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  1. ALL NP's PLEASE READ THIS!

    fab4fan replied to jewelsg627's topic in General Nursing

    No problem...but this is what you use when you mean to say "huh?" or

  2. ALL NP's PLEASE READ THIS!

    fab4fan replied to jewelsg627's topic in General Nursing

    Was the eyeball rolling really necessary? athomas was trying to help you, for heaven's

  3. just another burning question......

    fab4fan replied to MAGIK GIRL's topic in Emergency

    I have no idea why people don't think of the ED as critical care. It's not just about slapping on bandaids. We held ICU pts all the time. Funny how it was OK for me to have 2 ICU pts plus an...

  4. Oh, my aching head!

    fab4fan posted a topic in Pain Management

    Just wondering how many other nurses out there have to deal with migraines. I've had them since I was 5y old...for 35y now I have had to learn to live with them. Some days are better than others, but...

  5. Ethical paper

    fab4fan replied to dolphinluv221's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Good for you, and good

  6. Pardon Me While I Vent about this "Patient As A Customer" deal

    fab4fan replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    Sigh...just once, I would like those who aren't yet nurses to wait until they have worked as nurses before posting on "how things should be." I would never dream of telling a policeman how to do his...

  7. So what WAS nursing like in the "good old days"?

    fab4fan replied to findingmywayRN's topic in General Nursing

    canoehead: Yikes...I remember that argument about not using gloves to clean pts. Back in the late 70's when I worked as an aide, the other aides used to take pts. dentures out barehanded...that...

  8. Ethical paper

    fab4fan replied to dolphinluv221's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You really need to think this through for yourself. Think about some of the issues you might encounter in peds., for example. This is one of the many opportunities you will be given to develop your...

  9. Oh, my aching head!

    fab4fan replied to fab4fan's topic in Pain Management

    Moment(s)? My understanding...

  10. The ER has become a restaurant.....

    fab4fan replied to harry Krishna's topic in Emergency

    Actually, admin. did this very thing at the ED where I worked...only we had a 15min

  11. Oh, my aching head!

    fab4fan replied to fab4fan's topic in Pain Management

    Thanks, Dave...unfortunately, I cannot take any of the "triptans" due to borderline BP's (which go way, way up when I take Imitrex et al). I'm a little confused; don't you have to wait to take these...

  12. Oh, my aching head!

    fab4fan replied to fab4fan's topic in Pain Management

    How does Relpax differ that much from Zomg, Maxalt, Imitrex, etc.? They all look pretty much the same to

  13. In a pickle...

    fab4fan replied to jadednurse's topic in Pain Management

    How

  14. visitor policy vs alien invasion

    fab4fan replied to MAGIK GIRL's topic in Emergency

    Doh!

  15. "Selling Myself"

    fab4fan replied to ava'smomRN's topic in General Nursing

    ITA with Angus. You will need to have a plan for how to deal with satisfactorily explaining what happened with your previous jobs, too. It could be that propective employers have already gotten wind...

  16. transgender nurse (transvestite)

    fab4fan replied to nursecathy's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I've already explained how the use of the word "deviant" can be harmful in a previous

  17. pain in the ed

    fab4fan replied to MAGIK GIRL's topic in Pain Management

    I'm making an exception to my previous statement that I would not post further on this thread to say: Congratulations Dave and Mrs. Dave on your new

  18. Boards Today

    fab4fan replied to WntrMute2's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Mike: Count me among those who took boards the first week of July and waited until the 2nd week of Sept. to get the results. Took mine in the Zembo Temple in Harrisburg, PA. Got the results on Friday...

  19. terminal COPD patients

    fab4fan replied to obeyacts2's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    See if you can get hold of a small fan for your terminal COPD pts.; it helps relieve some of that "air hunger." You will definitely need to space the activities for these pts. That can sometimes be...

  20. terminal COPD patients

    fab4fan replied to obeyacts2's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Are you taking care of this pt as a student or as an aide? That might change how I answer your

  21. New Grads in the ED (?)

    fab4fan replied to Evelyn2003's topic in Emergency

    Hey, cadeusus2004...you can tell by my post name how I feel about the Beatles, and look at my first sig line...Supertramp! I can say from a totally objective POV that you have great taste in music!...

  22. pain in the ed

    fab4fan replied to MAGIK GIRL's topic in Pain Management

    And I felt like I was being mocked for posting what I have learned from years of clinical exp. and personal mentoring from pain mgmt. specialists. You are entitled to your opinions. Having worked in...

  23. Ideas to avoid being wrongly labled

    fab4fan replied to angelbear's topic in Pain Management

    Crikey...this is so true. Great way to make somebody feel even

  24. pain in the ed

    fab4fan replied to MAGIK GIRL's topic in Pain Management

    This is patently false, and has been proven so by research. Think I need to take a page from Dave..some people are just never going to be convinced, no matter how much info. they are given. Wonder if...

  25. pain in the ed

    fab4fan replied to MAGIK GIRL's topic in Pain Management

    Darn, where is that clapping smilie when you need it! Thank you,