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Not at all medical-related, but right now in Alabama, we have a candidate running for State Treasurer whose name is Young Boozer. Apparently Young is a traditional name in the Boozer family, because I understand he is neither the first nor the last t...

add to that, hit , kicked, and my personal favorite, bit.

One of my instructors( trainers ?)always said " Animals are trained, people are educated.".

Well, this one's not scary like some of the others, but still... I once worked with an RN supervisor who, let's just say had some issues. One evening, we had a resident (pt.), who needed some blood drawn for lab. This nurse gets the phlebotomy tray a...

you wanted to gain experience in a variety of areas ? maybe ?

Once found on a H&P, written by the MD : Oriented except for time, place, and person. Never did find out exactly what the pt WAS clear on , since she was non-verbal.

I couldn't put it any better than AnaCatRN . Right on the money.

yeah but . . .. that is anecdotal . . .. . and not reliable. no matter how much fun the myth is - it has been researched and found to be untrue. i know - i'm a party pooper. steph;) apparently, it wasn't researched by people working nights in ltc. t...

"if so many studies have failed to prove a significant correlation between the full moon and anything, why do so many people believe in these lunar myths?" experience !

1. Alabama 2. yes 3. 24 every 2 years 4. N/A 5. home health 6. too many to list here 7. yes 8. usually 9. yes 10. improved 11. yes 12. yes - Things change so much and so fast in health care , you must continue to increase your knowledge in order to ...

No. Don't like it at all. I worked nights for 13 years and never drank any. Just can not stand the taste, and adding milk, sugar or other flavors don't help it at all.

Don't I wish !

I went and looked at it. Very nice.

you're right, i mis-wrote. i stand corrected. ** the formula,however, is right.

0.3ml = 300mg Amt. ordered/ Amt. available X strength = dose

She ( the original writer ) said that the nurse in the first instance told the CNA to give an UNCONCIOUS pt a glass of orange juice. Flags don't get any redder than that. Something is clearly off here.

that's a great story. and thanks for the link on the dx. hopefully, i'm not the only one who'll need to look it up.

No side effects at all, and I usually get that achy-all-over thing with any vaccine. This one, the actual injection didn't even hurt.

Listening is a great skill in a nurse or anyone else who deals with,for instance, people getting the worst news of their lives. It will be much appreciated by your pts and their loved ones, I promise.

My first pt died; the first day of clinicals, about 30 min. after I met him. It wasn't expected at all. I cried all day in the conference room. Don't feel bad in any way.

Mine was my very first pt, the day we started clinicals. 10 days post -abd surgery ( yeah, it's been a while ), due to be discharged in a couple of days. Right after I went in to meet him, he got up, amb to the BR , and threw an embolus while sitting...

Either, as long as it's not-for-profit.

The most under-paid, over-worked, un-appreciated job in the world.

that sounds really fascinating. i would love to hear more about it.

i'm actually allergic to poinsettias. that's the oddest one i know.