OutlawNurse86

OutlawNurse86 BSN, RN

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  1. Do Nurses Get Vacations Every Year

    OutlawNurse86 replied to CanCan's topic in General Nursing

    I usually only take 2 weekends a year off so I can go hunting. I've even told my managers, "I've never in my life, by fair means or foul, ever, worked opening weekend or Thanksgiving weekend". They...

  2. So who do nurses marry or have as civil partners???

    OutlawNurse86 replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    I have no wife. Never want one. I am a single, cynical, prick and I enjoy being a single, cynical, prick. To Valentine's Day I say: BAH HUMBUG! Thought I would add some "opposing viewpoints" to this...

  3. Please be careful where you put your tylenol!

    OutlawNurse86 replied to Reno1978's topic in Nursing Humor

    That about reminds me of the time one of our techs had to do enemas on an obese lady... all of a sudden I heard...."Ooo ooo, wrong hole, wrong

  4. Nursing Students and Substance Abuse

    OutlawNurse86 replied to VickyRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I ain't never done any "illicit" type stuff, but nursing school did result in my caffeine/nicotine addiction. I also became hooked on those 5hr energy shots. One night, after 3 LARGE cups of very...

  5. Older students after graduation

    OutlawNurse86 replied to Saysfaa's topic in General Nursing

    In short, yup, I've seen them be pretty good nurses. Around here, I don't really see age as a factor in hiring. We've had some local industries in the past several years lay off hundreds. Many of...

  6. What are the pros and cons of being all male nurse

    OutlawNurse86 replied to Bono Rose's topic in General Nursing

    Tried that.... I received the next 2 admissions (including a heparin drip) and was threatened with Lasix in my coffee. Strangely enough, I did go quite frequently that

  7. What are the pros and cons of being all male nurse

    OutlawNurse86 replied to Bono Rose's topic in General Nursing

    I'm the only male nurse (day or night shift) on my unit..... trust me....it IS an issue..... I've found most of the docs will sit and BS with a male nurse longer (of course most women don't like talk...

  8. Male Nurses/female Patients

    OutlawNurse86 replied to ern91's topic in Men in Nursing

    I've found that some patients don't care and some do. Alot of the time I'll get one of the female techs to do things for me, like place telemetry patches, female patients if I think the patient will...

  9. I took a " mental health day" today

    OutlawNurse86 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Work as a nurse can really burn you out.... Some people, who are so used to taking care of others, forget to take care of themselves.... It's amazing the rejuvenating feeling one can get from plowing...

  10. hyperkalemia tx of insulin and glucose?

    OutlawNurse86 replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    Just a few months ago I had a pt with a 6.9 K+, called the Doc, told me to give 10 units of Regular insulin IV followed by an Amp of D50, then give 1G of Calcium Gluconate IVPB. Also to do a stat...

  11. male pts who pull out foleys?

    OutlawNurse86 replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

  12. Healthcare crisis solution

    OutlawNurse86 replied to RoyalNurse's topic in Emergency

    Yes, but that would make sense.... and our gov't ain't gonna do something that makes

  13. male pts who pull out foleys?

    OutlawNurse86 replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    As a male nurse (and a man in general) this thread gives me sympathy pains.....

  14. Jacked Up Sodium

    OutlawNurse86 replied to OutlawNurse86's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks y'all. My old instructor would kill me if she knew I forgot that. Amazing what you can forget in a year *smacks forehead*. This was a remarkably healthy 85 yr old. Not a CHFer, no kidney probs,...

  15. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    OutlawNurse86 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    We had an extremely slow night once when I was still a PCT on the PCU unit. One nurse brought a laptop and we fiddle around on youtube (after rounding on our very few patient's of course). Well, we...

  16. Healthcare reform

    OutlawNurse86 replied to moneyline702's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    A few years down the road I'll probably be wishing I'd gotten that welding degree instead.... Yeah, I love my job, but people gotta live. If I ain't gonna get paid jack then what's the point of...

  17. Do you need an order to give the flu vaccine?

    OutlawNurse86 replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    At our hospital, we fill out this check sheet on admission, then doc the decides if he wants the patient to get it or not. Same thing for the pneumonia vac. Usually it is given on

  18. How to know if you pass the nclex?

    OutlawNurse86 replied to Enlightenment_Path's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    No offense but I think you're probably just being paranoid (understandably of course, considering how stressful the state boards can be). The color of the screen most likely has to do with the...

  19. reconsidering a nursing career

    OutlawNurse86 replied to daisymae0's topic in General Students

    Any career field you pick is going to be filled with ******** and moaning. It's just part of it. Probably more so with nursing due to the constant high stress levels. There will ALWAYS be something:...

  20. I feel for your patients....

    OutlawNurse86 replied to Key_'s topic in General Nursing

    I get a kick out of the nurses I see who don't even have a stethoscope. I'm like "How the hell do you assess a patient?" I guess they just stand outside the room, touch the door with their hand and...

  21. Can I write "RN" if only have license number online

    OutlawNurse86 replied to LoriNJ's topic in General Nursing

    In Texas, we don't get paper licenses anymore. It's just

  22. What influenced you to go into healthcare?

    OutlawNurse86 replied to Marissa2619's topic in General Nursing

    My Granddaddy was a medic with the 82nd Airborne in WW2. I wanted to be like him. After I started, I discovered I really did like working with people (which kinda surprised me since I keep to myself...

  23. You know your shift is going to be INSANELY busy when...

    OutlawNurse86 replied to abbaking's topic in Nursing Humor

    When your manager calls you in to work on your day off at 2030 and you say it'll be an hour till you get there and the boss says "We'll take what we can

  24. Auto blood pressures?

    OutlawNurse86 replied to Jay2daq's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes they're more accurate and sometimes they ain't. Depends largely on the machine. Cuff size and patient behavior matters too (tossing and turning etc). When the machine gets a weird reading I...

  25. I'm probably nuts for asking, but....

    OutlawNurse86 replied to d'cm's topic in General Nursing

    Smoker-Republican