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  1. How about a relevant, informative thread for once!!

    oldiebutgoodie replied to SteveNNP's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hi. Steve. Thanks for this thread. I have tended to skip this forum because, as you said, it mostly seemed to be about inquiries into various schools. I am in a MSN/CNS program right now, and am on...

  2. Which nursing skills do you dread?

    oldiebutgoodie replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    I HATE starting IVs, especially on A&O patients who are screaming (before you even touch them) IS IT GOING TO HURT????? I hate placing foleys in little old contracted ladies. I LOVE doing ostomy...

  3. Wound Vac Tips and MRSA sterile dressing

    oldiebutgoodie replied to garciadiego's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    In terms of measuring: I am a wound care nurse, and we have measuring sheets which are clear stiff plastic. I put the plastic over the wound and trace outline with a Sharpee. Then I cut out the...

  4. How do you feel about the patients that WON't take care of themselves?

    oldiebutgoodie replied to diapason05's topic in General Nursing

    There are some patients that I just want to say, "Get a grip!" Yesterday had a patient who would scream and cry when I just tried to removed paper tape from a dressing. She had to have the PCT come in...

  5. Critical Care University

    oldiebutgoodie replied to arv's topic in Emergency

    Well, I would think that you need to be pretty good at your skills when working in an ER. You need to start IVs, draw blood, hang blood, insert Foleys, assist in codes, intubations, etc. (Full...

  6. who is worth 842 RN's???

    oldiebutgoodie replied to 68RN's topic in General Nursing

    I truly don't begrudge sports figures and celebrities their income. They get it because they are bringing in revenue, they entertain, and they tend to have a short career. Besides, I like looking at...

  7. who is worth 842 RN's???

    oldiebutgoodie replied to 68RN's topic in General Nursing

    As my husband has always said, when you are on the revenue side of the balance sheet, you will make more money. We nurses are on the expense side of the balance sheet, so we make less money....

  8. NEW TECHNOLOGY TO HELP START IVs

    oldiebutgoodie replied to toni ann's topic in General Nursing

    Veinlite: http://www.rheniummedical.com/Veinlite/?gclid=CP7Aueqd6o4CFReRgQod4QL3Jg Vein Viewer:

  9. do you suffer from knee pain?

    oldiebutgoodie replied to Alibaba's topic in General Nursing

    I found that wearing Z-coil shoes really help me. I have no knee pain when I wear them, even on 12 hour shifts.

  10. How much notice when you quit a job as an APN???

    oldiebutgoodie replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I hope this doesn't impact your participation on allnurses--I enjoy reading your posts! I also grew up where you work, so I like reading about what's going on in the medical/nursing community there....

  11. Hospitalist NP

    oldiebutgoodie replied to ILoveIceCream's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    In the hospital I work at, there are 6 to 8 NPs who work for some of the big internal medicine and cardiology practices, and function as hospitalists, although they are not paid by the hospital. They...

  12. How much notice when you quit a job as an APN???

    oldiebutgoodie replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Good lord, I would think that 1 month would be sufficient. Unless you have a contract, with notice time built into it, I would think that 1 month would be fine. From what I understand, slavery was...

  13. Direct Entry GRADUATE NPs

    oldiebutgoodie replied to mvanz9999's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It's a little like an MBA program. Some won't accept you unless you have some business experience, and some will accept a new grad right out of

  14. This just infuriates me!

    oldiebutgoodie replied to StressedOutNurse85's topic in General Nursing

    1. She is entitled to vent 2. We are entitled to respond. If you don't want responses to your vent, don't post on a public internet site.

  15. Direct Entry GRADUATE NPs

    oldiebutgoodie replied to mvanz9999's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm not quite sure what you mean by diversity. For example, on my med/surg floor: me: 25 years of IT, computer science degree, now BSN working on MSN, 2 years experience nurse2: CPA, now ADN in...

  16. Need a PACU tshirt slogan!

    oldiebutgoodie replied to mothertucker's topic in General Nursing

    I vote for this one!

  17. Need a PACU tshirt slogan!

    oldiebutgoodie replied to mothertucker's topic in General Nursing

    Hee hee... reminds me of when my son was the captain of the high school swim team, they made shirts with sperm on them with the caption something like, "I was swimming fast before you were even born!"...

  18. This just infuriates me!

    oldiebutgoodie replied to StressedOutNurse85's topic in General Nursing

    Stressedout, I think you need to get over this. Yes, these things happen, but someday it may be you. If things like this make you so angry on your floor, maybe you should think about moving into a...

  19. Direct Entry GRADUATE NPs

    oldiebutgoodie replied to mvanz9999's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    In reply to traumaRus, I think a lot of schools are starting direct entry NP and clinical nurse leader programs for economic reasons. First of all, you have a lower dropout rate (or flunkout rate)...

  20. Need a PACU tshirt slogan!

    oldiebutgoodie replied to mothertucker's topic in General Nursing

    "We take the pain out of waking

  21. Are nurses unsupportive spouse magnets??

    oldiebutgoodie replied to sticknurse's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting thread... I noticed that the nurses I work with on the floor are often divorced, or with a husband who is not working for various (lame) reasons, and they are doing all the housework as...

  22. did you ever think it would be like this?

    oldiebutgoodie replied to jamonit's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Dear DTC, I'm so sorry about what you have had to go through in the last few years. I am around your age, this is also my 2nd career, and I also went through a parent dying in the last few years. You...

  23. Admit Orders in the ER

    oldiebutgoodie replied to Toquay's topic in Emergency

    I had a doc with a heavy accent tell me I needed to get my ears cleaned out because I kept asking him to repeat the orders.

  24. Any creative people out there?

    oldiebutgoodie replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    Or... you could even write new words to the song "I Walk the Line" with the chorus "I DOC the line". (Okay, can you tell I am procrastinating from studying ???? Epidemiology--ugh).

  25. Any creative people out there?

    oldiebutgoodie replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    There's several clips on Youtube of Johnny C singing "I Walk the Line". Here's one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krVACUbciJE Or you could rent the DVD of the recent "Walk the Line" movie and show...