad day, but there is no excuse to be consitantly rude, sarcastic or hateful because of...

  2. Chiropractors

    zudy replied to Paprikat's topic in General Nursing

    Had terrible lower back pain that radiated down right leg during my pregnancy my chiropractor was the only thing that helped. Have also been to him for headaches, neck pain, and sinus problems with...

  3. Why LPN??

    zudy replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    I went to LPN school first because I really wasn't sure of what I wanted to do. I thought I would enjoy nursing, but I didn't want to invest 4 years and end up hating it. I was in college, majoring...

  4. Pneumatic tube systems....

    zudy replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked in hospitals with and without tubes, I love them. Unless you have plenty of staff(yeah, right) to run errands, I don't see the point of building a hospital without a tube

  5. how do you keep a nursing cap on?

    zudy replied to PowerPuffGirl's topic in General Nursing

    I remember in LPN school 20-plus years ago learning how to wear our caps! We were all so

  6. The most pee ever.....

    zudy replied to KC CHICK's topic in General Nursing

    Aw, shucks, Heather, I'd give you my pee any old

  7. The most pee ever.....

    zudy replied to KC CHICK's topic in General Nursing

    After my first child was born( 8lbs,8oz vag delievery, epidural) delievered at 1700, at 2300 still unable to void and I was in agony!!! I kept telling my nurse, she said" Well, if you don't go, I'll...

  8. Embarrassing moments?

    zudy replied to canna42's topic in Nursing Humor

    This didn't hapen to me, but to my sister who is also a nurse.(Sorry,Sis!) She was working in a PACU, and to get to the locker room where they changed into scrubs, you had to walk the entire length...

  9. Patients who refuse to cooperate with medical/nursing treatment....

    zudy replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    I also work in ED, and I try not to let it make me crazier than I already am. Had a 20 yr old male come in a few weekends ago, c/o STD. Said,"I can't believe I've got the clap! I have ELEVEN kids,...

  10. Roto Rooter??

    zudy replied to NICURNtobe's topic in General Nursing

    Coca-Cola somestimes

  11. ? age limit to practice as R.N.

    zudy replied to illecob's topic in General Nursing

    A friend of mine once told me about a nurse that was 91 when she retired from our local VA hospital, on a med-surg floor. I can't imagine. It's all I can do to drag myself out of bed some

  12. Quit nursing school due to head games.

    zudy replied to BioRN's topic in General Students

    Bio, I hate this for you. I had the same problem in BOTH LPN and RN school, SOS, just different names and faces. I was lucky that other instructors saw my worth, took up for me, and helped me....

  13. RN floating as a CNA

    zudy replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

    ohbet, I have also floated as a nurse tech, but I was paid my RN salary. I enjoyed it because the staff was SO appreciative, I helped everyone out including the ward clerks,(so they could take...

  14. The Top 25 Witty Things to Say to Your

    zudy replied to Andy S.'s topic in Nursing Humor

    :roll :roll :roll

  15. Direct Admits

    zudy replied to MissdonditaBsn's topic in General Nursing

    I am also in a large teaching hospital, so we get quite a few direst admits. We also account for app 35-40% of admits. I use to work in a private hospital in the ER where the outside drs would let...

  16. Reusing medical supplies

    zudy replied to TeresaRN2b's topic in General Nursing

    I know the NM of a hemodialysis unit, her unit is part of a private hospital. She told me that the filters on the dialysis machines in her unit were disposible, and thrown out after 1 use in her...

  17. new grads that don'y ask questions

    zudy replied to altomga's topic in General Nursing

    I always try to "think out loud" with the newbies. I always tell "If I repeat something that you already know, don't be offended, but if you don't know something, ask! No one comes into this world...

  18. TNCC-what to expect?

    zudy replied to FloridaCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    TNCC is great! I learned so much, and I really enjoyed it. Try to relax, study the book as much as you can, but much of this course is taught in the lectures. I hope you have a good experience like...

  19. Nursing Refresher Programs in Ohio

    zudy replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    :biggringi Happy Almost Birthday,Renee!!!!:kiss Hope it's a good one!! And good luck on your

  20. Stripes

    zudy replied to Paprikat's topic in General Nursing

    That is an interesting point, Rainbow Sky. I don't really miss my cap, but it was so much easier for the pts to find us, and know who the nurses were. I wear navy-blue scrubs, and I have had...

  21. Stripes

    zudy replied to Paprikat's topic in General Nursing

    What I really want(and never got the oppurtunity to get) is one of those big,navy-blue capes that nurses used to wear over thier white uniforms. I thought those looked so

  22. Strike Nurses?

    zudy replied to Rudegal2020's topic in General Nursing

    SCABS I have to be able to live with myself, just couldn't do it. Unless we all show soladarity, the worse things about nursing will never

  23. Stripes

    zudy replied to Paprikat's topic in General Nursing

    This is the way is was for us: In LPN school, the first 6 months we wore plain white caps. The second 6 months we had a pink stripe. (We wore PINK uniforms. Except for the men, natch.) In Rn...

  24. blackmail by hospital

    zudy replied to poppyrn's topic in General Nursing

    Youda, I LOVE IT!!!!! When will these nursing managers get it?What does it

  25. blackmail by hospital

    zudy replied to poppyrn's topic in General Nursing

    Good for you Poppy!!! Don't back down!!! And enjoy the