paraloco

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1. Dating Patients

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

   Many years ago, my mom was a home health nurse. She married the husband of a cancer patient she had been taking care of after she died. I thought it was strange at the time, but my children liked...

2. Paramedic on Medical Surgical Units outside of just the ER

   paraloco replied to ParamedicGuy's topic in General Nursing

   I'm a paramedic, and I am against it. For one, you are enabling an administrator to exploit you. Two, you are treading in to turf where more often than not, you are not wanted. Nurses should be...

3. Who is your Favorite TV or Movie nurse?

   paraloco replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

   Dixie McCall at Rampart General Hospital from the Emergency series in the

4. Lamar University

   paraloco replied to misha8210's topic in Texas Nursing

   The taxes in Beaumont are high, and if you want your kids indoctrinated into the street culture, send them to the public schools. They have good Catholic schools, and at least two other Protestant...

5. How did you find out about allnurses?

   paraloco replied to cnelle101's topic in General Nursing

   I was searching specifically for a nursing listserv, to compare your issues to those of the paramedics. I find that many of the complaints/concerns about your jobs are the same as ours. I also found...

6. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

   paraloco replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

   My mother was a home health nurse, told me funny story. I hope I'm not leaving anything out. She was caring for an elderly man, post-cva. He had a poor memory also. The first day she was in his home...

7. The Best and Worst things about being a male nurse

   paraloco replied to Doug85's topic in Male Nursing Students

   I'm getting prereq's outta the way for a medic to rn program. I ran a call this morning that made me doubt my decision a little. An elderly gentleman fell in his home, was almost completely covered...

8. accelerated bsn programs in texas ??

   paraloco replied to TexasPoodleMix's topic in Texas Nursing

   Will they admit

9. Do 'goodlooking' nurses earn better salaries?

   paraloco replied to Tony35NYC's topic in General Nursing

   I'll occasionally see a high-powered specialist in er, with his very attractive nurse in tow. I mean a b*tt ugly drooling nerd cardiologist with a super-model looking nurse, wearing very nice clothes...

10. Do you think that nurses with criminal backgrounds should get a second chance?

    paraloco replied to Tnichelle's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I would think it would be dependent on circumstances. For example, a young person commits a non-violent crime. Serves their time, probation, whatever. Never offends again. Goes to school to improve...

11. tension between EMT and LTC nurses?

    paraloco replied to smk1's topic in General Nursing

    I have respect for LTC nurses, I have an idea what their jobs are like. Most encounters (few now) are pleasant, LTC nurses are people too. The problem I had when I frequented LTC facilities was not...

12. Why are you REALLY going into nursing? Honest answers please.

    paraloco replied to Sheri257's topic in General Students

    I have several reasons, all have varying degrees of importance. I have a caring attitude toward others most of the time, and even when I don't, I'm good at faking it. I have the aptitude and the...

13. Visitor Assaults ER RN

    paraloco replied to PalmettoRN's topic in Emergency

    I'll never forget the time I picked up one particular overdose patient. We woke her with narcan, she became combative enroute. After moving her to the bed in the ED, she offered to bite the charge...

14. Paramedic to RN

    paraloco replied to L2750's topic in Nursing Career

    That perked me up too! If I have a combative head-injured patient, a combative patient in fulminating pulmonary edema, whatever, the only restraint necessary might be until the IV is secured, and I...

15. stethoscopes!~best for transports?!

    paraloco replied to rb911's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    A littman, or littman wannabe(as long as it has vinyl tubing) Latex tubing transmits too much environmental noise, such as you would find in an ambulance, or