SoldierMedic

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1. A resident swore at me!

   SoldierMedic replied to pumpkin's topic in General Nursing

   You got that right. I remember this one time when I was a CNA, I had this 30 + years of practice doctor to take care of and he constantly yelled at me (everybody including the interns) for being a...

2. A resident swore at me!

   SoldierMedic replied to pumpkin's topic in General Nursing

   Wow...words to practice by. I'll keep your advice in mind with my new Med Surg job as an LVN next month :uhoh21: In fact, I should print this and keep in my scrub breast pocket

3. A resident swore at me!

   SoldierMedic replied to pumpkin's topic in General Nursing

   :rotfl:

4. A resident swore at me!

   SoldierMedic replied to pumpkin's topic in General Nursing

   Don't OBGYN doctors get sued alot? Sounds like this doctor was sued many

5. A resident swore at me!

   SoldierMedic replied to pumpkin's topic in General Nursing

   Holy cows! did you get fired for that? I threatened to beat up this MD at my former hospital for belittling me for almost 2 years. He kept calling me this "pet name" as he called it and I finally...

6. Top 5 medicine to pass in LTC?

   SoldierMedic replied to SoldierMedic's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   I have one resident on Dig and another on Coumadin. None on Lasix anymore. Forgot to add Cardiac meds and Senokot as well :) but I would have to change my "top 5" title to "top

7. Any IV certification courses in the San Francisco area?

   SoldierMedic replied to 91WhiskeyM6's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

   Oregon's a little too far for me to help you. I'm actually getting IV certified in October. I can't wait! Only in the civilian world do you need certs and license for everything. In the Army, even the...

8. Old abbreviations now passe?

   SoldierMedic replied to stevierae's topic in Medical-Surgical

   Instead of "CC" it's now ML. "CC" can look like "QD" or "00" Instead of "QD" it's now "Every

9. Do you keep a "med kit" in your car? What's in it?

   SoldierMedic replied to np2b's topic in Emergency

   latex gloves and an N95 mask won't protect you from the kind of bio weapons various militaries

10. Need rhythm interpretation help

    SoldierMedic replied to critcarenurse16's topic in Cardiac

    Here's a pic of me as a Telemetry Tech

11. Need rhythm interpretation help

    SoldierMedic replied to critcarenurse16's topic in Cardiac

    Hyperkalemia can also cause weird T wave abnormalities. Off the topic, I used to have a binder full of weird and abnormal strips I collected as a monitor tech. Too bad I can't scan them for you guys...

12. Any other intelligent NA's out there?

    SoldierMedic replied to boulergirl's topic in General Nursing

    My pet peeves are CNA's who don't turn their patients enough. When I was a CNA in acute and long term, I never had one patient come down with a pressure ulcer. Never! but the CNA's I work with today...

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

    SoldierMedic replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    With me nothing really......I remember this one time I was changing a condom cath and urine splashed in my eye. So I double checked his past history for Hepatitis, HIV, and so on and went straight to...

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

    SoldierMedic replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Damn, how did he manage

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

    SoldierMedic replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    :roll :roll :roll :roll :roll :roll :roll :roll :roll Loooooser!