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  1. homeless pt's?

    I will always, always care for anyone who comes my
  2. I'm so ANGRY!!!

    Yours is the best response anyone could give. To the poster and your fiance: I wish you the
  3. Working on Thanksgiving?

    Forgot to address the other question in our post: I'm thankful for the people I saw
  4. Working on Thanksgiving?

    I did work, and afterward made a ham and a turkey dinner with all the stuff and took it to an inner city park for the holiday. Glad to see so many people come out. A usual holiday deal for me, but I...
  5. Ways to remove surgical staples effectively

    Medicate, medicate, medicate.... that can solve the pain problem. The many staples? I remove them as ordered and someone follows me to check. Best bet? Vitamin M: Morphine and Vitamin A: Ativan help...
  6. Nope. You are not wrong. Talk to risk management, check your policiies. I think you did the right
  7. Your shift is over. Go home!

    How about the nurse who charts for an hour an a half AFTER the shift is done..... I work the shift she works, I don't see how that happens. Like most of you, I want to go home. For the original post:...
  8. I can't stop crying... need encouragement...

    Too little people for too many patients. Sorry you had a rough and sad night. Chin up. Talk with your manager, talk with your techs.... if someone's up and on the pot, so to speak.... someone should...
  9. Polite refusal, how do I do it?

    Just say
  10. Why are so many of us over weight?

    You are
  11. why do people think doctors are so superior?

    Perhaps they were wondering why you changed your
  12. Lol too
  13. I Love My Crocs!!

    I'd love 'em too if they didn't have holes and weren't open in the back. Waiting for them to come out with shoes I can feel clean with at work. I do like those massaging "bubbles"
  14. Jay Leno slams nurses!

    Glad I don't watch TV... these posts reinforce it every
  15. Worst information given in shift report!!!

    you shouldn't have accepted that as a report. even if it is taped, the nurses are still there and you can query
  16. diabetic leg ulcer and vac therapy

    Are you still looking? PM me if
  17. HELP!! Ostomy problems

    I'm thinking and asking around for
  18. Wound care question/wet-dry, can you use kling?

    oops, forgot the importance part if you were wondering..... More than one piece packed can mean one piece gets lost or
  19. Wound care question/wet-dry, can you use kling?

    I use Kerlix for the above reasons. Also, because I can cut an amount off AFTER I have packed to ensure that only one piece is put in that wound. I can also explain this importance to the patient who...
  20. Wound Vac - help me help my mom

    A graft might happen, but is not necessarily a bad thing. See it all the time. Try to let your mom know that a great attitude really goes a long way, along with all the other great advice listed here....
  21. Do You really think this is true?????

    i used the springhouse 2000 cd and a mosby cd. i think it was my edge in passing. good
  22. Volunteer Nurses Needed for Hurricane Emergency!

    As far as sending things, ladies, let's not forget tampons and pads. Undies are great
  23. I'm the nosy lady in walmart. Woopsie.

    Not only would I have called, but I would have had Walmart's security keep them there. Thanks for sticking your neck out for that child. It will probably make a
  24. Wedding rings that sit "high" up vs. gloves

    Not sure what to say about your comment about your patients. Not to change the
  25. Laundry HELP for stained lab coat

    I had the same thing happen nearing the end of my clinicals. I cut the stain out and ironed on a white swatch underneath the cut. You know, the patch kit things? It was only noticed by me ( I looked...