OldDude

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    Family Member Watching Pro-terror/ Anti-America/ Anti-Semitic video

    OldDude replied to sugarmagnolia3's topic in General Nursing

    I was JUST thinking the same
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    Charting

    OldDude replied to SaraTayRN's topic in Home Health

    You can chart in the home if you can do it without ignoring the patient while you peck away on the keyboard, aren't constantly interrupted by the patient or other distractions in the home, if you can...
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    Liar, liar pants on fire!

    OldDude replied to Wuzzie's topic in General Nursing

    Please!!
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    Liar, liar pants on fire!

    OldDude replied to Wuzzie's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a conservative and you have just called me a barefaced liar. I resent such rhetoric and I think your post is divisive, hateful, and disgusting, and I would certainly expect an Allnurses "Guide" to...
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    ADHD meds and weight loss

    OldDude replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    Decreased appetite is the only "real" side effect I've seen with ADD meds. If he will consistently drink the shake that would certainly work to increase his caloric intake and is the easiest fix but...
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    504 meeting

    OldDude replied to nurseinthenorth1's topic in School

    This is a sticky situation. Remember that medical documentation isn't required for a student to be placed in 504. It is the decision of the 504 committee; medical documentation is very helpful of...
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    Emergency Nurses More Pro-Police?

    OldDude replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    That would cheese me too Spanked. We didn't have those issues when I was in the trenches. I think there is a kind of mutual respect between law enforcement and ER nurses, at least back then. I've been...
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    Home Health: Not Being Paid??

    OldDude replied to emilyjacobs's topic in General Nursing

    DITTO, DITTO! You're being hosed, big
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    Problems with nursing profession and why I want to quit

    OldDude replied to bravewarrior1's topic in General Nursing

    But, other than those 10 things you mention, nursing is pretty good, right? No, I hear ya...If I wasn't a school nurse, I'd be out driving a truck or working on Forrest Gump's shrimp boat. Keep...
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    Getting urines quicker

    OldDude replied to er4lisarn's topic in Emergency

    We have standing orders and a protocol to get urine upon intake at the pedi Urgent Care I work at (not caths of course) and the result is usually back by the time the physician goes into the
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    I Did a Stupid STUPID Thing.

    OldDude replied to Avill's topic in School

    OMG! I thought you had done something Stupid STUPID! The only stupid thing you did was beat yourself up because you didn't read some kid's mind. Geez, you're not running a suicide watch unit there or...
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    RNs doing wellness visits

    OldDude replied to Karamarie84's topic in Pediatric

    I can see how the MD could set up a protocol for a "nurse visit." Immunizations, routine labwork, etc. At the Urgent Care I work at rabies series injections are "nurse visits" and the patients don't...
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    Whats the difference between God and a Doctor?

    OldDude replied to guest940422's topic in Nursing Humor

    This reminded me of the movie "History of the World" when Moses received the tablets containing the "15" commandments, 5 on each stone tablet, but he dropped one and it shattered, so that's how we...
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    Med Schedule

    OldDude replied to MegWorth's topic in School

    I get that too but I tell the parents, for instance, BID means every 12 hours, TID means every 8 hours. Many ADHD meds are written BID but meant to be given in the morning and at noon. So, you're...
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    Riddle me this Batman?

    OldDude replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe it costs more to put it in the pretty, "child proof," bottle and list all the precautions and reported side effects on the box. You know, "use as directed," "this bottle is not a toy," "do not...
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    Upcoming HH interview!

    OldDude replied to Emm_RN's topic in Home Health

    That's adequate nursing experience. Otherwise, contemplate the aspects of being alone throughout your day, personal safety, environmental awareness, vehicle usage and maintenance, etc. Good
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    Med Schedule

    OldDude replied to MegWorth's topic in School

    I'll accept "noon" or "each am" as a time designation but otherwise I require a note from the kid's MD with a specified time. Parents can some to school and administer the medicine any time they want...
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    Family Member Watching Pro-terror/ Anti-America/ Anti-Semitic video

    OldDude replied to sugarmagnolia3's topic in General Nursing

    Eyewitness trumps being judgmental...this post says it
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    Family Member Watching Pro-terror/ Anti-America/ Anti-Semitic video

    OldDude replied to sugarmagnolia3's topic in General Nursing

    Aye! Guilty! Judgingly
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    Family Member Watching Pro-terror/ Anti-America/ Anti-Semitic video

    OldDude replied to sugarmagnolia3's topic in General Nursing

    You can't have an opinion about something without being judgmental. Everyone has their opinion...and that's OK. Mine is if I see something that I "judge" as antisocial behavior, I'm saying something....
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    Family Member Watching Pro-terror/ Anti-America/ Anti-Semitic video

    OldDude replied to sugarmagnolia3's topic in General Nursing

    Op didn't reference anti Semitic phrases, Op reported advocating destruction...so yes, I
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    Family Member Watching Pro-terror/ Anti-America/ Anti-Semitic video

    OldDude replied to sugarmagnolia3's topic in General Nursing

    So...how would one feel if, in the spirit of not wanting to "judge" anyone, you didn't report what you saw and this same parent was arrested for placing a pressure cooker bomb that exploded in a...
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    Today....

    OldDude replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    Try not to let it bother you too much. Everybody has been down that road in school nursing. Most of us have were never provided an orientation other than, "here are the keys." You don't know what...
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    Family Member Watching Pro-terror/ Anti-America/ Anti-Semitic video

    OldDude replied to sugarmagnolia3's topic in General Nursing

    If you see something, say something...I'd call the local non emergency police number first and go from
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    School Shootings

    OldDude replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    All good points. My preference is a uniformed officer on campus. If a district won't provide that I would go with trained "volunteer" staff members. I would never attempt "force" someone into such a...