OldDude

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    How do you discuss gender issues with adolescents?

    OldDude replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    When I got my driver license, seat belts were not required and it wasn't against the law to drink and drive; you could purchase alcohol at 18. There wasn't a such place on land as a "No Smoking" area....
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    Who has an assistant?

    OldDude replied to nurseshajwani87's topic in School

    My campus is PK-5, a little over 700. It's just the 3 of us...me, myself, and
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    Family Member Watching Pro-terror/ Anti-America/ Anti-Semitic video

    OldDude replied to sugarmagnolia3's topic in General Nursing

    YAY MOM! Wise woman! It's been said many times...if we don't learn from history we're doomed to repeated it. Mom took care of that for you. Thank
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    Introduction

    OldDude replied to ladyglittersparkle's topic in School

    Welcome! Come around
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    Family Member Watching Pro-terror/ Anti-America/ Anti-Semitic video

    OldDude replied to sugarmagnolia3's topic in General Nursing

    sugarmagnolia3, although your post engaged a lot of different opinions, I think a lot of us had a chance to contemplate our own attitude about the subject and look at it in a different light; I know I...
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    Family Member Watching Pro-terror/ Anti-America/ Anti-Semitic video

    OldDude replied to sugarmagnolia3's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, what an impressive, heroic, and SCARY background and immigration story. Thank you for sharing...I believe I understand your point of
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    Quick Questions about SN

    OldDude replied to Amethya's topic in School

    I'm placing an order for two dozen, size
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    Nurse week, scavenger hunt

    OldDude replied to Dskipp's topic in General Nursing

    I'd go with gift cards to the local liquor
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    Nurse week, scavenger hunt

    OldDude replied to Dskipp's topic in General Nursing

    Kitiger...you just don't get it. It's for nurse's week...you know...motivational/team building...that kind of stuff. But not to worry about being too busy; you can't interrupt your shift with this so...
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    Quick Questions about SN

    OldDude replied to Amethya's topic in School

    ...I don't do potty accidents. I send out a notice in the first day packets requesting extra clothing for the kids to keep at school in case of potty accidents, food spills, bloody noses, recess mud,...
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    Quick Questions about SN

    OldDude replied to Amethya's topic in School

    You are right about the pollen now...every morning my white truck is yellow until I rinse all the pollen off it. I feel for the allergy
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    How do you store your inhalers/spacers???

    OldDude replied to River Song, RN's topic in School

    I don't take anything out with me for a "drill." If we have a bona fide evacuation I grab my "go" bag, which has a couple of generic albuterol inhalers and facemask spacers in it, a tube of glucose...
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    Review test question

    OldDude replied to amynye's topic in General Students

    Is this a real nursing school professor or it is a substitute floated from the lawn maintenance
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    How do you store your inhalers/spacers???

    OldDude replied to River Song, RN's topic in School

    I just spread them out in their containers, box, bag, or simply mdi with a RX label on
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    Is the ER for me?

    OldDude replied to Nurse-please's topic in Emergency

    JKL nailed it. The best things I got from the ER was witnessing and participating in a team of nurses and staff whose only agenda was patient care and working together to get the job done, regardless...
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    Charge nurse after 1.5 years on unit

    OldDude replied to Nurse-please's topic in General Nursing

    Since you have a high turnover...I expect if you replace the term "charge" with "responsible" you'd have a better understanding of the
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    Starting a non medical health service

    OldDude replied to raynpetal's topic in General Nursing

    I mean...you can't do home "health" care anything without some medical
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    My Colonoscopy

    OldDude replied to Davey Do's topic in Nursing Humor

    For my my 2nd colonoscopy, I was wheeled into the procedure room and "the big black snake" was hanging by its tail, waiting and ready for me, and already had it's miner's headlamp burning brightly....
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    Starting a non medical health service

    OldDude replied to raynpetal's topic in General Nursing

    You could do home care without any medical affiliation...maid service, laundry service, yard work, going to the grocery store, pet bathing, etc., but you can't do home "health" care anything with some...
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    How do you store your inhalers/spacers???

    OldDude replied to River Song, RN's topic in School

    I have a metal cabinet with 5 shelves. I store PK and KG on the floor part of the cabinet and each grade level 1 thru 5 on each shelf accordingly. It's easier for me to work with grade level versus...
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    Liar, liar pants on fire!

    OldDude replied to Wuzzie's topic in General Nursing

    Close but no cigar!
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    TB exposure?? HELP

    OldDude replied to jeane1090's topic in General Nursing

    All good advice and sound advice. Worrying yourself into a fit isn't going to help you. I'll bet you've already had similar exposure in the check out line of your grocery
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    C'Mon Now!

    OldDude replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    I wonder if there has been any studies to see if the flu virus is present in fart
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    Liar, liar pants on fire!

    OldDude replied to Wuzzie's topic in General Nursing

    In a neighboring city, population about 325,000, a guy running for mayor claimed to have a BS degree in electrical engineering from some Florida university. He was elected. Shortly afterwards, it was...
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    Liar, liar pants on fire!

    OldDude replied to Wuzzie's topic in General Nursing

    Yes it would...and yes there