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  1. Out of curiousity

    Stargazer replied to Marianne518's topic in General Nursing

    Do nurses have groupies? Maybe they're

  2. Filipino Nurses

    Stargazer replied to Oscar's topic in Philippines

    I always remember this comment by Pam of the MTV's The Real World San Fancisco cast (oh, shut up. I haven't watched MTV in years now): "People are referred to as Asians. Inanimate objects, like rugs...

  3. For those that have left bedside nursing.

    Stargazer replied to PhantomRN's topic in General Nursing

    Phantom, I sympathize with your feeling that you are "not a 'real' nurse"--as a former ICU nurse I've struggled occasionally with those feelings myself since leaving the hospital 7 years ago, and...

  4. Tardiness...

    Stargazer replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

    I am one of those chronically late people, too. However...I never was while working in a hospital. The reason? Sign-up for pt assignments was first-come, first-serve. Having an extra 20 minutes of...

  5. Is this a violation of the new whistleblower law?

    Stargazer replied to fiestynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Feisty, you

  6. Priapism!!!

    Stargazer replied to ERNurse752's topic in General Nursing

    Zee, you might be describing an article in Maxim magazine last month written by a mid-30s - 40-something guy with the same hx. I believe his priapism was due to Viagra. He was admitted for 2 - 3 days...

  7. Seniority or Job knowledge and experience!! Who should get the job??

    Stargazer replied to Chuckie's topic in General Nursing

    Seniority should NEVER be the sole determinant for getting a job. In fact, it should only be considered if all other factors are equal. Clearly, that was not the case here. I hire for a nursing...

  8. Co-workers with poor grooming habits

    Stargazer replied to duckie's topic in General Nursing

    I used to dress fairly nicely to go to work in the ICU, even though I had to change into scrubs before starting my shift. Part of the reason was that, in order to get to the locker room, you had to...

  9. cpr requirements???

    Stargazer replied to jama's topic in General Nursing

    catlady, I think your experience is accurate around the country. The AHA has a regional office here but all the teaching is done through CTCs, or community training centers. These are basically...

  10. call bell responses

    Stargazer replied to john privett's topic in Nursing Humor

    Forget coffee. Nothing beats the early-morning rush of walking into your post-op CABG patient's room to find him pushing buttons and turning dials on the control box attached to his internal temporary...

  11. Charting Bloopers

    Stargazer replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    Bwah ha ha ha! I love that one. I have a few of these.... In doing a routine progress note one AM, the very tired intern put the date as being some 12 year prior to the actual one. The...

  12. 10 things you say at work lay people could get arrested for

    Stargazer replied to sharann's topic in Nursing Humor

    Another incentive spirometer story: a bunch of us had a good laugh one day when a veteran nurse was heard urging her hard-of-hearing patient behind the curtain, "Come on, Harry--get it up for me one...

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

    Stargazer replied to Chellyse's topic in General Nursing

    Dear Gail, I am sorry that your husband, despite his impressive post-graduate education and career, is clearly a maladjusted, insanely possessive, irrationally jealous individual with low self-esteem...

  14. Mandatory Overtime???

    Stargazer replied to nanablue2's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry, Susy, but...HAHAHAHAAAAHAHAAAAA! "Dinner with the nurse executives"? What a prize! Maybe if you could have an obscenely expensive meal, get all liquored up, and then tell them exactly what...

  15. Mandatory Overtime???

    Stargazer replied to nanablue2's topic in General Nursing

    Susy, reread the first part of Brownie's post above and then contact your state nursing board immediately. In hindsight, I am completely embarassed that my unit of very strong, smart, opinionated...

  16. Mandatory Overtime???

    Stargazer replied to nanablue2's topic in General Nursing

    kday, yes, your understanding is correct, and yes, many hospitals have tried it. My own hospital got away with this for 6 or 8 weeks until someone finally alerted the state nursing board and the...

  17. Conscious Sedation

    Stargazer replied to ornurse2001's topic in General Nursing

    I have given large doses of Versed and fentanyl in conscious sedation procedures and basically feel comfortable doing so as long as: 1. I am monitoring the pt's SaO2 2. I have O2, airways and an ambu...

  18. Tired of being a nurse??? Try this out

    Stargazer replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, good, chain letters and pyramid schemes. Just what I come to a professional bulletin board for. I'm also interested in changing my long distance phone carrier. Can anyone here help me with

  19. If an MD shoved you...

    Stargazer replied to TracyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Aaaaaahhhh......thank you, fergus! I knew that was from a movie, and it was driving me crazy trying to figure out which

  20. If an MD shoved you...

    Stargazer replied to TracyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. Please don't give this pathetic poster the attention and/or reaction he so desperately craves. "I'm not a doctor, but I play one on the

  21. NO MORE SUZY K !!!!!!!

    Stargazer replied to theboss's topic in General Nursing

    Sing it, brother.

  22. JUST SAY NO TO MNM

    Stargazer replied to buck227's topic in General Nursing

    rncountry, I doubt I would find your posts boring if I were able to read them, as you seem very impassioned and clearly generate equally impassioned responses. With all due respect, though, I find it...

  23. Why is it LPN VS RN?

    Stargazer replied to StudentSarah's topic in General Nursing

    Well, let's nip that one in the bud right now. There is NO part of patient care that you won't have to do as an RN at some point. Attitudes like this in newbies should NOT to be validated or...

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

    Stargazer replied to theboss's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the in-depth response, realnurse. You are correct, I do respect you and your career choices. Maybe it's Pollyanna-ish of me, but I truly believe that most of the people on these boards do...

  25. NO MORE SUZY K !!!!!!!

    Stargazer replied to theboss's topic in General Nursing

    I would really like to see this stop. I tried to play peacemaker on another thread where something similar was happening and was roundly ignored while the vitriol continued to spew. It appeared that...