Louie18

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  1. is a spanish course needed for nursing

    Louie18 replied to Cs Jinx's topic in General Students

    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?

    Louie18 replied to twarlik's topic in General Students

    But LTC care sucks. I'm

  3. Need ideas for nursing education groups

    Louie18 replied to Jolly's topic in Psychiatric

    Is a good start to see who is paying attention or cares. I'm

  4. bed making class?

    Louie18 replied to twarlik's topic in General Students

    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. Questions about male/female tension in the nursing environment

    Louie18 replied to Mr_D's topic in General Nursing

    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

    Louie18 replied to megpwh's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    They called me "One-Poke-Lou" and I'd say I hit about

  7. Any takers? Supressed sexual frustrations of husbands of Nurses...

    Louie18 replied to Chellyse's topic in General Nursing

    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

    Louie18 replied to Katy Stevens's topic in General Nursing

    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?

    Louie18 replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    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

    Louie18 replied to peggy101's topic in General Nursing

    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?

    Louie18 replied to eventsnyc's topic in General Nursing

    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

    Louie18 replied to bedhead's topic in General Nursing

    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...

    Louie18 replied to TracyRN's topic in General Nursing

    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

    Louie18 replied to bedhead's topic in General Nursing

    How old is sophie? I will pray for her.

  15. All Nurses Read This

    Louie18 replied to buck227's topic in General Nursing

    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

    Louie18 replied to micknmel's topic in General Nursing

    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. I would rather strangle our old nurses rather than eat the young.

    Louie18 replied to Chuckie's topic in General Nursing

    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!!!!

    Louie18 replied to refreshme's topic in General Nursing

    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...

    Louie18 replied to janine3&5's topic in General Nursing

    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?

    Louie18 replied to karenccma's topic in General Nursing

    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 ***** ???

    Louie18 replied to soundsLikesirens's topic in General Nursing

    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?

    Louie18 replied to Enright's topic in General Nursing

    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...