sssrn

sssrn has 11 years experience and specializes in ICU.

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1. You Just Can't Fix Stupid!

   sssrn replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   "We are all born ignorant. It takes great effort to remain stupid." -Benjamin Franklin

2. Addicts!!! NURSES How do you seperate addicts from pts. who really are in pain?!

   sssrn replied to chasemelony's topic in General Nursing

   My philosophy is that I'm a nurse and not a drug rehab counselor. If the patient claims to be in pain then I give pain medicine. That being said I also work at a hospital in an area that leads the nation in heroin addicts. If the quantity of pain ...

3. You Just Can't Fix Stupid!

   sssrn replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   Someone much wiser than me once said, "The difference between genius and stupid is that genius has limits."

4. What part of "isolation" don't you understand?

   sssrn replied to beachmom's topic in General Nursing

   Worse than ignorance is denial. A hospital I was in had a rash of acinetobacter patients as well as C-Diff. It was frustrating to see a room full of residents without one of them wearing any isolation gear. To make matters worse administration was...

5. What type of family member drives you craziest?

   sssrn replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

   How about The Ass-umer. "You're a MALE nurse? You're either gay or couldn't get into medical school."

6. speeding tickets

   sssrn replied to hbgwan's topic in Men

   Here in New Mexico I've been pulled over 6 times in the last year (once by Santa Fe police, once by Los Alamos, three times by BIA) and given a warning every time. Each time I was either on my way to or from work and in my scrubs. Let me emphasize ...

7. Who HATES the term MURSE?

   sssrn replied to LuxCalidaNP's topic in Men

   Love the idea of a "Murse day." Only had one shift where the entire nursing staff was male and I warned the oncoming shift that we spent the night raising the toilet seats.