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  1. coming out

    kewlnurse replied to newborn 5555's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If she "came out" how could patients possibly know that she is unless she was throwing it in peoples faces, which if thats the case she should stay in, or what ever you call it. I don't go around...

  2. Staff ratios

    kewlnurse posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'm getting more and more fed up with having 8-12 patients on a regular basis with the same lame excusses form management that doesn't care. I hear NC,SC, AZ and NV have it better than most with lower...

  3. What Freaks You Out?

    kewlnurse replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Oddly, i enjoy suctioning trachs. The thing that grosses me out is having to put a foley in an obese female who hasn't seen a shower in a few days the odor just makes me gag. THE grossest thing I have...

  4. five r's? HELP i've forgotten one!

    kewlnurse replied to ensense's topic in General Students

    Some say the 6th right is the right to

  5. What to do

    kewlnurse replied to burger914's topic in General Nursing

    I think every new nurse sould do at least 6 months on a med surge floor of some type just to get the experience and feel for the job. Fourtnatly we live in a free country (than why does it cost soo...

  6. Demerol, YUCK!

    kewlnurse replied to kewlnurse's topic in General Nursing

    What is the love affair that PMD's and even some general surgeons have with demerol . On our ortho floor is we are not even giving our doctors the option to use it in the new pain management...

  7. college ratings in niagara usa?

    kewlnurse replied to carmen's topic in General Nursing

    I went to Erie Community and a gal i work with went to NCCC, we pretty much share the same stories, you'll be doing clinicals in the bufalo area hospitals- Buffalo General, where i work, ECMC- the...

  8. college ratings in niagara usa?

    kewlnurse replied to carmen's topic in General Nursing

    I went to Erie Community and a gal i work with went to NCCC, we pretty much share the same stories, you'll be doing clinicals in the bufalo area hospitals- Buffalo General, where i work, ECMC- the...

  9. M.R.S.A.

    kewlnurse replied to snickers's topic in Infectious Disease

    We see cases on our ortho floor occasionally, usually off service patients who need an isolation room and we have the only ones available. MRSA is bad stuff when it gets into a prosthetic joint. The...

  10. I just need to know the DX....

    kewlnurse replied to daz's topic in General Nursing

    Why is it that whenever sombody make light of somthing sombody always has to come out with "Thats not very proffesional". I have NEVER had a patient complain about my light heartedness, in fact most...

  11. I just need to know the DX....

    kewlnurse replied to daz's topic in General Nursing

    Haldol 10mg with 2 mg Ativan, STAT! Than q 6h untill attitude adjusment

  12. Breast Blooper

    kewlnurse replied to Jay-Jay's topic in Nursing Humor

    We had some students on the floor and were passing meds. I happend to be in the room with one patient and a student had the other, a rather elderly lady. She was going to give her digoxin and was...

  13. 13 hour shifts

    kewlnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    We are trying to get 13 hour shifts on our floor and getting some major attitude from out nurse manager about not havint continuity of care or patient satisfaction, and body knwo where i can get some...

  14. just a little pet peeve...

    kewlnurse replied to janine3&5's topic in General Nursing

    I get called Doctor once in a while. Doesn't bother me that much, i ususally resond with somthing witty like, well if i'm the Doctor, they need to increase my salary. Somtimes it's helpful; ie: An...

  15. Body Art...

    kewlnurse replied to CashewLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Why shouldn't we be allowed to be pierced or Tattooed? Are we not humans who are creative, and artistic? Are we not allowed to go along with trends? I have a pierced ear and a tattoo, left ear, right...

  16. What shift do you work? Why?

    kewlnurse replied to duckie's topic in General Nursing

    I like 3-11, 7p-8a is even better if you can get it. I like to play golf so i get up early during the season, play 18 have lunch and somtimes a nap and go to work, m&f my son stays home from...

  17. Staff ratios

    kewlnurse replied to kewlnurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thats a big misunderstanding about NY state. NY City pays great, but a 1 bedroom apartment will cost you $1500/month. Here in western NY, Buffalo, aka Hell as i often call it wages pretty much stink...

  18. up grade dilemma in canada

    kewlnurse replied to carmen's topic in Immigration Advice

    If you can come across the pond there are several places you can go part time, Niagra Commnity College (nccc or n trip as it is called) or Erie Community college (ecc) north or city campus ( I went to...

  19. verbal 'scripts'

    kewlnurse replied to NCRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Your management must of went the same school of how to piss off your nurses as ours, they tried that crap at our hospital and it lasted about a day, everybody pretty much told them we are not going to...