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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...

  16. Can anyone give me pointers?

    cmggriff replied to BrandyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Brandy, This was once my best thing. I could get ABG's when no one else could. This is how I did it. Be sure to hyper extend the patient's wrist, this puts the Artery as close to the surface as...

  17. Team Nursing with Paramedics........

    cmggriff replied to CEN35's topic in Emergency

    Rick, I've been at this a little while. It seems to me that sometime back in the 80's JCAHO came out with some kind of ruling that all critical care areas (this would include ER's) had to be all RN...

  18. first code blue

    cmggriff replied to tonia's topic in General Nursing

    My first was in 1984. I was still in Orientation. Unlike kewl I still get the rush. Some go betteer than others. ACLS helps you be more prepared, but nothing stops the pain of losing a pt. Good luck,...

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

    cmggriff replied to Chuckie's topic in General Nursing

    Nice schmice, you people a gonna make me hurl. Here's what I do in these situations (and we all have situations like this). If the person giving me a hard time is a guy, I grab him by the throat and...

  20. DUI's in the ER

    cmggriff replied to kaycee's topic in Emergency

    Having taken care of the after math of several DUI's, I am always happy to draw the blood and appear in court. I've never been reimbursed for my time. While I don't believe that my efforts will save...

  21. Scrubs in ER

    cmggriff replied to wamherrn's topic in Emergency

    I think it was in 1987 or '88 that the CDC mandated that hospitals wash the contaminated uniforms of hospital workers. So if a nurse or other patient care worker got clothing contaminated with body...

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

    cmggriff replied to Chellyse's topic in General Nursing

    My wife is also an RN. As many of you old timers recall, years ago we used betedine soap for all cleasing of skin especially in areas of the body consider less than sanitary. One night my young,...

  23. Power Trip!

    cmggriff replied to lesliee's topic in General Nursing

    I have to agree with Wildtime, I went through a similar experience with a co-worker who was promoted to supervisor. She exhibited similar behavior and we tried to ignore it. Behavior worsened, some...

  24. NO MORE SUZY K !!!!!!!

    cmggriff replied to theboss's topic in General Nursing

    I was asked by a DR once why I didn't just go to med school. I told him that I don't like most of the DR's I know and I wouldn't want to become something I can't stand. I'm an RN by the

  25. All Nurses Read This

    cmggriff replied to buck227's topic in General Nursing

    1)RN 2)17 3)US NW 4)No 5)yes 6)Full time 7)Yes 8)somewhat 9)No 10)yes 11)No 12)I work in ER. Breaks occur or not according to patient demands. 13)Nights 14)All of them 15)I am for and am in a union....