OldDude

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    S.C. 5th Grader Dies After a Fight at School

    OldDude replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

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    LOW sugar, check ketones?

    OldDude replied to Jedrnurse's topic in School

    Gotta be...kinda like the parent of a chronically ill kid who tells you where "they usually" put the IV. If you try otherwise you're doomed! They know their child and you
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    LOW sugar, check ketones?

    OldDude replied to Jedrnurse's topic in School

    I think the over riding issue would be to treat the patient according to the presentation. Ketones would not be relevant in acute hypoglycemia treatment. I've never checked for ketones in a...
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    When to tell Principals I'm pregnant!

    OldDude replied to jnemartin's topic in School

    You don't own the circus. You're just one of the performers and the show will go on if you're not there. Stay your course and enjoy every moment you can with the wee one. Time
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    Annoyed and perhaps a little unsure

    OldDude replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    I realize today's litigious society has forced many telephone triage calls to end with "go to the ER." If we used those guidelines in school nursing we'd have to have a shuttle bus outside to shuffle...
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    a-hem...

    OldDude replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    Awesome! Welcome back from the Dark
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    PARTING GIFT

    OldDude replied to RNfindingherway's topic in General Nursing

    In my ENTIRE life I have never given an employer or coworkers gifts when I
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    Why don't parents

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

    It does spur some
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    Regrets after regrets!

    OldDude replied to Toaster's topic in General Nursing

    My Sweet Petunia is a home health PT...she frequently sees patients who have their 30/40/50 year old kids still living at
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    Why don't parents

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

    We get the police to go to the
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    Regrets after regrets!

    OldDude replied to Toaster's topic in General Nursing

    Horseshoe...this is just for fun...how do you know Toaster is a "he?"
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    Add Veterinary services to my credentials

    OldDude replied to tining's topic in School

    That's OK Charlie...she didn't mean it. Good
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    Add Veterinary services to my credentials

    OldDude replied to tining's topic in School

    Considering you're a nurse he probably thought he was giving you a
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    Annoyed and perhaps a little unsure

    OldDude replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    This is one of those occurrences where you are simply in the crosshairs and you can't get out of it. Obviously, and I MEAN obviously, you did an excellent assessment. Every decision to do something or...
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    Regrets after regrets!

    OldDude replied to Toaster's topic in General Nursing

    Amen!!! I cover 5 cars/5 drivers...3 drivers under the age of 23 -
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    Seattle is Dying

    OldDude replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I've bought and sold a few homes along the way. If I had the chance to do it over again I too would be a happy
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    Pre-employment health exam asking for my last menstrual period date

    OldDude replied to Noodle28's topic in General Nursing

    Well...there is
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    "Poor Thing!"

    OldDude replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Haha..."poor thing"...there, everything is better now.
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    Pre-employment health exam asking for my last menstrual period date

    OldDude replied to Noodle28's topic in General Nursing

    How do you know a man is responsible for this question being on the physical
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    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    OldDude replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Johnny Cash would be proud of you... "Then I fumbled in my closet through my clothes And found my cleanest dirty
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    Nurses that “only do it for the money”

    OldDude replied to AFJ32780's topic in General Nursing

    See!!!
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    Regrets after regrets!

    OldDude replied to Toaster's topic in General Nursing

    Like they say in basketball...you miss 100% of the shots you don't take so if you don't re-apply you know what the answer
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    Nurses that “only do it for the money”

    OldDude replied to AFJ32780's topic in General Nursing

    "...that only do it for the money" I'm starting to see the similarities between nursing and
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    Seattle is Dying

    OldDude replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm...interesting. The first thing that popped into my mind was the California Gold Rush and how that played
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    Seattle is Dying

    OldDude replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    It is my understanding, somewhat like supply and demand, that the salaries/income of any area controls the cost of housing. What is driving the housing cost in Seattle up if the salaries aren't there...