Iam46yearsold

Iam46yearsold

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  1. Sooo tired of patients complaining about foreign nurses' accents....

    Iam46yearsold replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Children are so adept at learning

  2. Sooo tired of patients complaining about foreign nurses' accents....

    Iam46yearsold replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I learned sign language long ago. I was at a concert where they had a sign language interpreter. I was impressed by how beautiful it was. So I learned ASL. Use it

  3. Pain is NOT subjective

    Iam46yearsold replied to SunnyAndrsn's topic in Pain Management

    They realize it, thats why they do it. I loved that episode on Boston Legal where Bill Shatner dropped dead. Of course revived. Then they found out he was taking every med they advertised on TV...

  4. discharge or drainage: same thing?

    Iam46yearsold replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    I don't want either one , thank

  5. Sooo tired of patients complaining about foreign nurses' accents....

    Iam46yearsold replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I can talk away, I can sign away. But computer chatting is not my forte. Not at

  6. Sooo tired of patients complaining about foreign nurses' accents....

    Iam46yearsold replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    The gift of Gab or the gift of fooey . I'm also slightly hearing impaired and accentuate my speech with sign language. When I get going the breeze is blowing. I also host parties to sell uhh...

  7. Sooo tired of patients complaining about foreign nurses' accents....

    Iam46yearsold replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I love small talk, the smaller the better and the more of it also. I can keep small talk going on forever and ever and actually make it seem interesting and observant, Like I like your Nike Golf Hat,...

  8. Sooo tired of patients complaining about foreign nurses' accents....

    Iam46yearsold replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    First off let me say that I am native born and bred. I pride myself in my communication skills. My speech is far more clear than our highly illustrious soon to be ex president. While I can be rather...

  9. RN becoming a massage therapist

    Iam46yearsold replied to carebear01's topic in General Nursing

    I think that is wonderful. I get at least one massage a week. I fully believe in pampering myself totally. I'm worth

  10. Favorite State to Work In As a Nurse....

    Iam46yearsold replied to NurseDianne's topic in General Nursing

    I prefer living in a state of

  11. New interesting abortion poll

    Iam46yearsold replied to danu3's topic in General Nursing

    For myself I support prochoice. Not because the Supreme court as ruled this way. But I feel a woman should have the finally say in what happens to her body. I have never been faced with having to make...

  12. Deployed to Iraq before my one year of experience.

    Iam46yearsold replied to cinja's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck to you and thank you for serving our

  13. You don't feel like soap and water so I think I'll run away.....

    Iam46yearsold replied to chicookie's topic in General Nursing

    I can live with the choices others make. For myself at least 2 showers and or baths a day. With a little steamer time thrown in also. I even use those little detoxifying pads that you wear on your...

  14. Is cleanliness cultural?

    Iam46yearsold replied to JeanettePNP's topic in General Nursing

    For myself I can not live without 2 showers or baths a day preferably with some steam time thrown in

  15. Is cleanliness cultural?

    Iam46yearsold replied to JeanettePNP's topic in General Nursing

    I wont be able to eat a Daniash now without

  16. You don't feel like soap and water so I think I'll run away.....

    Iam46yearsold replied to chicookie's topic in General Nursing

    I like the ones who come in suffering from acute T.S.S.syndrome. That is where when you take their socks and throw them on the floor they dont collapse they continue to stand up all by themselves. Or...

  17. Police use excessive force, ER docs say- What do ER nurses think

    Iam46yearsold replied to rjflyn's topic in Emergency

    Lately there has been a whole rash of police assisted suicides. Where people create a scene or hold someone hostage or threaten another and force the police to fatally shoot them. Then afterwards we...

  18. Is cleanliness cultural?

    Iam46yearsold replied to JeanettePNP's topic in General Nursing

    I myself would feel like dying if I did not shave certain areas. But that is just

  19. You don't feel like soap and water so I think I'll run away.....

    Iam46yearsold replied to chicookie's topic in General Nursing

    Try tackling at arms length anyway, would be preferable I think. I have taken pts on stretcher to the decontamination shower room and actually hosed some off. Rather than Vicks I prefer peppermint...

  20. Is cleanliness cultural?

    Iam46yearsold replied to JeanettePNP's topic in General Nursing

    Im not sure what point you are trying to make here,

  21. ER nurses wear "biggirl panties"

    Iam46yearsold replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Emergency

    I love ER myself and thoroughly enjoy the heck out of it. But I wear bikini briefs

  22. Looking for a warmer climate to work in...any suggestions?

    Iam46yearsold replied to primerk's topic in General Nursing

    Stay south of the mason Dixon line, just kidding. Find a place where palm trees flourish and pines look

  23. Need Night Shift Tips

    Iam46yearsold replied to amb123456's topic in Emergency

    I will pass on the drugs, I will pass on the therapist. But a good masseuse would be very

  24. Police use excessive force, ER docs say- What do ER nurses think

    Iam46yearsold replied to rjflyn's topic in Emergency

    This is all interesting for the differing points of view. Excessive force or not. My father was at a Demonstration at USC in the old hippie days and he mouthed off to an officer who clubbed his head...

  25. Misjudged EMT

    Iam46yearsold posted a topic in Emergency

    Hello everyone, this is a bit of a vent. I like the EMTs in my ER. They are mostly all very good help and workers. This one male EMT though has been treated in my opinion rather badly. He is a nice...