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  1. Share Your Saying

    suanna replied to angelique777's topic in Nursing Humor

    A southernism: "He is so dumb he couldn't pour pi$$ out of a boot with the directions written on the

  2. Share Your Saying

    suanna replied to angelique777's topic in Nursing Humor

    My own personal motto: "not always right, but never in doubt" And one my father used to use that I have to tell myself over and over: "Don't try to teach a pig to whistle; it wastes your time and...

  3. Doctor won't back up his telephone orders!

    suanna replied to In_Chantress's topic in General Nursing

    We had a resident with similar issues years ago. Turns out he had BAD sleep apnea. Once he went on BiPap at night he became a pretty decent doc. We did have another attending with this issue. We did...

  4. Why is it so bad to be an LPN ????

    suanna replied to hair_tie's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    AutumnAustria, The program I'm familiar with is the one my wife attended for LPN training. They did take a few classes at the local college but almost all thier book time was in off campus "classes"...

  5. Why is it so bad to be an LPN ????

    suanna replied to hair_tie's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I would like to say, Suanna, that there are 2 schools that I can choose from that will are 2 year RN programs. The one is a vocational school in which you have to take the LPN program first to move...

  6. Neuro ICU - Withdrawl of life support...is this so wrong?

    suanna replied to Nacki's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Diprovan isn't a paralytic so I see no reason it should be turned off. It also has little respiratory depression compaired to benzos ar narcotics. I've weaned healthy patients from the vent with...

  7. Why is it so bad to be an LPN ????

    suanna replied to hair_tie's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    There are so many replys to your post you prob don't need my two cents but here goes: If you want to be an RN- be one. LPN isn't a stepping stone. Many of the college classes you take may not...

  8. Elective and emergent cardioversion

    suanna replied to ilovematt48's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Cardioversion is the electricaly syncronized shock delivered to the heart to break an unstable rhythm. It is usually used for superventricular arrhythmias. You can have "stable" V tach but it is...

  9. Help

    suanna replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Sounds like she was doing you a favor! I can live with a nursing shortage as long as I don't have to put up with a bunch of half educated primadonas who think a RN license entitles them to royal...

  10. Computer charting-what do you think?

    suanna replied to RNperdiem's topic in General Nursing

    Almost the worst thing to happen to patient care in my career. I can never chart what I want, I double chart constantly and I can't find the information in the charting I need for all the superfluous...

  11. Help! Nightshift Nightmare

    suanna replied to nursetutor's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately nights is most often where the entry level positions are available. It takes 6mos to a year to get settled in on nights. My best advise is 1) no coffee after 4am, 2) get you bedroom as...

  12. Resignation letter

    suanna replied to kanny's topic in General Nursing

    usualy: Dear XXXRN, DON BS Medical Center, or to your immediate director: Dear XXXRN director BS care Unit, BS Medical Center "Dear" doesn't imply a state of familiarity, it's just accepted format...

  13. Hi, I'm Thunderwolf and I am a Smoker

    suanna replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Nurses Recovery

    A massive MI, CVA or end stage COPD are my only hopes of retireing earily. If I quit smoking now I'll just have to work longer to draw my pension. If I can keep up at 2PPD I'm thinking I'll be off the...

  14. What would you have done?

    suanna replied to miwachiru123's topic in General Nursing

    You did the right thing. I they want help, they need to learn to be a bit more appriciative, and a lot less dictarorial. Don't need the help- OK no skin off your

  15. question about ng insertion

    suanna replied to dayshiftnurse's topic in Medical-Surgical

    You are placing an NG- why does it matter if your patient drinks to promote the insertion- it's comming back out anyway! SIPPS are always OK. Ice the tube for 5-10min. Then, as ATLANTARN posted, bend...

  16. preparing to be one of them????????????

    suanna replied to RN2B73's topic in General Nursing

    Most units- even step down units have central monitoring. Your grandmothers heart rate, BP,O2 sat were most likely sent to the nurses desk.(I could be wrong about this) After a stay in the E.R. the...

  17. Should assaults on medical personnel be a Felony Offense?

    suanna replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    The fact that some of the patients are "wacko" shouldn't be the only deciding factor of whether or not a crime was committed. People that rape 5 year olds are nut jobs but they are also criminals. Was...

  18. Fibromyalgia

    suanna replied to veetach's topic in Emergency

    AUGHHH!, I should read all the posts in the topic before I reply- That way I can get all my ranting out in one post. Whats this "all FM patients ane drama queens, crazy as a run over dog? Guess what-...

  19. Fibromyalgia

    suanna replied to veetach's topic in Emergency

    I can't believe the prejudicial narrow minded attitude if most of our posters. I don't have a FM diagnosis but I know 2 people who do. Both are hard working, active, generaly healthy people who eat a...

  20. Disturbed Energy Field? Yes or No?

    suanna replied to VickyRN's topic in Holistic

    Is it no wonder that nursing is trivialized by the medical community. Can anyone honestly say we are a respectable, science based profession when they read that diagnosis? Nursing has a long way to...

  21. Cardiac Meds-so confused

    suanna replied to ChocoholicRN's topic in General Nursing

    Trust me - you will get there. There are only a very few classifications of cardiac meds. The most commonly ordered ones you will see over and over. Once you get one med in a class down you know most...

  22. Do you carry liability insurance?

    suanna replied to MrsMommaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know where all you folks work but I've been in nursing 22 years and have never been in a law suit. I only know of one nurse who was even named in a suit and she was dropped from the suit...

  23. Wow a bag of pretzels, your right admin, this is a good place to work

    suanna replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    Try to think of the poor middle level manager that got the assignment of "put together a small thank you gift for the nurses-" with a total budget of a couple of hundred dollars. I'm sure they did the...

  24. Is Joint Commission more hindrance than help?

    suanna replied to oldiebutgoodie's topic in General Nursing

    Joint Commission is the oozing carbuncle on the back of health care and have been for years. If and candidate for the white house were to stand up an promise to abolish this useless organization they...

  25. 1 year in and I want out

    suanna replied to BloomGirl's topic in General Nursing

    My wife is a nurse and gave it up to be a sales clerk at a grocery store. Not everyone is going to love nursing. What a shame someone didn't help you with this issue before you spent all that time in...