Louie18

Louie18

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  1. is a spanish course needed for nursing

    I live in Michigan and wish I had learned it. I feel so helpless when I am not able to communicate with any person. I'm
  2. bed making class?

    But LTC care sucks. I'm
  3. Need ideas for nursing education groups

    Is a good start to see who is paying attention or cares. I'm
  4. bed making class?

    My first bed making day was what I thought a cakewalk. So I go and collect all of my bedding and come back to an empty room. No bed, No patient, NADA. First thing I thought was I killed her taking...
  5. When I became a nurse it was for job flexibility in hours as I raised our 4 kids. I never even thought of gender differences, nor do I today. To have that on your mind as you work takes from the...
  6. standard of how many IV attempts

    They called me "One-Poke-Lou" and I'd say I hit about
  7. Man, What an education. I've always thought women led. I go to Florida in a Cadillac with a Honda, Cell phone, atm card, and condo for the winter. Do you think I would have been retired...
  8. Questions for male nurses

    My name is Louie and I am participating of my own free will. 1. 27 years 2. 3 years (ADN) 3. 2 4. 122 5. none 6. ALL 7. Charge 43 different areas. 8. from ER to Neuro, to prison to weight loss clinic...
  9. What Freaks You Out?

    Without a doubt when in my ob rotation and I saw the doc grab the scissors and "SNIP" the epesiotomy, my knees felt
  10. Nurse using drugs at work - ? violent

    Now ain't that just something. The beginning of this story had two pertinant facts if I recall. The only thing that didn't fit right with me was th mention of an eating disorder. As I...
  11. What age do you plan to retire?

    MAN! If any of you nurses know how to retire please let me know. What is there, a switch you just turn off. I have been working the streets a majority of my life and trust me with the...
  12. Union input please

    Whatever yoursituation now, as they grow things will change and probably when you are getting ready to retire and they break out those "conditions" that you overlooked way back when. It's these...
  13. If an MD shoved you...

    Now THAT was an excellent post. As I climbed through and was taken astray I never saw a dungeon (dang close to it though) I have no idea how I would react, shove me and you automatically...
  14. Nurses prayer

    How old is sophie? I will pray for her.
  15. All Nurses Read This

    Buck, You got 63 responses to this post, all taking the time to fill out your questionairre. If you would have gone to the webmaster of this or any other nursing site they could have made it more...
  16. are they going to judge me...........need advice

    Mick, I have worked near 30 years on a psych unit. You are doing the right thing by bringing this disorder in the open, However I also heard you mention an eating disorder. None the less,...
  17. Louie Here, I became a nurse in late 69 and was among a segment of .02% of the nursing population at that time. Male nurses get the dumbest responses when saying "I am an R.N." "A Male...
  18. please someone reply!!!!

    I remember one orientation way back when, (a job advertising "Acute Neuro," but was actually geriatric cva.) I was in orientation with a nurse who was preparing to go work 'Neonatel ICU." When...
  19. just a little pet peeve...

    When I became an RN, I was part of .02% of the nursing population and really had no problems . It did make me laugh when I would say I'm a nurse and the response was always "A male nurse?" To...
  20. what do nurses think of medical assistants?

    All I have to say is this: Without you, we wouldn't make it. Welcome aboard. Louie DuLac
  21. How do you work with a ***** ???

    Sounds to me like the same situation you would have between parent and child. ONE of you has to be the adult. It sounds like in your situation ONE of you needs to be a NURSE. Find out who she...
  22. Advantages/disadvantages with unionization?

    In 1967, it was a union that picked me up and gave me direction in my life (at that time it was printing) I have never worked in a union health related facility, but feel the only thing negative...