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  1. ER Nursing resource online?

    psychomachia replied to R!XTER's topic in Emergency

    http://www.rncentral.com/nursing-library/careplans/100_really_useful_web_sites_for_nurses A long list of nursing web sites. Some good, some not...you

  2. MD: Why did you get a BG on this diabetic patient???

    psychomachia replied to Murse901's topic in Emergency

    My response would be, "So what labs do you

  3. Benefits of being a guy

    psychomachia replied to exit96's topic in Men in Nursing

    I can pee standing

  4. You don't work in anER. Get over it.

    psychomachia replied to Guest219794's topic in Emergency

    Mostly minor care, occasionally urgent care, rarely emergent

  5. What would YOU ask the E.R.? (interview)

    psychomachia replied to Crux1024's topic in Emergency

    What color scrubs can I wear? Does this ER make nurses give enemas? Or a Fleets-to-go? Anything else is

  6. Rules for dating my daughter

    psychomachia replied to adidas99's topic in Nursing Humor

    My favorite line from the movie "Clueless": Dan Hedaya as Cher's father Mel: "Hey you! Anything happens to my daughter, I've got a .45 and a shovel. I doubt anybody would miss

  7. What can I do with my BSN that Assoc. RN's can't?

    psychomachia replied to doodlebug914's topic in General Nursing

    And the "nursing theory" classes I took for my BSN were very helpful too... they made me realize I could endure any form of torture and

  8. What can I do with my BSN that Assoc. RN's can't?

    psychomachia replied to doodlebug914's topic in General Nursing

    You get to take the side of "A BSN is better than an ASN/ADN/Diploma/Regent's/Foreign trained/everyone else debate" That's always

  9. IV in AC

    psychomachia replied to webbiedebbie's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmmm....another way to "P" off the floor....he hee hhee...just d/c the IV before sendin' 'em up and tell 'em it infiltrated...yea...that's what I'll do if they gripe about the placement...let 'em...

  10. IV in AC

    psychomachia replied to webbiedebbie's topic in General Nursing

    OK. But apparently it's OK to gripe about ER nurses and not about med-surge?? Like I said before, some of it was in jest, some not...If I hit a nerve, perhaps I wasn't too far off the base...or maybe...

  11. IV in AC

    psychomachia replied to webbiedebbie's topic in General Nursing

    Just goes to show you can't please all the nurses all of the time... But I'll take a chance and offer my "enlightening" reasons why the AC is sometimes the site of choice: 1. Easy to start when you're...

  12. Bilingual or not?

    psychomachia replied to ShellyNC's topic in General Students

    I speak "Drunk"... It's a well known dialect that is often heard in ERs around the world and usually starts with a denial statement, such as "I schwear I ownleeeee had twoooooo...

  13. thoughts about miami area

    psychomachia replied to andreaJ's topic in General Nursing

    And practice your defensive driving

  14. Lysis, IV Case Study

    psychomachia replied to KristinWW's topic in General Nursing

    You're right, phlebitis should be warm and an infiltrate cold, but like everything in nursing - the patients don't know or follow the rules... If the site is cold compared to the surrounding tissues,...

  15. IV Toradol?

    psychomachia replied to OZ88's topic in Pain Management

    It sucks for anything except kidney stones/renal

  16. All Bad Nurses - Please Stand Up

    psychomachia replied to bcelzo's topic in General Nursing

    When I'm good, I'm really good... and when I'm bad... I'm still pretty

  17. Difference between Level I and Level III ER?

    psychomachia replied to lorah's topic in Emergency

    This is from the site http://nsucomems.tripod.com/what_is_a_trauma_center.htm It's about Florida Trauma Centers, but since I live in Florida, that's what you get for free... What is a Trauma Center? A...

  18. do you ever get comfortable with nudity

    psychomachia replied to bogeydog's topic in Nursing Career

    I prefer naked strangers over naked

  19. Failure to Chart?

    psychomachia replied to KristinWW's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Here's one, and I'm sure there are others... December 2003 Legal Case Study Inferior Gluteal Neuropathy From Post-Operative Injection in Buttock - Severe Pain in Leg - $3.5 Million Pennsylvania...

  20. Failure to Chart?

    psychomachia replied to KristinWW's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The pt. has to prove that the injury was caused by the injection given by the nurse, just like you can't accuse someone of murder and demand they show proof they didn't do it. The burden of proof is...

  21. Tell me "what not to miss" while I am in FL for the next 4 weeks...

    psychomachia replied to passing thru's topic in Florida Nursing

    June is usually the "rainy" season, especially in the 'glades. You'll find that you can almost set your watch by the afternoon storms that build up and move east to the populated areas. I would opt...

  22. nurses are fortunate

    psychomachia replied to angel337's topic in General Nursing

    Guess I better head over to

  23. Is Nursing really an Art and a Science

    psychomachia replied to GracefulRN's topic in General Nursing

    Here's my response from the other thread: What the nursing "profession" needs is more nurses to admit that nursing theory is useless and does little to make a "profession." This never ending quest for...

  24. Is Nursing really an Art and a Science

    psychomachia replied to GracefulRN's topic in General Nursing

    What the nursing "profession" needs is more nurses to admit that nursing theory is useless and does little to make a "profession." This never ending quest for acceptance by other professions has...

  25. Neuro ICU - Do you talk to brain-dead patients?

    psychomachia replied to talaxandra's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Brain dead patients?? Aren't they all... When I do talk to them, I make sure to tell them they are my favorite