WhiteCaps

I'm not mean, you're just a sissy

A pain detector!!! I'd like to see a gaget you just touch to a pt's skin and it tells if and how much pain they actually have!!!

If you could see the sweet swirly loops I can make on the top of a soft serve ice cream cone, you'd know why my dream job was to own a Dairy Queen. LOL

My husband shaved his moustache once. He looked just like his brother. Eeeeeeuuuuuhhh! He hasn't shaved it since! Yes, the daughter over-reacted, but it really is a big deal to a person's identity.

I've got to agree with llg. It's a joke. He pokes fun at everyone. And when he does, I don't take those jokes seriously either. Lighten up.

thanks critter lover! unfortunately in our small town, the doc has no partners and his phone directs problems to the er when he's unavailable. my husband was standing right there, if they wanted to develop a therapeutic relationship, they could ...

I don't know what the "drug of choice" is in our ER, but I do have another ER horror story. My husband has a severe chronic pain condition. He received a prescription from our family doctor for po Dilaudid which he took to the pharmacy the next day ...

I agree. In 30 years of using IV Demerol, I found it to be quite effective for short term post-op pain relief for most patients. We still use IV Demerol now but less frequently than in the past, and never for elderly patients.

I can handle almost any sounds or smells at work, but what I absolutely can't stand is a patient or visitor ( or other staff ) wearing the cologne Obcession!!! Obcession is worse than the smell of GI Bleeds..... ! How can people wear that on purpos...

It's not unusual to feel like you've failed boards. If she did well in school, she most likely did well on boards. Give her a hug and some reassurance and prepare to celebrate her success!

Please don't do it. There are other options. You might try looking up Project Rachel sites for true stories of women who had abortions and what they went thru and how they found healing. http://www.rcab.org/projectrachel (Rachel w...

No, I don't have and don't want a tatoo. But if I did, it would be "DNR" on my chest and a list of dr's I'd refuse to have care for me! LOL

Can you tell me more about it? How can I learn the medicare codes, etc?

Since you love your Chicago home, I would suggest getting BOTH a IL and a FL license. That way you can always go back there to work if you and your husband decide you prefer the cold, traffic, and gray skies to the sunshine and mild winters. Yes...

Not to insult anyone here but I had an interesting talk with a doc one day in which I learned that he thought we hospital floor nurses knew more about our pt's than we do! He expected we had actually read all the pt's H&P's, lab & test res...

That sounds very invasive for an employment physical!

A double meaning here. No, I don't wear a white cap, but I'm a nurse who loves the beach!

Patients vacationing in Florida have taught me: Do not play with the cute little (extremely toxic) PIGMY RATTLESNAKES on the golf course. Swimming in the ocean at night is not "the best time because you can't see the sharks". Surprising...

This was my first thought too. It happens everywhere and has nothing to do with race. I will say tho that in my 28yrs of nursing, the one single most difficult, pushy, annoying, arrogant nurse I ever worked with happened to be from the Philipines....

I'm really enjoying all these great suggestions! It is true about cranberry juice curing a UTI.. It is true that yogurt (eaten) will help cure diarrhea r/t ABX It is true that vinegar works on jelly-fish stings. Read that in my daughter's high s...

It may have medicinal properties for some, but there are better, legal medicines available.

No, of course you can't leave them in pain, but neither do you continue the "current pain med dose". Get the dose increased, add another med etc. until you get them comfortable. But deliberately pushing them over the edge with a lethal dose is no...

RNPD is exactly right about the Lasix! 10mg per minute is the correct rate of infusion. Don't just say it's right because you "learned it" that way. You'll be able to better defend your position with the rude doc & supervisors if you have...

Diploma & ADN nurses who work for a while then go back for their BSN will tell you, if they are honest, how much propaganda they are fed about the superiority of the BSN nurse. A best friend almost dropped out because she was sick of having the...

Med surg is a great place to start for the wide range of experiences available there! I also recommend at least one year of med-surg to learn and develop your skills.