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  1. A dead duck

    kc ccurn posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    A woman walks in to an veterinarian's office and places her motionless pet duck on the table, the vet pulled out his stethoscope and listened to the bird's chest. After a moment or two, the vet shook...

  2. Lifting patients

    kc ccurn posted a topic in International Nursing

    I am a nurse in the US, where many of us are injuring our backs having to lift and turn obese patients frequently. A coworker told me that in England there is a 'no lift law' where nurse's don't lift...

  3. Vacation in Seattle

    kc ccurn posted a topic in Washington Nursing

    Hi from Colorado, My husband and I are thinking of taking a vacation to Seattle and then ferry up to Vancover or Victoria. Are there some hotels/ sites that you would recommend we see? We are...

  4. Missed a dose of antibiotics - what now?

    kc ccurn replied to Anna_Aus's topic in Pediatric

    Poor thing! It may be teeth. Is she munching on her hand or drooling a lot? Have you tried ibuprofen to see if that will help her feel any better? I hope you can get some rest, that was great of...

  5. Missed a dose of antibiotics - what now?

    kc ccurn replied to Anna_Aus's topic in Pediatric

    If you think she will be up again shortly, you'll be okay giving it to her then. I would give it with food though. By giving her some food with her medication in the middle of the night this one...

  6. You know you're canadian when...

    kc ccurn replied to I_Love_Donuts's topic in Canada

    :chuckle :chuckle :chuckle That is so funny. My husband and I just got back from visiting Ucluelet and Vancover- what an absolutely beautiful area ! I have to laugh though because we were so...

  7. moving from San Fran to Denver

    kc ccurn replied to SanFran to Denver's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Okay, I am going to sound biased but....I work at Swedish and feel that we have probably one of the best units in the city. We are not a dedicated CVICU. We are a 42 bed unit, seperated into 5...

  8. Missed a dose of antibiotics - what now?

    kc ccurn replied to Anna_Aus's topic in Pediatric

    I wouldn't skip the third dose. I would give it to her at bedtime. Generally if you can give them 6-8 hrs apart that would be ideal-wake up time, lunch and dinner/bedtime. Hope she feels better...

  9. Dnr In Icu

    kc ccurn replied to gizelda196's topic in MICU, SICU

    I think that we have a responsibility to be compassionate to our families. If we can provide a private room on another floor for the family to have a more quiet area and privacy we should do that....

  10. Taxi vs. 911

    kc ccurn replied to susswood's topic in Emergency

    Poor kid, what kind of a life is he going to have?

  11. Your Worst Mistake

    kc ccurn replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

    In the yellow tool bar at the top of the page, click on user cp, then on the left hand menu, click on edit avitar. This will give you a choice of avitars to choose from. I chose the tiger because he...

  12. Your Worst Mistake

    kc ccurn replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

    In nursing school, one of our instructors always told us that we didn't make mistakes, we had major learning opportunities. Some bigger than others. 12 years later I still think of that. With...

  13. We had an OB patient die today

    kc ccurn replied to rdhdnrs's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My heart goes out to you today, how sad for

  14. Gift ideas

    kc ccurn replied to COwannabe's topic in Colorado Nursing

    hand lotion is an excellent

  15. Gift ideas

    kc ccurn replied to COwannabe's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I'm at Swedish. Love

  16. Gift ideas

    kc ccurn replied to COwannabe's topic in Colorado Nursing

    We get quiet an amount of food from families, which is thoughtful but my hips are starting to suffer-hee hee. Flowers are nice. I once got a gift certificate for a local salon for some pampering,...

  17. The big move

    kc ccurn replied to mstay's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I am glad to hear that you are thinking of moving to Denver. The mountains are gorgeous. There are so many things to do out here. I think though that if you are wanting to buy a lot of acreage, you...

  18. pediatric venipuncture

    kc ccurn replied to angel337's topic in Pediatric

    This does work well for finding hand veins. I also like foot veins. Whichever site you get, just make sure you secure it very well!!! I also try to NOT start an IV in their thumbsucking hand if...

  19. A frog walks into a bank...

    kc ccurn posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    A Frog walks into a bank... A frog goes into a bank and approaches the teller. He can see from her nameplate that her name is Patricia Whack. "Miss Whack, I'd like to get a $30,000 loan to take a...

  20. Taxi vs. 911

    kc ccurn replied to susswood's topic in Emergency

    hmm, having 3 young boys this is definitely good advice for any future bug incidents I might have.

  21. My Diagnosis, and I'm really not kidding!!!!

    kc ccurn replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Finally, a diagnosis for my problems. I feel so much better. Is there a pill I can

  22. Need help with a nursing school in CO

    kc ccurn replied to JMac1229's topic in Colorado Nursing

    The colorado state board of nursing web site has a link to colorado nursing schools and lists their pass rate, if they offer BSN vs ADN, etc. Transitioning from LPN to RN later may not necessarily be...

  23. Remodelling/construction while unit is open

    kc ccurn replied to Celia M's topic in MICU, SICU

    Yikes, what a nightmare. Our critical care unit has 5 "pods", 4 on the third floor, the 5th on the 4th floor. each pod has 8 beds. We have torn out and replaced carpeting in the nurses station,...

  24. Doctor, Doctor,

    kc ccurn replied to donmurray's topic in Nursing Humor

    gheez, took me long enough.......

  25. What is your ages for Peds

    kc ccurn replied to JHUBRAIN's topic in General Nursing

    It is exactly a control and ego thing. It is only some of our trauma surgeons. The others would much rather let the peds guys run the program. Like the above, it is not only about fluid, but also...