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    Drug Users in the hospital

    gr8rnpjt replied to Ready's topic in General Nursing

    [. I have much sympathy for people who are addicted because i know how hard it is to quit weather they want to or not. Yep, I think you and I will disagree. I empathize with what you went through,...
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    OB Emergencies

    gr8rnpjt replied to ERNURSE4MS's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yes she did! and I sincerely hope she never looks back on the situation without feeling very proud of herself. As many posters have said, she saved Mom, and baby was probably gone before she presented...
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    "What could you know?!"

    gr8rnpjt replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    [i'm still raising my husband and fixing everything his mother did to him." QUOTE] Good response!
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    Drug Users in the hospital

    gr8rnpjt replied to Ready's topic in General Nursing

    Ready, You are (probably) young and very idealistic. It is a good way to be and in order to be a nurse, you have to have a lot of compassion for everyone. That being said, some of us have spent a lot...
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    Question: Is it too late for me to go to nursing school in my mid 40s?

    gr8rnpjt replied to Charity1230's topic in General Nursing

    Look at all you ladies go! You are all an inspiration to the OP! Great way to encourage one who questions her abilities! You all make me proud (47, been a nurse for 25
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    Are we allowed to be people before nurses?? (long)

    gr8rnpjt replied to stidget99's topic in General Nursing

    Stidget99- Let me share with you what happened to me one night. I worked 3-11 on a med surg unit, and usually split the floor with one other RN, and 2 LPN's (one for each side). If we were really...
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    Slower pace nursing?

    gr8rnpjt replied to CoconutNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Hi CoCo, I have been a nurse for 25 yrs. I worked only 10 years in a hospital setting, then I got into managed care and working for insurance companies. I have changed jobs a lot, (got laid off...
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    nurse with chronic pain accused of diverting narcs

    gr8rnpjt replied to rehab nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Rehab nurse, that was so wrong, I hope it doesnt stop here, You need to file some kind of complaint, she did wrong, and you were in the right to go to the
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    His skin is falling off...

    gr8rnpjt replied to NurCrystal22's topic in General Nursing

    I heard about some type of "tar" treatment, and I thought it could be found in the health stores like gnc. This was about 15 yrs ago and I don't remember much but I remember it had something to do...
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    Drug seekers "Drug of Choice"

    gr8rnpjt replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

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    University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (Presbytarian Hospital)

    gr8rnpjt replied to traumasrna's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

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    It's a Hospital, Not a Hotel (Gripe)

    gr8rnpjt replied to daisybaby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    [ Patient ended up delivering before the doctor could get there, I delivered the baby, went to place in on her abdomen and she yelled at me "Get that away from me until it is clean." Please tell...
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    It's a Hospital, Not a Hotel (Gripe)

    gr8rnpjt replied to daisybaby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Not really sure, that wasn't discussed in the post. What was described in the post was a woman who wanted to get her hair nails done and decorate her room pink before her baby came. I have been in...
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    Am I just being overly sensitive?

    gr8rnpjt replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    LpntoRN, Some people are very territorial. From what you said, it sounds like he was saying he thought you threw the pan out rather than having a problem with the dogs eating out of it, he may have...
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    Solution to ADN vs BSN--Revamp Nursing Education?

    gr8rnpjt replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

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    It's a Hospital, Not a Hotel (Gripe)

    gr8rnpjt replied to daisybaby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Probably just as well. Sounds like Braxton-Hicks to
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    insensitive ED Doc

    gr8rnpjt replied to she.lpn's topic in General Nursing

    she_lpn, It would appear that some ER doctors don't know what to say, when this occurs and maybe that is the best he had. One statistic that I have heard an ER dr use in these situations are that 50%...
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    Revelation on Nursing.. I'm going to be a nurse!

    gr8rnpjt replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    Ohhh Tweety, LMAO!!! 25 year veteran here, not working "hands on" any more, but still proud to be a nurse. A noble profession we have, I have a whole load of fond memories of patients whose lives I...
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    Nurse Not Doing Her Job

    gr8rnpjt replied to TreetopAngel_RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    A nurse who sees something not quite right and does something--that is a nurse whom I want to be working with. A nurse who does nothing, is not a good nurse. A nurse who would call another a rat...
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    Judgements about big families

    gr8rnpjt replied to PegRNBSN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    [ This just reminds me of when I was pregnant with my last child at 43 . . . . I was admittedly scared because we had not planned it but a "friend" of mine walked up to me when she found out and said...
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    Will they make her cut her hair?

    gr8rnpjt replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

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    Doctors "firing" patients

    gr8rnpjt replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

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    Recurrent Muscle Spasms LONG VENT

    gr8rnpjt replied to elthia's topic in General Nursing

    This is just a suggestion, See a rheumatologist. What you describe sounds a lot like fibromyalgia, it is very common in the healthcare profession, your symptoms sound very similar to my own. Symptoms...
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    What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    gr8rnpjt replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    I am so glad people keep coming up with new stories. I love this thread, and I keep remembering some. This one is not about ghosts, however, it is about angels. When I was in nursing school, I had a...
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    To tattle tale or not tattle tale... that is the question.

    gr8rnpjt replied to bluesky's topic in General Nursing