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  1. another reason why managers and administrators should be kept in a building about 100 miles from the hospitals and have to put their ideas and thoughts in a memo and neatly placed in the big green or brown suggestion box out back.
  2. whisper back, everybodys clear, shocking. oops i hope that didnt hurt. didt you say everybodys clear?
  3. put the quick combo pads on each side of the managers head, charge to 360 joules and shock. maybe something will work afterward.
  4. whispering "everybody clear!"
  5. Scrubs: MOBB, Dickies, other favourites??

    i hate scrubs, i wear tactical assault pants with polo shirt. the pants look like ems pants only with the option for knee pads for when i have to work on someone who is on the floor. the main thing i like is that the pants can be worn with a belt. i ...
  6. Docs who are actually willing to get their hands dirty.

    we have doctor like this where i work. he worked during med school as a nursing assistant and huc. he didnt even have to pay for med school, his dad who was also a doctor did. he has put pts on bedpans, commodes and will help with anything if asked. ...
  7. TNCC-Advice please

    it can be handy if one of your patients falls and has a head or neck injury. it is also very handy if you witness a car accident.
  8. Blaming the nurse

    the media in minnesota was blaming us for the high cost of healthcare.
  9. Use your call light - Wisely

    or if they stand outside another pts room waiting for you while you are pushing a med. i have had both pts and their families do this. for some reason it takes longer to push the med when this happens.
  10. Use your call light - Wisely

    oh in a perfect world.... A selective call bell system..for example,when the call bell rings, they have an automated choice.... Enter 1 if you are calling to say you have to crap AGAIN. Enter 2 if you are calling to say you have already s**t (t...
  11. oversaturation makes managers arrogant

    you need to form a union, then it will be much harder for them to pull this kind of crap.
  12. What do you pack for breakfast & lunch?

    what is breakfast and lunch? I am lucky if I get a chance to go to the bathroom.
  13. How to pay for nurse anesthetist school (CRNA)?

    could check the military, they will pay for all of it for a certain number of years of service.
  14. need a name for ICU's softball team

    code team
  15. HR in 40s. Doc insisting on dig IV

    i agree with you, it should not have been given. one thing you could have done was tell him or her to give it themselves, although i would not have let them do that either. i wonder what it is with card too. where i work we have had people sit in 3r...
  16. Executive compensation

    exectutives dont care about patients, staff or anything other that the money they can get into their own prockets. where i work the ceo pay is similar, and lots of money spent on things that make them look good to the public, but does nothing for pat...
  17. "Why don't you just be a doctor?"

    i have always told people that i am too nice and too smart to be a dr. i have also told people that i like being able to do my shift and go home and not get the endless calls that drs do.
  18. Lowest BP?

    seen those numbers many times on people up walking and talking. i work with an er doc who says that her bp normally is 70's/40's. what i always want to know is it they are symptomatic.
  19. need advice on starting ivs...

    sounds more like you have a confidence problem than trouble with your skills. if you can get away with just doing a lot of easy sticks for a couple of days will help. also dont try to force an 18 into everyone. a 20 will work for just about everythin...
  20. Terrible visitors - Unsafe situation

    all the house sup did was reward their bad behavior. you did the right thing in calling security, but instead of barganing with them, they should have been booted out of the hospital, maybe with police assistance.
  21. The Failure of the Joint Commission

    i think that jacho has the best people money can buy.
  22. Almost Fainting

    you may have locked your knees back. next time you are watching a procedure, try shuffling your feet, remember to take deep breaths, and tell someone if you do feel like your going to faint. dont pass out on the pt. most staff wont give you any crap ...
  23. For ICU nurses

    it just takes some experience and critical care classes. find the right preceptor and you will have it made. it will also help a lot if you can find an icu where everyone works together, hell thats good for any unit. it will take some time before you...
  24. Nursing is not recession proof

    hospitals in my area have had hiring freezes for quit awhile, even though they managed to make millions last year. I dont know how it is at nursing homes, but im sure they are not having to look very hard for nurses. it is only going to get worse bec...
  25. a resume should only be 1 page in length and should go back about 10 years.