Bipley

Bipley

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  1. Nurses with ADD/ADHD?

    Bipley replied to Metron's topic in Health, Stress Management

    It is still a fairly new drug and honestly, I haven't met many folks that like it. One guy (police officer) said he noticed some difference but not enough to continue taking it. I would really...

  2. Meds you hate to give....

    Bipley replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    It's easier to snip off the end of the gelcap and squeeze it out vs. puncturing the tip. Get a pair of verrrry sharp scissors and snip off the end and it's much cleaner

  3. funniest thing you saw a nurse do.......

    Bipley replied to cre8tivRN's topic in General Nursing

    No, I don't think we all know or even think that. I have respect for any patient I take care of before or after they have passed away! Yes, we (healthcare workers) can have a morbid sense of humor at...

  4. Thyroid out of whack!

    Bipley replied to Nikki69's topic in General Nursing

    Well... ya

  5. Thyroid out of whack!

    Bipley replied to Nikki69's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. As I wrote in a PM you are quite correct. One missed dose CANNOT be noticed simply by the way the drug works. It isn't possible. More pharmacology and folks would understand why this...

  6. Thyroid out of whack!

    Bipley replied to Nikki69's topic in General Nursing

    I was a pharm teacher and one missed dose means... nada. Nothing. It doesn't matter. It's the type of drug and how it works. One missed dose is absolutely nothing. Your body CAN'T know the difference....

  7. Meds you hate to give....

    Bipley replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    LOL.. sadly, the docs just won't write for that!

  8. What has happened to simple, basic care???

    Bipley replied to barefootlady's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. What else can be said but...

  9. What has happened to simple, basic care???

    Bipley replied to barefootlady's topic in General Nursing

    A big

  10. What has happened to simple, basic care???

    Bipley replied to barefootlady's topic in General Nursing

    I am a nurse and as a nurse/patient I recall something that still sticks with me. I had been in a major fire. My dx was smoke inhalation. I was in ICU and while the RN was doing an assessment I...

  11. Nurses with ADD/ADHD?

    Bipley replied to Metron's topic in Health, Stress Management

    What drugs have you tried so far? Have you ever tried amphetamines? Wellbutrin? Anything other than

  12. Thyroid out of whack!

    Bipley replied to Nikki69's topic in General Nursing

    question... have you ever taken anything with both t3 and t4 in it such as thyrolar? i was on 360mcg of levothyroxine qd (both synthroid and levoxyl) and it didn't touch my tsh. i just don't respond...

  13. Thyroid out of whack!

    Bipley replied to Nikki69's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a high protein, low carb, GI diet. Isn't it best just to work with the Glucose levels vs. fighting them? Instead of low carb/high protein, what about extra protein? Maybe this is overly...

  14. Nurses are overpaid!

    Bipley replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    That's not vintage! That's antique. Vintage is 1940's, 1896 is antique! Any great quotes from the

  15. Nurses are overpaid!

    Bipley replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    Nonono... that's an old wives tale. The TRUTH is that they grow hair on their

  16. Nurses are overpaid!

    Bipley replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so excited that others see the value of these old journals. I'm not referring to financial value, but instead the REAL value. I could easily read this stuff for hours at a time. I bought some...

  17. Meds you hate to give....

    Bipley replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    What's

  18. Received this email today and I am steamed!!!

    Bipley replied to MomBSN's topic in General Nursing

    A friend of mine is in her 40's and she just graduated from nursing school a few months ago. I laughed and laughed when she emailed me to tell me about those old timers... they weren't charting...

  19. Nurses are overpaid!

    Bipley replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    Late 1800s. I have one of the first glass syringes. 10cc syringe with a 14g 2.5" needle, not a luer lock needle, just attached. What in the heck did THAT cure?? The cleaning wire is creepy, the fact...

  20. Thyroid out of whack!

    Bipley replied to Nikki69's topic in General Nursing

    Kidney failure vs. kidney stones.... excuse me, I'm

  21. Thyroid out of whack!

    Bipley replied to Nikki69's topic in General Nursing

    Good

  22. What's it like to work in a medical clinic?

    Bipley replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    I loved it!!!! I do PRN work for a DO. I do all the xrays, labs, assist in exams, and I prepare the patients for ... whatever. We have staff that do the referrals and assorted paperwork. I triage...

  23. Hospital Love Stories ! ! !

    Bipley replied to Esmeraldad1203's topic in General Nursing

    I thought mine was a big 'ol a-hole. Not a doubt in my mind. I also thought he was totally worthless as an MD. I box of hair could have done a better job than he. 'Course, then I heard the other...

  24. Nurses with ADD/ADHD?

    Bipley replied to Metron's topic in Health, Stress Management

    My first doc told me something I really believe to be true. You just have to experiment with various drugs until you find what works for you. You and I may well have exactly the same dx but the tx...

  25. Nurses are overpaid!

    Bipley replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    I'm thrilled!!!! Others like the same stuff I do!!!!! :chuckle I just won the auction today, as soon as I get these old journals I will post anything fun. Obviously, anything related to nursing!...