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  1. nursing magazine info please

    bobnurse replied to mamaof3's topic in General Nursing

    i think nursing 2005 is the better of the 3.......(RN, AJN, and Nursing

  2. Nurses Will Eat Anything

    bobnurse replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    water is thickened with thick-it powder, its a starch thats flavorless.........Like using potato flakes to thicken it........Although its suppose to be flavorless, the consistency tells your brain...

  3. Nurses Will Eat Anything

    bobnurse replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    several years back, before krispy kreme franchised everywhere, we had a rep who would go home once a month and bring back like 100 dozen and deliver them to her

  4. Dating Patients

    bobnurse replied to bobnurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Great

  5. Doc beings medical student without permission

    bobnurse replied to BETSRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thats funny, when i was in my OB rotation, i walked in and looked at the patient and we both said "i know you" She was a girl i went to high school with, and a girl everyone had a crush...

  6. Doc beings medical student without permission

    bobnurse replied to BETSRN's topic in General Nursing

    most admission paperwork, consents, and so forth state that the physicain or "other hospital staff".........So that would include students......... We brought this up in another post about procedures...

  7. Dating Patients

    bobnurse replied to bobnurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We just had this happen.......Our social worker's ex boyfriend is now a patient.......Boyfriend of 10 years ago.........They have now restarted their relationship.....So how does this fit in to all...

  8. questions about nusing, and males in nursing

    bobnurse replied to daddy-o's topic in General Nursing

    You'll do fine...........Im just like you, and im doing ok...... I was working the unit, teaching class on the side (acls, cpr, and so forth), played softball, was on many performance teams at work,...

  9. How Often Have You Seen THIS??

    bobnurse replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    People do things like this all the time......Shooting drugs between the toes.....Inhaling drugs now......Up the rectum.......nasal sprays...nebulizing drugs......... Im waiting for the drug addicts to...

  10. Will LPN/LVN be phased out?

    bobnurse replied to sstromberg's topic in General Nursing

    They will never be phased out.........But we will continue to talk as if they are for many more

  11. How Often Have You Seen THIS??

    bobnurse replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    we used to give IV fluids per rectum for severe dehydration........ People are absorbing alcohol in many ways now days, Nebulizing alcohol.......What a bunch of

  12. Phlebotomy Classes

    bobnurse replied to tonicareer's topic in General Nursing

    2 years for a phlebotomy class? Geez, what do you learn? Do you mold your own needles? I took a phlebotomy class several years ago that was a week long....... Go to nursing...

  13. Trolling for Health Care

    bobnurse replied to kmchugh's topic in General Nursing

    what if its a physician answering the

  14. Dating Patients

    bobnurse replied to bobnurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ive had this dream that i was on an airplane and jessica alba needed medical attention (minor). I responded, and assisted her. We then talked on the plane ride and exchanged numbers.......I guess I...

  15. New grad question about med/surg and cardiac floor

    bobnurse replied to mrdoc2005's topic in General Nursing

    cardiac is the way to

  16. Biphasic Defibrillation

    bobnurse replied to NeuroNP's topic in General Nursing

    In a easy, lay term way to think of monophasic versus biphasic. You are looking at the actual amount of current the heart recieves. With a monophasic defibrillator, your sending your 200, 300, and...

  17. Nursing school question

    bobnurse replied to snakes26's topic in General Nursing

    I believe all nurses should work in ICU/ER FIRST!!!!. It helps them to develop better critical thinking skills. If your choosing a specialty, then you should go straight to that specialty. Its...

  18. About Mantoux Shots: Correct me if I'm wrong

    bobnurse replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in General Nursing

    If you are positive you must have a cxr done and then have an annual questionaire.....This is all stated in your facility hospital policy and procedures hopefully... You dont get it again due to the...

  19. Dating Patients

    bobnurse replied to bobnurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I bet for every postive outcome there are 50 negative

  20. Can I still be a nurse with a misdemeanor conviction

    bobnurse replied to 2bnurseforce1's topic in General Nursing

    Its the students responsibility to ensure they are eligilble to sit for the NCLEX or Eligible for state licensure...IT states that on every nursing application. IT saves the school money, they dont...

  21. Responisbilities b/t RN, LPN, and LVN??

    bobnurse replied to nanali's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on your state. Here, basically the only difference in the RN vs LPN, the initials that is.......Besides a few things, overall the difference between the two is very minimal........Some...

  22. Home Health Reimbursement

    bobnurse posted a topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Can anyone tell me the reimbursement for home health visits? RN's vs LPN's vs CNA's Also, if your patient requires daily nursing visits, say with wound care or IV's, do you get reimbursed per...

  23. MRSA/VRE and Phage

    bobnurse replied to Megan-Cho's topic in General Nursing

    I watched a 60 minutes show about phage therapy a year or so ago. Its popular in europe and especially russia. 60 minutes also stated most of the research into phage therapy in russia is U.S.A....

  24. Families

    bobnurse replied to PrncessK's topic in General Nursing

    I find many of these families are the families that have been away from their mom or dads life for some time. So they come back and nothing is right. They try to make up for all the years they've...

  25. PCA BY proxy

    bobnurse replied to JHUBRAIN's topic in General Nursing

    Its best you visit the newest sentinal event alert in regards to PCA use, and the JACHO standards...Encouraging families to push the button is a violation and clearly addressed. Your practice of...