dthfytr

dthfytr ADN, LPN, RN, EMT-B, EMT-I

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  1. Have you ever had the kind of day

    dthfytr replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Been there, done that. Got so bad where I worked that we started taking our cell phones with us. They'd inevitably page you overhead to come take admit orders on a patient. With a cell we called the...

  2. We have to COUNT drugs like lisinopril and Claritin

    dthfytr replied to glutton4punishment's topic in General Nursing

    Gotta keep them bean counters happy! Even saw one place requiring plain Tylenol be counte in the Pyxis! Large hospitals can put stuff out for bids, and pay a fraction of a cent for a Tylenol tablet to...

  3. How to advance to middle management in nursing

    dthfytr replied to rngreenhorn's topic in General Nursing

    Seems appropriate except the part about

  4. Working as a software consultant RN

    dthfytr replied to McGwillis's topic in General Nursing

    Avoid that job at all costs. Forward their contact information to me,

  5. just a health question..

    dthfytr replied to malicexmirage's topic in General Nursing

    Realising it's not a dream, and you really did just wake up in a Mexican

  6. Is it just me (perhaps), or does disrespect by an attending ruffle feathers?

    dthfytr replied to MassED's topic in Emergency

    Old joke, wont bore you with the whole thing, punchline is "sometimes God likes to play

  7. SC ia enforcing the "don't call yourself a Nurse"

    dthfytr replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

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  8. My ER is making me sick.

    dthfytr replied to Ninja Nurse's topic in Emergency

    All I can say is that ER's are always the dirtiest patient care areas. You have a choice to make. Talk to your doctor

  9. Would YOU recommend to a friend/family member, etc..

    dthfytr replied to digoe74's topic in Nursing Career

    You're assumption that "there is no longer a nursing shortage" is inacurate. The market for nurses waxes and wains in general. Some places are always short of nurses, some places it varies. I've been...

  10. Ugghh! I just accidentally deleted an entire...

    dthfytr replied to digoe74's topic in General Nursing

    We're gonna let it go this time, but next time it goes on your permanent record. And, yes, ER staff do check patients underwear and report to their mom if they weren't wearing clean! Why is it nobody...

  11. Has anyone heard of needing a liver transplant d/t trauma?

    dthfytr replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto on the Hippa violation, but I suspect insurance agents don't care a rats asterisk about the HIPPA

  12. Has anyone heard of needing a liver transplant d/t trauma?

    dthfytr replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

    16 yr old Mexican boy in the trunk of a car Northbound on the freeway in way South New Mexico. No lights showing (a la midnight special), got rear ended by an El Camino around 01:30 AM. I was on EMS,...

  13. STOP! Or somebody's going to get hurt!

    dthfytr replied to jjhc2006's topic in General Nursing

    I'll give it a shot (pun intended). Nursing students should never treat me like I know nothing. They should also never treat me like I know everything. Either way one of us gets cheated out of...

  14. Inappropriate family members

    dthfytr replied to soxfan80's topic in General Nursing

    The family feels helpless. Since they can't think of anything to do, they're demanding way too much of you. You can try telling the family that you and they are on the same side, but you must do...

  15. can I lose my license...

    dthfytr replied to mRpeNa's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    And no you're not a bad nurse!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The people who aren't worried about this patient are,

  16. can I lose my license...

    dthfytr replied to mRpeNa's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Don't sweat your license. In reality, short of punching out your supervisor without good cause, it's really hard to lose a license. A state board employee once told me that 99% of complaints that go...

  17. Correctional nursing considered experience??

    dthfytr replied to heavenlystar87's topic in General Nursing

    What did you do? Was there a clinic in which you helped PA's, NP's, or MD's? I assume you did a medline. There's a lot of psych involved in correctional medicine (from personal experience). Make a...

  18. More staffing agency drama - does this sound fishy to you?

    dthfytr replied to gigglymo's topic in General Nursing

    Get it clarified first. I understand them wanting you to work a few shifts first, but if you don't, they get paid for the orientation and you don't? Sorry, I have a very simple but strict policy to...

  19. Carry a stethoscope without hanging it on neck

    dthfytr replied to jalainec's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen a belt clip around now and then. Looked

  20. IV Fluid/IV Tubing

    dthfytr replied to EDrunnerRN's topic in Emergency

    Heard a lot lately about an 80/20 rule. Accountants figured they get 80% of their charges from 20% of their supplies. Somehow they adjust so that rather than charge for every item in the hospital,...

  21. Travel Nurse Bait and Switch?

    dthfytr replied to alaskaman's topic in General Nursing

    Again, check your contract. If there's no "out" for you on this one, make sure there is in the future so this doesn't happen again. From your description, I'd be very unhappy with my agency, and very...

  22. I would like to be a nurse in the entertainment industry...where to get started?

    dthfytr replied to HeatherGurl84's topic in Nursing Career

    Wonder if the Playboy Mansion hires

  23. Any nursing heroes out there?

    dthfytr replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I like the way you think. Perhaps it's only a matter of time. Of course HIPPA has to be considered, and facilities might be a bit skittish feering a lawsuit. Guess that's why I use the name "dthfytr"...

  24. Dropping pressures with nitro. Anyone experience this??

    dthfytr replied to TinyRNgrl's topic in Emergency

    Some people are hyper sensitive to NTG. Experienced staff are careful not to give NTG till there's an IV established so you can give a fluid bolus if there's a big BP drop. I see it a few times per...

  25. Standards of Behaviour

    dthfytr replied to celticgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Do you also need a pass for the hall monitor? Really, we're told we're professionals then treated like children! I think everybody who's taken aback by this are the true professionals, the rest mere...