cmo421

cmo421

Trauma ICU,ER,ACLS/BLS instructor

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  1. What do you have most difficulty with in your everyday job?

    cmo421 replied to MikeDiggity's topic in General Nursing

    As a mother of three boys,one still in school. I soooooooo appreciate what u

  2. blood transfusions

    cmo421 replied to ncoug06's topic in General Nursing

    Woops! Yes yes yes to this, !!! And a large bore(sp) one please with no turns for the blood to

  3. blood transfusions

    cmo421 replied to ncoug06's topic in General Nursing

    Jacho and safety highly recommends TWO licenced people check the blood product,each one,at the bedside of the pt. One reads from the bag,one checks it with pt and or bracelet,both review ID...

  4. Gay Boomers and nursing attitudes

    cmo421 replied to woody62's topic in General Nursing

    When people acknowledge how their past has affected their present,get help and deal with it, I do not feel it is a prejudice,more a triumph over one. Good for

  5. 72 INCH long wound!

    cmo421 replied to NurseNature's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen wounds that look like shark bites that have healed. (was a cancer doc that used to do very radical, last hope surgery,incisions were unreal) He must be post bariatric surgical pt with...

  6. Here we go

    cmo421 replied to SaderNurse05's topic in General Nursing

    You did the right thing. almost sounds like an MI. Wonder what his h&h was. Ems is never the wrong thing in a case like

  7. Gay Boomers and nursing attitudes

    cmo421 replied to woody62's topic in General Nursing

  8. Gay Boomers and nursing attitudes

    cmo421 replied to woody62's topic in General Nursing

  9. Union! yes/no

    cmo421 replied to nurserynurse55's topic in General Nursing

    Teamsters are one of the oldest,biggest and most influential unions in the country. Always imerged in some kind of conflict in past and present. I believe in started on the docks and with truckers....

  10. Gay Boomers and nursing attitudes

    cmo421 replied to woody62's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmmmmmmm,extravagant lifestyles that most gays live....hmmmmmm. Lord give me the patience to deal with thinking like this without getting my irish

  11. Gay Boomers and nursing attitudes

    cmo421 replied to woody62's topic in General Nursing

    :lol2: sometimes ya just need to be fresh,,,lol

  12. What do you have most difficulty with in your everyday job?

    cmo421 replied to MikeDiggity's topic in General Nursing

    I would omit the constant complaining of my peers! Or get selctive

  13. Gay Boomers and nursing attitudes

    cmo421 replied to woody62's topic in General Nursing

    Ok , I am gonna get censered for this,,,,, Is this like gay bingo? where they yell , "O 69 and everyone yells lunch? Sorry, I have been,and they do yell that.Had to say it, it twas the devil in...

  14. So I'm fired. Again.

    cmo421 replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Chin up,deep breathe,do not let them own u. U know u r good, u know u can do it! You will find ur nitche. I am sorry they hurt

  15. Gay Boomers and nursing attitudes

    cmo421 replied to woody62's topic in General Nursing

    love can't be defined by any human mind love can't be grasped and fully understood love isn't judged by right or wrong love is gay and straight love does not have strings attached love is...

  16. Union! yes/no

    cmo421 replied to nurserynurse55's topic in General Nursing

    I can only hopenthat we reachthe levelof pay some teamster get,but I hear that their union fees are huge,is that

  17. Any feedback is welcome. Please chime in!

    cmo421 replied to kcalohagirl's topic in General Nursing

    Apologising just states that u feel badly that a incident occurs,it promotes conversation,deflates a possible confrontation and generally shows that u r an adult and professional. Leaving a unit after...

  18. Gay Boomers and nursing attitudes

    cmo421 replied to woody62's topic in General Nursing

    In my religion being gay is taboo also, but so isn't child abuse and see where that has gone. But since I am gay and still practice my faith in my own way, I have to remember that most religious...

  19. Union! yes/no

    cmo421 replied to nurserynurse55's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in a union facility for the first 22 yrs of my career, it was great. The union never interferred,unless asked. They had fair,well written contracts. The union heads in the hospital,where...

  20. Any feedback is welcome. Please chime in!

    cmo421 replied to kcalohagirl's topic in General Nursing

    1) Depending on the way ur floor runs, most chanrge nurses are just coordinators and resourse people. I am sure at that time of the day her plate was full . Not defending her cause she sounds like a...

  21. No nurses on floor during report

    cmo421 replied to bethin's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Please,someone enlighten me! Patient care contract? Is that what it is all about today? If u do not have a "pt care contract", u do not have any responsibility? So u r afraid to look at ur pts befor...

  22. Instructor Issues.

    cmo421 replied to It's Alisa's topic in General Nursing

    It is not what u say,but how u say it! I tell everyone this ,and myself constantly. Send a few people in who have good communication skills and speak to her boss. Be consise,have examples of poor...

  23. Gay Boomers and nursing attitudes

    cmo421 replied to woody62's topic in General Nursing

    New CD called The Awakening by Mellissa Etheridge last two songs on the cd called Imagine That and What Happens Tommorrow? Really worth buying

  24. Transfusion too fast?

    cmo421 replied to Butternut's topic in General Nursing

    I said at least a tele unit. Many tele units r like mini ICU's depeding on where u work. Like I said,check with ur unit policy and get the pt to where they

  25. Gay Boomers and nursing attitudes

    cmo421 replied to woody62's topic in General Nursing

    Recently I purchased a new cd out. One of the songs is so powerful . I find myself in awe of this singer once again. It imagines the world in such a better place. One of acceptance,diversity and...