Old.Timer

Old.Timer

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  1. Dr Oz and Aspirin

    Old.Timer replied to carolmaccas66's topic in General Nursing

    Well all I can say is this, if I am having a MI and someone happens to be in my house and I happen to have ASA in my medicine cabinet, I hope that they will go ahead and assume that it is unlikely...

  2. Donations of Sunscreen--how to get some...

    Old.Timer replied to EliseM's topic in General Nursing

    Check with American Cancer Society. They do a lot of skin cancer prevention education and provide small, two application sized samples. They usually are quite liberal with amounts that they will...

  3. Definitely made mistake, now paying for it...

    Old.Timer replied to 1996RN's topic in General Nursing

    had i continued on nights, i can assure you that i would have eventually reached the point of picking up the phone one day to announce that i could not continue to do it even for one more day. do not...

  4. What is something from nursing school that has been the most beneficial to you

    Old.Timer replied to almost30's topic in General Nursing

    That is an excellent way of phrasing it. So very true but often forgotten

  5. When hiring, do hospitals look at where you got your BSN?

    Old.Timer replied to traceydolovesyou's topic in General Nursing

    I'm really surprised at the number of people responding that employers don't ask. Surely it is on the resume or job application. In my mind, review of education and experience by a prospective...

  6. Where are the candy stripers?

    Old.Timer replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think you should take a photo of Barbie in her candy striper jumper and make that your avatar

  7. Where are the candy stripers?

    Old.Timer replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing

    This has been fun to read. Forty years ago for me. Thin stripe pinafore dress with white blouse. Director of Volunteers was a RN and knew that I wanted to be a nurse; after a while she gave me really...

  8. Feeling bad, like I "ratted out" a nurse

    Old.Timer replied to Ginger80's topic in General Nursing

    ginger80, you made the decision that you were comfortable living with. that's really all that matters. at one time i was the evening nurse on a small specialty care unit. there had been a time or two...

  9. Overnight Care for children?

    Old.Timer replied to LilNurse2b143's topic in General Nursing

    It's very pricey to provide. The only ones I've ever been aware of that were successful were subsidized by hospitals to make it affordable. It was used as a recruitment tool/benefit to attract night...

  10. Breach of Confidentiality?

    Old.Timer replied to Double-Helix's topic in General Nursing

    She probably also writes

  11. How long to stay at a job you don't like?

    Old.Timer replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

    In that case, I wouldn't wait six months. I'd start applying right now to get back to acute care while your clinical experience is still "current" Prepare a great interview response to why you wanted...

  12. How do you incorporate faith into your daily nursing tasks?

    Old.Timer replied to orangepink's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Oh my :).... this thread "ain't got nowhere to go but down

  13. Ethics of Nurse/Patient Relationships

    Old.Timer replied to patwil73's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thank you so much Heron! You have expressed my thoughts exactly .... word.for.word. I too believe that it is an artificial intimacy and we are ethically bound not to exploit

  14. Let's think positive today!!

    Old.Timer replied to nurse.sandi's topic in General Nursing

    Overwhelmingly, the single greatest positive of nursing for me has been the honor of caring for the

  15. corporate compliance

    Old.Timer replied to aub123's topic in General Nursing

    I think she may be referring to the the fact that she is possibly privy to the knowledge of or either an unwilling participant in fraudulent behavior. Wondering what the impact will be on her upon...

  16. How do you handle the smells?

    Old.Timer replied to Aly529's topic in General Nursing

    You are so right re Cervical Ca. It has it's own distinct lingering odor. We used to put peppermint oil on a 4x4 gauze and tape it above the bed. It helped tremendously. The patients liked it also b/c...

  17. Nurse suicide follows infant tragedy

    Old.Timer replied to babyNP.'s topic in Nursing News

    i think we, as nurses, have an opportunity to provide at least a small measure of value and meaning to this horribly tragic event. we each should encourage formal discussion of this case within our...

  18. how long until nicotine and byproducts are flushed from your system?

    Old.Timer replied to ashleyisawesome's topic in General Nursing

    I think their official stance is that there are studies that now confirm the toxicity of third hand smoke. In that regard, smoking is different from other poor lifestyle choices such as obesity, poor...

  19. no job after two years

    Old.Timer replied to icedtea's topic in General Nursing

    LOL

  20. is it wrong to sit on a patients bed?

    Old.Timer replied to LPNweezy's topic in General Nursing

    i can't think of the specific word i want, but "these people" seems so...........i don't know, dismissive, or totally disassociated or something along that

  21. Nurse suicide follows infant tragedy

    Old.Timer replied to babyNP.'s topic in Nursing News

    I recall when this occurred. Horribly horribly tragic. It remained on my mind and heart for quite some time. It really did. So sad to learn of this outcome, but not horribly

  22. Im doing my job,Im not part of your team

    Old.Timer replied to optimist's topic in General Nursing

    If someone is going to speak for the team, then they damn well better have consensus or clearly be the boss and thus, content clearly attributable to

  23. New to nursing leadership and having some difficulty

    Old.Timer replied to nfdfiremedic's topic in General Nursing

    in a large tertiary care center, the reality is this..... at the level of coordinator, you have a ton of responsibility and very little authority to effect sweeping change. the "leading" of the...

  24. With-holding resuscitation on pt in the absense of a signed DNR order form? What?!

    Old.Timer replied to Cat_RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    That was

  25. looking up a patients arrest records?

    Old.Timer replied to LPNweezy's topic in General Nursing

    LOL I'm pretty sure that was sarcasm