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

    Big Bab's replied to OCCHCanada's topic in General Nursing

    MY husband would wish me to be Britney Spears!!!....but, I'd rather be the Chip and Dales oil

  2. disciplinary nightmare

    Big Bab's replied to rosieposie's topic in General Nursing

    Roseyposy, I just wanted to reiterate that you are NOT stupid or dumb at all!!!.....Ignorant maybe, but that is not a crime in my book.......People have misunderstandings like this all the time and if...

  3. 75 questions.....please help!!!!!!

    Big Bab's replied to Charmed's topic in General Nursing

    I've tried to explain how this test works to many people that have asked me, and they don't "get it", it is truly the strangest test format I've ever run into....and the most difficult, its a one of a...

  4. SICK (whine)

    Big Bab's replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    We admitted four patients from our office last week just for this reason, and all of them were otherwise healthy people between the ages of 22 and 51....Its really

  5. Everyone works with a drama queen.

    Big Bab's replied to skybirdrising's topic in General Nursing

    Admitting that you have a problem is half the battle!!....I am sooo proud of you!!...As AA/NA says, "One day at a time"!!....hee hee just kiddin'!! QUOTE]Originally posted by Sarah Kat Hi, my name is...

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

    Big Bab's replied to Nurse Ratched's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    As long as you're an established patient at our office, we call in Rx's all the time, with regards to other HC professionals....Our only requirement is to see you for an appt at least 1 or 2 times a...

  7. Prayer request please!!

    Big Bab's replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    You will all be in my prayers also, what an especially awful time of year to have this happen (not that ANY time of year is "OK"), the holidays can sure make it harder

  8. Where do I belong as RN?

    Big Bab's replied to hopefloats's topic in General Nursing

    This is one reason that nursing is such a great field, there is SOOO many different things you can do with

  9. Hey you guys, Im an RN!!!!!!

    Big Bab's replied to FullMoonMadness's topic in General Nursing

    Hey!..I gotta question for you then!...Are you or do you know lawyers that specialize in dealing with BON's as far as "impaired nurses", nurses that have been caught diverting meds or misusing...

  10. Where do I belong as RN?

    Big Bab's replied to hopefloats's topic in General Nursing

    what about psych nursing in a private facility??...or even rehab

  11. SICK (whine)

    Big Bab's replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I feel for ya!!....I'm just gettin' over this crap myself, until this am I'd been in bed since Sunday.....This is definitly the worst I've run into in a few years........fluids, tylenol and...

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

    Big Bab's replied to darla80's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I'm at an IM office too, and we are seeing the same things as you, we've been using flumadine or Tamiflu when we can find it, we've had a shortage the last few days.....but mostly just sending people...

  13. What questions?

    Big Bab's replied to CCL"Babe"'s topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I work in an office in a VERY rural setting, (Wyoming) so I use alot of triaging skills, patients don't always know when to go to the ER and when to come to the office.....ie..chest pain, poss....

  14. Everyone works with a drama queen.

    Big Bab's replied to skybirdrising's topic in General Nursing

    I swear there's one in every job!!.....I overheard "ours" last week in the clinic talking to a patient as she was checking her in, vitals and such, the patient was there for an endometrial biopsy,...

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

    Big Bab's replied to Nurse Ratched's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Our office is basically functioning as as ER now just because of the reasons you spoke of......There's just SOOO many people coming in with this stuff!!!....We've pretty much abandoned our "schedule"...

  16. 75 questions.....please help!!!!!!

    Big Bab's replied to Charmed's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations!!..........Thanks heavens we only have to pass it

  17. disciplinary nightmare

    Big Bab's replied to rosieposie's topic in General Nursing

    You keep saying that she doesn't know "why" she signed as RN...my understanding is that she signed that way because she truly believed that she WAS an RN and had no doubts, so she didn't question it...

  18. Congrats!!!

    Big Bab's posted a topic in General Nursing

    It IS a long, hard road, BUT at least now you are standing on the road and ready to travel on with a new life!!.....It is sooo hard to admit that you need the help, well at least it was for me :)...

  19. Congrats!!!

    Big Bab's replied to Big Bab's's topic in General Nursing

    OOPS!......I actually meant to post this under the "stealing narcs" thread.........must have hit "new thread" by

  20. 75 questions.....please help!!!!!!

    Big Bab's replied to Charmed's topic in General Nursing

    Same with me, only 75 questions and was done in 1 hour...and passed the first time......In nursing school they told us that (and the numbers maybe a little off here), something like 80% of people that...

  21. disciplinary nightmare

    Big Bab's replied to rosieposie's topic in General Nursing

    We also identified ourselves by our status at the time, while in school "SN", after graduation "GN", after graduation we got "temporary licenses" but until taking the boards we signed "GN", if you...

  22. New Thread Pro-active

    Big Bab's replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

    I think its a great idea!!....Although I have no idea how other countries handle "impaired nurses", I'd really be curious to know...I know from my own personal experience that in the US each state has...

  23. just sitting here confused

    Big Bab's replied to jkaee's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats!!....I'm glad its all working out well for

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

    Big Bab's replied to Nurse Ratched's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Man, our office has been nuts for the last week and a half..I'm in Wyoming, one of the hardest hit states so far......Monday and tuesday we pretty much functioned as "flu ER"....it was awful!!...one...

  25. Keystone Cops Student Nurses

    Big Bab's replied to suzy253's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, been there done that too!!.....Once in clinicals my instructor another student and I were taking a patient for a shower, she was quadroplegic and about 350 pounds of complete jello.....So, we got...