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  1. Need help on mark twain quote!

    Learn outside of the box.
  2. Time to call a duck a duck?

    Eh... Most skilled labor positions have 4-5 year apprenticeships (school +OJT) usually with a certificate, sometimes there are options in the careers with an Associates or Bachelors Degree with a few more classes. (Diploma/ADN/BSN anyone?) Many of th...
  3. Hmmm... I have had a flat tire multiple times in a row when I was a young and starving student and couldn't just afford to go buy a new tire (or set) at the drop of a hat (or nail as the case may be). Trying to manage a slow leak with no money can re...
  4. What is your splurge?

    Barnes & Noble! (And they just dropped the price $50 on the 3G+WiFi NOOK!) Home Depot (Power Tools) Snap On (All the other tools) any Gun show... A nice weekend - Read a book or three, work on something on the house, tune up the lawn mower and p...
  5. Just call me Flash

    Just found this relevant bit of ACNP conference material while wandering the net... http://handouts.acnpconference.com/2009/pdf/254.pdf
  6. Just call me Flash

    Can't say that any of this will ever apply to me, but perhaps I can offer some points for consideration... Some studies have shown that soy does work at producing relief from symptoms when from actual food sources. That would be soy milk, whole soyb...
  7. Male Chest Hair and Scrub Tops

    Actually, I only presented the God theory after you yelled about shaving "FOR THE LOVE OF GOD." Was not the focus of my point at all. If my skin gets chewed up from shaving, it doesn't matter what is covering or not covering. T-shirts are not bio-h...
  8. Male Chest Hair and Scrub Tops

    Actually, you 'yelled' "FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PLEASE SHAVE IT!!" And since you now mention shaving prior to procedures along with your long experience, I'll simply point out that traditionally, surgical sites primarily were shaved with disposable razor...
  9. Male Chest Hair and Scrub Tops

    Eh, I don't care if you've got a unibrow, mustache, hairy chest or hairy mole, I'm not going to say you have to get rid of it.
  10. EEK! There's a woman in my room!

    Yes. Been there, experienced it, no permanent physical damage in my case. Both as a child in the 70's at a Catholic hospital, and as an adult in an Army hospital in the 80's. And as far as the military ensuring privacy goes... just about everyone go...
  11. Male Chest Hair and Scrub Tops

    Since you brought up God... God put it there, I'd be inclined to think that it would be against God to shave it. Even without arguing theology... Just like your eyebrows and eyelashes, which end up everywhere any other body hair will end up (but I ...
  12. Protocol for Going on trip with Patient

    For California you will need an endorsement... http://www.rn.ca.gov/applicants/lic-end.shtml I would suggest a cheap pre-paid cell phone for use while on the trip, to avoid giving out your personal number. You should be able to find Virgin Mobile pho...
  13. Weird kind of tired night last night... was having visions of misbehaving plumbing à la The Three Stooges - "A Plumbing We Will Go." You know, every convoluted thing that can go wrong... Nice catch Roser13. I was quickly pruning several branches of...
  14. Assuming that the reinserted catheter is where it is actually supposed to be... Spastic bladder (common), Hypervolemia doing it's usual thing, kidneys self adjust and slow way down to protect themselves... (common)(patient absorbed a lot of fluids fr...
  15. Ah... ye old hospital smell. Iodoform is scary too, especially if you consider how reactive that stuff can be.
  16. screaming doctors....how can we handle them?

    or, how about the (nearly) serious explanation... the post was constructed to be both informative, and humorous. firstly, no one should record unless they are certain they are standing on firm legal ground. second, if the md is truly abusive, then t...
  17. screaming doctors....how can we handle them?

    :) I guess you missed the little winkie, and the "Of course, you know I am only joking, right?" Rule number 42 is, The best humorous yarn always starts off with a totally plausible setting, before turning totally asinine. Actually, there is no rule 4...
  18. screaming doctors....how can we handle them?

    Do not record anyone without knowing the law in your particular area, and the rules of your facility. Some states require consent of all parties to a conversation, some states prohibit public audio recording (which is why there are so many video secu...
  19. watch with sweeping second hand?

    Both are technically 'sweep second hands.' The OP's course is just specifying ANALOG w/seconds required, instead of digital. As for the differences... With the exception of the Rolex Tru-Beat (middle 1950's) and some minor manufacturer's "dead beat" ...
  20. Best Branch for Military Nursing?

    Don't forget the USPHS Commissioned Corps. Not exactly military, but you get the commission, uniform, pay and federal retirement.
  21. Proper grammar, punctuation and sentence structure are important in conveying your intended message to the broadest possible audience, no matter the language. Правильная структура грамматики, пунктуации и предложения важна в транспортировать ваше пре...
  22. Male Nurse, Female issues?

    Dude, the ancient male secret antidote to estrogen poisoning is... liberal consumption of pickled eggs, green bean casseroles, smoked fish and oysters, stuffed cabbage and curries of any type. This may not be entirely effective as there are strains ...
  23. I hate my phone

    I am not aware if anyone mentioned it or not, since I only read the first and last page, but were I in the situation, I would consider having my carrier turn off voice mail. Really no need for it. Your Caller ID and missed call list will let you kno...
  24. You could try here... http://www.jobsearch.vacareers.va.gov/jobsearch.asp?q=Registered+Nurse Click on a job title, then click the Qualifications & Evaluations tab to see if it's a fit for you.
  25. Work USA foreign nurse

    The rules for New Mexico are here http://www.bon.state.nm.us/cont_ed.php Apparently NM requires 30 hours every 24 months. I don't see if they make an exception for the first period of licensure, so you may have to cram in a few courses really quick t...