organichombre

organichombre ADN, BSN, MSN, LPN, RN

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  1. Anyone work at the VA hospital?

    organichombre replied to crb613's topic in General Nursing

    I promised myself not to get on a soapbox but it looks like I'm going to have to do it. I've worked at the VA in lou. for 20 years first as an aide, then an LPN, then an ADN, then a BSN and now almost...

  2. What's Louisville like?

    organichombre replied to Ranter13's topic in General Nursing

    NEW YORK CITY!! Wow what a culture shock you are in fer! We talk almost as funny as you do and we only have half our teeth!! Just kidding about the teeth. Louisville or Louavul we all pronounce it...

  3. surprised at how non active this board is

    organichombre replied to rntoben2008's topic in General Nursing

    Many nurses don't have the time to browse these forums and many hate the computer because they chart all day long on the damn things! But for those of us who do seek out interaction with other nurses...

  4. Kentucky Gn!! Need Help!

    organichombre replied to Mercy83's topic in General Nursing

    The Louisville VA hospital has the best benefits in town and despite what you may hear we are doing well here on Zorn. Hopefully soon the legislator will decide to build a new VA downtown and all us...

  5. Anyone use meditation?

    organichombre replied to TemperStripe's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I am so glad someone brought this modality to the forum. For years I have meditated but not really in any formal sense. However the last couple of years has brought significant stress to my life so I...

  6. Roll Call

    organichombre replied to Tweety's topic in Men in Nursing

    Welcome lads...so whadda we do now? How bout we find a significant male nurse from the past as our representative like Nightengale for the ladies? I like Walt Whitman who worked as a nurse in the...

  7. How will our new grad Male RN work in L &D?

    organichombre replied to ragingmomster's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This is an interesting situation. First off male nurses are not required by nursing boards to have chaperones nor are md's at least in Ky. Secondly as someone else replied the danger of sexual...

  8. Aching legs and feet... Advice?

    organichombre replied to StudentC's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Student C, My first question is how old are you and how active are you outside of school and your job? Age has a lot to do with stress on feet, joints, etc. I began nursing at the age of 30 (now 51)...

  9. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    organichombre replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Got another one! I was one of only two or 3 men on one night at the hospital I've worked at for 20 years. I was called to our miniscule ER at the time to help find a AA pt that had escaped but was...

  10. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    organichombre replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    This was not funny at the time for me but the rest of the shift got a big laugh. I was a new LPN working for an agency at a nursing home. We had an AA female who was schizophrenic and needed an in/out...

  11. funniest thing you saw a nurse do.......

    organichombre replied to cre8tivRN's topic in General Nursing

    Years ago we changed the stretchers from the morgue to a wagon likie device that was supposed to look like a supply bin or something. Anyway, we had sent a lady to the morgue to pick up a stretcher....

  12. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    organichombre replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    There is an old hospital in Louisville Ky called Waverly Hills that has many stories of spookiness! Back in the 40's it was a TB hospital, then a home for the insane and finally a longterm facility...

  13. I'm a new MICU RN and not liking it!

    organichombre replied to Kitty-MayRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Kitty, All of these suggestions are right on the money. However, if your depression doesn't resolve, don't stay! It's one thing to grieve for a pt and then move on, but to become physically ill while...

  14. any facilty overdocument???HOW FRUSTRATING

    organichombre replied to johnson0424's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Documentation is necessary to protect the pt and yourself. As the other replies state, a good assessment by the admission nurse makes it much easier for those who

  15. Why do unit nurses have bad reps?

    organichombre replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    You're kidding, right? :) Maybe, but think about it.Most of the unit nurses I know are of a different breed of nurse and deal with pt decompensations on a daily basis. I'm just saying that as in the...

  16. Why do unit nurses have bad reps?

    organichombre replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Fergus51 hit the nail on the head. Icu atracts those of us who think we are a cut above those on the floor and what's wrong with that? To be a ***** is unfortunate but the attitude that says "I can...

  17. I am on the ICU floor this week...

    organichombre replied to tryinrealhard's topic in MICU, SICU

    Just smile, talk like you know everything, and get with the redheads, whether male or female! Just kidding except for the

  18. CCRN test: how bad is it really?

    organichombre replied to farmerrl's topic in MICU, SICU

    Pass CCRN, Robin Dennison, the book. Buy that, learn your anatomy and physiology and you can figure out the rest. I took it after studying for 6 months...a long time you say? Maybe but I was a new...

  19. Trach/mrsa/d50

    organichombre replied to TypicalFish's topic in MICU, SICU

    i'VE ACTUALLY SEEN RESEARCH FROM jAPAN ON HONEY AND lUGI'S SOLUTION BEING USED TO CONTROL INFECTION IN THE POOR PARTS OF THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES BUT HAVE YET TO HEAR ABOUT D50. Sry for

  20. LPN's Role in the ICU?

    organichombre replied to Nurse-o-Matic's topic in MICU, SICU

    Bravo CVN! I worked as an LPN in a Veterans Hospital for 5 years prior to going back for my degree. True there is a movement to remove them from ICU which is probably the right thing to do. Lpn school...

  21. Things nursing school FAILED to tell us

    organichombre replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in Nursing Humor

    What about the postop hip who tells you "Oh I guess you don't have to stick me for blood now huh"?, as you're emptying his hemovac full of bloody drainage! Or how come your postop will deny pain all...

  22. to tell or not to tell?

    organichombre replied to ablynn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Absolutely not her responsibility but the point is to remember that once you graduate and YOU are the licensed personnel, it's your responsibilty. And don't worry about upsetting someone when you are...

  23. Nursing and Piercings

    organichombre replied to futureTMA's topic in General Nursing

    Ya know, piercings are just another adornment. I remember my sister getting upset with me for encouraging my neice to have her navel pierced! She got it the next year despite

  24. Alternative health practices

    organichombre posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Hello all, I'm in the middle of a masters in nursing education program and have a practicum to write. I've chosen Alternative Health Practices as my subject and would like some input from nurse...

  25. Nurse Educators, Introduce Yourselves!

    organichombre replied to VickyRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I really want to teach once I finish my degree but don't know if financially I'll be able to fulltime. I guess I'll just have to wait and see.