BarbPick

BarbPick

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  1. Possible OD?

    BarbPick replied to tiredfeetED's topic in Emergency

    Ok, I admit I am not up on my abbreviations, all that seeing dead people. Please tell me what a MICN is, I got the Glascow Coma scale. BTW, I thought it was pretty much a standard order for people...

  2. rotating/night shifts-how do you do it with a family?

    BarbPick replied to hartsbur's topic in General Nursing

    As the myth goes, in the early 70's Baylor University was credited with a way to fix the nursing shortage, devised the Baylor Plan. The original was making sure weekends were covered. They offered...

  3. rotating/night shifts-how do you do it with a family?

    BarbPick replied to hartsbur's topic in General Nursing

    WOW!

  4. You Know It Is Time To Leave Nursing When....

    BarbPick replied to hbscott's topic in General Nursing

    That is a 3 point field goal, hit home where it

  5. Pardon Me While I Vent about this "Patient As A Customer" deal

    BarbPick replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    Are you sure she and my Mom have not

  6. Ethical/Legal question

    BarbPick replied to Sis123's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    she told the dr not to give her Versed, he gave it, no means

  7. Ethical/Legal question

    BarbPick replied to Sis123's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Huh??????????? This is just like rape, no means

  8. Im So Sick Of Hearing...

    BarbPick replied to kea6783's topic in General Nursing

    You're right,You win, leave

  9. Should I retake SCIENCES??

    BarbPick replied to melrey11's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    If I had doubt about my memory of past classes, I would audit the class. Not even formally. Make an appointment with said professors and ask if you can sit in on key lectures. I would not blow a...

  10. Pardon Me While I Vent about this "Patient As A Customer" deal

    BarbPick replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    he is one I would chart, patient is non complient with protocol, affect inappropriate, in denial of disease and is a major

  11. Ethical/Legal question

    BarbPick replied to Sis123's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I hope she realizes how well received she is , and she is not

  12. Ethical/Legal question

    BarbPick replied to Sis123's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    My question is, is it on the anesthesia record as

  13. Ethical/Legal question

    BarbPick replied to Sis123's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    she'd like to slap this man, and leave a red mark on his face for a while. I will gladly go with her and hold her coat. I don't like the

  14. Ethical/Legal question

    BarbPick replied to Sis123's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    wow, sounds like an atropine / robinal reaction. Wild as a

  15. rotating/night shifts-how do you do it with a family?

    BarbPick replied to hartsbur's topic in General Nursing

    It is rare that you have to do the traditional rotation of one week nights, one week evenings, one week days. When I was a young nurse, that was a common practice. Now people are usually scheduled...

  16. want info about working in home health

    BarbPick replied to lady jane grey's topic in Home Health

    3 problems with home health 1, the paper work 2, the paperwork 3, the paper work that about covers

  17. Ethical/Legal question

    BarbPick replied to Sis123's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    this hits home When my mom was alive she went for a D&C, they were unable to do it, she was put on some steroid and returned a month later to complete it. The first time she had versed, she woke...

  18. Im So Sick Of Hearing...

    BarbPick replied to kea6783's topic in General Nursing

    No power or authority? Gimme a break, I am not paid for what I do, I am paid for what I might have to do.

  19. Oh DEAR.......

    BarbPick replied to uk_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I did 5 years of nights and I did not sleep well for 5 years of

  20. Governor Dean changes his mind and his views...

    BarbPick replied to mother/babyRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Siding with nurses was the right thing to do. All over the airways today was talk about his over the top behavior after the Caucus. Time will

  21. Felony Conviction

    BarbPick replied to cruisin's topic in Legal

    Did you tell the school first of all. Second, thefts are forgiven, especially from so long ago. Just tell anyone who will listen. I knew a nurse, male, who had some felony anger based. It was more...

  22. You Know It Is Time To Leave Nursing When....

    BarbPick replied to hbscott's topic in General Nursing

    They find a dead woman by the side of the road, after the autopsy the knew it was a nurse Because: She had a full bladder, and empty stomach and Her As$ was chewed

  23. Nursing Magazines

    BarbPick replied to Ortho_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing and the year. This year it is called Nursing 2004. I liked it better than RN and AJN. It read like a special interest mag, not a clinical one. Here is a discounted link from drugstore.com...

  24. How do you diagnose diabetes?

    BarbPick replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    A fasting blood glucose > 110 is called glucose intolerant. Greater than 140 on 3 fasting blood glucose lab tests Is clinically diabetes. Guess the 350's to 500something qualifies. The reason she...

  25. Governor Dean changes his mind and his views...

    BarbPick replied to mother/babyRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You will disagree with anyone who doesn't see things your way. No dead people voted, the entire state of florida voted and they did not allow a recount, that is a Republican secratary of State did...