mshultz

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1. Do you ever wash your scrubs with whites?

   mshultz replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

   I think I did that when I first moved away from home. I still have a couple of red bedspreads that I use as drop cloths, but they do not get washed with other clothes. It's so nice to have my own...

2. Do you ever wash your scrubs with whites?

   mshultz replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

   What color are your scrubs? Red is never safe, even after years, as I know from personal experience. I would not risk intense colors like the purple scrubs shown in the ad associated with this...

3. If you have rec' d the H1N1 vaccine - please report

   mshultz replied to CrunchRN's topic in General Nursing

   I received the vaccine yesterday, December 15. This was the first day it was available to the general population in my county. I had a slight soreness for half a day at the injection site (right...

4. Skull Indentations...Normal?

   mshultz replied to byrd262's topic in General Students

   My skull has lumps and dents. No history of head trauma. Luckily for me, I have a full head of

5. New EMS Rescue Tool

   mshultz replied to Emergency RN's topic in Nursing Humor

   Those scissors are listed by Hach Company as Clippers (Shears) for $15.45. I use them to open powder pillows. Since they are included in a picture of extraction tools, I guess they must be sturdy...

6. Still penny pinching

   mshultz replied to Williss2's topic in General Nursing

   Here are the 2007 census household incomes. The upper chart is unadjusted, the lower chart has all of the years converted to 2007 dollars: http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/histinc/f01AR.html As...

7. Still penny pinching

   mshultz replied to Williss2's topic in General Nursing

   Williss2: Where do you live? Standard of living is wages divided by cost of living. The denominator (cost of living) is more important than the numerator (wages) because it varies more. I am not a...

8. Failure to Respond to Jury Summons

   mshultz replied to Angeljho's topic in General Nursing

   Here in Ohio, the actual penalties for failing to report for jury duty vary by county and even by judge (as opposed to the written law). In Wayne County, they would probably just ignore you (perhaps...

9. Bangkok Morning

   mshultz replied to zenman's topic in General Nursing

   I hope this catches on in America some

10. Ahhh crap!

    mshultz replied to CrunchyMama's topic in General Students

    The bed is supposed to be lowered when the patient is unattended? I am not a healthcare worker, but was an ICU patient in 2003. I would lower the bed when I needed to get out, and then raise it back...

11. How many miles/minutes do you drive to work?

    mshultz replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    I work at 2 different locations, a quarter mile apart on the same road. It is about 4 miles and takes about 6 minutes. 1 stop sign on the way to work, none on the way home. No traffic lights, no...

12. 24 Things ER Nurses Know All Too Well

    mshultz replied to RN_in_SC's topic in Emergency

    Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia are controversial diagnoses. Some consider them to be actual diseases, while others consider them to be malingering. The malingering camp thinks that Chronic...

13. Does anyone else get extremely tired while reading textbooks?

    mshultz replied to Sarah Hay's topic in General Students

    Are you getting enough sleep? I have had this happen to me. If I am sleepy to the point where I am no longer learning anything, I take a nap, and then continue to read

14. Who reads your charting?

    mshultz replied to Texas Tornado's topic in General Nursing

    I eventually requested my medical records from when I was in the hospital in 2003. It's just not possible to be an informed patient without a copy of the medical

15. Last Name on ID Badges

    mshultz replied to phillyrn10's topic in Emergency

    I look at name tags when I interact with people. As a result of this topic, I started to specifically look to see whether the last name was on the name tag. As a general rule (for all businesses,...