OldDude

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    Absences yesterday?

    OldDude replied to tining's topic in School

    What is Day Without an
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    Another dreaded head lice post. This one's about treatment.

    OldDude replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    Well since you brought it up...I left a tidbit of information out of my "New Head Lice Data" post. The test subject I removed from the girl's hair had just survived the previous night in an...
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    Never thought it would be this bad

    OldDude replied to ajacks65's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked exactly ONE day as a bedside nurse in my entire nursing career. If I had to do that all the time I'd quit and go to truck driving school or maybe be a semen extractor at a turkey
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    Question...

    OldDude replied to momto5RN's topic in School

    It's
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    Advice for men in nursing!

    OldDude replied to francoml's topic in Men in Nursing

    Transitioning from an industrial pipefitter to a nurse...I like working with women and have never had trouble getting along with any of them. But it's probably because I'm such a sensitive and...
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    Words to take with us each day.

    OldDude replied to Cattz's topic in School

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    Words to take with us each day.

    OldDude replied to Cattz's topic in School

    Darn...big brother won't let me open the link at school. Does it say anything about Bud
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    When is your Spring Break

    OldDude replied to 1mrsbs's topic in School

    Ditto
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    New Head Lice Data - OldDude Institute for Head Lice Studies

    OldDude replied to OldDude's topic in School

    So I guess I'll share the millions of federal grant dollars for this study with you. I'm saying 50% of the test subjects will be dead before you go home
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    What to do this summer...

    OldDude replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    Kids take all the fun out of
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    My kid is THAT kid!

    OldDude replied to momto5RN's topic in School

    I HAD NO IDEA THIS WAS SO PREVALENT!!!! TOTALLY AGREE!!! Now that I think about it, Sweet Petunia will wake up during the night and apply
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    My kid is THAT kid!

    OldDude replied to momto5RN's topic in School

    Butt...butt, that's butt
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    My kid is THAT kid!

    OldDude replied to momto5RN's topic in School

    The first step toward recovery is admitting you're an addict so congratulations on that...next is to realize you "want" to live life chapstick free. You're stuck on letting go, I understand. Now let's...
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    I want to quit nursing after my second week of clinicals, bad work environment...

    OldDude replied to Matucm's topic in Men in Nursing

    Nursing is not my "calling." It's a profession that's relatively easy to enter, offers a diverse choice of practice, keeps one from working outside in the elements or exposed to poisonous...
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    My kid is THAT kid!

    OldDude replied to momto5RN's topic in School

    Hello Sully...welcome to Chapstick Anonymous. Let's find you a sponsor and get you started on the 12
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    No Bathroom UGH

    OldDude replied to SWimbish's topic in School

    Switch offices. I'm sure you could come up with enough infection control documentation to compel moving you to a room with running water, at least. That's pretty bizarre all and all. Honestly, that's...
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    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    OldDude replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Research
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    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    OldDude replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    I just ran across a picture of a mermaid with a pink tail...now that is
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    International Immunziations

    OldDude replied to Amethya's topic in School

    Send them to the health department. It's their immunization rules so they are responsible for ensuring compliance in an instance like
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    I want to quit nursing after my second week of clinicals, bad work environment...

    OldDude replied to Matucm's topic in Men in Nursing

    Don't worry about clinicals, just do what you need to do to get the grade and move on. Nursing school doesn't teach you anything about nursing. Nursing school provides the conduit to obtain your RN...
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    New Head Lice Data - OldDude Institute for Head Lice Studies

    OldDude replied to OldDude's topic in School

    So when I called mom and told her the news, we talked about treatment, prevention, etc, mom says, "I'm on my way to pick her up!" I told her it was OK for her to be at school, kids aren't excluded...
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    New Head Lice Data - OldDude Institute for Head Lice Studies

    OldDude replied to OldDude's topic in School

    No, I stuck it on a piece of clear tape so mom would know what to look for. She didn't even want to touch it after it was encased in the
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    International Immunziations

    OldDude replied to Amethya's topic in School

    New students from Mexico seldom have varicella. Send them to your local health department office to have the immunization record transcribed and give them immunizations needed to start the catch up...
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    School taken for granted

    OldDude replied to Jedrnurse's topic in School

    This kinda dovetails into what Mr said. I've seen this over my years and have experienced it myself. With very few exceptions, people who are provided a service that is free to them who have never...
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    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    OldDude replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Pink ribbons all