PicklesRN RN

Don't forget, her *doctor* TOLD her she HAS to have brand name only. Or, I'm allergic to Toradol, Tylenol #2-#4, darvocet, NSAIDs, and aspirin. I am not allergic to Oxy's and Vicodin, however. Or you get some lady in and she has no problem pronoucin...

A lot depends on how it is given. You don't run in there, push Morphine as fast as you can, then go to the next patient. You have to give it *very* slowly. People who are in pain ... their BP, HR, and R go up so giving a little morphine may cause i...

NOTHING will EVER stop that! The bakery lady once stopped me and asked me questions that should have been directed to her GYN doc. I still love the response from an OB/GYN at a party once. He was there with his wife enjoying the evening and a woman...

I'm about 99% positive my b/f has this book, I'm going to find it, maybe there is more before or after this section.

Reminds me of the time I was going from one side of the hospital to the other where ER is. I saw a young woman who works in the kitchen and she was holding a tray. This is a woman that is always on a dead run and I don't think I know anyone that wo...

I need some advice, please. I have a dear friend that is dealing with a relationship issue. Her S/O was (is) addicted to Hydrocodone and joined a Methadone clinic. The S/O was taking 50 Hydrocodone daily (5/500??) and I don't know the Methadone dos...

How does it not replace one addiction for another? I've seen people when they quit Methadone, it isn't pretty.

>>It's possible that you'll bleed to death if you've already lost 10cc of blood Ohhhhh yes! How could I forget? What about when she complains because the lab just took FIVE tubes of blood! He just had some labs done this morning, do you real...

My neighbor's doctor gives her Morphine for her headache, it's the same kind of headache so why do I only get Motrin? My best friend had stomach pain and her's was appendicitis, I have the "SAME EXACT" pain! ALL yellow pills are the same drug while a...

I read the whole letter and I have to say that I really don't understand what happened. All I can see is that you are very upset about it. I'll take a guess that if you condense a little and just get to the absolute facts of the matter and leave all...

This part: >>Maybe you eat a ton of bananas? They have trace amounts of diazepam in them, but seriously it wouldn't show on a drug screen

Do you have a source for this?

(sigh) Oh for goodness sakes...............

It is just as addictive for nurses as it is anyone else. It isn't any easier for us to quit vs. anyone else either. I know more Respiratory guys who smoke than nurses. It's no different than why are there nurse alcoholics, obese nurses, drug addicte...

LPN... >>If you are performing tasks, as you say, that only an RN can do, and you are in actuality an AIDE, you are practicing nursing without a license. That's illegal. She's an RN working as an Aide on a PRN basis w/RN pay.

Triage... You did the right thing! They were wrong and you were right and you are right to advocate for your patients. My Dad just died three weeks ago of colon CA and I flew into town three days before he died. I let him have anything he wanted. ...

>>Pickles, what's up with telling her to point to the desk, when she obviously knew where the desk was? Your attitude and approach to this situation illustrates perfectly all that is wrong with management - you are determined to make the nurse...

Elkpark... Thank you *so* much for the info. I never have been a big fan of Methadone. I guess one concern I have for my friend is her own career. I'm just concerned that her S/O will get back on drugs and something will happen to jeopardize my fri...

great post! keep up the good work. someone asked for opinions. they didn't ask for 'make nice' words, they asked for honest opinions. you gave yours. keep it up. with that said, i think nobody is a worse critic of self than self. it's hard enou...

(raising hand) I have to fess up to this one. *I* was the patient and I was having hand surgery. After getting twilight sleep meds the surgeon came in. Happens to be the surgeon is the perfect example of a man. He's just good in ALL the right par...

We put an ad in the local newspaper selling my manager's brand new BMW. For the phone number we used his cell phone. He was getting calls non stop wanting to know where this 2005 BMW for $2,000 OBO was. In the ad we said he was in the middle of a ...

That was their version of glucose monitoring. Amazing, isn't it? The way things were just 50-75 years ago seems like eons of research time. But it isn't, just 50-75 years.

I never said nurses should be held to different standards. Never even came close. Read what I have written, it's pretty clear the person who matters is the one that now has to write a letter of apology (something I clearly disagree with, btw). Bec...

Same here. Same with every profession. Policemen are asked about that ticket someone gets, or if the policeman can fix that parking ticket. My S/O's profession is such that people will stop him on the street, in the grocery store, anywhere and ask...

Did you really need an answer to that? Yes, I caught that when I read her initial post. There is no reason to get this upset merely because I disagree with you. It's okay for me to disagree. Might even happen again someday so brace yourself. :ch...