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  1. Regina writes another column

    tanthalas replied to lpn1313's topic in General Nursing

    Awesome

  2. Any man here dated a fellow female nursing student?

    tanthalas replied to nursingstudent1988's topic in Men in Nursing

    Yes they do. And if it gets messy, it gets really messy. I learned it the hard

  3. hepatic encephalopathy

    tanthalas replied to emlsp's topic in General Nursing

    Lactulose

  4. Doctors are Bullies

    tanthalas replied to madwife2002's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    YES. I wholeheartedly agree. Absolute key for essential patient care. I've noticed patients with physicians willing to communicate their rationale for their orders and receptive to nursing...

  5. BP 200's/150's Appropriate for General Med/surg?

    tanthalas replied to KyPinkRN's topic in General Nursing

    200/150? Wouldn't the pt. be hearing pounding in their ears and major

  6. Co-workers who think out loud at the nursing station

    tanthalas replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    If we didn't talk, crack jokes once in a while, or laugh while at work I think our job would be even more taxing. I think it goes without saying that there should be a level of professionalism held...

  7. Student Loans

    tanthalas replied to matty011's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about the States, but in Canada we have the opportunity to have a certain percentage of our loans forgiven providing we work in rural areas. I think the percentage starts at 30% per year...

  8. Doctors are Bullies

    tanthalas replied to madwife2002's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The days of nurses in their white uniforms and hats standing to the side as the doctor walks through has passed. Doctors, nurses, RT, dietician, housekeeper, distribution, OT, PT, whoever - we are a...

  9. Which drug handbook is best?

    tanthalas replied to CSUStanRN's topic in General Nursing

    I like Davis. Mosby is good too. PS. this subject title made me think of Dwight from The Office. "Question: which bear is best? Brown bear or black

  10. You Know the patient is going bad when...

    tanthalas replied to Nurseboy1's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, dear.

  11. What's YOUR nursing obsession?

    tanthalas posted a topic in General Nursing

    What do I mean obsession? Well, the stuff that interests you the most with nursing, the stuff that you are compulsive about, etc. My nursing obsession are bowel movements. My patients better be...

  12. You Know the patient is going bad when...

    tanthalas replied to Nurseboy1's topic in General Nursing

    The patient doesn't wake up to you doing a trapezius

  13. I was a victim of sexual assault.

    tanthalas replied to wildmountainchild's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for sharing your story. We are all hear for

  14. What's YOUR nursing obsession?

    tanthalas replied to tanthalas's topic in General Nursing

    I want to add another one of my obsessions: IMs. Oh dear, I love giving them. I should really see a

  15. Doctors are Bullies

    tanthalas replied to madwife2002's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Some physicians are bullies, this is true. I've never been on the receiving end (probably because I'm male) but I've seen it being done to other nurses. I've always wondered why some physicians go...

  16. What is expected of a new nurse?

    tanthalas replied to Carla25's topic in General Nursing

    Ooooh good thread! Great for us

  17. What's YOUR nursing obsession?

    tanthalas replied to tanthalas's topic in General Nursing

    lol. Everyone's obsessions are great! I'd like to add to my original post: I LOVE WOUNDS. As deranged as that sounds, I love packing, dressing, and cleaning them. The bigger, the better (for me,...

  18. A "dating female students in your class" post

    tanthalas replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Yep, sure is a catch-22. Although I must admit, summer's coming and it's definitely the best time of the year in terms of fashion.

  19. What is Meditech???

    tanthalas replied to nursejllrn's topic in General Nursing

    Meditech is Satan's alias. No, really, Meditech is the devil. Stay

  20. Fundraising ideas needed...

    tanthalas replied to justme1972's topic in General Students

    Drive drunk people home from the bar for a flat rate, say $5. The last group that did this made over $500 a

  21. Typical Cost for RN-BSN programs?

    tanthalas replied to mcknis's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Over here in Canada it's ~$2,500 for a semester. So.... bout $20,000. This doesn't consider books, parking passes, and all that other

  22. dry hands

    tanthalas replied to qpmz's topic in General Nursing

    I use Aveeno hand cream and my hands are usually pretty nice the next day. Although, when time gets bad, I break out the trusty A&D jelly - Messy and disgusting but works like a