Dave ARNP

Dave ARNP

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  1. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    Dave ARNP replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Just today a patient taught me that spermacidal foam tastes like Downey. EWWW

  2. If You Were A Patient and Had A Choice of A Hospital to Go to, Which One Would it Be?

    Dave ARNP replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'll add that my little girl and very soon, my son have/will be delivered at Central Baptist. My father had his open heart there (And he is a CT Surgeon). Mom had her TAH/BSO there. Both grandma's...

  3. If You Were A Patient and Had A Choice of A Hospital to Go to, Which One Would it Be?

    Dave ARNP replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington Kentucky. HANDS DOWN the best place I've ever

  4. Help with AST/ALT results please????

    Dave ARNP replied to OHmom2boys's topic in General Nursing

    Far too little information for me to give you my thoughts on this matter. HOWEVER. You say he drinks alcohol. You also say he is taking Klonopin. Klonopin is a BENZO! Mixing Benzo's + Alcohol...

  5. burn pain management

    Dave ARNP replied to nekhismom's topic in Burn

    My thinking is to go with a shorter acting drug which would get him through the procedure, but wouldn't have him zonked the rest of the day. If his pain isn't a constant issue, then this could work....

  6. When did we become???

    Dave ARNP posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The other day I was thinking (I know, I'm not susposed to do that outside of a clinical setting on my own), wondering when we became the personal property of the physician we worked for? Note that...

  7. Who uses scalp veins in babies?

    Dave ARNP replied to wandernsoul's topic in Emergency

    I've never heard ANYONE question using scalp veins in a little one. Those little veins are hard enough to find, and when they are in a position that they NEED an IV, it's usually harder. HOWEVER,...

  8. Have you ever taken care of a celebrity?

    Dave ARNP replied to BarbPick's topic in General Nursing

    How about a thread for those of us who know and are friends with celebrties? That could be interesting. More toward the OP, I have seen a few red carpet kings and queens in my medical career....

  9. Celebrities who were formerly nurses...

    Dave ARNP replied to Gldngrl's topic in General Nursing

    During my younger years I was a big Judds fan. Now I cannot STAND 95% of country music.

  10. Celebrities who were formerly nurses...

    Dave ARNP replied to Gldngrl's topic in General Nursing

    I'm almost positive that it was NAOMI Judd who was the nurse.

  11. would you still be a np if you had to do all over again???

    Dave ARNP replied to salvati08's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I absolutely LOVE what I do. Nothing will ever change that. I wouldn't trade my job for anything in the world. With that said, if I were just starting out... YES, I would still be a NP.

  12. In One Sentence; if you weren't a nurse, you'd be a ________

    Dave ARNP replied to OCCHCanada's topic in General Nursing

    Hum... If I wasn't a nurse, then I would be the guy married to a doctor who somehow turned into MR. MOM. Dave, who DOES like to do windows

  13. Pacemakers and Nitropaste

    Dave ARNP replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    If I knew the exact history of this patient, 9 times out of 10 I would tell you to go ahead and give the medication. With a pacer, heartrate is a poor indicator of... ANYTHING :)

  14. Pain Medicine for a dying patient ...

    Dave ARNP replied to Tweety's topic in Pain Management

    I think that the simple fact that you're questioning whether to give the pain medication in this situation shows that your intent is to do what is best for this patient. It also shows the execllent...

  15. did you ever wonder........

    Dave ARNP replied to harry Krishna's topic in Emergency

    Now it all makes sense! SDN has infiltrated our walls... Let God have mercy.

  16. Baby Polar Bear

    Dave ARNP replied to kmchugh's topic in Nursing Humor

    :roll :roll :chuckle

  17. letter home

    Dave ARNP replied to proud2basn's topic in Nursing Humor

    :eek:

  18. Drowning in flu - hang in there, folks!

    Dave ARNP replied to Nurse Ratched's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Doc and I have been taking turns staying open later so we can see our patients rather than having the overflow go to ER. Many of the practitioners who do not keep their offices open, are opting to...

  19. "When Anesthesia Fails" on Discovery Health Channel

    Dave ARNP replied to Sarah Kat's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    To the Anesthesia providers hanging out here. If a patient wakes up, how would you handle that? I mean, in the middle of a procedure they just wake up. Is their a particular drug you would use to...

  20. Haldol IV??

    Dave ARNP replied to dabestrn's topic in Emergency

    I order Haldol IV quite a bit for a psyc patients. Actually, in our area the Halivan combo is quite popular so this is what I usually order. 5 of Haldol and 2 of Ativan has calmed down every psyc...

  21. the flu.... how are you treating it?

    Dave ARNP replied to darla80's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I am writing Tamiflu out the waaazo! We're covered up with the flu and most school districts are closed (seems like the close for heavy rain so this isn't a HUGE deal, but we are still packed!!!)....

  22. CHristmas..I need some help

    Dave ARNP replied to darla80's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I got doc a coach leather lap top carrying case, and a coupon for a weekend at a luxury resort hotel for he and his wife. Now, this is comming from a clinican to a clinician, so... It might be a...

  23. A Woman's Perfect Revenge

    Dave ARNP replied to bedpan's topic in Nursing Humor

    I don't mind shopping with my wife. She is really not one to take all day in a store. She and I hit the store and come up with ALOT of stuff really quickly. Thus, she has a zillion purses, shoes,...

  24. Why we LOVE Children

    Dave ARNP replied to sprtbikegrlsv65's topic in Nursing Humor

    I saw this and wondered if thinking DylansGrammy would find this extremely cute. When my little girl says things like these, it just puts being a father right on over the top! Dave, who's little girl...

  25. Paxil

    Dave ARNP replied to RN2B4ABBY's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The Zoloft rep (of all people) gave it to me. It was NOT however done by Pfizer. This was done by a univeristy... the one escapes me. With a little hunting I found these links which refrence the...