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  1. man holding wife still during epidural dies!

    spidermonkey replied to smk1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    "assisting" is different, imo, than comforting or being there to support your loved one. i think the crna should have asked for help- of course easy for me to say not knowing what else was going on at...

  2. Nurse doing cocaine HELP

    spidermonkey replied to llgrn1987's topic in General Nursing

    If it's not interferring w/her job I think I'd keep quiet for now. If it IS interferring job she will be found out sooner or later. If she isn't doing it on the job, it will be hard to prove unless...

  3. Removing a Catheter from a male pt

    spidermonkey replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

    Never heard of such a thing in 28 yrs of

  4. Are you a nurse from a dysfunctional family?

    spidermonkey replied to jenpstudentrn's topic in General Nursing

    Your reply makes me laugh. They say the healthiest person in a family is the one to seek help first- in my family that was me- no one else has seen the need- b/c I was the one who "needed" help. The...

  5. Are you a nurse from a dysfunctional family?

    spidermonkey replied to jenpstudentrn's topic in General Nursing

    Alot of us in the medical profession come from dysfunctional families- I'd say the majority of families in general are dysfunctional- to varying degrees- & many nurses are codependent. There are...

  6. Nurses Who Shouldn't be Nurses

    spidermonkey replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    AMEN SISTA!!!!! TOTALLY AGREE!!

  7. Nurses Who Shouldn't be Nurses

    spidermonkey replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I agree people are going into nursing for less than altuistic reasons. However, I hope that clinicals weed out most "in it for the money". After all, nursing is less about MONEY than alot of other...

  8. What did someone do that you knew to get fired or kicked out of school?

    spidermonkey replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    What if make-up's not enough?? Will they pay for plastic surgery?? (I've heard that strippers can get insurance to pay for breast augmentations) & what about hair?? Shouldn't the facility pay for...

  9. What did someone do that you knew to get fired or kicked out of school?

    spidermonkey replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

  10. Doing away with LPNs

    spidermonkey replied to krmkl0921's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

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  11. *******SUPERVISION REQUIRED or NO for CRNAs?*******

    spidermonkey replied to rtinkam's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

  12. *******SUPERVISION REQUIRED or NO for CRNAs?*******

    spidermonkey replied to rtinkam's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

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  13. Call Offs

    spidermonkey replied to nurseangel78's topic in General Nursing

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  14. *******SUPERVISION REQUIRED or NO for CRNAs?*******

    spidermonkey replied to rtinkam's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

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  15. RN's in the scrub role

    spidermonkey replied to maryBSN2005's topic in Operating Room

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  16. Have you worked outside the OR?

    spidermonkey replied to findingmywayRN's topic in Operating Room

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  17. RN's in the scrub role

    spidermonkey replied to maryBSN2005's topic in Operating Room

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  18. New York Times seems to think robots can replace "scrub nurses"

    spidermonkey replied to lapappey's topic in Operating Room

    Can't help thinking of what an angry surgeon said one day...."A chimpanzee could be trained to work in the OR........." None of the OR nurses or techs ever forgot that comment!! If he ever had a...

  19. Should OR RN's be ACLS/PALS certified?

    spidermonkey replied to sharann's topic in Operating Room

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  20. How do you feel about ADN nurses?

    spidermonkey replied to Stacy W's topic in Nursing Career

    We were just having this discussion today, and one of the BSNs said she has not rec'd any perks or higher pay in her 15 yrs of experience for her BSN. She is also our DON, (formerly one of our staff...

  21. Boneheaded Nursing: A Cautionary Tale

    spidermonkey replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

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  22. How do you deal with backstabbing

    spidermonkey replied to gladtobeOB's topic in General Nursing

    Talking about other people is one of the lowest forms of communication. I try to remind myself of this fact when I've been tempted to join in w/the backstabbers. I usually try to ignore them or say...

  23. Relocating to Denver (weather) not really nursing

    spidermonkey replied to cherylr819's topic in Colorado Nursing

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  24. Doing away with LPNs

    spidermonkey replied to krmkl0921's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

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  25. how young is too youngto graduate nursing school?

    spidermonkey replied to Still Riding's topic in General Nursing

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