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  1. Regis's view of nurses - after open heart surgery

    anonymurse replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yah, well maybe they feel they have a little patching up to do:

  2. I'm not "WIPING BUTTS"

    anonymurse replied to KayceeLeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    And with that attitude, she's lucky some PCA was unlucky enough to be found by her in only 15

  3. Should I Have Stepped In??

    anonymurse replied to leesespieces's topic in General Nursing

    You are trying to figure out why you didn't do anything. You need to trust that your intuition took stock of the situation and kept you out of it. Maybe you saw things about the guy or in the way the...

  4. Telemetry for New Grad?

    anonymurse replied to KES's topic in Cardiac

    Say you don't get your dream job right off the bat. Tele is your absolute best second choice because it's a perfect stepping-off point to everything else. Suppose the next time you apply for...

  5. buerger-allen exercises

    anonymurse replied to kay's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I know this is an old thread, but the link provided didn't do it, here's some info I found online: Buerger-Allen Exercises - Life flat - legs up for 2 min. or until blanching - Place legs in dependent...

  6. Just got my Littmann Master Cardiology Stethoscope..

    anonymurse replied to Scrubz's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    You can also get a plastic tag with a metal plate (you specify the engraving) that snaps onto your scope at http://steeles.com/catalog/tag.html (only

  7. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    anonymurse replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    If ya gotta have it by law, that's

  8. Assoc. BSN or up to masters

    anonymurse replied to peetie80's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I'd like to plug diploma schools, a very different creature in these times. Through greater clinical time, diploma schools offer an advantage for those who learn by doing. There are special advantages...

  9. NONCOMPLIANCE, why be at the big H? in the first place?

    anonymurse replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    If you want to write d/c orders, you can go to med school. Our docs tend to either (a) tell us to let her smoke, or (b) write a scrip for a nicotine patch. Similarly, sometimes you'll see a beer in...

  10. Bait and Switch

    anonymurse replied to Indy's topic in General Nursing

    From what you say, it was not a case of "bait and switch" on the part of anyone you spoke with. It was a case of circumstances changing on them. You might want to check their own frustration level...

  11. Interviewing questions

    anonymurse replied to OhioMTCRN07's topic in General Nursing

    Let's see. Avg length of pt stay, avg pt load per shift per RN, how often you can expect to float and where to, and if it's not your dream job, ask the mgr her view of letting people go on to other...

  12. scrubs

    anonymurse replied to timdmb's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I like the 3-pocket scrub tops at http://hawaiianfabric.com -- fairly lightweight, but humongous variety of great patterns that cheer up patients and you're not likely to run into someone else wearing...

  13. do any of you like codes??

    anonymurse replied to ryanfocker's topic in Men in Nursing

    I love codes. And I don't feel guilty. People are going to code and they're going to do it whether I'm there or not. Everyone is communicating, sharing knowledge, assessing, thinking, and acting like...

  14. Do i not have what it takes?

    anonymurse replied to Rocky_LPN's topic in Men in Nursing

    The only time my gorge ever rose (but didn't overflow) was taking a clear-sided suction canister brimming full of mucus the 10 feet from the wall to the kick can. It didn't smell or anything, so it...

  15. Damn Hippa!!!

    anonymurse replied to nursebrandie28's topic in Emergency

    Hey, it's her license. Ya gotta respect

  16. Will we remain divided and conquered?

    anonymurse posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    "Divide and conquer" is one of the oldest tricks in the book, and it works on us. Man, does it ever work on us. I was just checking out a thread about male nursing, and you know what divided our...

  17. Change in BSN requirements

    anonymurse replied to texan's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I learned lots from your post, thanks! One Q, how are we going to move to a BSN entry model when the same state that runs the BoN runs the community college system that so economically makes RNs for...

  18. If you are drunk, don't drive!

    anonymurse replied to chuck1234's topic in General Nursing

    Yah. Well how about if a peds nurse loses a pt and goes down to the local watering hole with other nurses and has a couple and on the way home gets a

  19. African-American male Nurse Practitioners

    anonymurse replied to Geoff's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    IMO, the best thing minority (including all male) nurses can do to support awareness is to wear the high-visibility RN or LPN patch available from:

  20. Will we remain divided and conquered?

    anonymurse replied to anonymurse's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You began this digression with the following words: "I have noticed that a large amount of the shortage is attributed to licensed RNs not practicing as RNs. Without any comparison data, this is...

  21. Telemetry monitoring

    anonymurse replied to Bwick's topic in Cardiac

    A while back our hospital's tele unit had these really cool LCD pagers that showed 4 EKG traces per screen as the default display. They were configured (by whom I don't know) to show just your own...

  22. stuck between nursing and medical school

    anonymurse replied to youngEd's topic in General Nursing

    Awright Bud! Go for the gold then get that baby sister through

  23. So Nursing ISN'T a Science????

    anonymurse replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    Yah, well like it says "Life sciences: The branch of knowledge or study of living things, including such fields of knowledge or study as biology, biochemistry, biophysics, microbiology, genetics,...

  24. Question on Certification

    anonymurse replied to AcosmicRN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    You know I had this same Q myself. However a quick search of the forums netted 2 threads containing the search term PCCN (this and one posting with no replies), 1 thread mentioning CVRN (this), and...

  25. Dating for Men in Nursing/Nursing School

    anonymurse replied to Raymond CA's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Never slam your appendage in the cash register