Iam46yearsold

Iam46yearsold

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  1. Is that before or after the UAW itself, refused to help the Big Three auto industries. And the OP lives in Texas, anti union land at its
  2. Eat Before You Get Here!

    We have a frulatti's now. But they are too pricey for most people. They might be healthier, but they really are not as good as they think of
  3. AWOL-seen any patients using this yet?

    Actually it got very popular here in Texas.Can not really imagine why. Grey cells being destroyed and all that, just more
  4. Do you wear your seatbelt

    After all these years in the ER, I have worked with so many ER docs, Nurses, Techs, etc. And I have seen so amny not wear their seat belts, and helmets. Do we as ER nurses think we are immune to all...
  5. Tired of EMS thinking they can walk in!

    Assessing is a fact of life. We walk into a pts room. All our assessment instincts are on. Is the pt breathing, talking on the cell. Whatever that is assessing. Can they chart an assessment , probably...
  6. AWOL-seen any patients using this yet?

    Very well stated, I
  7. Ketamine

    Ketamine works wonders, I love
  8. Eat Before You Get Here!

    Welcome to Dennys Personally, I think they need a taco bell next to every ER Not for me, I never eat Taco Bell. but for
  9. the Subpoena Blues

    This is so amusing but unfortunately hits very close to home. I also hate legal blood draws, and other things where I get subpoenaed to court to testify. Interferes with my life. I also hate
  10. Reducing misuse of Emergency Departments!

    we all look forward to Universal Health Care to help this
  11. Lorcet OTC

    I am all for making it over the counter. Seems very reasonable to me. For those who abuse it. They will anyway. Why make yourself
  12. How do you get patients to give you a "very good?"

    Give them all dilaudid and a script for lortabs and
  13. Is it me.....

    we still have problems with security. Recently we had 2 of our security guards picked up at work for warrants.
  14. Come backs...

    Cant do that nowadays with Press gainey, and all that consumer satisfaction stuff. the good old
  15. Possible OD?

    I like using Revex
  16. fish philosophy

    Sounds
  17. catheter (male) 101

    Coude Cath. Has a firm curved tip at the end for easier
  18. As far as meds go. It is a shame the stopped using those old B+O suppositories. They worked wonders on the discomfiture associated with foleys. I have not see those used in about 20 years
  19. International Nursing

    I am interested to see what turns up here. I travel so much including overseas. I would not mind some travel nursing
  20. Tired of EMS thinking they can walk in!

    I do find TraumaNurseRN amusing in his platitudes. I still think we should all work together
  21. Is it more of an accomplishment to be a younger nurse?

    I wanted to go to college in a hurry and party up a storm. Studying was secondary almost. God I haad a great
  22. Do you sign "RN' after your name OUTSIDE of the hospital?

    I never do it. If I did it out of habit, then there are other initials that could follow my name as well. None to do with
  23. Hand Care

    My mother had terrible hands also. I do what she does and it works. Though it might seem a little yucky. I wear gloves with lard in them for a couple of hours. And as I jog a minimum of 2 hours every...
  24. Is it more of an accomplishment to be a younger nurse?

    I got my AD in nursing at 20, got my BSN a few years later. Along with my pilots license for small
  25. Sexual Assault

    Our hospital has on call SANE nurse examiners, also on call Rape counselors to assist the recovery process. They come in we assess the need and notify the Rape Crisis Hot line and turn the patient...