djh123

djh123

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  1. I have a kind, generous heart.

    djh123 replied to nursemike's topic in General Nursing

    What a story, and all the best to you,

  2. How old is too old to safely practice?

    djh123 replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would say an emphatic 'No!' to 'is there a specific age to safely practice', because people's mental - and physical - states vary wildly in mid-to-older ages. Most of us in this profession have...

  3. Narcotic Count Sheet

    djh123 replied to LunaTunaPineapple's topic in Patient Medications

    Sign out what remains. In our facility, we have to sign it in a book, showing how many there were, how many you gave, by what method, how many remaining, and then your

  4. Wrongway Regional Medical Center

    djh123 replied to Davey Do's topic in Nursing Humor

    A smell vacation - where you get a whiff of

  5. Actual handwashing vs. sanitizer

    djh123 replied to quazar's topic in General Nursing

    I don't do either one often enough, but am doing more lately. I use the hand sanitizer more than soap/water only because it's quicker, but I prefer soap/water because it feels cleaner ... I don't like...

  6. Always being told to "ask questions"

    djh123 replied to kater_92's topic in General Nursing

    You don't ask 'a bunch' of questions at a time. Ask a quick one now and then. Look things up sometimes. Do CE's. But there are no stupid questions - at least, that's what I tell others, and what I...

  7. The problem with Some new nurses

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

    I'm Mr. Teamwork, but as some others are saying, it's not always a matter of being WILLING to help, it's having any TIME - at all - to help. When I was newer I had some CNA's that thought it was...

  8. I've waited a long time

    djh123 replied to Glycerine82's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations!!

  9. 10 year old died after I performed CPR

    djh123 replied to MjHudd's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry, for the boy, obviously, but for you too. And all others involved. You've got my sympathy. I had an equally-horrible incident at work a ways back, where I did everything I knew to do,...

  10. Help- IM injection question!

    djh123 replied to ORRN0808's topic in Patient Medications

    Yeah, I'd go for the dorsogluteal

  11. "Are you a Christian?"

    djh123 replied to anon456's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    That (luckily) hasn't directly come up for me, but I don't talk about religion or politics with anyone unless I sort of accidentally - like if THEY bring something up I agree with - find out that we...

  12. When you're the patient...

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

    To me, if you're getting medical care, you need to be honest about your pain level (and whatever else is pertinent). After all, it ain't cheap and they don't spend a lot of time with you, so get the...

  13. GFR 150

    djh123 replied to nurselove757's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Looks like I was wrong ... 150 is a bit high (normal seems to have an upper range of

  14. Dear Abby and social induction of pregnancy

    djh123 replied to teacupRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You can learn something new every day on this forum. I'd never heard of 'social induction' ... sounds like a peer pressure group :^). I looked it up, saw that it was an actual thing, but still...

  15. GFR 150

    djh123 replied to nurselove757's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    There's nothing wrong w/a 150. Look up the 'normal' range (for this and any OTHER labs

  16. Who needs a bigger pat on the back?

    djh123 replied to bossman's topic in General Nursing

    Lots of teachers in my family (and a very few nurses). It's apples & oranges, but they're both very

  17. If you could speak your mind...

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

    I had one family who not only would constantly ask me when Mrs. __________ had gotten a pain med, how long has it been, etc., they would CALL OR TEXT another family member, who would then CALL ME and...

  18. If you could speak your mind...

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

    I'm not going to explain what happened - not sure I'd remember all I was told anyway - but another nurse where I work actually said "GET OUT! GET OUT!" to an idiotic family member who had done yet...

  19. The Patient's "Guests"

    djh123 replied to rnsheri's topic in Nursing Humor

    Humor? I think we need to start a "Horror" category for this one. I could write pages and

  20. If you could speak your mind...

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

    Oh My God - re: 'how much did Mom eat today?' - it's just unbelievable how 'out of it' some people's mindsets are. I'm in a 150+ bed facility, and sometimes I'll randomly answer the phone and someone...

  21. What sort of physical labour do nurses do?

    djh123 replied to kater_92's topic in General Nursing

    Pulling people up in bed, helping transfer them to/from wheelchairs, lifting them off the floor when they fall ... and yes, you can get injured. I've hurt my back, L knee, and have had other...

  22. Seriously?? Small rant.

    djh123 replied to DelaneyB's topic in General Nursing

    Not that hard, huh? Should we say that to the student who came up to me when I was in school (I was wearing scrubs for some lab that day) and lamented that she hadn't gotten in (yet)? Or to the long...

  23. Starting school at older age! :(

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

    No reason to be down in the dumps. I wish I'd 'done this' way earlier, and even THAT would be quite a bit older than you. It's all

  24. LPN'S

    djh123 replied to DPalmieri's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I work in a LTC facility where (although the mix is always changing) the floor nurses are maybe 40% RN, 60% LPN. And although I'm a BSN RN, let me tell you that it's not the degree that automatically...

  25. Am I wrong from refusing to help a friend?

    djh123 replied to Neywel120's topic in General Students

    "...nursing is an easy major to have and get into" Uh yeah, right. And as far as you helping her ... it reminds me of this: when I was a programmer, in my first job we did 3 progressively-harder...