BostonTerrierLover BSN, RN

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    Nurses, how are you going to vote? 2012 US Presidential Election

    BostonTerrierLover replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I've heard Elvis Presley gets like 20K or more votes a year for President by
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    Nurses, how are you going to vote? 2012 US Presidential Election

    BostonTerrierLover replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    BTW, I'm so cold I can barely type, but I'm really thinking about getting behind the Global Warming thing, as a supporter! It will mean longer grower seasons=cheaper food, shorter flu/cold...
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    Nurses, how are you going to vote? 2012 US Presidential Election

    BostonTerrierLover replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    If we had them in a singing contest on election night with two numbers to call, like American Idol Presidential Version, their would have been a higher Voter Turn-out:)But, I wonder who would have won...
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    Nurses, how are you going to vote? 2012 US Presidential Election

    BostonTerrierLover replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, as a guy it's cool to see that women were the deciding factor in this year's election! Also, I wish someone would bring me a binder full of women on request, but see-when I run for president-it...
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    Nurses, how are you going to vote? 2012 US Presidential Election

    BostonTerrierLover replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I started to write in Esme12 for President, but then again, selfishness took over-we need her
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    Nurses, how are you going to vote? 2012 US Presidential Election

    BostonTerrierLover replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I am proud of Country, and I deeply love many Dems and Reps. But I will be so glad when this is over. The polarization of my team is exhausting. Good luck everyone for your candidate, and your...
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    Stop The Title Madness

    BostonTerrierLover replied to INFIDEL's topic in General Nursing

    I'm late in the discussion as always, but I have always just had great respect for people's titles, and it gives me a quick autobiography of their journey in nursing. We are a diverse field, and it...
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    First Code Blue

    BostonTerrierLover replied to liveyourlife747's topic in General Nursing

    Every patient that coded in my first year of nursing had received Digoxin IV the prior shift, so I spent months being paranoid of Dig, and watching them like hawks!!! Best of luck in your
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    16 interesting facts about nursing around the world!

    BostonTerrierLover replied to turnforthenurse's topic in General Nursing

    On a mission trip to Uganda, 2001, I watched in amazement 2 British Nurses and a Communal Tanzanian Midwife do 7 C-sections, and a appendectomy with the grace and efficiency of a senior surgeon. In...
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    Working With Tattoos In Rolla Missouri

    BostonTerrierLover replied to rainyday lpn's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, Texas here now, but worked all over the US South. If the skeletons in all our closets were visible by everyone- No one would be worried about 'art' on an arm.That said I wouldn't want a child to...
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    End of Life Experience

    BostonTerrierLover replied to MN-Nurse's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Ok, but I still want the morphine rolling q4h, and was trying to save you the flush troubles- just bring a flush
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    Shouldn't Nurses Have the Power to Isolate Patients?

    BostonTerrierLover posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I have seen patients with Scabies, Lice, and other known really contagious bugs in regular rooms lately with NO MARKERS to warn staff members!!!!!!!!!!!!! When I confronted the Charge Nurse on a...
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    Stupid things that nurses say

    BostonTerrierLover replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    ha ha
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    I am interestered in hearing stories of nurses who assisted in disaster relief

    BostonTerrierLover replied to SN15671's topic in General Nursing

    P.S. This is when I adopted my Boston Terrier. It was my MD that recommended getting a dog. It was EXACTLY what I needed. That I guess is why we're such great buds! He's my therapy dog,
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    I am interestered in hearing stories of nurses who assisted in disaster relief

    BostonTerrierLover replied to SN15671's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it was a mess on SOOOooooooo many levels. I know we had it TONS better in MS vs. LA. That's why you barely hear about the Mississippi Side of the Katrina Disaster, and most is focused on...
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    I am interestered in hearing stories of nurses who assisted in disaster relief

    BostonTerrierLover replied to SN15671's topic in General Nursing

    When Hurricane Katrina passed, and all the mold dried up and died, and all the trees were pulled away from the highways- I knew everything in my life up until that moment of my county's Disaster...
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    Reasons Hospitals Will Not Have Traveler Back?

    BostonTerrierLover replied to adoula's topic in Travel

    Thank-you for bringing this to our attention, the more who realize this is a growing problem, the more awareness that can be drawn to the issue. Honestly, I had overlooked this happening with...
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    Reasons Hospitals Will Not Have Traveler Back?

    BostonTerrierLover replied to adoula's topic in Travel

    This Sickness leads to working on a floor with 6 nurses with a combined 3 years experience! I have seen it toooooooo often, Nurses should be valued for their awesome experience, they can pay for...
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    Reasons Hospitals Will Not Have Traveler Back?

    BostonTerrierLover replied to adoula's topic in Travel

    This is sick, I just totally blew a great mood over this, I hate this happened to you guys! I got DNR'd (Do Not Return)'d over someone's clerical error (who meant to DNR someone on a line above me),...
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    Nurses please try to look a little more polished at work

    BostonTerrierLover replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I roll in at 6:00am or 6:00pm, I'm not so much worried about what the other nurses "look" like, but more what they HAVE or HAVE NOT done on the prior shift. You can get away with a mohawk if you...
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    I am interestered in hearing stories of nurses who assisted in disaster relief

    BostonTerrierLover replied to SN15671's topic in General Nursing

    I wasn't trained for it, I wish I had been. It was a disaster to me, but many had it much worse. Monday August, 26 2005-to the following Monday. Hurricane Katrina. I was ER Coordinator in a small...
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    positive drug test

    BostonTerrierLover replied to tammy_zeidan09's topic in General Students

    Hi, I'm Boston, I am a Caffeine
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    Burn Out!! **Long**

    BostonTerrierLover replied to nursenotamaid's topic in General Nursing

    :yawn:ICU, Try a dose of ER, it changed my life. I always thought I would be a Unit Nurse too, but ER got into my bloodstream, and just might be the "shot in the arm" you need. Never be afraid to try...
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    New Nurse, Sinking deep.

    BostonTerrierLover replied to ldiva0808's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Ok, let me try it more bluntly then without the singing frogs and fairy dust. Do what makes you happy instead of relying on Internet strangers to make huge life impacting decisions for you. My...
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    New Nurse, Sinking deep.

    BostonTerrierLover replied to ldiva0808's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I can identify with the homesick part if I am reading in between the lines correctly. I travel most of the year away from home and family, and have recently lost my wife to a divorce. All I can say...