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  1. "Atypical" Nurse? How discouraging...

    zamboni replied to Darjeeling22's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm...the vast majority of my patients know nothing about my marital or reproduction status...it's not like I walk in and say, "Hi! My name is zamboni, I'm a single parent with one grown child, and...

  2. Why are ampules stil used?

    zamboni replied to Sarah Bellum's topic in General Nursing

    I have a tiny shard of glass that has resided in my thumb for years, after breaking open an ampule of terbutaline, and having the top shatter. This was back in my EMS days, and the batch wasn't...

  3. Stalked and Tackled: The chicookie story

    zamboni replied to chicookie's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry, but I am ROTFL! I mean, I'm sure it was kinda scary, and I'm certainly glad you're ok...but I was reading that with JD's voice narrating it! When you referenced Scrubs, I just about died!...

  4. Question about mediports...

    zamboni posted a topic in General Nursing

    Quick question for those more familiar than I am about the subject. Ran across a situation today where a patient who has been receiving chemo treatments through a mediport, is going to be scheduled...

  5. Schedule issues

    zamboni replied to qt2168's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in kinda the same boat as the OP. Working nights, and all I asked was that my shifts be together. I do think special consideration ought to be given to night-shifters in that we sleep the next...

  6. Are you aware of how you conduct yourself in public?

    zamboni replied to rkitty198's topic in General Nursing

    I remember a particular family member from back when I worked in home hospice as an aide while I was in school. The pt was a lovely, woman who was dying of cancer. She was funny, beautiful, and...

  7. Brain farts

    zamboni replied to linda2097's topic in General Nursing

    Oh...but it can be done. And in a pinch, it can work for a short period of time. In the ER (where we have no rectal tubes), and on a crazy busy night. Pt is simply POURING liquid stool...I'm...

  8. Working as a stripper AND a nurse

    zamboni replied to inland18mempire's topic in General Nursing

    I'm curious of something....should folks check with their BON before patronizing a strip club as a customer? Years ago, my sister worked as a waitress in a strip club. She was fully clothed, but it...

  9. Difficulty Orienting with Younger Nurse?

    zamboni replied to Sailingshoes's topic in General Nursing

    LOL! The infamous Numlock virus. Before I was a nurse, I pulled some regular duty filling in as secretary in our department, thus being forced to learn the program. Nowadays, when we don't have a...

  10. Difficulty Orienting with Younger Nurse?

    zamboni replied to Sailingshoes's topic in General Nursing

    I'm pretty computer efficient, but I had the same problem when I started at my current job. Our ancient program has NOTHING to do with current program knowledge. While I'm not an expert, I have...

  11. Bad weather and getting to the hospital

    zamboni replied to SusanKathleen, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Here in Dallas/Fort Worth, we get ice. Solid sheets of ice that cover all the roads (and everything else). My Northern friends harrass me when we shut down, but ice vs snow is a different game. One...

  12. Moving to Texas...need help! :)

    zamboni replied to hellooonurse28's topic in Texas Nursing

    I grew up in and currently live in Grapevine, and I adore it. I'm single, and while it's certainly not Lower Greenville, we do have a few great bars/restraunts, plus we have our two huge street...

  13. What things do your family members do that drive the nurse in you nuts?

    zamboni replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    Trying to refuse to take a 4 day course of Bactrim for a simple UTI because..."I will NOT be dependent on the evil pharmacutical companies!" (I told her, "Mom, if you get cancer, I promise we will...

  14. Need some assistance from folks in the Parma area...

    zamboni posted a topic in Ohio Nursing

    Hi all! I'm a nurse in Texas, and tonight my sister called asking if I could help. Seems that my BIL's 95 year old grandma that lives in Parma is in need of some type of home assistance, and did I...

  15. What time does TCC registration open??

    zamboni replied to NurseBettyICU's topic in Texas Nursing

    A little trick I learned back when I was at TCC trying to get into the A/P and Micro classess that I wanted.... If you don't get in on Registration day, then wait until the day after you have to pay...

  16. Who Watches ER?

    zamboni replied to Satori77's topic in General Nursing

    "You don't need a damn mnemonic to secure an airway." I've watched it since it's first season, and am pretty sad that it's ending. I mean, there were some seasons that I didn't watch when they...

  17. For those of you who have experience resigning a hospital position...

    zamboni replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! That is harsh! Would they at least provide comfort measures? :smokin: (and I thought Group One was hardcore! LOL!) (Sorry...I know what you mean...just struck me as

  18. State Fair of Texas

    zamboni replied to Iam46yearsold's topic in Texas Nursing

    Seriously? There are reasons why Texas is overweight (everyone driving everywhere and not being able to walk, for one), but you can't use the fair as a measuring stick. It's not like other state...

  19. OUCH!!!! Ampule issues. Anyone else have problems?

    zamboni replied to notyourordinarymom's topic in General Nursing

    To this day, I still carry a tiny shard of glass in my right thumb from an ampule of Brethene that I was opening on an EMS call one night, about 12 years ago. There's scar tissue over it and I can...

  20. Nurses, what do u do on ur day off?

    zamboni replied to love-d-OR's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.geocaching.com I geocache! It's a cool little sport/activity where people hides boxes of trinkets out in the woods, then post the GPS coordinates where the box is located on the above...

  21. OMG! This waiting room!!!

    zamboni posted a topic in General Nursing

    So, I'm sitting here in a local OR waiting room, waiting on BF's mom to come out of surgery. In one corner, there are about 30 family and friends for one patient. This is over half the chairs for the...

  22. OMG! This waiting room!!!

    zamboni replied to zamboni's topic in General Nursing

    LOL! Ok, I've got a contribution for the Waiting Room Blues from the BF (Roger). Yesterday, he takes his mom for her colonoscopy. He's sitting in the WR and there is only one other person in there...

  23. OMG! This waiting room!!!

    zamboni replied to zamboni's topic in General Nursing

    Well, we're finally in a room. I was kinda sad to leave the WR...a woman had just come in with a Jack in the Box bag and eaten what looked to be an Ultimate Cheeseburger and was starting on a SECOND...

  24. OMG! This waiting room!!!

    zamboni replied to zamboni's topic in General Nursing

    So, I've invented a new game. They have a computer screen here that gives running updates on pts in OR. It has something like the last two initials of the last name, then first initial, followed by...

  25. OMG! This waiting room!!!

    zamboni replied to zamboni's topic in General Nursing

    If I wasn't stuck here, and could take a break from the idiocracy, it would be hysterical. Right now, the giant fam's surgeon came in to tell them that he was fine, and could go home tonight (yes,...