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  1. Thank you, Joy Behar!

    AcuteHD replied to ixchel's topic in Nursing Humor

    I bet if Miss CO came out in a skimpy latex costume and did something sexy, you know like insert a foley, she would've

  2. Thank you, Joy Behar!

    AcuteHD replied to ixchel's topic in Nursing Humor

    Where is this "facebook" thread you speak

  3. AllNurses Abbreviations

    AcuteHD replied to AllieSparksRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for this thread, I was wondering about

  4. in the wake of this tragedy do we really know our breaking point ?

    AcuteHD replied to rudecat's topic in General Nursing

    !!??!! Hint? Does it refer to the OP or reply? Am I the only one not getting this?

  5. in the wake of this tragedy do we really know our breaking point ?

    AcuteHD replied to rudecat's topic in General Nursing

    That

  6. Why does everyone say that they "consigned" a drug waste.....

    AcuteHD replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    This is to funny not to commit on, witch was hard cause i done had reset my pissword. What are the hot button issues nurses are interested in? Pens and Grammer, apparently.

  7. Lockdown!

    AcuteHD replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Glad everything is okay, life is scary when you have kids, but always worth it.

  8. Dialysis vs SNF

    AcuteHD replied to Subclavian Steel's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I have zero experience in SNF, but I have been in HD for about 4 years now, so here's my $0.02. I would catch all kinds of grief if I said there is no heavy lifting in HD, but there's not a lot. We...

  9. Funny Ad

    AcuteHD posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I saw this on another forum and made me LOL. I posted my comment there, but I guess the admin didn't like me calling out their sponsors. I have been blessed with this product, and I can tell you...

  10. Love AN...Too much...Goodbye

    AcuteHD posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've only been on AN for a couple of weeks, but it's already became too much of a good thing. Gonna take a break and go look for my wife and kids,

  11. Boyfriend of a Nursing Student

    AcuteHD replied to AZStudent01's topic in General Students

    First of all, I have to agree with all the kudos to Farawyn. But that's where I have to part ways with the rest of y'all. There is some BAD advice for OP on this thread. His GF is deff going to...

  12. Difficult Orientee

    AcuteHD replied to ejnjj143's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was a nearly 40 new grad, so JULES just made my list (lowercase lol). And there's a whole lotta tough love on this thread, I thought you ladies would be like, "here, have some chocolate" But,...

  13. Chronic HD in the Acute Clinic?

    AcuteHD replied to AcuteHD's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    There is no other hospital in the area that has an acute dialysis unit. We used to have them come in through admissions for direct admit to the nephrologist for HD and discharge. The hospital didn't...

  14. What's the strangest phone conversation you've ever had at work?

    AcuteHD replied to Brekka's topic in Nursing Humor

    This is turning out to be a better thread than i thought it would be, but i got nothing. Well, nothing as good as these and it's not medical, but: I opened a chat window to cancel my internet service...

  15. Wide open fistulas that don't work

    AcuteHD posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Uggg! Don't you hate the blame game that happens when a pt that comes back from having their access "fixed" but it doesn't work? Vascular is always like, "It was wide open for us are you sure you...

  16. Cardiac patient wants decaf

    AcuteHD replied to Moooey's topic in Nursing Humor

    I wish my young adult pts were that compliant...but then I would only have a part time

  17. New Nurse feeling a bit overwhelmed

    AcuteHD replied to NursingInChaos's topic in General Nursing

    Reach out to the good techs and see if they have any friends they can vouch for that need a job. Then develop a plan to encourage therapeutic

  18. New Nurse feeling a bit overwhelmed

    AcuteHD replied to NursingInChaos's topic in General Nursing

    Are the techs union?? Fire them! They are underpaid, overworked and if they don't want to be there anyway, why keep everyone in misery? Even with the best support, 6-7 pts on a regular basis is too...

  19. Venting..

    AcuteHD replied to foxy1112's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Beach therapy with umbrella drinks PRN? And, if you're gonna start a topic called "venting" we have come to expect something more like Jerry Springer, lol. Good luck,

  20. Venting..

    AcuteHD replied to foxy1112's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    You are somewhat new to HD and, I think, just took over the home hemo part of your clinic? Do you think it's the learning curve that's got you down or more than that? If it's the learning curve, and...

  21. Wide open fistulas that don't work

    AcuteHD replied to AcuteHD's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    A stenosis develops slowly. If vascular says it's "wide open" I take that to mean good blood flow from end to end, no clots or

  22. plagiarism??

    AcuteHD replied to wolf9653's topic in General Nursing

    I want to work at OP's hospital if that's the biggest complaint. How silly. Call the cops and throw me in jail because I am ABSOLUTLY going to steal this

  23. I'm a nurse...for animals?

    AcuteHD replied to trauma_lama's topic in General Nursing

    All strippers claim to be nurses or nursing students...so i've

  24. Are too many certifications a bad thing?

    AcuteHD replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I may catch holy heck from HH nurses, but M/S and ICU wasn't exciting enough for him, so he goes to HH??

  25. Postpartum Meds

    AcuteHD replied to nikkib2013's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I thought the title was Postmortem meds, lol. I need to go to bed, I