GHGoonette

Yes indeed, PC is ruining our lives. Not just in America, but everywhere, and not just Christmas. I read today that in a certain British city council, sex education now has to include the gem that "boys can have periods too", so as not to offend those who are "trans gender" men or binary. Starting with 8 year olds, mind. Then there is the Morris dancing. An action group complained about a demonstration of this ancient practice traditionally held at the local fair, because some of the dancers wear (gasp) blackface. The tradition of blacking one's face for the dance presumably is some tradition related to the old origins of the dance, probably to do with its Moorish roots and chasing off evil spirits. This bunch of fruits actually succeeded in the dancing being banned from the fair. So now, we have a whole new generation of Mother Grundies ruling over us and dictating what we shall deem right and proper. It's a new intolerance, and so far it's getting worse than any that went before.

I'm not sure what Nurse Beth is hoping for here, or if there's anything further for me to add to some of the excellent comments already made, but there is one cardinal rule which all nurses should follow. If you don't know what it is, or what it's used for, don't give it. If you can't find out what it's used for and there's no one there to tell you, don't give it. And if you have given any elderly patient a medication which may have unknown effects, put them on a monitor. Even a simple SATS monitor would have been screaming the place down, the moment her breathing stopped. I have to question the level of pharmacological knowledge of any nurse who does not recognise a word that ends in Curium or Curonium as being of the family of neuro muscular blockers. Only succinylcholine does not conform to that formula, although its other name, suxamethonium, has some similarity. A horrible death, wholly preventable, and I grieve for her family and pity the nurse.

Hey Davey! Nice to virtually see you. I wonder if he's not due for a dementia evaluation? Could be EOA.

As to the dangers of addiction, it's probably less addictive than nicotine. People taking risks to partake? Just remember Prohibition.

Typo it is not, mmmmm. This thread you will read. Strengthen the Force, it will. Yessss! Yodaspeak - pg.3 | allnurses

Nurse, please tell me there was LSD in my premed....

Fascinating, this thread is still going! Here's my experience: My boss always provides the basic stuff for tea and coffee, but I could never tolerate chicory, so I've always brought my own 100% coffee to work. What a disaster. I found my coffee jar depleted after 3 days. Then I started bringing my own french press and ground coffee to work, and that solved the problem. Then I started a healthy eating regime. Found I couldn't bring low-carb, low-cal foods to work without SOMEONE raping them! Seems wherever you are in the world, people disrepect you and your belongings.

How much money did you say you needed to start your own Garden Service business?

PLEASE tell me you're not here to prep me for my inguinal hernia repair!

I don't care how stinky it is, bring me the hair removal cream!

My husband doesn't like me posting on ANY social media, but only because I burn the food.

You do realise this is a very non-specific question, don't you? OF COURSE it's a good career if you want to meet men! Men of all ages, professions, degrees of eligibility and attractiveness! Of course,most of them are off-limits by reason of their being patients, and others, especially doctors, who are either already married or who you wouldn't touch with a ten-foot barge pole. Then again, if you're extremely lucky, you might just get to meet a male nurse who is just the right age and sexual orientation for you, and you might just hit it off and go on to be happily ever after. I do know a few nurse couples like that, but they're few and far between. So yes, you will meet thousands of men during your nursing career, but you'll have to be very lucky indeed to meet your soul mate.

In South Africa, we are far from having mandatory flu vaccinations imposed on any category of health care workers. However, I am an advocate for the wisdom of getting my annual shot, but I have heard numerous arguments against it. Primary among these is, of course, "I once had one of those and I got flu worse than ever before". Probably because they were incubating the virus at the time. Another one which left me somewhat gobsmacked was "I heard about a married couple who went every year for their vaccination, and now they both have Alzheimer's". This from a colleague RN. In answer to the questions: 1: I always try to get my annual shot, but sometimes I forget, and once I had a raging bout of flu just as it was released and was warned against getting the shot by a doctor. 2: As explained, no, not in South Africa, and is unlikely to become so, at least not in the foreseeable future. 3: No concerns. On the contrary, it's nice to walk symptom-free among all the sufferers! 4: No, and I'm not likely to.

True, but boring. Very boring.

Here's the South African version: it's been around for quite a while, as it's the same one I recited at my graduation ceremony: Nurses' Pledge of Service Short,sweet and to the point. I like the one elkpark posted, though. Very nice.