Gluteus Maximus

Gluteus Maximus

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  1. What I really think of nursing

    Some people just aren't cut out for nursing. It sounds like you're one of them. Poor career choice.
  2. High divorce rate among nurses? Why?

    You're watching far too much General
  3. Some people should just stay quiet!!!

    No offense but you sound quite young. I'm trying to envision getting upset over such a small thing and quite honestly, I can't do it. Your first mistake started with sharing far too much personal...
  4. MD Quote of the Week

    "I am too drunk to come in and see this patient." At least the physician was honest, but he was on
  5. High divorce rate among nurses? Why?

    I'm not buying that a high divorce rate is associated with nursing. Maybe shift workers in general, but nursing? I'd like to see the
  6. Is it just me or............?

    I get annoyed with those patients who demand a prn sedative because they can't sleep. Why not trying reading a book, watching a bit of TV, or playing a crossword puzzle. Who says it always has to be...
  7. What is the longest long day anyone works???

    The maximum I worked at once is a 16 hour shift. I know when to say NO -- I refuse to become a
  8. Body Bags

    Our post mortem care involves cleaning the patient up, usually the bladder and bowel releases its contents soon after so this is often the messiest part. Our kit comes with a white non-zippered bag,...
  9. Body Bags

    Really?? I have never heard of this, but I must ask...
  10. *Vent* RN's make toast?!?!?!

    We don't allow paramedics or FF's in our break room. What business do they have being there when they're not even staff? That's what the cafeteria or coffee shop is for - they can buy their own...
  11. CRNE October 2010

    If you feel that a good dose of reality is negative and critical, so be it. But if someone is going to make the ludicrous suggestion of lowering the bar by raising the exam attempts to 6 or 7 (oh...
  12. Rn Health requirements?

    Whatever this declaration of status is, are they actually having new applicants to the CNO sign it? I never signed anything 6 years ago when I became licensed. And why bother with this at all if...
  13. Red bulls, No-doz, Coffee and Caffeine pills!!

    oops, wrong
  14. Red bulls, No-doz, Coffee and Caffeine pills!!

    Not long ago we alcohol swiped the finger and took the first drop of blood for glucose test strips. Now we only wipe with gauze and discard first drop of blood. Not long ago we only used Z-track for...
  15. Registered Psychiatric Nurses

    I'm having a hard time understanding what you're asking. The designation registered psychiatric nurse only exists in Western Canada so your license is useless elsewhere in Canada. In order to become...
  16. Eats on Feets -Breast Milk-Sharing group

    I'm sorry, but I find this gross. I'm all for babies receiving human milk but the very idea of my baby receiving some other woman's possibly contaminated milk and god knows what else she's got...
  17. Jehovah's Witness nurses in the critical care unit?

    At least you recognize your limits and don't expect the employer to make special accommodations for you. Good on
  18. I need some Advice please

    And people wonder why nurses burn out like they do. My feeling... If you can't do your job properly, make room for someone who
  19. *Vent* RN's make toast?!?!?!

    If any of my patients see the face of Jesus on their toast, I'm prying it from their death grip and selling it on E-Bay for a hundred
  20. My nursing class was full of international students who were doctors in their home country - one was even an obstetrician so med school plus residency, however, their training didn't directly...
  21. CRNE October 2010

    Very well said. Let's just set the bar lower so more deficient people can go through - it's such a ridiculous concept. It's perfectly natural to feel badly for failing an exam you worked so hard for...
  22. What is odd about it? Many people especially those of foreign descent use nursing in North America as a stepping stone to get their medical
  23. Does your floor decorate for Christmas?

    I don't see the point of decorating for Christmas (unless its a Catholic hospital). Somebody somewhere will complain it's religiously/politically incorrect and demand it all be pulled down, so why...
  24. Danger to self? help!

    I'm under the impression you feel this patient is a danger to herself because she is desatting. Palliation means comfort measures, you shouldn't be concerned about her Sp02 as you should be about her...
  25. IV starts in nursing school

    Those dummy arms are useless! And don't give an accurate picture of what a human arm is. Every student should have the choice to practice on each other should they so