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

    DelightNP replied to OCCHCanada's topic in General Nursing

    Your words, not

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

    DelightNP replied to OCCHCanada's topic in General Nursing

    You're right. I should appreciate that someone's life ambition is to be Benjamin Bratt's private nurse. Hmm. I'm not knocking it. Really, I'm not. But in my practice and in my life I always...

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

    DelightNP replied to OCCHCanada's topic in General Nursing

    Actually I've read the entire thread and it wasn't directed entirely at you, I'm sure you've seen all the so and so's private duty nurse blah blah blah before your post. Mine just happened to follow...

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

    DelightNP replied to OCCHCanada's topic in General Nursing

    Come on now, you don't have anything you'd like to do for yourself, apart from swooning over a celebrity?

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

    DelightNP replied to OCCHCanada's topic in General Nursing

    A paleogeologist. And work in a museum. Or a

  6. Honest Opinion

    DelightNP replied to CRNAHopeful's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Your experience is great, but your academic record is not. How competitive is the program you're applying for? I'd try to increase the GRE scores if at all possible... and if, for whatever reason you...

  7. Made to look like an idiot. (rant)

    DelightNP replied to MarcusKspn's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. Why apologize for doing your

  8. Wy Can't We Nurture Ourselves?

    DelightNP replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Try as I might, I just don't understand the argument that this behavior is exclusive to nursing or that nursing should be exempt from it. This sort of behavior is ubiquitous. I think we are our own...

  9. Wy Can't We Nurture Ourselves?

    DelightNP replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen that type of behavior in other fields, too, not just nursing. There are petty, vindictive, mean-spirited people everywhere. I think nurses do themselves a disservice by thinking of...

  10. burn pain management

    DelightNP replied to nekhismom's topic in Burn

    I'm sure it can be done, I'm just not sure its the best thing, especially for a child with partial thickness burns. But then, I'm really rather

  11. Another pain thread

    DelightNP replied to sharann's topic in Pain Management

    Precisely, Erin. I'd rather have a patient express a bit of pain than have a RR of

  12. When did we become???

    DelightNP replied to Dave ARNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I work independently, so I'm not anyone's NP except my patients'. However, I don't know if I would mind being Dr. X's NP or not. After all, you are colleagues. Interesting question... and its a...

  13. Peds Question

    DelightNP replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

    That's a hypotonic solution. And its generally used for pediatric patients because it can gently rehydrate them without causing rebound electrolyte imbalances. Peds are a very funny bunch. Its easy...

  14. Another pain thread

    DelightNP replied to sharann's topic in Pain Management

    Erin, I don't think so. I agree that pain control is important, and pain is often undertreated, but I wouldn't want to go so far as to make the patient hypotensive and bradypneic. I've seen more than...

  15. Made to look like an idiot. (rant)

    DelightNP replied to MarcusKspn's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, nobody can make you feel like an idiot without your consent. You have to trust your nursing judgment. I'd also like to say that all MDs/NPs/PAs aren't like that. I personally don't mind...

  16. burn pain management

    DelightNP replied to nekhismom's topic in Burn

    Am I the only one that doesn't think this is appropriate? Are you providing the only skilled nursing care he is receiving, with no experience in wound care, debridement, infection control, or adequate...

  17. Another pain thread

    DelightNP replied to sharann's topic in Pain Management

    In my experience, we usually give a cocktail of Versed and Fentanyl. Works pretty well. Then as the anesthesia resolves, you can treat pain with narcs, ideally in a controlled, monitored environment...