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    MORPHINE and Dying Patients

    RedWeasel replied to constantlylearning's topic in General Nursing

    sorry if I went on too long, I guess it is still raw. Guess I need a break from allnurses
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    MORPHINE and Dying Patients

    RedWeasel replied to constantlylearning's topic in General Nursing

    I know she was not being critical and I am sorry, its just that I dont know....I really dont know...I should just go to bed huh?
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    MORPHINE and Dying Patients

    RedWeasel replied to constantlylearning's topic in General Nursing

    My dad was DNR. He was only on 6 liters for 1/2 hour to raise the 70%sp02 to 93%, they put him at 3L after they started the morphine, he stayed at 3 L till he died-being sedated and all he didn't need...
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    CNA this, CNA that - Enough Already!

    RedWeasel replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    I have an aide that is usually working with me and she is awesome. They DO work hard. I get tired when I am relief charge though of the CNAs calling me to help transfer pts (dont mind but let me...
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    Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    RedWeasel replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Never try to take a Christmas tree ornament from a beagle that has a dominant streak and routinely steals items he feels is 'valuable' to the tall pp around him (humans) in order to get a treat--(he'd...
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    Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    RedWeasel replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Taught me what not to say to them during an assessment. I was doing great, with my head to toe. Did lungs, BS, HR pain, then heading south said (tonight in fact) I am just going to check the pulses in...
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    10 things you say at work lay people could get arrested for

    RedWeasel replied to sharann's topic in Nursing Humor

    I Dont know if anyone else listed this, but when a pt you know is on a bedpan and their call light goes off and you answer, Yes, can I help you? Do you need to get
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    Why So Many Unhealthy Nurses?

    RedWeasel replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    Me either, I just wanted to soften the post I wrote above the last one...I do think we have a lot of unhealthy food at our nurses station --in case we CANT get dinner that we rely on to snack...but...
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    Why So Many Unhealthy Nurses?

    RedWeasel replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    I do know it is hard to find, say gyms open at odd hours, before and after shifts. Two co-workers I know walk in a park after work, or around the outside of the hospital, and have lost a LOT of...
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    Why So Many Unhealthy Nurses?

    RedWeasel replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    This probably doesn't answer your question, but I feel if she was referring to mostly male docs, do they give birth, have hormonal probs (birth control pills add weight don't they?), have thyroid...
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    What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    RedWeasel replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Oh and I also wanted to say, my car had died that week and the week after my dad died I ended up going to look at used ones. I went with my mom (in her car) and the first place we went to I ended up...
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    Happily Addicted to allnurses.com

    RedWeasel replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    oops! Oh well, If I was a character I'd be Donald Duck--I even named me dogs donald and daisy....little beagles...Donald never gets respect....its always that mouse, otherwise I am more of a Warner...
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    I woke up during surgery, Have you?

    RedWeasel replied to GatorRN's topic in General Nursing

    That is fascinating.
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    Happily Addicted to allnurses.com

    RedWeasel replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    OMGOSH I saw one person with 40,000 posts, sure she was a staff member but wow....Tweet
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    Happily Addicted to allnurses.com

    RedWeasel replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Earlier I was on here and my mom said--(was home getting ready for baking cakes HA see above post) and she scowled. "What are you doing?" "Nothing, making out my bills..." I figured it sounded...
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    Happily Addicted to allnurses.com

    RedWeasel replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    WEEEEEELLLLLLL I just BURNT a sheet cake being on here too long. Completely forgot about it for 20 minutes.....it was for my brothers party tomorrow for his last day at Barber College. Well at least...
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    What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    RedWeasel replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    also: 24 hours later at my moms with all my brothers there I was in the bathroom (bros in the house, not in the BR) Anyway I hear this "Hullo!"...I thought wow I know my bro must be in the basement...
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    MORPHINE and Dying Patients

    RedWeasel replied to constantlylearning's topic in General Nursing

    I posted above, and in response to the being snowed, we were going to have it pared the next day, but he died. The reason he got the morphine was because of the 02 ordeal. He was in distress cuz she...
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    MORPHINE and Dying Patients

    RedWeasel replied to constantlylearning's topic in General Nursing

    my dad died in oct. in a hospital, on a cardiac floor with copd i guess. anyway, his lasix had just been increased and his ankles were looking better. well one morning my mom goes up to the floor and...
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    What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    RedWeasel replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    me too-the pets thing. Please. I also will tell about my dad's passing soon. It was last month. It, too, was just not him when I walked in that night:o. His last day...just not him...I will go into it...
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    Showing up to work SICK

    RedWeasel replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    We just had one of our sick days taken away (now only four in 12 mos) so i had to suffer thru my worst allergy season in years at work...we are always thinking maybe i will really need that day down...
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    Ever "talk back" an MD/ other person whose screaming at you?

    RedWeasel replied to diapason05's topic in General Nursing

    i recently was given a new hole by a surgeon over the phone. My pt had fallen and pt was post head bleed. OH MY LORD he said he was about to lay down and what is wrong with us (pt had alarm but he had...
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    Anybody else work with a "super nurse?"

    RedWeasel replied to Rapheal's topic in General Nursing

    two kinds -one who has photographic memory and is cocky right out of nsg school and the experienced wise nurse who works like a machine. The cocky one will jump into conversations when she wasn't...
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    Anybody else work with a "super nurse?"

    RedWeasel replied to Rapheal's topic in General Nursing

    that is funny -i am 5'4" too-but everything else will be negotiable as the years
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    What medical term do you dislike the most ?

    RedWeasel replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    Apron