djh123

djh123

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  1. Question for nurses that are male...

    djh123 replied to NurseLife88's topic in General Nursing

    Oh no, I DO take offense to the 'clients' thing, and if I ever have to call them that in front of some high muckety-muck, I will, but I never will

  2. Question for nurses that are male...

    djh123 replied to NurseLife88's topic in General Nursing

    I think any distinction between 'a nurse who is male' and 'a male nurse' ranks right up there with 'You say tomatOH, I say toMAHto'. Or another way to put it is, I have MUCH more pressing things to...

  3. Geriatric Nursing?

    djh123 replied to CarolynB1991's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sounds like you'd be a good fit in a LTC facility. Good

  4. Tell on yourself, if you dare...

    djh123 replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    Now that we've branched into a side topic of misunderstandings :^) ... here's a good one. My ex had a very good Indian friend in college. This was way before condoms were something that were...

  5. Tell on yourself, if you dare...

    djh123 replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    Never heard of 'House of God' ... but I've 'only' been a nurse for 4+ years. Will have to look for

  6. Really hard choice

    djh123 replied to Nurseannieb's topic in General Nursing

    As the first commenter said, it's a personal decision to make. So this is only MY thought on the subject, based on my experiences, but I'm a lot older and was in a much different situation. I quit my...

  7. How many patients you guys take on your duty?

    djh123 replied to Seong40's topic in General Nursing

    LTC - usually 16-20, but have had 50+ on some short (not enough nurses)

  8. Medical Tourism

    djh123 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I'd consider it. I live near the border and have talked to people who've gone into Mexico for dental care, and read a local article about it. I've also read of US citizens flying to Thailand, India,...

  9. Seriously?!?! You gotta be kidding me!

    djh123 replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Nursing

    Those are both kind of 'whaa-a-a-a-t?'. The masturbation pt. reminds me of some of the kids you school nurses have reported - 'it hurts when I move my arm like this', etc. I mean, if you're feeling...

  10. Charting has to be done no matter what?

    djh123 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That is insane. How can a nurse on a later shift describe exactly what happened on a previous shift? I don't even always do MY required charting, much less another shift's. I do as much as I can...

  11. April 2017 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

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

    Sir, when I said to 'hang loose' until next rounds, that's not quite what I

  12. Math requirement for RNs?

    djh123 replied to llg's topic in General Nursing

    An engineer cousin and I have both talked about stuff like this. The problem with people who totally rely on calculators is that at least *some* of them may blindly take whatever answer the...

  13. New nurse needing advise!

    djh123 replied to adr60763's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Well, since you noticed that, please don't be offended if I point out that it's 'etc.', not 'ect', and in the case you used it, it was 'supposed to' (hear back) instead of 'suppose to'. Both common...

  14. Long Term Care Nursing is Lame

    djh123 replied to purplegal's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I sure would if she was one of 'mine'. I've literally taken care of people 29-99 in my LTC

  15. Is nursing REALLY that difficult?

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

    THAT difficult depends on who you are, how old you are, your physical condition, your focus, how the rest of your life is going, your capacity for empathy, ability to think quickly, and many other...

  16. The "Best" Nurse Pass Notes

    djh123 replied to WineRN's topic in School

    I hope you called 911 right

  17. Vent from a crusty old bat

    djh123 replied to dec2007's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have any advice, but yeah, my take on the know-it-all 'Supernurse' types is that while some of them may actually be that good, more often that not, if you work around them for a few months,...

  18. Long Term Care Nursing is Lame

    djh123 replied to purplegal's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Wow! I was given 32 initially, w/no experience, and what-a-joke-are-you-kidding-me amount of

  19. Long Term Care Nursing is Lame

    djh123 replied to purplegal's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I like it too. My patients are MY PATIENTS - they're not better or worse than anyone else needing care. I'm not perfect by any means, but I do the best I can for

  20. Long Term Care Nursing is Lame

    djh123 replied to purplegal's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In a way, I get what you're saying re: skills required vs. some higher-acuity types of nursing. But the only things we can do are to do the best we can in whatever type of nursing we're currently in,...

  21. Nursing students who want to be NP's

    djh123 replied to Teaching the future's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think that'll be a problem given the simple fact that only a small percentage of people become NP's compared to the numbers of

  22. Tell on yourself, if you dare...

    djh123 replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    "And that's why they make Dermabond, ladies and

  23. Why do patients.....?

    djh123 replied to ArrowRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Oh My God yes. I had one lady who absolutely wanted 1 med at 21:00. Had another guy who had it in his head that his blood glucose MUST be checked at 19:30. Another guy who wanted all of his meds...

  24. The Nurse at the Bedside

    djh123 replied to RobbiRN's topic in General Nursing

    I never wanted to be a manager when I was a programmer, and I don't want to be one as a nurse. And yeah, when I was a programmer I was kind of 'scolded' by a manager who knew I was 'capable of more',...

  25. Dealing with a dirty old man

    djh123 replied to BookishBelle's topic in General Nursing

    You're going to run into all kinds of people, and all kinds of comments, questions, etc. Even for an older guy like me: I had a 94-yo woman who said that if she was just a bit younger she'd marry me,...