OldDude

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    Everyone thinks they have the measles

    OldDude replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    True!! Here's my pet peeve attention seeker..."walking pneumonia!" AAAAAAHHHHHHH!! I guarantee you if these people were paying a 500.00 ER copay they might think about making an appointment with their...
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    Have you had your Colonoscopy? March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month

    OldDude replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in Gastroenterology

    My limited knowledge of this field obviously will prejudice my statement but the hemoccult cards will be positive for blood in the stool...which means there is a source for the blood requiring further...
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    School Fundraisers

    OldDude replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    AMEN!! I'm in with
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    School Fundraisers

    OldDude replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I would suggest identifying the amount of money you want to raise and for what...send out a flyer to the parents asking for donations to achieve the goal with a bold caveat at the bottom of the...
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    Do as I say, and not as I do.

    OldDude replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Are you sure Clark didn't play Eddie Haskell on Leave it to
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    Emotional Detachment

    OldDude replied to achristineg's topic in General Nursing

    Most excellent and insightful advise above...and I completely agree. You're not going to experience some life changing epiphany that will alter the years of the ED causing you to wall off your...
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    Must Have Supplies

    OldDude replied to Keeperofbandages's topic in School

    Every elementary nurse has to have "Treasure Chests" for when the kids lose teeth at
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    "ASKholes"

    OldDude replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Nursing Humor

    I guess you could say it kinda went down the toilet...that's ok, hppy still loves us
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    "ASKholes"

    OldDude replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Nursing Humor

    Yea, yea...we all did that...whatever...but more importantly, do you keep you toilet paper holder properly stocked?
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    Medical documentation system not HIPPA compliant

    OldDude replied to RNTadaaaa's topic in School

    Don't worry about it. This is what is provided by your facility and it's not your responsibility to police the system security or who is accessing the information. You are entering the data in good...
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    "ASKholes"

    OldDude replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Nursing Humor

    My Sweet Petunia bought what I refer to as a shotgun toilet paper device; you have one roll on the dispenser and it holds 3 rolls in the magazine ready to
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    I NEED ADVICE.

    OldDude replied to Britt_3920's topic in Nursing Career

    Go to RN school, make it work...mow yards, sign up with a day labor company, deliver pizzas...get it over with and move forward with your
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    "ASKholes"

    OldDude replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Nursing Humor

    Yea, yea! Or when he DOES put the toilet paper on the roller but leaves the paper hanging on the wrong side of the roll!! That's the worst!!
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    How To Quit Well

    OldDude replied to BodhiHeart's topic in General Nursing

    It really doesn't matter what you say and, based on how you describe the working environment, they really don't care what your reason is. Just submit your resignation in writing in a timely manner and...
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    IHP for Chronic Kidney Failure

    OldDude replied to iggywench's topic in School

    If the 504 can't be delayed I would go into it with the statement you've yet to receive MD orders for school intervention so you can't provide specific input in that regard. And...your clinic is not a...
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    House Supervisor Test Question

    OldDude replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    But...regardless of the stack she chooses, she should take both Post It notes; just in
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    "ASKholes"

    OldDude replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Nursing Humor

    TRIGGER WARNING! So true!!!! I struggled most of my adult life knowing there was a sissie trapped in my body. I sought many ways to suppress it and when I became an industrial pipefitter, laying pipe...
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    My IV Skills are Terrible!!!

    OldDude replied to CardiacRNLA's topic in General Nursing

    No one has yet to mention mojo, cosmic upheaval, supernatural interference, disturbances in the "force," and other negative effects of the universe. You'll get there...just keep on keeping on!! I...
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    Immunizations

    OldDude replied to Feral.Cat.Herder's topic in School

    Until you have an administrator that will inform the parent the student is being withdrawn, or unable to enroll, until the immunizations are up to date you'll continue to play the game you are...
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    I need that laugh

    OldDude replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Fingers
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    Clinic Rules

    OldDude replied to Keeperofbandages's topic in School

    Literally EVERY day an overhead announcement is made and an email goes out reminding teachers to submit their attendance...every day. In the real world if your boss had to tell you to do your job...
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    I need that laugh

    OldDude replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    If I get to Heaven, I'm looking him up. (and it WAS him you saw in the
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    Need help with manual blood pressure readings

    OldDude replied to joytotheworld21's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Just say it's anxiety. That way you don't have to worry about "why" and can concentrate on moving forward in clinicals. I'll bet you'll be able to hear just fine next
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    Leaving nursing

    OldDude replied to nay2018's topic in General Nursing

    Only saying this out of OldDude tough love. There are only two possibilities for your displeasure with nursing today. The facility in which you work is impossibly dysfunctional and unsupervised or the...
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    Clinic Rules

    OldDude replied to Keeperofbandages's topic in School

    Unless your principal is prepared to strictly enforce the rule, forget about