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  1. What Gets to You??

    Doctors who graduate at the bottom of their class and they that they know everything. They are unwilling to list to the nursing staff. We have had patient's admitted from the ER with the diagnosis of...
  2. Wrote a doctor up!!!

    In my 41 years as a nurse, I have written several doctors up and probably should have written more up. The one that stands out in my mine involved a patient on a ventilator. The patient's blood gases...
  3. Caring for Jehovah's witnesses

    It has been my experience with Jehovah Witnesses that they are firm in their belief not to take blood. Many cannot quote the biblical scripture for you but nevertheless they will not take blood. I...
  4. Blood administration policy

    I have always worked in ICU so we wanted large bore lines to get blood through in rapidly; however, I have questioned the policy of all blood having to be placed in a 20ga or larger iv catheter. The...
  5. Has anyone ever taken Latin?

    I took 2 years of Latin in high shool in the early sixties. It does help you in cluing in on the root of medical terminology. It will certainly stimulate your
  6. Yes, I believe it was better in the old days. Care was centered on the patient, whereas today, it is about the dollar. When I was registered in 1967, I can truly say that I practiced holistic...
  7. Rita's coming-my hospital won't close!!

    I would consider it my last day. Why would you want to work for an irreponsible organization that puts you and you colleagues in harms way? As I see it, if the ones that did not follow the mandatory...
  8. need help for severe depression

    The first thing that you need is a good psychiatrist who is willing to work with you. I suffer from depression and have gone through a long list of psychiatrists and after years of suffering, I have...
  9. Worst nursing experience

    As a nurse of 41 years, I have had many worst days in nursing. The first occurred when I was a student working extra in the OR It was before the days of EMS. The fire department brought a young man...
  10. In the 60's there were two things that a girl could do--be a teacher or be a