twistedpupchaser

twistedpupchaser

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  1. what is meant by experience?

    twistedpupchaser replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    Experience is different for every nurse from their first clinical placement to their retirement. Saying that someone has 1 year or 2 years experience is in my opinion worthless. State what sort of...

  2. There's a Mousetrap In My Med Cart

    twistedpupchaser replied to 99percentangel's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I love the story and can relate, nothing is as heartbreaking as finishing a medication pass to discover that your next pass should have started 10/60 earlier. I have never worked LTC but have had to...

  3. Its sad how some non-medical people can be so Ignorant !

    twistedpupchaser replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I think that some of the prejudice against HIV is an offshoot of puritanical teachings. When HIV first came out you were safe as long as you were not homosexual, then IVDU's started getting it. Many...

  4. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    twistedpupchaser replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Had a Pt the other day there was a list of what I wanted to say: 1/ I have seen women give birth to 14lb babies without that much screaming and carry on. 2/ Why do you scream and carry on only when...

  5. Nothing like a good kick in the face

    twistedpupchaser replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    We had a little old man come in with a #NOF. He was so pleasant until it became time for PAC or pad change. At that time he would become a little nasty. Even when drugged enough to put the whole staff...

  6. What are your "I'm a nurse, I can do this (totally unrelated)" things?

    twistedpupchaser replied to mama_d's topic in General Nursing

    I can suture, very nicely if must say so, (modesty is not my strong suit), but cannot sew to save my life. As for cars I have broken down the internal combustion engine into easily understood parts,...

  7. I couldn't do your job !

    twistedpupchaser replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    There are nursing specialties that I could never do. Paeds is one, I have a tribe of kids and know that I cannot maintain an emotional distance when a little one is sick or hurting. If ever you...

  8. What we do

    twistedpupchaser replied to CABG patch kid's topic in General Nursing

    I do the job and sometimes wonder what I

  9. how do you keep your sexy??

    twistedpupchaser replied to healthcarefome's topic in General Nursing

    There is a nurse where I work who is absolutely stunning, she must spend an hour on her hair and another with her tastefully applied makeup. Her scrubs are perfect, no creases/wrinkles/stains (when...

  10. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    twistedpupchaser replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Great performance mate, nearly believable. Could you hold the next act until this other Pt stops actively trying to die so I can get all the staff here to critique your performance? So wanted to say...

  11. Maggot Debridement Therapy

    twistedpupchaser replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    Working in ED I have found a number of Pt's with maggots due to our tropical climate. What s the best way to remove them? I have seen Hydrogen Peroxide, Lignicaine, NS, suction or scooping with...

  12. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    twistedpupchaser replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hey Scrubby, you could not have said it better! I know that this is a little off topic, (but then half the thread has been) there are benefits to a universal healthcare system, even if it means less...

  13. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    twistedpupchaser replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree in theory, however... A friend of mine was counseled and given a written warning after a situation like this. Even though several nurses had documented their attempts at education of this...

  14. What Song Describes Your Life? What Song Describes Your Attitude Towards Nursing?

    twistedpupchaser replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Me at home: God of Thunder, KISS At Work: Dr Feelgood, Motley Crue I know that I am showing my age, Such is

  15. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    twistedpupchaser replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    While I agree with you TraumaNurse07, I think it is more of the questions' phraseing than the meaning. If re-phrased to "What is more important in Nursing: medical requirements or customer service...

  16. Gastric Banding to treat Type II Diabetes

    twistedpupchaser posted a topic in General Nursing

    There was a proffesor on one of infotainment shows, (read news) the other day stating that gastric banding should be used in some cases of Type II Diabetes. He stated that studies showed that once...

  17. Gastric Banding to treat Type II Diabetes

    twistedpupchaser replied to twistedpupchaser's topic in General Nursing

    It is funny that your insurance companies seem to be so short sighted. Here in Oz we have the nationalised health care with private health insurance for private care. The insurance companies here were...

  18. Military Wife Trying to Find a Job

    twistedpupchaser replied to Gem0607's topic in General Nursing

    Living in the Land of Oz I don't know the American system. Here are some things that work in Australia. Our Military use a posting " cycle" with the majority of postings happening at roughly the same...

  19. Vent re: Charging and staff being "Pulled" or Floated

    twistedpupchaser replied to mjjlRN's topic in General Nursing

    Let her get away with it, especialy when it is her fault - therefore her problem and she will do it again and again. You need to sick to your guns and at this meeting stand firm. If you are senior in...

  20. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    twistedpupchaser replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am realy bad at customer service, I am happy telling the Pt's family to leave, telling the Pt "No!" I am however, a bloody good nurse. I see my role as someone who treats the Pt in a holistic...

  21. Get used to it... nursing is only going to get worse!!

    twistedpupchaser replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

    I think that the NM can make or break a Unit, the first unit I worked on had an NM as described above. I have worked on another unit where the NM tried but had trouble in the job as she was new and...

  22. Awkward Situation

    twistedpupchaser replied to Lily C.'s topic in General Nursing

    Until reading this thread I always believed the truism that the most sensitive part of ones body when masturbating was their ears....listening for

  23. Second Guessing, Good or Bad?

    twistedpupchaser posted a topic in General Nursing

    Recently I had a Pt arrive at our Emergency Department ./c vague symptoms dating several months, triage noted a vague-er cardiac Hx on file. I took him to the bay and set up the obs and ECG, (just in...

  24. Inspiring Quotes

    twistedpupchaser replied to lillian20's topic in General Nursing

    My Father has a line that he constantly uses... "Common sense is not always common." After I quoted him in a Uni assignment I found that it was originaly Voltaire who said

  25. Second Guessing, Good or Bad?

    twistedpupchaser replied to twistedpupchaser's topic in General Nursing

    I would like to thank you all for your responses. I have always gone through things in my mind to see where I could improve, either clinically or in Pt care. I think the scare of witnessing a walking,...