djh123

djh123

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  1. How many residents does it take to start an IV?

    djh123 replied to JuliusSeizure's topic in Nursing Humor

    Hey, some residents come in the nursing home/rehab facility where I work, and my boss told me the other day that the doctor they're under told them they can no longer ask us "Uhhh, so what would you...

  2. I thought I had heard everything..

    djh123 replied to NurseCard's topic in Nursing Humor

    Well, that's right up there with a NBA player from Australia (I believe) who I've seen a couple of headlines about in the last couple of days because he insists the Earth is flat. (I'd like to say...

  3. Pre-req advice!!

    djh123 replied to Mslatrice's topic in General Students

    I'm used to schools having 2 summer mini-semesters. If your school or a school in your area had that, why couldn't you take biology in Summer I and then nutrition and microbiology in summer

  4. Crack

    djh123 replied to cooties_are_real's topic in School

    Ha ha! Reminds me of a time when I had a guy with a uh, certain condition on a certain body part, and when I was trying to do a little bit of quick research on the 'net at work, yeah, some message...

  5. Another dreaded head lice post. This one's about treatment.

    djh123 replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    I posted on this one time before on this site. If you use the OTC lice treatment, DO NOT overdo it! My ex's cousin did (overdid it) because she was so panicked re: getting lice from one of her...

  6. Advice please?

    djh123 replied to Meganlynn1's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think the only way you can get a nursing degree in a shorter amount of time is if you already have another degree - they're called accelerated programs. You may not agree with me, but I'll say what...

  7. The Perfect Work Day

    djh123 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    My 'perfect work day' is when I'm not there. Contradictory, yes. Just part of why I'm going to take a break and then do some other kind of nursing, or at least work somewhere else doing the same...

  8. New Head Lice Data - OldDude Institute for Head Lice Studies

    djh123 replied to OldDude's topic in School

    Louse-y information is what we expect from the venerated Old Dude Institute of Head Lice

  9. When Nurses Make Fatal Mistakes

    djh123 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I've read recently of a couple of pharmacy errors that resulted in deaths of children. One was something like 1,000 times the prescribed dose. Numbers matter, and paying attention to detail matters....

  10. Stethoscope cover for men?

    djh123 replied to Philly85's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Huh?

  11. Do all LTC facilities have RN's?

    djh123 replied to cgb937's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I've never heard the question, nor thought of it. I'm sure, as someone else said, that it varies from state to state. In my state you have to be a RN to 'pronounce', so a LTC facility better have a...

  12. Why is there such an abundant RN Manager and Supervisor positions?

    djh123 replied to JuliusSeizure's topic in Nurse Management

    Those reasons are at least partly why I didn't take a house spvsr. position where I work, even though it would've paid about 1/3

  13. What nursing career would suit my mother?

    djh123 replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    Somewhat off-topic, but I'm seeing multiple mentions of age discrimination in this thread. It makes me angry ... and not just because yes, it happened to me, but I've always been against it, even...

  14. Preventing call-ins

    djh123 replied to Brandi,RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a 'hard ***' in general at all, but where I work, we have such a problem with call-ins - and even 'no call, no show'(s), that I've told a few co-workers (who DO come in) that I'd fire them on...

  15. Crisis Pay

    djh123 replied to gemmi999's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Let me answer bitterly re: the latter part of 2014 and quite a bit of 2015 in the LTC/rehab facility where I work. We were short on nurses, and at least half a dozen of us had TWO UNITS many times,...

  16. Scabies!

    djh123 replied to NurseBeans's topic in School

    Ha ha - that's like one of my old jokes, that the American Dental Assoc. invests in Hershey, Mars,

  17. For The Love Of All That Is Holy . . . .

    djh123 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I actually haven't seen those misused, but I certainly believe you. There are a million 'word pairs' where people either don't know both of them exist, or don't know which one to use. Like...

  18. Take a pay cut to go to office

    djh123 replied to AJ1980's topic in General Nursing

    Just my opinion, but to me, that's the most important thing you said relevant to your

  19. Getting all 50 US Licenses

    djh123 replied to Shineyfam's topic in General Nursing

    Nobody asked me, but I think the whole compact state vs. other states thing is ridiculous. If someone is licensed in a US state, they ought to be ok in every other US

  20. Preceptor From Hell-Need Advice

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

    To me, people like her are the weirdest thing about this

  21. Nurses Just Need to Learn How to Say NO!

    djh123 replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in General Nursing

    I could write so much, but I'll just say that I generally agree. Thanks for the

  22. For The Love Of All That Is Holy . . . .

    djh123 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    This has nothing to do with nursing, but just for one more thing (that'll show how crazy *I* am :^). For the past what, 20 years? - people having been saying 'gonna be', as in, let's say I ask where...

  23. "Is it OK if I" vs "I just need to" vs "Could you please"

    djh123 replied to Philly85's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I usually just say something like "I just need to do so-and-so", and may add "and put this here", or touch that there ... but I always make it sound like it's pretty quick and no big deal, which I...

  24. Friend asked to cheat off me from exam?

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

    That is not a friend, but a

  25. Things LTC Nurses wish EMTs and Paramedics would understand.

    djh123 replied to downsouthlaff's topic in General Nursing

    I can't believe some LTC facilities have a 'do not lift a resident if they've fallen' policy. I've hurt myself a few times, as have numerous others where I work. My CNA's - no matter how good/bad...