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  1. Offended by Prayer

    rngreenhorn replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

    Can you imagine a medieval Shakespearean audience trying to interpret "The Real World" on

  2. Offended by Prayer

    rngreenhorn replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

    "Though this be madness, yet there is method in't" "To mourn a mischief that is past and gone is the next way to draw new mischief on."

  3. Why can nurses be so mean?

    rngreenhorn replied to minneRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Is "niceness" a finite

  4. things I didn't learn in nursing school

    rngreenhorn replied to mygirlsmom's topic in General Nursing

    :chuckle :chuckle :chuckle And a lugi can be coughed out of a trach at warp speed, making it impossible to dodge. But, the incident gets played back in your brain in slow

  5. Annoyimg

    rngreenhorn replied to 11:11's topic in General Nursing

    I have Norton internet protection with: ad blocking, personal firewall, anti-spam, virus protection and parental control. I never get pop-ups, spam etc. I probably paid too much for it. I might...

  6. Misdemeanor on Record???

    rngreenhorn replied to mep715's topic in General Nursing

    PS... I don't want to go into detail. I have a similar story, and I have a license in OR and

  7. Misdemeanor on Record???

    rngreenhorn replied to mep715's topic in General Nursing

    Most state boards ask for felonies, arrests and DUI's, misdemeanors don't apply. It really shouldn't be a problem. If you actually losing sleep, I would suggest you call the state board and ask what...

  8. Was I wrong to say anything?

    rngreenhorn replied to lil_miss_attitude's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I can't count the number of times I put the cap back of our insulin syringes and bend the needle. It is very annoying because the needles do not detach. So, I have throw that syringe away, get a new...

  9. I Need $$$$$$$$$$

    rngreenhorn replied to jae82301's topic in Nursing Career

    Even If you are not planning on getting a loan... make sure to fill out your FAFSA. I ended up getting a couple of pall grants that I had no idea I would qualify for. And it is easy... you can do it...

  10. What do you use for pain control

    rngreenhorn replied to alyca's topic in Orthopedic

    Could be On-Q system. I am a rehab nurse (and new at that) was floating to the med/surg unit. Found out, though, exactly what you said: nurses don't need to do anything with it. And you are right, I...

  11. What do you use for pain control

    rngreenhorn replied to alyca's topic in Orthopedic

    Last week I had a patient come back from a TAH with a pump infusing lidocaine via a perforated catheter implanted directly into the wound. The patient was also on a morphine PCA. She was up and...

  12. Navapache???

    rngreenhorn replied to rica75's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Oh my God.... I probably have seen you. I knew exactly where 20 miles East of Snowflake is. I like to "arrow head hunt" out there. I grew up in Snowflake, my dad is a big "hippy" out there with the...

  13. considering rehab - is 8:1 with a CNA good?

    rngreenhorn replied to kek's topic in Rehabilitation

    I'm new to nursing and have only worked at two hospital: a small rural 70 bed hospital in AZ and this one in Oregon. Neithor place had ratios as you decribed. I can't even imagine being charge on a...

  14. considering rehab - is 8:1 with a CNA good?

    rngreenhorn replied to kek's topic in Rehabilitation

    I work in an acute rehab unit in a 250 hospital. Our nurse/ patient is somewhat the same as rnkitty. The RN can sometimes have up to 8 patients, but the CNAs never has more than 4 patients (and they...

  15. Navapache???

    rngreenhorn replied to rica75's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Hey, right on... I worked there... can't believe someone has mentioned it at this site. I personally liked it there. What unit will you be working in? I think the pay is comparable to most AZ...

  16. Offended by Prayer

    rngreenhorn replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry gwenith... I'm sure mercy meant no disreprectThose of us who have been following the evolution of this thread from its conception way back on election day have realized that...

  17. Offended by Prayer

    rngreenhorn replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl:

  18. Offended by Prayer

    rngreenhorn replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

    AMEN!!!!Thank you... I too laughed out loud... with a couple of trailing giggles... hee hee hee. Welcome

  19. Offended by Prayer

    rngreenhorn replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

    I prefer a more "free-flow" of ideas... I too find this thread enlightening and interesting. But, I was "serious" once and I didn't like it much.... Sorry for dececrating this thread..... on...

  20. Offended by Prayer

    rngreenhorn replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

    I think this exact concoction came up on my dysphasic patients tray for lunch

  21. Offended by Prayer

    rngreenhorn replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

    Lime-green of course! I'm thinking of a jello mold--- you know, the jello with chunks of stuff suspended... (Jello with Stove top suspended chunks--- yummy) How do they do that with Jello? It's a...

  22. Offended by Prayer

    rngreenhorn replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl: I googled "side tracked" this morning and they sent me to this

  23. Offended by Prayer

    rngreenhorn replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

    PS I'll take SPAM stuffed Stove Top over green bean casserole any

  24. Offended by Prayer

    rngreenhorn replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

    OK... maybe you're right.... What's you're opinion on Stove Top/Jello cubes? It's an old family tradition... I just

  25. Offended by Prayer

    rngreenhorn replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

    I personally find it VERY VERY VERY offensive when people stuff a perfectly good can of SPAM with Stove Top!!!!!! And I become outraged when someone prays over it! Yes, I know what you all are...