djh123

djh123

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  1. Urinalysis

    djh123 replied to ipatone's topic in General Nursing

    No. Either straight cath, or if they're a bit mentally able and cooperative, perhaps pee into a 'hat' on the toilet. That's myanalysis of the urinalysis, said Groucho

  2. Happy Holidays!

    djh123 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I'll be working Christmas Day too, but will be off the 2 following days. Happy Holidays to

  3. Do what now? ( How to save a stroke victim according to facebook)

    djh123 replied to That Guy's topic in General Nursing

    Besides being crazy and wrong, the 'advice' seems to be aimed only at hemorraghic stroke, which we all know is only a small percentage of strokes. Now, for ischemic stroke, I recommend injecting just...

  4. Do what now? ( How to save a stroke victim according to facebook)

    djh123 replied to That Guy's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, as a cousin of mine says, "You! Outta the gene

  5. Do what now? ( How to save a stroke victim according to facebook)

    djh123 replied to That Guy's topic in General Nursing

    Well ya know, bloodletting was good enough for Medieval 'doctors', wasn't it? Ha

  6. How do you handle rude comments?

    djh123 replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    That takes the cake on this thread in terms of not listening. Another one of my worst-ever-heard things re: someone losing someone significant was someone telling me several years ago that a friend...

  7. Feelings after first loss

    djh123 replied to dharmalove's topic in General Nursing

    I really feel for you, as I've been in somewhat similar situations in my LTC/rehab facility. It sounds like you did what you needed to do. I had a surprising incident recently myself, and have been...

  8. How do you handle rude comments?

    djh123 replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I hate the 'blame game' and the 'oh, if they'd only done so-and-so, that wouldn't have happened' ridiculous thought pattern. My dad and oldest brother both died of different smoking-related causes,...

  9. How do you handle rude comments?

    djh123 replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    People often disappoint me a great deal, to put it politely. I've also learned that it's all very unpredictable, too - like a friend, relative or co-worker whom you think will be supportive and...

  10. I'm Sorry

    djh123 replied to vintagemother's topic in General Nursing

    Kind of reminds me of a resident I had who, when I forgot a PRN pain med she'd asked me for - ONE time, keep in mind, out of many times with her - she turned it into "Every time! You forget!". Augh....

  11. Wrongway Regional Medical Center

    djh123 replied to Davey Do's topic in Nursing Humor

    Ha ha! That made ME laugh out loud, you Head Humorist at Wrongway RMC,

  12. Wrongway Regional Medical Center

    djh123 replied to Davey Do's topic in Nursing Humor

    Oh yes, the White Nursing Album, with such great hits as "Back in the E.E.E.R", "The Continuing Story of Bungling Dr. Bill", "Happiness is a Warm Compress", and many

  13. Struggling with poor pay and a love for School Nursing

    djh123 replied to ANL6822's topic in School

    I don't have any advice, but I just want to add a few comments. I'm underpaid in my LTC/Rehab facility, and I haven't stayed there as long as I have on purpose... health worries and not feeling very...

  14. Is this considered falsification?

    djh123 replied to MommyRN89's topic in General Nursing

    I did one tonight. It wasn't technically a 'late entry', but more of an addendum. I started a change of condition, and described what was going on with the resident, but forgot to mention another...

  15. Wrongway Regional Medical Center

    djh123 replied to Davey Do's topic in Nursing Humor

    Ah yes, and I see he's Bach en Black too ... maybe that was Bach's AC-DC

  16. Black Sheep...time to leave?

    djh123 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    All I can say is, although there are thankfully plenty of exceptions (i.e. people who are not #*$$&'s), the older I get, the less I understand human

  17. Funniest/strangest dementia patient stories

    djh123 replied to Angie O'Plasty's topic in Nursing Humor

    Had a great one a few days ago. She asked 'Do you like working here?' - in this authoritative voice that she doesn't usually use. I said 'yeah, kinda' :^), and had no idea where this was headed, but...

  18. Workplace Drug Test

    djh123 replied to lexca's topic in General Nursing

    I've only heard of hair testing re: crime - like checking DNA - but I could easily be ignorant about it re: nursing. But for a funny comment re: drug testing, a year or two ago at my LTC/rehab...

  19. I wonder if I'm too old...?

    djh123 replied to EGspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Nah, you're not too

  20. My dad died yesterday

    djh123 replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    My condolences. I lost my oldest brother when I was your age, so I totally

  21. Wacky Nursing Dreams

    djh123 replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    I like 'therapeutically restrained' and 'therapeutically holding'. Sounds like you literally had your hands full, both in reality and in the dream.

  22. Oregon Pre-nursing student in need of reassuring words

    djh123 replied to djksjdalksjf's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you remember thinking about 'all of this' 20 years from now, you'll almost laugh. Don't worry, don't stress about it - you'll still be a nurse at a young age, and that's ahead of many many people,...

  23. November 2017 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

    djh123 replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Oh oh oh - I wish I'd seen this one before time to submit a caption

  24. Be honest: do you feel valued by your employer?

    djh123 replied to sunnyskies9's topic in General Nursing

    Valued in some ways, yes, and in other ways, no - especially not by my employer (the corporation). My DON? - yeah. Director - don't get me

  25. Is earwax removal an emergency?

    djh123 replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    Funny that you ask if earwax removal is an emergency. This was a bit of an unusual case, but it can be!! (An emergency, that is). Several weeks ago, I was getting very close to leaving on the first...