BlueRidgeHomeRN

BlueRidgeHomeRN

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  1. How much do you feel that you can just "be yourself" at your job?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to deeDawntee's topic in General Nursing

    are we twins separated at birth? it's a darn good thing i have a wicked sense of humor and that others (usually) find me funny..or i would be so

  2. Funny Names

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to nurserynurse55's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    nope--hence the original caveat. this young man is alive and well in virginia, and is a student in the same school district my husband teaches in. i did not beleieve dh until he showed me a school...

  3. Most silly reason for being called in the office?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to nursebrandie28's topic in Emergency

    since i'm the director of clincal services, i, too, am a supervisor, and have been for most of my nursing career. doesn't mean that most nursing administrators have no (metaphorical) cajones, and lack...

  4. Death bed visions

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to legend0710's topic in General Nursing

  5. Sleep Disorders

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to flygirl43's topic in General Nursing

    no union, so can't speak to that.. but for me personally, cpap and a sleeping tab prn have turned the tide. good

  6. Death bed visions

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to legend0710's topic in General Nursing

    not the pastaness so much as the meatballishesness, personally! oh yea--and he like you, too, whether you like it or

  7. Death bed visions

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to legend0710's topic in General Nursing

    like the bumper sticker ..."its ok if you don't believe in ___________, they still believe in

  8. wound care

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to skin nurse's topic in General Nursing

    have you tried mefix over a copious amount of skin barrier prep (ie--several coats--apply, dry,

  9. Death bed visions

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to legend0710's topic in General Nursing

    fair enough, and also honest. but kindly don't judge so harshly others who equally strongly believe that they have some real clues. belief is not synonymous with stupidity or

  10. Death bed visions

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to legend0710's topic in General Nursing

    sorry you are offended, but you seem very sure that your beliefs are written in stone. i was suggesting that over the course of a lifetime, individuals have been known to reconsider their outlook when...

  11. Death bed visions

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to legend0710's topic in General Nursing

    of course, you don't have to believe anything at all. however, you might want to be open to the possibility that there is more than an endorphin rush to all this..... some of us who have spent a long...

  12. Death bed visions

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to legend0710's topic in General Nursing

    yup, you can learn your lessons now, or learn them later. but, if you choose to turn your back on all lessons life presents, you may find yourself unable to learn at all.

  13. Death bed visions

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to legend0710's topic in General Nursing

    pd- thanks for the link--its great, and confirms everything i believe and have witnessed, both personally and professionally over my lifetime. i'm not even ill (that i know of!) and am a dnr with it...

  14. Death bed visions

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to legend0710's topic in General Nursing

    in years of hospice, saw this, also (blessedly, only once). this gentleman has no family, few friends, and was pretty p*ssed off at the world and god, not that he believed in the latter. same look of...

  15. Most silly reason for being called in the office?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to nursebrandie28's topic in Emergency

    yup, you don't even need to involved to be

  16. Patients who are too lazy to open their own splenda packets

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    because back then they were "patients" who were in a hospital because they were sick and needed to get better.. now they are "customers" who do not see the difference between their "need" for a...

  17. Most silly reason for being called in the office?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to nursebrandie28's topic in Emergency

    ((:redbeathe)) if we all didn't know what spineless cowards administrators have become, no one would ever believe this crud goes on!! sorry you had to go through this! and don't even tell me what the...

  18. To sell or to keep my AP book?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to Glina's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    your call, of course, but i still refer to my a&p book 16 years out of school!:typing handy for my own use, and have also pulled it out to educate patients (i do home care and carry it in my...

  19. Funny Names

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to nurserynurse55's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    ok, this is an eyewitness account, before anyone thinks this is urban legend a la nosmo-king and oranjello: pronounced: sha-thee-ed spelled: shi'thead yes,

  20. Er, let's watch what we're doing here, ok? Thanks

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to Cindy-san's topic in General Nursing

    long time ago, in a galaxy far, far, away.... my mother-baby unit used to store nacl and kcl on the same shelf, in the same sized vial with same colored labels..after a very close call, the kcl was...

  21. Tech that tells everyone she's a nurse

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    feel free to think as you'd like, but i stand by my assertion. english is the lingua franca of this country. my ancestors spoke gaelic, german, french, and hebrew--and all learned english before their...

  22. What are creative ideas for off-setting gas price rises...

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to Homie's topic in Home Health

    if you have any control over your visits, always start at the farthest out home and work back to the office, or go in a circle. worst for gas is darting all over a three county area!!! also, we have...

  23. Dress code question

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to GrumpyRN63's topic in Home Health

    my safety concern would be for the limited protection offered by thin canvas from bumps, bugs, and big needles! but otherwise, the changing shoes is a great idea..i may even drag out my soccer sandals...

  24. EXAM QUESTION BUGGING ME please help

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to veleron's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

  25. Tech that tells everyone she's a nurse

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    sorry about the double (or triple) standard in your facility, but in mine, staff spoke english in front of our 100% english speaking residents, or they were unemployed. i have no concern about what...