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...

  16. Some parents amaze me

    Peepsaretasty replied to teeituptom's topic in General Nursing

    I saw the exact same thing at costco! Except the poor child was an infant who had barely learned how to stand up-reached for dad (whose back was turned) and fell out head first. I ran over and...

  17. What would you have done?

    Peepsaretasty replied to NJNursing's topic in General Nursing

    The crappy part is, she probably only got in trouble because the patient thanked her supervisor for her good

  18. Vent..."sedation"

    Peepsaretasty replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    I just wanted to thank you for caring and INSISTING that the patient get pain

  19. The worst or strangest orders you have seen...

    Peepsaretasty replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in General Nursing

    I can attest to that-they're curved, and one side says "This side towards the

  20. Arg!!

    Peepsaretasty replied to EmmaG's topic in General Nursing

    My mom's the same way. I figured one of my sibs that lives close to her had taken her out for mother's day a few years ago. So I call and leave a message on her cell, happy mother's day etc. Next day...

  21. Funny fake names for meds

    Peepsaretasty replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    We have a prof here that says Metro-knee-dazzle instead of

  22. **nurses Who Eat Their Young Should Be Kicked To The Curb***

    Peepsaretasty replied to suziesunshine's topic in General Nursing

    1) Medicine (MD/DO) 2) Veterinary Medicine (DVM/VMD/BVMS) 3) Veterinary Technology (CVT/LVT/RVT) 4) State Dept. of Transportation (Highway Depts) 5) US Armed Forces (Army/Navy Aviation) 6) Law...