Nurseboy1

Nurseboy1

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  1. Why do I feel so guilt-ridden?

    Nurseboy1 replied to huggietoes's topic in General Nursing

    Look at it this way, if you are extremely sick How well are you going to be able to provide effective patient care for an entire shift? And I have to agree with others stay home and don't spread the...

  2. Christmas With Louise

    Nurseboy1 replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Ya know Fran, I'm beginning to think no one can compete with your material here in the humor

  3. F*** Football

    Nurseboy1 replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: Good one

  4. New Change to my Unit

    Nurseboy1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Okay, on my unit we have just been informed of a major change. The pediatric surgeon who performs heart and lung transplants in my facility has resigned. It has been decided that since my unit is an...

  5. New Change to my Unit

    Nurseboy1 replied to Nurseboy1's topic in General Nursing

    Simply because the hospital is trying to find a new transplant surgeon for pediatric heart/lung transplant. They consider this a temporary measure, just for simplicity it seems easier to leave the...

  6. New Change to my Unit

    Nurseboy1 replied to Nurseboy1's topic in General Nursing

    Children are not little adults--they have different medical needs, different meds dosing, different ways of reasoning and thinking than adults, need different types of equipment and supplies, and they...

  7. New Change to my Unit

    Nurseboy1 replied to Nurseboy1's topic in General Nursing

    To their credit, my NM did not like the change any more than we did. She was simply over-ruled by hospital administration. The most common diagnosis we will receive is cystic fibrosis, since that is...

  8. New Change to my Unit

    Nurseboy1 replied to Nurseboy1's topic in General Nursing

    But see thats just it, no inservices, no education. The only thing added to the unit was a peds code cart. Most of the nursing staff was unaware of the change until the child was actually brought to...

  9. A Shaving Mishap

    Nurseboy1 replied to Pattiecake's topic in Nursing Humor

    :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: Wonder what flavor that gumdrop

  10. Christmas Carols from the Psych Unit

    Nurseboy1 posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    Shizophrenia--Do you hear what I hear? Multiple Personality Disorder--We three queens disoriented are Dementia--I think I'll be home for Christmas Narcissistic--Hark! The herald angels sing about me...

  11. Bra shopping

    Nurseboy1 replied to Farkinott's topic in Nursing Humor

    :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: THAT WAS TOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

  12. Psychiatric Hotline

    Nurseboy1 posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    Hello, Welcome to the psychiatric hotline If you are obsessive-compulsive, please press 1 repeatedly. If you are codependent, please ask someone to press 2. If you have multiple personalities, please...

  13. Glucommander...How do you titrate Insulin gtts

    Nurseboy1 replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

    We use an insulin gtt nomogram developed by two endocrinologists at our facility. After a loading dose of IV insulin, you take the current blood glucose then look to the previous blood glucose and...

  14. Underwear question

    Nurseboy1 replied to aegirl's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl:

  15. Underwear question

    Nurseboy1 replied to aegirl's topic in General Nursing

    Boxers or Briefs depending on my mood that day:p . I also DO NOT own a single pair of white scrub pants to prevent worrying about see through

  16. New series Lifeline:The Nursing Diaries on Discovery Health channel starts Nov 7th,04

    Nurseboy1 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Okay having watched all three episodes of the Nursing Diaries, I say that the first episode was the best. Episode 2 had me channel surfing by 1030. Episode 3 was much better than episode 2, I think...

  17. North Carolina Roll Call

    Nurseboy1 replied to RNPATL's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Hey everyone, It's nice to hear from fellow tarheels!!! I live in Sanford and I work in Durham at DUKE (go devils:p ). Again I think I am the youngest RN in the state at 20. Anyway nice to know there...

  18. What is a Certified Nurse Technician II?

    Nurseboy1 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Here in North Carolina our CNA II can insert/remove foleys, d/c IV, perform oral and nasal suctioning, do sterile wound dressing changes, give tube feeds by gravity, spike and prepare an IV bag...

  19. Jet Fuel Cocktail

    Nurseboy1 replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    :roll :roll

  20. Rude and crude RN

    Nurseboy1 replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    Well said

  21. Rude and crude RN

    Nurseboy1 replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    Hey man coming from a guy with some pretty crude friends, I can tell you I've never heard anything like this guy's "urges". Yes I will agree with you that women and men can be equally rude and crude,...

  22. Are you ashamed of being a nurse?

    Nurseboy1 replied to Mijourney's topic in Nursing Career

    No I am not ashamed to be a nurse. I would not have worked this hard to become a nurse only to be ashamed of what I

  23. The Old Geezer

    Nurseboy1 replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    :chuckle :chuckle He he good one

  24. Suggestions for Coping with Pt Death

    Nurseboy1 replied to amj10rn's topic in General Nursing

    To echo Tweety, we provide postmortem care, allow the family to view the body if they wish and send the patient to the morgue. Usually bedcontrol is aware of the death and has the room assigned to...

  25. Your perception of student nurses when they visit your hospital?

    Nurseboy1 replied to avery's topic in General Nursing

    Correct me if I'm wrong but when I was a student, I was under my instructor's license not the nurse that had that particular