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  1. Pulling Meds for Multiple Patients

    anonymurse replied to trustsupplyguy's topic in General Nursing

    Right, I think some participants in this thread are imagining Pyxis wrongly. Pyxis gives out ONE pt's meds at a time. I log in, give Pyxis my fingerprint, then pick a patient. I pull all that pt's...

  2. How do you stay nonjudgmental?

    anonymurse replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    I understand where you're coming from. No doubt the concept of risk factors is built on solid ground. However the introduction of blame doesn't fit anywhere in my model. This is really what I mean, I...

  3. Scared Of Poop!!!!!!!!! Help!!!!!!!

    anonymurse replied to nursingstudent424's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't think I'd have chosen quite that turn of

  4. Learning Medical Spanish online

    anonymurse replied to sherreis's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, absolutely every effort should be made to establish the most accurate communication possible. It's just that because my hospital has a medical translation service available, that's exactly what I...

  5. The Image of Nursing

    anonymurse replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.nursingadvocacy.org/

  6. How do you stay nonjudgmental?

    anonymurse replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    Alcoholism isn't alcohol abuse, nor is it a lifestyle choice. It's a disease. There's this really cool thing called the disease model of addiction that's worth checking out. Basically it says that...

  7. How do you stay nonjudgmental?

    anonymurse replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    There are 3 different issues mixed in the original post. 1. A pt's lifestyle, while it may summarize a long list of risk factors, being no more than risk factors, can't cause disease. That's...

  8. Would you wear a tux to work on New Year's Eve?

    anonymurse replied to anonymurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah. Tough kind of question for women, for whom formal wear is as impractical as it is practical for men (tuxes are comfy as pajamas and have tons of pockets). But I was yakking with a room cleaner...

  9. Would you wear a tux to work on New Year's Eve?

    anonymurse replied to anonymurse's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry I wasn't clear--the poll is for if you (1) own a tux, (2) policy doesn't forbid, and (3) you're working New Year's

  10. Need a little advice

    anonymurse replied to Phil76's topic in Men in Nursing

    Cut luxuries to the bone (or take the opposite tack like I did, spoil your family rotten and let the plastic take a beating--it'll recover). Involve your family as a team--show them the future and lay...

  11. Discrimination towards male students? Need advice.

    anonymurse replied to Dabuggy's topic in Men in Nursing

    Of course you're right about the bias. But it's not just males. Women of color don't fit the mold, either. And just like them, either you internalize the garbage and hose your own future, or you blow...

  12. Male Chest Hair and Scrub Tops

    anonymurse replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    OK, let me take you back in history to the military side of this issue. At one time, undershirts were the norm. I mean what we call today strap undershirts, what basketball players wear. Then Jackie...

  13. Why do Male Nurses Complain about Scrub Color & other Inconsequential Issues?

    anonymurse replied to AmaurosisFugax's topic in Men in Nursing

    No, I wear my Corporal Max Klinger white dress with flying nun cap. The buzz cut serves admirably as velcro to retain the cap. What do you wear to scrub in to work at your desk? Scrubs, certainly....

  14. Why do Male Nurses Complain about Scrub Color & other Inconsequential Issues?

    anonymurse replied to AmaurosisFugax's topic in Men in Nursing

    Prolly not. I mean, scrubs. Get real. Scrubs were invented so folks could scrub in. On anyone else, they're like racing stripes on sneakers or spoilers on water-cooled VW bugs. I get ragged all the...

  15. Why do Male Nurses Complain about Scrub Color & other Inconsequential Issues?

    anonymurse replied to AmaurosisFugax's topic in Men in Nursing

    Hell, I don't know *any* murses who would give a RA about that if they stuck around long enough to listen to more of a sentence than enabled such tripe to be identified. It's just undudely. It might...

  16. Learning Medical Spanish online

    anonymurse replied to sherreis's topic in General Nursing

    As always, since English is my native language, and believing no court, BoN or malpractice insurance company will consider language translation within my scope of nursing practice, I will continue to...

  17. The VA Hospital System.....like universal healthcare?

    anonymurse replied to Athenas83's topic in General Nursing

    those interested in news announcements addressing veterans' issues, particularly health benefits, may be interested in subscribing to this list:

  18. Aspirate Always?

    anonymurse replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have a text ref for us? Hoping your books are still handy. Info is hard to chase

  19. The Real Danger of Socialized Medicine

    anonymurse replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Have you used it? If so, it seems you would have noticed that the quality of care is horrendously uneven; it varies greatly not only by facility but by department within each facility. If

  20. Aspirate Always?

    anonymurse replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

    CDC says no evidence aspiration is necessary (also never do IM in buttocks):

  21. Nurses have a 'need to know' outcomes!!!

    anonymurse replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I noticed you're writing of consults where the attending maintains an ongoing relationship with the patient. It seems that in the ancient and original professions (medicine, law, and clergy), the...

  22. Nurses have a 'need to know' outcomes!!!

    anonymurse replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it's that, exactly. I had a pt the doc wanted d/c'd. Well, the doc wanted the pt taught by nursing how to admin his own lovenox, and the earliest he could get his shot was after I left,...

  23. Why is it...

    anonymurse replied to tvccrn's topic in General Nursing

    it's ok with me, i always learn useful things from the side comments that might not have been made if the initial post had been more

  24. Drinks in the nurses station...

    anonymurse replied to mcknis's topic in General Nursing

    Tom, it's our workplace, not a corporate showcase. Anyway, I'd like to at least see some evidence just for entertainment value before I say no, I'm going to swill my bottled green tea as freely as I...

  25. Nurses have a 'need to know' outcomes!!!

    anonymurse replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Way I saw it, worst outcome if I post: I look stupid. If I don't, someone loses out. Easy pick, especially since I'm used to looking stupid (I always take the same such choice). Just a Q, as a friend...