djh123

djh123

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  1. Hourly charting

    djh123 replied to russianbear's topic in Emergency

  2. Hourly charting

    djh123 replied to russianbear's topic in Emergency

    I don't know what you mean by 'soft threes and fours', but ... having to chart something at least every hour? Sometimes I don't chart *anything* until I've been there 8 hours. Reading stuff on this...

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

    djh123 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I think Richard is just chronically

  4. Thought I had been punked. I. Can't. Make. This. Stuff. Up.

    djh123 replied to Cattz's topic in School

    At this very moment, Doctors Without Borders is air-dropping cases of Tylenol across Africa, having found out that all communicable disease can be stopped in its tracks when everyone simply takes...

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

    djh123 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Awright y'all - I think you'll enjoy the little correction I made on this before I faxed it back to the pharmacy. And by the way, even though the notice I got from them only had a few sentences, I...

  6. Unsolicited Advice..do you get this, too?

    djh123 replied to NanaPoo's topic in School

    A resident's son told more than one of us all kinds of specifics re: his mother's blood sugar levels, what meds he did and didn't want her on, etc. I won't go on, but it was the same kind of thing...

  7. handling a willful child

    djh123 replied to basketball13's topic in School

    Sorry, just have to jokingly (well, not entirely...) comment that sometimes I have willful children who are 90+ to deal

  8. No-Lift Hospitals in Texas?

    djh123 replied to Happylady123's topic in General Nursing

    Slightly off-topic comment: when I was a student a wound care nurse, a trainee under her, me, and another student were working with a 500-lb. lady one day. At one point someone brought in a special...

  9. AN.com's Soap Opera, "Generic Hospital"

    djh123 replied to Davey Do's topic in Nursing Humor

    I don't know ... they don't look like they have much personality. Might be right for each

  10. Question from a Pre-Nursing Student

    djh123 replied to Apple-Core's topic in General Nursing

    You don't get exposed to every type of nursing in school - there are far too many - but you do, or should, get exposed to a number, plus whether as part of school, on here, or just your own...

  11. On that call light every 5-10 minutes

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

    "Something", to put it politely, eh? Reminds me of a resident or two who said something like "I've been waiting an HOUR!" - when I knew it was more like 10 minutes (and we were

  12. On that call light every 5-10 minutes

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

    Sure, but I always have a few who either can't do it physically or can't understand or remember how to do

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

    djh123 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I've only ever seen widow to mean a woman, and widower for a man; never

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

    djh123 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Another one I've long hated, which I was just reminded of via the radio this morning, is 'each and every'. Redundantly redundant! Every is every!!! It's like 'cheese queso' (yes, I've heard or read...

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

    djh123 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Ha ha - actually, that's kind of what I've thought before re: the way some people use punctuation. It's almost like salt and pepper - like "OK, I've written this paragraph, now let me just throw in...

  16. On that call light every 5-10 minutes

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

    OH YES. Or I've had a few similar ideas: 1) You only get 3 wishes per day, a la Aladdiin's Lamp. Or, 2) It's like Baskin-Robbins used to be - you pick a number, and you have to wait 'til your number...

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

    djh123 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, punctuation - and actually knowing how to use it. Re: your last sentence, yes, I think a lot of people these days think that as long as their meaning gets across, how well they write is...

  18. Devastated about my recent preceptorship placement in med surg

    djh123 replied to SF BSN2b's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    You'll probably do just fine. Lots of us have had stumbles or obstacles along the way. My evil prof who was in charge of preceptorship placements placed several of us in the opposite of what we...

  19. Seeking recommendation for healthy liquid protein drink

    djh123 replied to pmabraham's topic in Health, Stress Management

    This 'Dr. Weil person' is both an MD and has a degree in botany, has written numerous best-selling books on diet and health, and straddles the line between traditional/modern medicine and...

  20. Hoyer Lift Issue

    djh123 replied to HomeHealthLPN's topic in Home Health

    I wish I had some advice, but I don't - but your case manager sounds like a typical

  21. On that call light every 5-10 minutes

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

    Oh yes, oh yes. Let's see: one King of England I had would sometimes - all at once - want his blinds lowered all the way (which some hapless FOOL had left up perhaps 2"), the bathroom door closed, the...

  22. Mel, Nurse

    djh123 replied to Davey Do's topic in Men in Nursing

    Mel was proud of himself now. The Dr. had only thought the patient had a-fib, but Mel knew the patient ALSO had a-tib. Sometimes doctors miss

  23. On that call light every 5-10 minutes

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

    My Queen #2 *will* take pills with water, but if you merely pour some water from her bedside pitcher into a small cup, will make an awful face and declare that "It's WARM". So again, the interpid...

  24. On that call light every 5-10 minutes

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

    I love it. Yes, contrary to popular opinion, there is not just ONE Queen of England - there are MANY. I had one lady who would act like I was INSANE, asking her to take a pill with an ordinary cup of...

  25. Mel, Nurse

    djh123 replied to Davey Do's topic in Men in Nursing

    And a