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  1. Rules for the ER (long)

    bigjim replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    So make them fill out the score right then. If they don't "strive for five", they can "ride the lightning"

  2. Stupidest reason to go to ER

    bigjim replied to DachRN's topic in Emergency

    When I was a little kid I was in the ER for one of my biennial visits to get stitches, and there was a pretty teenaged girl in the next booth who had been gardening in sandals and hoed her toe....

  3. Rules for the ER (long)

    bigjim replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    I have long held the opinion that there would be no nursing shortage if nurses got to have Tasers. If nothing else, you'd have a flood of new male

  4. Rules for the ER (long)

    bigjim replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    Ah yes, incarceritis. It's common around here too. What sucks is that it often works. The cops are happy to get rid of their dumb ass and they just drop them at the ER (depending on what they did,...

  5. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    bigjim replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I AM extending the life of those I care about most. ME, and my immediate family. Anyone with a brain in their head would be scared, but lots of things are scary and we deal with them every day. I...

  6. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    bigjim replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    What does this have to do with being American? Do you think nurses in other countries would act any differently? Why would you work without PPE? That's suicide. Are you in a hurry to infect...

  7. Family just doesn't get it!!!!!!!

    bigjim replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    We teach people how to treat us. The situation sucks, but only you can stop it. I wish you luck. You seem like a nice person, and family can be near impossible

  8. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    bigjim replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    That's the worst thing you can do in a pandemic. That's how it spreads. Stay in your house. There's little to nothing you can do for them anyway without the proper equipment, which they would most...

  9. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    bigjim replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    That's what I'm saying. I saw how they took care of people at the Superdome and the New Orleans Convention Center. The very last people I am looking to in the world to "take care of" me are the...

  10. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    bigjim replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I applaud your choice, and your freedom to make that choice. I and lots of others will be choosing otherwise. Nobody is going to look out for me except for me and my loved ones. Life will go on...

  11. nurse abuse

    bigjim replied to mickeygirl's topic in General Nursing

    I have the mindset that EVERY patient has the potential for violence. Always having a way out and a plan should be automatic whenever you care for someone (obviously there are degrees of this). It is...

  12. nurse abuse

    bigjim replied to mickeygirl's topic in General Nursing

    In that exact situation, I would probably take the hits and try to work my way out of there, but I am a very large guy and I have a lot of martial arts experience, so I'm used to getting hit. My nose...

  13. Her perfume stinks!!

    bigjim replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

    I have noticed that some people have a hard time differentiating between a cosmetic, and a marinade. If you're not afraid of getting blackballed for it, threaten an ADA

  14. our calling

    bigjim replied to proud2b1's topic in General Nursing

    thank god you felt "called" to be a nurse, and not an english teacher. you seem pretty smug that only people who think like you are "real" nurses. do you really want nursing to "take a massive...

  15. why did you go into nursing?

    bigjim replied to nghtfltguy's topic in Men in Nursing

    Got very tired of dealing with constant layoffs and turbulent job market in the IT industry. Originally wanted to be a PA. Took EMT to start getting the required patient care experience and decided I...

  16. Funniest thing a confused pt. has told you...

    bigjim replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    I had an elderly, deeply confused gentleman who kept up an incredible running commentary for well over an hour in the ER the other night, just nonstop and bafflingly intricate. He had a huge...

  17. Did Not Achieve Magnet Status

    bigjim replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    Beaumont, I presume (kind of narrows it down since they have signs on the wall proclaiming them Michigan's only magnet hospital). I'm in ER clinicals there now, and I take patients there on the...

  18. "Your attention, please. Code J, ICU pod A. Code J, ICU pod A. Code J, ICU pod A."

    bigjim replied to JaredCNA's topic in General Nursing

    They could at least page a fun name, like Doctor Whoopee or

  19. Next time I will tell her to shut up

    bigjim replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

    nicely

  20. Tired of being asked to work extra...

    bigjim replied to KarmaComesAround's topic in General Nursing

    I don't mean this against you personally, because you are always a very positive poster, but that is kind of a cop out. I'm quite sure that you are telling the truth when you say you are told by your...

  21. Tired of being asked to work extra...

    bigjim replied to KarmaComesAround's topic in General Nursing

    Common courtesy works both ways. If they call you multiple times daily, call you when you are sleeping (which could be any time of day, depending on your shift), and get an attitude when you try to...

  22. Men in nursing: Do we have different emotional responses?

    bigjim replied to psychmalenurse's topic in Men in Nursing

    I think that gay nurses run the gamut of personalities, just like any other kind of nurses. I am not a nurse yet, nor am I gay, but I have worked with people of all different genders, races, and...

  23. Why do Male Nurses Complain about Scrub Color & other Inconsequential Issues?

    bigjim replied to AmaurosisFugax's topic in Men in Nursing

    Yeah, I don't think the nursing world is quite ready for "blood

  24. "Granny-Dumping" in Psyche Unit

    bigjim replied to Town & Country's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Awesome! Withasmilepn: (Tiptoes up to patient) Patient: Yow!!!!! Police Officer: Why did that man just howl in pain? Withasmilepn: No

  25. "Granny-Dumping" in Psyche Unit

    bigjim replied to Town & Country's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thank you for the insane mental picture of a crazed patient yelling YEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!! and swinging his pee bag like a