reidob

reidob specializes in ICU, wound care, burns, HIV, ID.

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1. Embarrassing/Clumsy Moments!

   reidob replied to BKCinNOLA's topic in Nursing Humor

   I know I'm far from the only idiotic man who has done this, but when I was a nursing student, I actually said to one of the nurses, "I didn't know you were pregnant!", to which the woman replied (of...

2. IF you WEREN'Ta nurse, what would you be???

   reidob replied to sjoy's topic in General Nursing

   I was an actor before I went to nursing school. Although I never really regretted leaving the theater all that much, recently I have been pining for the stage again. On the other hand, being paid...

3. Nurses with tattoos

   reidob replied to Deargceann's topic in General Nursing

   Heavens, steelydanfan, where have you been? Tattoos and their meaning has changed entirely. These days, they're just a way of stating one's individual nature. My wife would laugh if she heard you...

4. Should I Carry Nursing Malpractice (Liability) Insurance?

   reidob replied to sirI's topic in Nursing Career

   A very interesting string. I have been practicing for 20 years, including 10 in an ICU in a major trauma center, and I have never carried my own malpractice insurance. Not that I can bring any great...

5. Nurses with tattoos

   reidob replied to Deargceann's topic in General Nursing

   Another perspective: if the place you are seeking to work is so stuffy that they can't stand a few tattoos, you probably don't want to work there. I work in a rather freewheeling place that is...

6. Harborview or Swedish?

   reidob replied to Icess64's topic in Washington Nursing

   By the way, skeeter, we are not the lowest-paid nurses in Seattle. Our salaries are regularly reviewed, and the state is well aware that if they undercut us too much, we will go work

7. Harborview or Swedish?

   reidob replied to Icess64's topic in Washington Nursing

   I have worked at Harborview for 20 years and love it here. The best thing about Harborview is that everyone who works here; doctors, nurses, techs, even housekeeping, work here because they want to....

8. "Nurses Are So Mean"

   reidob replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Though I agree with most of what you say (and disagree with those who criticize you for venting a bit), I think it is undoubtedly true that many experienced nurses are ill-prepared to be preceptors....

9. Drawing Blood

   reidob replied to fat cat's topic in General Nursing

   I concur that foot blood draws and IVs should be a very last resort. They are done rather often in our clinic (we deal with a lot of IV drug users who have "burned" their best veins), but I think the...