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  1. The Sisters of St Francis

    pghfoxfan replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Did you work at St Francis? Sounds like you know the sisters there?

  2. The wonders of Tide ...

    pghfoxfan replied to Cheerio's topic in Nursing Humor

    Love it! LOL! I posted this at another board, and someone thought it was about

  3. Does size matter?

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

    Sorry, my mind must be in the gutter today, because when I read the title of this thread, "Does Size Matter?" I shouted out HELL

  4. Anyone work with a nurse like this......?

    pghfoxfan replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    You must be talking about my "Barb" Every thing you said. It is

  5. Blood culture techniques???

    pghfoxfan replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in Oncology

    we were not allowed to take Blood Cultures from a line, it had to be a stick. We used sterile vacutainers. Betadine to the top of the blood tube and wipe with alcohol, same with the site on the

  6. amusing story that only Pittsburgh nurses of certain age will get

    pghfoxfan replied to oramar's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    He has been dead awhile...an icon in Pgh news. (Kinda a goofball, if you ask

  7. Am I alone in liking being a nurse?

    pghfoxfan replied to Shotzie's topic in General Nursing

    I love being a

  8. Pacemakers

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

    I am going to NASPE, let me know if you are going, maybe we can "do

  9. those catchy drug slogans...

    pghfoxfan replied to eak16's topic in General Nursing

    Levaphed...leave um

  10. those catchy drug slogans...

    pghfoxfan replied to eak16's topic in General Nursing

    Inderal Slows it

  11. those catchy drug slogans...

    pghfoxfan replied to eak16's topic in General Nursing

    Golytely...hell go

  12. Nursing in the City or Suburbs?

    pghfoxfan replied to Kristy01's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I agree that city hospitals usually pay more, yet parking can get ya. My hospital offers free shuttle service, which I take advantage of. Many suburban hospitals send their very sick to the larger...

  13. Best pay for RN's when cost of living is factored into the equation...

    pghfoxfan replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    I started in 1982 also, I think I made a little over $9 As mentioned form someone else, I stay in my job because I love nursing. I believe(as corny as it sounds) I was "called" to this profession....

  14. RNs Performing Housekeeping Duties!

    pghfoxfan replied to allsmiles's topic in General Nursing

    Cleaning is not beneath me either...my guess is that housekeeping can not be there after each patient is bathed, and to facilitate a speedy turn over so that the next patient doesn't have to wait,...

  15. Best pay for RN's when cost of living is factored into the equation...

    pghfoxfan replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    Well...I don't know where you all work, but, I have been a nurse for over 21 years and only make around

  16. Pacemakers

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

    Nice to meet you too jebain, my hubbie is a

  17. Bivad

    pghfoxfan replied to TraumaQueen's topic in MICU, SICU

    What "Heart queen " said...that's what I'm thinking. The bridge to transplant have more positive outcomes than those who we have been having trouble getting off pump. Although I have seen 2 people...

  18. Pacemakers

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

    catlabrn!!!!!!! I'm a EP nurse too...good to meet ya. Are you going to

  19. Business Cards?

    pghfoxfan replied to earthling's topic in General Nursing

    We had business cards at the hospital I used to work at. I can honestly tell you I never received a phone call about any medical questions and such. We also kept the managers cards in each patient...

  20. Baby born with extra head

    pghfoxfan replied to hoolahan's topic in General Nursing

    That would be my guess too. How sad for the

  21. Tonsillectomy Question

    pghfoxfan replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

    If I recall, the time to watch for bleeding was 10 days post

  22. Which port is used in a triple lumen central line?

    pghfoxfan replied to Dawson's topic in General Nursing

    I agree , be careful. Our Brown port was to be saved for

  23. New Castle?

    pghfoxfan replied to oceanblue's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I'm from the burgh and work at West Penn hospital. Worked at St Francis main till it

  24. Pacemakers

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

    Pacemakers allow doctors to be more aggressive with meds to treat afib. Since most meds to "treat" a fib , actually are mainly being used to control rate, not necessarily the a fib

  25. Change of shift report

    pghfoxfan replied to Idaho Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I think that the part of the report should be a visual inspection of the patient and room...peer pressure! The nurse leaving will probably leave the patient and the room looking a bit more tidy. I...