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  1. purple pee

    blue heron replied to blue heron's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Thanks you, thank you, thank you Great information. I'll take it to clinical next week, and share it. Amazing the things that

  2. rising incidence of shoulder injuries

    blue heron replied to daisee's topic in International Nursing

    Do you have th option of having an ocupational therapist, or someone with similar training to observe for a day and see what they see? Are the injuries repetitive motion injuries? Would a stretching...

  3. advice needed about moving to Australia

    blue heron replied to blue heron's topic in Nursing Career

    Thanks for the answer. I really know nothing about Australia other than you have REALLY neat wildlife. What do you mean when you say 'bun fight on the board about which is the best state'? Besides...

  4. Pt's C/O in the ER (funny)

    blue heron replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    Actually, my son's co-worker asked him just that when he was yelling for her to call 911, because he was on fire. :uhoh21: The cause wins dumb a ER award, too. Mix THC, working at a gas station...

  5. Funny things you have said but wish you didn't

    blue heron replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Last night at bed time, I picked up an object off of my hubby's night stand and asked what it was (he is a power engineer and has all sorts af weird stuff around). He replied "a nut". "funny looking...

  6. Poll: Do you use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer as an adjunct to handwashing?

    blue heron replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    The research I have done shows that as long as there is no visible soil on your hands, then the alcohol cleansers are just as effective, and that because of their ease of use, they are used more...

  7. Pizza

    blue heron replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    My son suggested I post this--- A nursing prof told the males in our class that there was nothing to worry about when having a prostate exam-----UNLESS you felt both of the dr's hands on your...

  8. Nursing School Bloopers

    blue heron replied to Jabber964's topic in Nursing Humor

    On Peds, I was doing the admit on a baby, and she was called down to X-ray, so my instructor told me to go along, and do what paper work I could during the waiting. Babe already had an IV, so off we...

  9. PDA Software packages

    blue heron replied to TLC RN's topic in General Nursing

    I have several titles from skyscape and really like them. Even when my palm crashed (for other reasons) reloading my stuff was absolutly no problem. I have Stedman's, An IV drug book, Lippincott's...

  10. The Know-It-All nurse

    blue heron replied to BETSRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :roll :roll :roll Thanks for the giggle sherrimrn :roll :roll :roll Thanks janfrn and fergus51 for your defense of us Canadians. With so much cold and snow, we have to stay indoors and...

  11. How did you find out about allnurses?

    blue heron replied to cnelle101's topic in General Nursing

    Google again. I forget what I was searching for, but this site is awesome! I've learned lots, and on nights like last night and tonight, it helps me decompress from clinical (last night a fellow...

  12. Embarassing Q's that I don't want to ask my instructors...

    blue heron replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    another question then-- When you say 'don't re-use a port used for blood products', does that mean at all, or can you re-use it for further blood products?

  13. hairstyles on nurses....your opinion

    blue heron replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    I too am a student, and our student handbook states "long hair must be pulled back and secured so it doesn't fall forward over the shoulder (eg a braid)." I have thick, waist length hair (curly), and...

  14. Bad drug choice by DR.-scary! long rant

    blue heron replied to okie2's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so glad she is in good hand, AND that she has such a good friend in you. Keep us posted on how she and baby are doing!

  15. Bad drug choice by DR.-scary! long rant

    blue heron replied to okie2's topic in General Nursing

    A few questions. Is this guy really a Dr.? Has anyone actually checked out his diplomas, credentials, and licensing? He sounds dangerous to me, so it might be worth checking out. Stranger things have...

  16. Blatant Nursing "No-No's"........what's your worst???

    blue heron replied to anndoodle's topic in General Nursing

    This happened to a friend of mine. when I told her I was going into nursing, she grasped my hand and said "Please be a NICE nurse." There was such entreaty in her voice, I asked her what had happened....