Trekfan

Trekfan

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  1. Diapers. Ice. Excuses.

    Trekfan replied to ErinBSN's topic in Emergency

    yes that true the tabs and gel wil not melt but what fun are they :) I use them as my veary last

  2. Diapers. Ice. Excuses.

    Trekfan replied to ErinBSN's topic in Emergency

    HA-HA This is a little off topic but unless the person is cought off gard I do not know may diabetics that would not plan ahead and bring snacks and drinks with them . Witch brings me to a...

  3. Is this fair??

    Trekfan replied to cna23's topic in General Nursing

    ok my job always tells us that BY LAW we have to clock out for lunch and no working on lunch ether . Now I never get time to take both my brakes

  4. Doctor needs to perform surgery but with charity care, seemed unhappy

    Trekfan replied to onlyj's topic in General Nursing

    With the hospitals charging what thay do any help would be better then none . I just got my bill for my surgery pluse one night it was 10,000

  5. If YOU were the patient, would you feel comfortable...

    Trekfan replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i find it odd that most of us have no big problem sharing with the public that we do not know who has what ? but it's when we know how gross someone is or that thay have somthing that we flip out ....

  6. If YOU were the patient, would you feel comfortable...

    Trekfan replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sadly yes I like to say I ran my own nursing home between my mom and dad . My mom was famest for pulling off her ileostomey bag and poring it all over :barf02::barf02:. My dad uses towels and...

  7. pain contracts

    Trekfan replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    i think that new doc. of yours was full of #### as far as i know there is no such rule (but that is not to say they have not made one ) they made my mom sign one of thouse when her pain med keep...

  8. RN Online program with Clinicals in PR

    Trekfan replied to nellyg87's topic in US Territories, Puerto Rico

    I know the place you are talking about . I can not think of the name right know but I can get it . My friends sitter gos there but heres the thing the place there takes people that cannot get into us...

  9. So You Want To Become A Nurse?

    Trekfan replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    Don't kill me for asking this but did they have Plastic back in 1960 or just rubber ? All old tv shows show glass and rubber . What where foley catheter bags made out of ? What if Somone could not use...

  10. So You Want To Become A Nurse?

    Trekfan replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    I love the .29 bread and .22 gas :yeah:I can not even get a soda for that

  11. So You Want To Become A Nurse?

    Trekfan replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    My mom would always say Forget the flowers , bring me candy with a side of

  12. So You Want To Become A Nurse?

    Trekfan replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    $1.56 HR :hhmth: My mom was an lpn and she talked about making this kind of money, always tough she was pulling my leg . how did people live back then

  13. 4th of July in the ER

    Trekfan replied to tk88's topic in Emergency

    glucose=1,257 wow does a glucose metter even go that

  14. waterproof mattress

    Trekfan replied to Trekfan's topic in General Nursing

    I just got the bed of my dreams but I think a may have gone over doard sleepnumber had a sale on for the 4th with 36 month to pay so I got an adjustable bed with a waterproof cover that comes with a...

  15. Are you an organ donor?

    Trekfan replied to LPNweezy's topic in General Nursing

    I was utell my mother died and after I left the hospital i found out they had taken her eyes not one person ever came and asked me ? I was told that they would not send my mother to morge and that...

  16. Is this true?Conflicting Info..

    Trekfan replied to bug2621's topic in General Nursing

    I do not know about the boards but I do know that it is TRUE that if you are planning to become a nurse practitioner that you will need need a doctorate in 2013

  17. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    Trekfan replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    You have it exlaty right . what kind of dog was it

  18. why the lack of baths

    Trekfan posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok I just read part of a post talking about keeping people clean and now i have a bone to pick. I would like to know why there is a lack of baths or even washing up when in the hospital ?? My dad way...

  19. why the lack of baths

    Trekfan replied to Trekfan's topic in General Nursing

    I was trying to find a way to e-mail you without posting it here but I could not . I did have an mri after I woke up with more vision loss one day and fell to floor so dizzy I could not stand and my...

  20. The Foley Story

    Trekfan replied to Nurseik's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    FRIST that poor woman not being able to pee is painfull . what kind of leg bag has a clamp at the point where the folly and bag meet ? I have every bag there ever was and I have never seen this ?...

  21. waterproof mattress

    Trekfan replied to Trekfan's topic in General Nursing

    I do not know if I would like a waterbed I can see myself getting seasick every night on

  22. waterproof mattress

    Trekfan replied to Trekfan's topic in General Nursing

    thank you , that one from AWs looks like what "must love poodles " was taking about

  23. waterproof mattress

    Trekfan replied to Trekfan's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds like a grate idea where did you find your mattress casing ? As for for the catheter it comes un hooked from the night bag all I have to do is roll over and I wake up in my very own...

  24. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    Trekfan replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    I wish they would make an official id card . the schools give out cards id cards with your dogs and your photo the dogs Id number and the school . this card has saved me lots of times but I have seen...

  25. why the lack of baths

    Trekfan replied to Trekfan's topic in General Nursing

    Yes you are right and I see your point about every one comming in:) and I did not mean to nitpick at some point someone asked me on here and I just made a comment ,thats all and yes in I was glad...