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  1. Why a C-Section?

    sjrn85 replied to edj02's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Poking fun at yourself is one thing; making fun of others is a different

  2. Why a C-Section?

    sjrn85 replied to edj02's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The way you worded it..."Dumbo ears"? Making fun of someone with a physical deformity? Not funny, IMO. Perhaps if it were your child, you wouldn't find it so amusing/easy to joke

  3. STUDENTS: what do you want out of staff nurses? NURSES: vice versa....

    sjrn85 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Oh boy, I think that student, her instructor, and I would have had a "come to Jesus" meeting over

  4. IM injection help: maximum amount given in ventrogluteal site

    sjrn85 replied to christine2005's topic in General Nursing

    Trick I learned many moons ago: Tell the pt to wiggle his toes. It keeps him from tensing the muscle because his attention is diverted to the task you gave him. I would have mixed it with lido, too,...

  5. Crossing the line of Caring

    sjrn85 replied to VintageGAdog's topic in General Nursing

    ITA, Tweety. Yes, the nurse could have explained her rationale better, but it is a fact that there are pts. who will always have "just one more thing." (Kind of like Columbo, with his, "Just one more...

  6. Would you have a child because you thought you would regret it later on if you didn't

    sjrn85 replied to smack050505's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yeah! I hear you loud and

  7. Would you have a child because you thought you would regret it later on if you didn't

    sjrn85 replied to smack050505's topic in General Nursing

    Deleted; double

  8. Would you have a child because you thought you would regret it later on if you didn't

    sjrn85 replied to smack050505's topic in General Nursing

    This is the type of comment that makes my eyes cross. Can we not accept that there are some people out there (and yes, I'm one of them) who are perfectly happy being childfree and, gasp!, never have...

  9. Why a C-Section?

    sjrn85 replied to edj02's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think a lot of it has to do with our celebrity-driven culture. Actresses/models have sections so they can get their tummy tuck right away and go back to their pre-pregnancy, size-zero status, and...

  10. Why a C-Section?

    sjrn85 replied to edj02's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow...talk about cruel!

  11. Vacation Woes (rant)

    sjrn85 replied to TreetopAngel_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yet another example of why people leave the profession. Some of these stories really are beyond the

  12. Stress associated with PACU or NICU

    sjrn85 replied to Apple437's topic in PACU

    I wouldn't recommend PACU to a new grad. You really should have your basics down first before going into that area, and preferably some critical care experience. It's not really an area that lends...

  13. taking students, precepting

    sjrn85 replied to Agnus's topic in General Nursing

    Any time anyone wonders why there's a shortage of nurses working in the clinical setting, the above post should be used as a point of reference. One of my least favorite expressions is the old "Nurses...

  14. STUDENTS: what do you want out of staff nurses? NURSES: vice versa....

    sjrn85 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry, but this is just unacceptable. One staff nurse (already overextended, most likely) is supposed to also be accountable for four students? :angryfire No report for the students? Why on earth...

  15. Whom if anyone do I tell?

    sjrn85 replied to Mysterri's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Sounds like he died from fulminating pulmonary edema. You could have had the NRB working correctly, and I would be willing to bet his sats still would have been crappy; there would have been too much...

  16. Medication Nurse Assistants

    sjrn85 replied to K205's topic in General Nursing

    I did a Google search and looked at the regs. for many states. Not one showed medication assistants as being licensed; many had certification requirements and required registration with the BON. But...

  17. Crossing the line of Caring

    sjrn85 replied to VintageGAdog's topic in General Nursing

    It does take actually working day in and day out to fully understand. Basically, you cannot give, give, give to every pt., every day. You'll burn out before you're finished with your new grad...

  18. Bsn & Nclex-rn?

    sjrn85 replied to GoofieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Who's discouraging questions? I'm just wondering why someone who identifies himself/herself as a "DarnedGoodNurse" would need to ask this. Someone who is a nurse would already know the answer to this...

  19. Bsn & Nclex-rn?

    sjrn85 replied to GoofieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Same test, no matter what type of program you attended. May I ask, if you're "ADarnedGoodNurse," why do you even need to ask this

  20. Wasting narcs. What's the correct procedure?

    sjrn85 replied to estrogen's topic in General Nursing

    Make sure you and your witness sign off on the wastage immediately. Don't let someone say, "I'm busy, I'll sign later," or "Just go ahead and waste it, and I'll sign later." Make sure you waste the...

  21. Blow out at the desk, who was at fault? both share blame I think?

    sjrn85 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow...this sure is one "interesting" unit! From a new grad who faked a British accent, talked to computers and televisions, and got her job b/c of her influential parents, to this new situation. One...

  22. Nurses on drugs?

    sjrn85 replied to livinginasong's topic in General Nursing

    There have been numerous threads about this. Try doing a search; you'll get all the info you could ever want. I also don't think it's appropriate to be telling tales about co-workers. It really...

  23. Blow out at the desk, who was at fault? both share blame I think?

    sjrn85 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    Discussing this with the GI doc would be a HIPAA violation unless he was the pt's attending and asked you why there was a delay. I wouldn't initiate the call,

  24. Patient Education - Why Don't You Document?

    sjrn85 replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    It would also help if nurses who actually work the floors and do the pt. education would be involved in the development of pt. ed. tools, instead of the usual, where yet another form is thrown at the...

  25. ER triage over phone

    sjrn85 replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

    Triaged first, then registered. Registration does not have the skills to make acuity