Peepsaretasty

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1. The best nursing advice you've ever received

   Peepsaretasty replied to findingmywayRN's topic in General Nursing

   From my mother:Never say anything on the radio/recorded line (or write in the chart) that you wouldn't mind hearing on CNN

2. Charting Bloopers

   Peepsaretasty replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

   I may or may not have written "Pt states hx of pancreatitits, thinks is having relapse" on an intake form, but I cannot confirm or deny any such

3. Terms we will not admit to using

   Peepsaretasty replied to gwenith's topic in Nursing Humor

   TTJ-Transfer To Jesus RTDD-Refer To Dr Deere (as in John Deere) PSTO (pronounced "pesto") Pet Smarter Than Owner And who could forget Fartical for describing a pt who has just passed gas for the first...

4. 18-gauge vs. 20-gauge

   Peepsaretasty replied to solneeshka's topic in General Nursing

   I prefer an 18 in myself-I've had extremely bad phlebitis caused by fluids and thick meds pushed through too fast in a too small catheter-I could literally feel the liquids swirling as they came...

5. Vultures

   Peepsaretasty replied to icyounurse's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you, John Edwards :argue: Seriously. Several of my friends have CP and we have those commercials that are like "if your child has CP after a long delivery or emergency c section, call...

6. What is the pain med of choice?

   Peepsaretasty replied to hdhnurse's topic in General Nursing

   You know what really chaps my hide? When people freak out about the druggies and then end up taking the druggies' sins out on the actual sick people. Can we please remember that not EVERYONE is a drug...

7. What is the dumbest most degrading, most unprofessional thing...

   Peepsaretasty replied to Chico David's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Reminds me of the movie Office Space "Corportate accounts payable, Nina speaking. Just a moment...Corportate accounts payable, Nina speaking. Just a moment...Corportate accounts payable, Nina...

8. Such a 'tool'

   Peepsaretasty replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

   I could swear I read somewhere that at 90% reading on the SaO2 that the oxygen carrying capacity or something similar is actually only at 60% and drops exponentially after that (as in 80s even worse...

9. placed on unpaid adminstative leave today

   Peepsaretasty replied to jrbl77's topic in General Nursing

   Yay! good

10. You know when your hospital orientation is terminated when...

    Peepsaretasty replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    OMG, That happened to me! (not in nursing, but in retail) they "let me know" Christmas Eve, and my last scheduled day was "Boxing Day" (day after Christmas) at the RETURNS COUNTER!"What's that Ma'am?...

11. If I may ask of you

    Peepsaretasty replied to MedSurgeNewbie's topic in General Nursing

    no

12. Anybody know CNA class in Eugene, Oregon?

    Peepsaretasty replied to nokdove's topic in Oregon Nursing

    I believe LCC does (well, I KNOW they used to, but I'm on the east side now) . Just google Lane Community

13. Help! Any advice for new grad moving to Portland?

    Peepsaretasty replied to sunshineville's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have personal experience with this hospital, the quality of the nursing staff that I encountered was EXCEEDINGLY excellent, and all said they were happy with their jobs (I have never worked there...

14. Help! Any advice for new grad moving to Portland?

    Peepsaretasty replied to sunshineville's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Excellent advice! Anywhere near "Tri-Met" is a good plan (that is the Tri-county metro transit authority-there are light rail trains, trolleys (I think, but only in certain areas like downtown) and...

15. Help! Any advice for new grad moving to Portland?

    Peepsaretasty replied to sunshineville's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't have time to post now, but I'm originally from there (just moved like two days ago lol!) and I know they are always hiring, even new grads-you just have to find the right place (sometimes they...