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  1. Georgetown or Pittsburgh

    pghfoxfan replied to tumpler44's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Uni of Pittsburgh is well know for their CRNA program. My husband went there too and thought the program was excellent! I am also bias, because I am from the burgh. Born and raised. Georgetown is a...

  2. How do you get it through nurses heads that we MUST be patient advocates?

    pghfoxfan posted a topic in General Nursing

    Sigh.......any

  3. Creative terminology for dosages

    pghfoxfan replied to lapappey's topic in Nursing Humor

    Unless we are talking a "shitload" of Golytely

  4. Creative terminology for dosages

    pghfoxfan replied to lapappey's topic in Nursing Humor

    I'm guessing "shitload" isn't

  5. How do you get it through nurses heads that we MUST be patient advocates?

    pghfoxfan replied to pghfoxfan's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you one and all for your opinions. Thank you Vicky for the

  6. How do you get it through nurses heads that we MUST be patient advocates?

    pghfoxfan replied to pghfoxfan's topic in General Nursing

    I am on the "Patient Safety Committee"...we go around and ask nurses if they are comfortable reminding doctors to wash their hands inbetween patients, or telling them to remove their wedding rings...

  7. How do you get it through nurses heads that we MUST be patient advocates?

    pghfoxfan replied to pghfoxfan's topic in General Nursing

    I am not in management. I am a nurse of over 22 years. I just see newer nurses almost afraid of "standing up" to doctors for example. I do not mean being disrespectful. I mean speaking up when...

  8. Do all of your vented pt's get restrained?

    pghfoxfan replied to JHUBRAIN's topic in MICU, SICU

    We had a standing rule that all intubated patients were restrained. IMO, not everyone needs

  9. Funny things you have said but wish you didn't

    pghfoxfan replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    "there's always time for

  10. Funny things you have said but wish you didn't

    pghfoxfan replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    "there's always time for

  11. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    pghfoxfan replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    My friend is an OR nurse, and she received an morbidly obese patient one day for surgery and found a grilled cheese sandwich under her breast! That takes "saving it for later" way to

  12. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    pghfoxfan replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    My friend is an OR nurse, and she received an morbidly obese patient one day for surgery and found a grilled cheese sandwich under her breast! That takes "saving it for later" way to

  13. Echo cardiograms to dx MVP

    pghfoxfan replied to jad2's topic in Cardiac

    TEE's may give you the best view. (Transesophageal

  14. Nurses, Will you work OT for straight pay?

    pghfoxfan replied to klondike's topic in General Nursing

    I will not work OT for straight pay either. I love how, the first time I heard about this "law" was the day it was passed. WTF! This should have been known a long time ago when we could have rallied...

  15. MR. YUK is mean, MR. YUK is green.

    pghfoxfan replied to oramar's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Mr yuk is mean Mr yuk is Green When you see him stop and think Things mark Yuk make you sick Sick sick sick sick sick sick Mr Yuk is mean Mr yuk is Green See, I think I still remember it! LOL...

  16. What would you have done?

    pghfoxfan replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

    I would never have taken the one bag down and givin it to another patient. I miss understood your first post. And I also, stand by my comment that nurses eat their

  17. What would you have done?

    pghfoxfan replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

    OK...I totally missed it where she said that someone switched bags? I am NOT talking cross contamination here! That is a total WTF moment! I am saying if the nurse took down the ones bag and...

  18. Night-shift in ICU

    pghfoxfan replied to charmed_icu_rn's topic in General Nursing

    As we all know, most hospitals do not give you the choice of working steady daylight. Unfortunately, most places make you rotate. I was like you. I would get tired around 4 am or so, and the ride...

  19. What would you have done?

    pghfoxfan replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

    The way I took the post above was not that the doctor said to stop infusing the one persons med and switch it, but to just finish the one hanging. No one would allow cross contamination. But, I have...

  20. We had a anencephalic baby born...

    pghfoxfan replied to TammyWilson808's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I Agree! Very nicely said. I would like to add one more thing...that is the power of touch. It is so important...as is looking into the persons eyes when you speak to

  21. Will Non-BSN nurses ever be fired?

    pghfoxfan replied to AcosmicRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse for 22 years, this topic comes up all the time, threats are made, and it has never happened. With such a CRITICAL shortage, I also don't think it will ever happen. Look at other...

  22. Foreign Objects in Body Cavities

    pghfoxfan replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    Now, correct me if I'm wrong...but how do these objects actually get into the shower/tub? A hotdog? A lamp? WTF! And even if you are NOT in the tub, then we have a whole lot of people running...

  23. Foreign Objects in Body Cavities

    pghfoxfan replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    We had a boy that put a birthday candle in his member to see how far he could pee it out. The birthday boy spent the day in the

  24. medicated earing

    pghfoxfan replied to lucianurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    who'da'thunked there was so much information about

  25. medicated earing

    pghfoxfan replied to lucianurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    I'm glad someone explained, cause I was clueless! I never knew that