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  1. Wake up...Are you in pain?

    fab4fan replied to sharann's topic in Pain Management

    Hmmm...you'll have to ask her sometime about "inherited" dreams (not sure what they're really called). My mother used to have a recurring dream that started in her early 20's and lasted until her...

  2. Wake up...Are you in pain?

    fab4fan replied to sharann's topic in Pain Management

    If I'm the "someone" who supposedly backed out of the discussion, then that asssumption would be incorrect. I was out of town at a conference and didn't have access to the net. Dave: You might find...

  3. Wake up...Are you in pain?

    fab4fan replied to sharann's topic in Pain Management

    Sorry, but I woke my pts up. I think it's totally unnecessary to take a tone with Dave; pain mgmt is his specialty, he answered the question, then gets blasted for answering. Really. Why not just...

  4. newsweek column

    fab4fan replied to momoftriplets's topic in Emergency

    Interesting to note, too, that this "doctor" lacked the courage of his convictions, hiding behind the "name with held"

  5. NCLEX suspense

    fab4fan replied to hock1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It could be worse. I got my results on Friday the 13th . I'm not a superstitious person, but even I kinda paused at that. Good luck! (And tell your son to cool his

  6. POLL: Do you think cancer pain is properly managed?

    fab4fan replied to Dave ARNP's topic in Pain Management

    Thanks, Dave. I also tried the, "the pt is terminally ill, so your point is moot" and "pain is a natural antagonist to resp depression" , but as I said, this was a doc that was a few IQ points short...

  7. NCLEX suspense

    fab4fan replied to hock1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I can sympathize, but part of me wants to yell, "Get a grip!" I didn't get my results til the middle of Sept. There was no internet back then, you just took your test and waited til your results came...

  8. POLL: Do you think cancer pain is properly managed?

    fab4fan replied to Dave ARNP's topic in Pain Management

    I wasn't sure how to answer, because as a hospice nurse, our pts do get good pain mgmt. Once in a while, you do get the bone-head doc. I had a pt that was SCREAMING in pain, and he wouldn't order...

  9. Is there something comparable to Toradol that can be given IV for pain?

    fab4fan replied to bellehill's topic in Pain Management

    Back in the Paleolithic, when I went to nursing school, we were taught that Phenergan "potentiated" the effect of a narcotic...it made the pain relief even better, in other words. Of course, this is...

  10. Newsweek letter to editor

    fab4fan replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in General Nursing

    It is laughable, except people will read that and believe it (after all, this is an opinion coming from a "Medical Deity"). It wouldn't surprise me if he thinks a nurse's job is to pick up after him...

  11. Conspiracy Theory

    fab4fan replied to Tweety's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Tweety: I think you answered your own question,

  12. Methadone -vs- Morphine, Study Results

    fab4fan replied to Dave ARNP's topic in Pain Management

    Here's a conversion chart Hope this helps

  13. Methadone -vs- Morphine, Study Results

    fab4fan replied to Dave ARNP's topic in Pain Management

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  14. Do nursing schools actually conciously REALIZE they are being ridiculous or is it a..

    fab4fan replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    Ehm...I guess. It's your right...I can't imagine, for exaple, going to a BB for resp. therapists and ranting about how awful that job is. But you certainly have a right to say what you

  15. I charged on my unit for the first time yesterday and today.

    fab4fan replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats! Be careful...better nip that slacking in the bud. If she can't be bothered this soon out of the gate, heaven only knows what she'll be like

  16. Do nursing schools actually conciously REALIZE they are being ridiculous or is it a..

    fab4fan replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    Peeps: Then you have a selective memory; there are several posts right now I made that are positive. You still didn't answer the question...why keep posting in a nursing BB if you have no interest in...

  17. Do nursing schools actually conciously REALIZE they are being ridiculous or is it a..

    fab4fan replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    Peeps: Why do you post here? You've had nothing positive to say about nursing for a long, long time. Move on, all ready. Roland: Chart review (referring back to one of your earlier posts) doesn't...

  18. Hippa Violations and Roomates

    fab4fan replied to nurturing_angel's topic in General Nursing

    You have got to be kidding. ED nurses have enough on their plates without having that dumped on them, too! They already hold pts for hours/days due to staffing issues on the floors, now you want...

  19. Don't really want to be Code Blue Nurse

    fab4fan replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

    Wow...talk about a way of reframing a

  20. Just found out I failed boards and lost job in L&D

    fab4fan replied to Emilys Mom's topic in First Year After Licensure

    When I read post like these, it makes me glad I took boards back in the Paleolithic, when everyone went for two days and had to answer every question. No stressing about how many questions you...

  21. Don't really want to be Code Blue Nurse

    fab4fan replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

    Review your ACLS over and over...go to sites like randylarson.com; great ACLS learning site that is entertaining, too. When I first went to the ED, I was terrified of the first code. We got a call the...

  22. A Call To Reform Nursing Education

    fab4fan replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Sigh...it never

  23. Why, would any RN oppose requiring a BSN for all future nurses?

    fab4fan replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    :chuckle I meant it as a

  24. Why, would any RN oppose requiring a BSN for all future nurses?

    fab4fan replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    One of the few times we agree,

  25. Survey Says...

    fab4fan replied to hbscott's topic in General Nursing

    Sad, but not