Brownms46

Brownms46

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  1. Bubble gum myth or truth?

    Brownms46 replied to proud2bme's topic in General Nursing

    :roll :roll

  2. Bubble gum myth or truth?

    Brownms46 replied to proud2bme's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Furball...:) I LOVE your little stick

  3. Bubble gum myth or truth?

    Brownms46 replied to proud2bme's topic in General Nursing

    Yep my father said ice cream also...and he wouldn't let my mom serve us milk or ice cream on Fridays with fish!!! He REALLY did believe this! You can't imagine my horror when I realized what I had...

  4. Bubble gum myth or truth?

    Brownms46 replied to proud2bme's topic in General Nursing

    My father told us that if you ate fish and drank milk it would kill you! And YES I beleive him! One day in senior high on a Firday...as we always had fish ...I ate the fish and drank some milk.. I...

  5. Do Day Nurses Really Feel that Night Nurses Do Nothing All Night?

    Brownms46 replied to Brita01's topic in General Nursing

    I also have worked every single known to man! I have found that EACH shift has it's own demands and stressors! On nites pts do NOT sleep as a rule! You have Sundowners Syndrome alive and well in...

  6. Do Day Nurses Really Feel that Night Nurses Do Nothing All Night?

    Brownms46 replied to Brita01's topic in General Nursing

    Less to do?? Are you kidding?? You are kidding

  7. hiccups

    Brownms46 replied to amyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Same remedy with a slight variation. Hold water in your mouth..close ears...slowly swallow water keeping ears closed for about 10 secs afterwards. Hiccups gone...works for me and my daughter every...

  8. CE credits

    Brownms46 replied to AmyRN1227's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Amy The sites I go to...do keep up with the CEUs you take. They also send me confirmation emails for what credits I have earned. Springhouse has a program where you get $2.00 off for...

  9. Telemetry too stressful?

    Brownms46 replied to AmyRN1227's topic in General Nursing

    Amy each area...will bring with it ...it's own stressors. Oncology to me..IMHO can be distressing...but some people find it very rewarding. LTC...same thing. For me Telemetry is a much more...

  10. Separating work from home life

    Brownms46 replied to BrandyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    This is the way I relieve my stress from work....I have a SO who does just what OBNURSE hubby does....He sits and listens...:). Sometimes we go out to the driving range,...and I hit balls until I...

  11. Vecuronium question

    Brownms46 replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Dear Healingtouch, Thank you so much for taking the time to post the detailed information that you did...:kiss I realize it was a chore to actually type it all down...but the case intriqued me, and...

  12. Vecuronium question

    Brownms46 replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Healingtouch I'm also. I would like to know if you could give a more definitive hx on this pt. Although I realize you couldn't determine any neurological changes, d/t his comprised neurologicial...

  13. mandatory continuing education

    Brownms46 replied to jdk's topic in General Nursing

    SKYEYE here some sites where you can get CEUs online. You read the material...take the test online, and get the certificate printed out right then and there. http://www.nursingceu.com/NCEU/index.htm...

  14. verbal 'scripts'

    Brownms46 replied to NCRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    :roll :roll :roll sorry guys...but I can't help myself here. Stepford nurses...waiting for chip to be inserted...LORD! Believe me these scripts aren't new...just recycled! Back in the olden...

  15. A Legal Nightmare: Denver Nurses Indicted in Newborn Death

    Brownms46 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Dear Franca, THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart for your compassionate response! I'm glad something positive came out of me putting my two cents in..:-). I would like to welcome you to the world...

  16. Permanently disabled RN & workmen's comp

    Brownms46 replied to ginseng-hunter's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortuantely I have had some dealing with WC also. I was injured in a car accident while going to see my last pt, when I was working Home Health. I was hit broad side in the drivers door by a...

  17. Potassium error kills newborn

    Brownms46 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    AND AMEN

  18. A Legal Nightmare: Denver Nurses Indicted in Newborn Death

    Brownms46 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Although I believe this was a witch hunt on the part of this citie's DA, and I totally believe that the MDs, and Pharmacist should have been bought up on charges just as they pulled in the Mother baby...

  19. Anyone allowed to nap on their breaks?

    Brownms46 replied to dawngloves's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    If you're not getting paid...you're NOT on duty! I do per diem at a hospital where they are allowed to put their two 15 min breaks together with their 30 min lunch and get to sleep in the break room...

  20. IV Therapy for LPN's differences in standards

    Brownms46 replied to jamistlc's topic in General Nursing

    I'm very sorry to disagree with you P_RN, but there are no such stipulations governing an LPN's practice in S. C. The nurse practice act only requires that the LPN receive appropriate, and documented...

  21. Team Nursing?

    Brownms46 replied to plumrn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

  22. Team Nursing?

    Brownms46 replied to plumrn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You have said it all very well LOIS! You and I must have worked at the same hospital . I enjoyed those days, and I'm again enjoying the same kind of supportive surrounding now. Thank God that in...

  23. Team Nursing?

    Brownms46 replied to plumrn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

  24. Team Nursing?

    Brownms46 replied to plumrn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'm with you JT! When I came into nursing, team nursing worked well. Then they started primary nursing, and this was where I started seeing the increase in nurse/pt. ratios. It was supposed to be...

  25. ANA discriminates against LPN/LVN

    Brownms46 replied to Kris10lnC's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I did NOT write the post, I just copied it here! jason the acnp wrote it, as a response to a post I made, that was NOT meant to be a discussion about the differences between LPNs/RNs. It was in...