cmggriff

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1. Christmas Humor

   cmggriff replied to nurse wisdom's topic in Nursing Humor

   Why are there no little Clauses? Because Santa only comes once a year and that's down a chimney.

2. Antibiotic bone head question

   cmggriff replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

   konni is dead on on this. I usually use the IV fluid I'm going to mix in. But it doesn't matter.

3. injections

   cmggriff replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

   I map but I don't pinch.

4. Waiting Room Signage

   cmggriff replied to willa76's topic in Emergency

   The way it is supposed to work is you are first seen by a medical professional (MD, RN) trained in triage. I believe this is mandated by the same EMTALA legislation that prevents the tossing of all...

5. Pick Up Lines!!

   cmggriff replied to trishaLVN's topic in Nursing Humor

   Here is one I used with some limited sucess. It is visual but I will try to describe. An attractive woman walks into a crowded room and is apparently looking for a seat. I said "Looking for a place to...

6. Hiding Money from Physicians

   cmggriff replied to kmchugh's topic in Nursing Humor

   How do you hide a dollar from an ER doctor? No need most of the patients don't pay. Radiologist; Won't say for sure it is a dollar. Anesthesiologist; Put it in the patient's sock.

7. Lethal injection nurse???

   cmggriff replied to Zhakrin's topic in General Nursing

   I am all for the death penalty. I am also for all the appeals, but not automatically. Some convicted murders have wanted to die right away, but were forced to go through a long series of appeals...

8. First day in ER - very enlightening

   cmggriff replied to BrandyBSN's topic in Emergency

   Welcome all to my world. I love the ED. Ray, my nick name as a new ER RN was "ofer". Iv starts I was O fer a thousand at one point. I'm still not the best by any stretch unless the patient is...

9. ANA officially states strikes are unethical and approves use of replacement nurses

   cmggriff replied to wildtime88's topic in General Nursing

   Hoolihan, Thanks, it's always nice to receive the accolades of your fellow level headed peers.

10. ANA officially states strikes are unethical and approves use of replacement nurses

    cmggriff replied to wildtime88's topic in General Nursing

    Read down a little further and you will see the cost is for the printed version and the online version is free for the down load. As for wildtimes interpretation of the ANA's adoption of this code...

11. Taping IV Catheters

    cmggriff replied to Zee_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I am no infection control guru, but all the research I have read says the key to preventing infection at the iv site is changing the site at least every 72 hours. That includes all those prehospital...

12. Holiday staffing

    cmggriff replied to hoolahan's topic in General Nursing

    I've always worked ICU's or ER's. Different policies at every hospital it seems. The thing is we just did things to suit ourselves. I always wanted off Christmas eve so I could be home in the am on...

13. Nursing or Medical School

    cmggriff replied to Yosemite's topic in Nursing Career

    I graduated from an ADN program in 1984. I have never regretted the decision to become a nurse. I have worked construction, in the oil fields and had my own business building houses. I had an...

14. Share your favorite halloween jokes

    cmggriff replied to radnurse2001's topic in Nursing Humor

    What does a pirate pay for a piercing? A buck an ear. German Octoberfest fare: A frank en

15. giving narcan, thiamine and D50

    cmggriff replied to ALISHAJO's topic in Emergency

    ALISHAJO, Beats me why the order. But I would have to agree that it is difficult to do great harm to a dead person. You might want to point out to the Doc that there is no documented case of a patient...