Jamesdotter

Jamesdotter

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  1. abandonment

    Jamesdotter replied to grannie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think I worked with this woman! She was manager for several years and nothing much was done until she screamed and swore at a physician one day. She's no longer there, and I suspect she's on a...

  2. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    Jamesdotter replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, here's another one--people who say "prone" when they mean

  3. **Confused about euthanasia**

    Jamesdotter replied to Honeyz78's topic in General Nursing

    The Oregon law requires that the patient request the drugs and be able to take them orally without assistance. A patient such as described by the OP (dementia, etc) would not be

  4. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    Jamesdotter replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    OXFORD RULE: It's is not, it isn't ain't, and it's it's, not its if you mean it is. If you don't it's its. Then too, it's hers. It isn't her's. It isn't our's either. It's ours and likewise yours...

  5. What do patients say that irks you?

    Jamesdotter replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My favorite is the patient who says she had an "epidermal" for

  6. Engraving Stethoscopes

    Jamesdotter replied to ghost's topic in General Nursing

    Well, it wasn't a stethescope, but.. When I was a new grad (many moons ago) my mom gave me a pair of bandage scissors with my name engraved on them. They disappeared until a surgeon handed them to me...

  7. What we have learned from our patients!!!

    Jamesdotter replied to mhull's topic in Emergency

    I have learned that if you have a "lazy eye", you do not neglect to wear safety glasses. The piece of metal will lodge in your good

  8. What Was Your G.P.A When You Got Accepted Into Your Nursing Program?

    Jamesdotter replied to rayofsunshine's topic in General Students

    3.0--but that was in the 1960s. Graduated with a 3.0 as

  9. ANA rec BSN vs ASN

    Jamesdotter replied to TypicalFish's topic in General Nursing

    In my hospital (in Oregon) one of my colleagues, who was SDA, was able to have her "union dues" sent to her favorite charity because, I guess, unions were against her religious beliefs. They still...

  10. What would you do if diabetic pt. has 14 blood sugar.

    Jamesdotter replied to Sue7573's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Run in circles, scream and shout? Seriously, I agree with our colleagues here--first recheck. I, too, have had a patient with a high BG who only needed to wash her hands, and have had patients with...

  11. Nurses with Knee Problems

    Jamesdotter replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    20+ years on tile floors and about 10 on carpet. Have (familial) osteorthritis in both knees (among other joints). Have also started taking glucosamine, but can't take naproxin because it's...

  12. Timeframe in being sued?

    Jamesdotter replied to ANGIEICU's topic in General Nursing

    A friend of mine (a pediatrician) lost a case because his office staff didn't chart adequately that the 2 or 3 year old child in question had (!). never been seen for any well baby checks. (2) had...

  13. Who is your Favorite TV or Movie nurse?

    Jamesdotter replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    It happens. One of my classmates ("nurse of the year") went on to become an MD--head of her department, I hear. One of my favorite MDs when I was in nursing school was formerly an RN. She used to...

  14. Wearing scrubs in public...

    Jamesdotter replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    How about the ones who can't keep their hands off the mask--constantly adjusting it by handling it all over, not just by the

  15. How do you feel about paying for parking?

    Jamesdotter replied to ICUUCME's topic in General Nursing

    Yeppers. We used to call our parking stickers our "hunting

  16. How do you feel about paying for parking?

    Jamesdotter replied to ICUUCME's topic in General Nursing

    That was my experience, too. We did get a rate if we car-pooled. In fact, for a time if there were enough people in your pool (5 or 6, I think), you could park free. No charge on week-ends, though,...

  17. How is this possible? Being Diagnosed with type 1 Diabetes at 20

    Jamesdotter replied to Still Riding's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Thanks Tizwit. I've e-mailed the information to my

  18. 1950s nursing

    Jamesdotter replied to colrainrn's topic in General Nursing

    Before the blue strips there were Clinitest tablets. And before the Clinitest tablets there was Benedict's Solution. In a test tube, place 5 cc's of Benedict's reagent and 8 drops of urine, boil in...

  19. Are Your End-of-Life Wishes Clear?

    Jamesdotter replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    DH and I each have an "advanced directive" on file at our HMO that we filled out several years ago. Recent events make me think that I should review it and make any suitable changes. No Living Will,...

  20. 1950s nursing

    Jamesdotter replied to colrainrn's topic in General Nursing

    Re: the BP cuffs before velcro. Ours were long tapered sleeves that we wrapped around the extremity like a bandage and tucked in the

  21. 1950s nursing

    Jamesdotter replied to colrainrn's topic in General Nursing

    Hypodermoclysis or HDC: the injection of fluids into the subcutaneous tissues. I've only given it to one patient in my career. It was a child--I don't remember the age--and we gave it into the...

  22. How is this possible? Being Diagnosed with type 1 Diabetes at 20

    Jamesdotter replied to Still Riding's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    I've been reading this with some interest because I'm a type 2. My cousin, who I think may have been type 1 (because she was on a low dose of insulin) was diagnosed as diabetic when she was in her...

  23. wondering if i can be a nurse

    Jamesdotter replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    There was a senior student who took her senior experience on our unit who was blind in one eye. She said she didn't have any trouble except driving, because of lack of depth perception and having to...

  24. Is it normal to take 4 Tries and Catheters to finally get it right?

    Jamesdotter replied to Nurseinthemaking's topic in General Nursing

    Yeppers. Except the lady in question had a urethra that was indeed "north"--superior to--in front of (what's the opposite of "dorsal"? I can't think of the word) her privy parts. I've never seen...

  25. 1950s nursing

    Jamesdotter replied to colrainrn's topic in General Nursing

    My first job (in the 60s) was in a county hospital. We boiled instruments on the gyn floor, used rubber tubing for ivs--we did have plastic for blood--, central supply resterilized urinary catheters,...