Gluteus Maximus

Gluteus Maximus

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  1. Yeah, the Canadian government has even issued a travel advisory, especially non-essential travel b/t the Mexican and US borders. No way, Jose! The Canadian guy killed there a few weeks ago was a local...
  2. How do you deal with a doctor who sweared on you over the phone?

    Ha! This part cracked me up. In my career being bilingual (English/French) is part of the job description. I'm often called in by other nurses who are supposed to be able to speak french but don't,...
  3. What would you do?

    Wow, just goes to show the international differences. Our BCLS teaches the following: You only interfere if the person is severely choking. How do you know? Ask them, "are you choking?" and if...
  4. Private Nurses for Patient At Night

    My NM would okay a sitter if required but not for an elderly lady who's biggest crime is ringing the bell. You should look into getting a prn sedation order for her, if all her needs are met, but she...
  5. I'm exhausted...it's ridiculous (and unsafe)

    Y'all have me confused. Isn't a chemstick the urine dip test for glucose? As opposed to finger stick? I've never heard a glucometer called a chemstick
  6. Report giving dread.

    Remember that by giving report, you're doing the oncoming nurse a favour by directing his/her attention to the more important details from your shift, so you're helping THEM out. If someone is giving...
  7. Soon to be RN from Canada, looking at the US

    If that's the case then be sure to tell your fellow Americans to "stay in your own country" as
  8. Those poppy seed bagels must be providing quite the hallucination.... Keep dreamin'... if you think this excuse will pass with the
  9. High contact sports and nursing?

    Why Scott... I had no idea you were so buff.... are you the one on top or
  10. Switching majors after first semester BSN

    Looked for any possible way to pass you? Are you for real? Obviously you weren't a straight A student if you were failing your labs/clinicals. Maybe you're book smart but that's only half the job...
  11. Over worked Nurses

    Always and forever. It's the nature of the
  12. High contact sports and nursing?

    I don't understand the problem. What does being involved in sports have to do with your career as a nurse? Who is is you think is going to allow, or disallow, your choice of extracurricular...
  13. Soon to be RN from Canada, looking at the US

    Job fairs, as already mentioned, can get your hired on the spot. Also check out: americanmobile.com nursezone.com nursesrx.com There's some red tape, but it's
  14. High divorce rate among nurses? Why?

    :yeah: And that's why we women may not be the stronger sex, but we definitely are the smarter
  15. Some people should just stay quiet!!!

    If the worst thing that happens to me is a patient's family making a trivial comment about something I'm wearing, then I'd consider that a pretty good
  16. Some people should just stay quiet!!!

    It seems we Canadians have more in common with our Australian colleagues than American. We have these signs everywhere, including in doctor's offices. And it is NEVER tolerated. We call......
  17. RN vs RPN Career

    A few things to add: What area of Ontario are you in? Generally the province has done well surviving the recession but some areas have tons of nursing jobs, others have fewer. Unless you have your...
  18. MD Quote of the Week

    "Patients cannot go into asystole if they have a pacemaker." Granted it was 0200 and I hate to wake the physician, who was obviously not fully
  19. Just get out of nursing already

    I think you're talking about marriage, not nursing. Btw, what's a ninche? Code word for nine inch
  20. Some people should just stay quiet!!!

    If you're going to purposefully cross professional boundaries, don't gripe when the patient uses your "personal story" against
  21. Flu shot issue

    I was referring to the poster I
  22. How do you deal with a doctor who sweared on you over the phone?

    Swear
  23. Flu shot issue

    Now recycling insults? How
  24. MD Quote of the Week

    :yeah:
  25. High divorce rate among nurses? Why?

    Yes, it definitely counts. They all have so much time to jump into the on-call room for a quick roll in the hay, but every time I see one of those episodes I ask myself the question, "but do they...