emsboss

emsboss

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  1. spooky spooky spooky

    emsboss replied to babynurselsa's topic in General Nursing

    OK...Read them all...Have to add mine. Worked at an old Catholic facility in W.Va. as a tele tech before nursing school and would ride my bicycle in to work(about 12-13 miles) and would shower on the...

  2. how do you program yourself to sleep.....

    emsboss replied to froghair's topic in General Nursing

    vitamin supplement....melatonin....not medical advice, just what works for

  3. Most unforgettable nursing instructor

    emsboss replied to CaseManager1947's topic in General Nursing

    I had two VERY memorable nursing instructors...The first was...How shall I say...Strong-willed? Our personalities CLASHED!!!!!!!!! I was the only student to get 2 clinical "U's" in one day. She was...

  4. PDA use in the real world of nursing?

    emsboss replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    I agree w/nursingiswork... Both her name and the statements she made about her PDA. I use mine FREQUENTLY!!!!!!!!! I am not "lost" w/o it, but I like the Epocrates

  5. Myers-Briggs Type

    emsboss replied to piscesguy's topic in General Nursing

    ISTJ....Not many of us

  6. "But I'm pregnant . . ."

    emsboss replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    As a male nurse I don't have that problem (THANK GOD!!!)....But I did have a kidney stone once, does that count? I work in a moderately busy ICU with a young lady who is 7.5 months and she will get...

  7. Nursing is like _______. One word, fill in the blank. Then explain.

    emsboss replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is like....DRUGS.... You HAVE to have it...And you need more and MORE to get the same result you got a year

  8. If you could go back would you still choose nursing?

    emsboss replied to aspentree13's topic in General Nursing

    yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..... only, as on poster already said...a whole lot

  9. Questioning a Docs decision...long

    emsboss posted a topic in Emergency

    I am in a moral dilema... I work in a small (10bed) ER and yesterday we had an elderly man >70 come in after a fall at home. Pt family stated he had been uncons. for about 10-15 sec. but awoke...

  10. Paramedics who 'put down' nurses

    emsboss replied to NurseguyFL's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: As a Paramedic/R.N....OR...R.N./Paramedic, most of the 'medics are at least a little insecure in the area of "people 101" except on the scene of an emergency. There is where a 'medic(a...

  11. Do you have a diagnosis of mental illness?

    emsboss replied to LadyBugLass's topic in General Nursing

    Does self-mutilation count? I have been known to do this...long ago...( and not so

  12. NPO for 36 hours or more?

    emsboss replied to cyssan's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I agree with carolady...36 hours seems like a long time, especially if it is you or a loved one, but, they are usually given a "banana bag" to sustain the metabolism and to rest the gut...DF is a...

  13. Questioning a Docs decision...long

    emsboss replied to emsboss's topic in Emergency

    THANX for the replies and

  14. Questioning a Docs decision...long

    emsboss replied to emsboss's topic in Emergency

    The pt was brought in via POV and walked into the ER under his own power, no C-collar applied by anyone...Pt had arrived approx. 0500, I assumed care at 0700, pt was D/C'd at approx 0730. (Docs change...

  15. Putting RN on license plate???

    emsboss replied to Kalico's topic in General Nursing

    Mine are personalized...Personal preference...No regrets...HEE RN. But...I am 5'10" and a little over 200 pounds, willing to stop at accidents IF no one else (EMS) is there. GOD

  16. I'm not woman, hear me roar!

    emsboss replied to humorous idaho's topic in General Nursing

    EXACTLY....Shotgun

  17. Jobs worked to get through school

    emsboss replied to nursethelma's topic in General Nursing

    Worked as an E.M.S. services Manager...20 employees, 3 ambulances, a couple hundred square miles, lots of good calls(experience-25yrs) and STILL had time to study;) . Would I do it again.... What...

  18. Who Are Your Heroes?

    emsboss replied to jonear2's topic in General Nursing

    Also not in nursing...Actually, he had only an eighth grade education. But he taught me to be a man...MY DAD!!!! He left me at a young (59) age, but he taught me my responsibilities to my family....

  19. Concidering a career as an RN...any advice????

    emsboss replied to Servantofgod0419's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, ServantofGod...Love the username...Advice????? Heavy on math/sciences... Be sure you want to do this...I have been over 25 years in various disciplines of the medical field and have never been...

  20. need help (am being sued) (long)

    emsboss posted a topic in General Nursing

    HELP!!!!! My son, 11 y/o was riding a bicycle and was struck by a car after his brakes failed. He rolled up over the hood, broke the widshield and then hit the pavement. He then stood up, asked the...

  21. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    emsboss replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    I work in a small hospital in Alaska. last week we had a young pt who had a reaction to fentanyl and was admitted from surery to the ICU. We have cameras in the room, BTW. She had recovered enough...

  22. pt/nurse ratio?

    emsboss posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    This may turn out to be a vent also...BUT... For the past week I have had a 3 pt assignment. Was wondering if this was the "norm" in other units or just in our facility? We have 2 eight bed units...

  23. pt/nurse ratio?

    emsboss replied to emsboss's topic in MICU, SICU

    THANX for all the input...I have another question...If I go check the assignments BEFORE I clock in...then leave...Is it abandonment if I document why? In our computer system we have what is called a...

  24. good RN program from community college?

    emsboss replied to abracadabra2886's topic in General Nursing

    II graduated from a community college...passes NCLEX 1st try:balloons: ...Went to work in a MICU/SICU as soon as I got my license. Sometimes the "smaller"colleges are better. GOOD

  25. 12 hr shifts- a thing of the past?

    emsboss replied to SeekUrBliss's topic in General Nursing

    Have'nt heard a thing...Still alive and well where I work...I