OldDude

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    Suicide screening for all is not needed

    OldDude replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    OF COURSE!!! I'm referencing detached, irrelevant, decisions from administrators who have lost touch with reality as referenced by djh123...Geez!!! I was thinking the subject was that every patient is...
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    Suicide screening for all is not needed

    OldDude replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    I hear ya...You never know when a 4 month old is contemplating suicide...our intake questions for this subject at the pedi Urgent Care I work at are the same, regardless of
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    Working nights w/ barking/needy dogs that probably wouldn't let me sleep during the day

    OldDude replied to lmb93's topic in General Nursing

    You could invest in a really good bark collar for them to wear during the times you need to sleep. They would eventually learn not to bark when the collar is on. I heard of a novel trick from a...
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    In five years, I see myself...

    OldDude replied to elizabethgrad09's topic in Nursing Humor

    ...Port Aransas, Texas...you know where it is...A small drinking town with a big fishing
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    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    OldDude replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Patiently...
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    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    OldDude replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Waiting...
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    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    OldDude replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    I'm over
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    Ask Dr. Fever

    OldDude replied to Davey Do's topic in Nursing Humor

    Uhhh, Dr. Fever? Can I talk to
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    Advice for Medication Administration

    OldDude replied to PediNurseNYC's topic in School

    Is he in inclusion or in a life skills type
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    Advice for Medication Administration

    OldDude replied to PediNurseNYC's topic in School

    And what is the reason he can't have this at home before
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    Life or career?

    OldDude replied to djoshi1094's topic in General Nursing

    I'd stay. Each day is a gift and you can't predict the future. If you like it and can come home without bringing the
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    Mean Parents

    OldDude replied to JustRNingAlong's topic in School

    Just shake the "etch-a sketch" after they leave and let em fester in their own
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    Advice for Medication Administration

    OldDude replied to PediNurseNYC's topic in School

    Is the medicine available in a transdermal patch like Daytrana? Is this a booster dose, after getting the am dose at home, you are giving at
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    Morning meds

    OldDude replied to ABRN2012's topic in School

    I currently give 6 every morning; for the student and teacher
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    Why your avatar?

    OldDude replied to LikeTheDeadSea's topic in School

    I'll bet you had a stack of National Geographics too...I
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    Why your avatar?

    OldDude replied to LikeTheDeadSea's topic in School

    Nailed
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    Why your avatar?

    OldDude replied to LikeTheDeadSea's topic in School

    That's it...but I don't have a tan line. Some of us are old enough to remember the "Sears" catalog. In one edition they failed to recognize the manhood of one of the models was hanging below the boxer...
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    Why your avatar?

    OldDude replied to LikeTheDeadSea's topic in School

    I picked mine because I'm a spitting image of Indian Jones...Well I kinda resemble Indiana Jones...OK, I don't look anything like Indiana Jones, but I, like, did enjoy the movies, like, a lot! I've...
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    School Shooter Contingency Plans

    OldDude replied to heynurse1996's topic in School

    I think you did what would be logical for you in that circumstance; wait in the ready position...yes God forbid...but your role would be rapid triage, directing those assisting you, and tending to the...
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    BMI Screenings totally depress me

    OldDude replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    BMI is BS...it doesn't take a highly trained medical specialist to look at someone and tell if they're too fat. I fall into the obese category and don't have to do any calculations to realize that;...
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    School Shootings

    OldDude replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    If there was only one shot, the bullet would have traveled through the girl's wrist, zinged a couple of people and hit the boy in the head...shades of some the the Kennedy assassination
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    School Shootings

    OldDude replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    With some semi-auto handguns, there are grip safeties, and other mechanisms that make it impossible for the gun to fire if dropped. So, if the handgun involved in this shooting didn't have a grip...
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    Need some good vibes for a fellow SN

    OldDude replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    Positive mojo thoughts your way and a special request for God to send someone to check on
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    School Shootings

    OldDude replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    I'm withholding my final opinion until more comes out but I can't imagine how a firearm would "accidently" discharge more than once. It appears there was more than one shot
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    School Shootings

    OldDude replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Ugh...another school shooting, middle school in Los Angeles, this time by a girl shooter...so far no deaths; Geez - stop