OldDude

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    C'Mon Now!

    OldDude replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    "shaky
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    I feel like Oprah...

    OldDude replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    Now that is a funny movie..."The Jerk," "the new phone book's here, the new phone book's here...there it is...my name... Navin Johnson...in print!" Thanks for the laugh Davey - and
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    Most Pressing Issues in Nursing Today

    OldDude replied to pmcgrady's topic in General Nursing

    Case in point from another post where the "nursing shortage" was the subject...hospitals have never had a nursing shortage - nurses had to shoulder a staffing shortage and still have to - but I've...
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    Specialty area or more general right out of school?

    OldDude replied to sdarrington's topic in General Nursing

    I hear ya...I was forced from the ER to cover a shift on a med-surg floor one time when they had a bunch of call ins. I told my manager that would never happen again; that I would quit before I did...
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    Can a school nurse leave the school clinic?

    OldDude replied to mommynurse890's topic in School

    It's unlikely you'll find documentation to support your position but you could bring up that in the US, the kids either come to the clinic by themselves, with a "buddy" from the class, or are brought...
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    Can a school nurse leave the school clinic?

    OldDude replied to mommynurse890's topic in School

    When you say nursery, are you talking about infants? What ages are
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    Another Nurse on Nurse hostility story

    OldDude replied to clandestine2's topic in General Nursing

    AYE! The upside down wedding cake "resting" on the shoulders of those out there swinging the hammers; those that don't "produce" anything except flapping their gums to justify their
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    Just A Funny Thought

    OldDude replied to cooties_are_real's topic in School

    I figured as
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    Most Pressing Issues in Nursing Today

    OldDude replied to pmcgrady's topic in General Nursing

    Well, you can shut it down or the Mods will shut it down for you...the choice is
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    Staff Retention Policies

    OldDude replied to Positive_Outlook's topic in General Nursing

    OMG!! No truer words have been spoken! But who wants to listen to common
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    Another Nurse on Nurse hostility story

    OldDude replied to clandestine2's topic in General Nursing

    Too bad you and your director couldn't have had this dialogue instead of the knee jerk, haywire, response. Good learning experience... ahem, follow the
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    Should I REALLY become a nurse?

    OldDude replied to nishab05's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    A lot of your post arises from your feelings so in regard to advice from anonymous people you might as well flip a coin. I CAN tell you, if you don't try it, nursing will only be a figment of your...
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    Most Pressing Issues in Nursing Today

    OldDude replied to pmcgrady's topic in General Nursing

    Do sports team coaches attend the games, and witness the plays, and intervene in an attempt to win or do they sit in their office and wait until the game is over, analyze the data, and then provide...
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    Salad Bar and Allergies

    OldDude replied to denstar's topic in School

    No doubt! Vigilance on both sides will never cover all the possibilities but one keeps adapting. It's like trying to "kid proof" something - not
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    Most Pressing Issues in Nursing Today

    OldDude replied to pmcgrady's topic in General Nursing

    Adequate patient care is the most pressing issue and removing management intervention is the
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    I feel like Oprah...

    OldDude replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    Let's see...First Aid Kits? CHECK!...what next is on the list? Hand
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    Do these scrubs make my butt look big!?

    OldDude replied to mrcleanscrubs's topic in Men in Nursing

    HaHa! I think it would just emphasize the "prominent" features...man or woman...but then, so would a
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    Salad Bar and Allergies

    OldDude replied to denstar's topic in School

    You Bet!! If a 5 year old can navigate their way through an Ipad, they're certainly intelligent enough to be taught how to avoid a food, and its derivatives, that has the potential to kill
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    Salad Bar and Allergies

    OldDude replied to denstar's topic in School

    BAM! Another kid snatched from the jaws of death!! School nurses - that's what we do! Awesome job denstar. Because of you, life and smiles go on! We don't have a salad bar on the elementary level but...
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    One of our students lost everything in a fire

    OldDude replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Thank God no one was hurt. It is just stuff but it's their stuff and I'm sure they are feeling scared and hopeless. I'm sure He is hearing the pleas for
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    High School Shooter Copy Cats?

    OldDude replied to guest83140's topic in School

    This link was posted on one of these threads...I sent it to my entire campus. The response I got was "crickets." NO one responded in any way. Meanwhile, the drums keep beating... One Teacher’s...
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    Do these scrubs make my butt look big!?

    OldDude replied to mrcleanscrubs's topic in Men in Nursing

    I wear cargo pants instead of scrubs. All the pockets tend to soften the lines and I feel more confident when I'm having those "big butt"
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    Did you replace a school nurse?

    OldDude posted a topic in School

    Did you replace a school nurse when you started your school nursing job? If so, how many years had she been there when you came on board? If you replaced a "he - school nurse" you can correct me. The...
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    Thinking about getting a gun for safety

    OldDude replied to MotoRN34's topic in Home Health

    Me too, I tried home health and hated it. My wife loves it, she hasn't been assaulted physically by patients or families but has been bitten by several dogs and a few cats and nearly bitten by a "pet"...
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    Thinking about getting a gun for safety

    OldDude replied to MotoRN34's topic in Home Health

    The home health aspect really isn't relevant, it's the exposure to the general public in between visits while driving, etc. In other words, if you spend a great deal of your work day in the car your...