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  1. Hair Sample Drug Testing?!?

    POTR replied to EMSnut45's topic in General Nursing

    I guess that means "Ancient Egyptians and those with alopecia universalis need not

  2. Work USA foreign nurse

    POTR replied to anamica's topic in Retired Nurses

    If it has been 2 years, your New Mexico license may already be expired, if you haven't renewed. You are also now going to have to start taking Continuing Education classes for credits to keep your...

  3. At what point do you stop feeling stupid?

    POTR replied to LETRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If you can graduate from any Nursing program, you are not a dumbass. You might have some self esteem issues you need to work on if this is a continuous theme. That said, you (just like everyone...

  4. Question about Jackson Pratt Drains & retention sutures

    POTR replied to hoolahan's topic in General Nursing

    There are so many variables involved there that this question is unanswerable. Ask your Charge what they think, and no matter what they think, if it still concerns you after to talk it over with...

  5. Where does the public get the idea that nurses make a ton of money?

    POTR replied to edogs334's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And I really love good "Carolina" BBQ. :) I could probably eat a

  6. The 10 REAL Reasons Men Don't Go to the Doctor

    POTR replied to Anxious Patient's topic in Men in Nursing

    Yes, and even more fun for those of us who joined the military, the "strip and stand in line exam dance" with 50 or 60 other guys you've never met. Let's all stand in a great big circle around the...

  7. How long until shingles crust? I wanna work!

    POTR replied to I see you RN's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry about your luck, shingles can be very painful in addition to just irritating. Hopefully you are already on acylovir, famciclovir or valacyclovir, and the outbreak is minimal. If so, then...

  8. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    POTR replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Ugh... the animals. I have found dead birds, mice, rats, raccoons, snakes and bats. I have found live birds, mice, rats, snakes and bats. The ones thrashing around on the floor are usually rabid, if...

  9. Play Dr. House

    POTR replied to LouisVRN's topic in General Nursing

    If we WERE House then a statistically rare disease popping up immediately after mundane surgery would have been

  10. Play Dr. House

    POTR replied to LouisVRN's topic in General Nursing

    Bump for status... getting close to

  11. Male Chest Hair and Scrub Tops

    POTR replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    I may wear a beard and have big feet, but that doesn't make me sasquatch. I keep the beard trimmed, the ears trimmed, the nose trimmed, etc. Besides what isn't turning grey is as blond as the rest,...

  12. Paramedic Shears for ED nurses

    POTR replied to EDjunkie's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    http://www.rescue-essentials.com/Scissors_Shears_Blades_s/38.htm Scroll down... left or right handed for $2.95, black for $0.54

  13. screaming doctors....how can we handle them?

    POTR replied to KSU-SN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Upon reflection, this alternate statement may have appeal... "Sir, you do understand that I and all my colleagues on this floor are 'Mandated Reporters', do you

  14. Largest Nurses Strike in US History - Replacement Nurses Arrive - Your opinion

    POTR replied to girlvet's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Eh, my 401K took a dip of approx 2% and recovered in 1Q, due to my own restructuring, back when most of the passive investors sat around and watched their managed funds loose 30-50%. I'll take care of...

  15. Largest Nurses Strike in US History - Replacement Nurses Arrive - Your opinion

    POTR replied to girlvet's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    And for the record, I support the

  16. Anyone know where to buy or who makes operating room scrubs????

    POTR replied to esteiner88's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Eric, If the hospital doesn't buy them in bulk through a group purchasing organization, they are usually leased from companies like Aramark. You might get lucky in requesting samples from Chinese...

  17. screaming doctors....how can we handle them?

    POTR replied to KSU-SN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wouldn't you just love to tell him something like.... "I am certain that you won't have a problem with having any of your patients in this hospital once you lose your privileges here for your...

  18. Please help a lost soul

    POTR replied to jwannab's topic in General Nursing

    If you are food stamp eligible, you should be training eligible.... http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ct/rp/cna.asp You may be able to get CNA training at a "nursing home" free and quick. 'CNA only' schools...

  19. Who has the most "gravy" RN job ever?

    POTR replied to OnaTrek's topic in General Nursing

    Gravy? I'd vote for Vickie

  20. Where does the public get the idea that nurses make a ton of money?

    POTR replied to edogs334's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Paper is paper, real money is silver and gold. Right now silver is running about $18.50 per troy ounce. There are 29,167 (29,166.667) troy ounces in a US Ton (short ton - 2,000 lbs.) At the current...

  21. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    POTR replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    charge your roommate $25/hr, two hour minimum. or, make him clean up. amen. who? wanna bet? i have seen some nasty things growing in server farms, and even nastier things called users, with...

  22. Disciplinary action?? Really?

    POTR replied to traumaQN's topic in General Nursing

    Eh, if a person has a phone that allows for PC connectivity and retrieval of messages, then those messages can be edited (or even fabricated) by said person. Personal Opinion: Texting for anything...

  23. Play Dr. House

    POTR replied to LouisVRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah... so, I am sticking with "normal" hypovolemia/prerenal syndrome, and suspect someone may have "underestimated" blood

  24. Disciplinary action?? Really?

    POTR replied to traumaQN's topic in General Nursing

    Many organizations have a habit of trying to accumulate as much negative information as they can for each of their employees while minimizing the amount of positive information they accumulate. This...

  25. Female catheter oop's that hurts me! And I am not female!

    POTR replied to jamistlc's topic in Nursing Humor

    Perhaps he was just enjoying the