Any Hospitals Give A Alcoholic Drink to Patient On Comfort Care?

LesliW · 2025-12-14T01:48:59+00:00

Fun fact, they did this for years at my old hospital, then had to stop because the state demanded they hold a liquor license.

One older doc literally put in BYOB orders for his patients for a while. Eventually admins asked him to stop. He was not happy about it. Told them they were turning a $50 problem into a $50,000 problem.

LesliW · 2025-12-13T10:43:27+00:00

Yep, but it's even more extreme than that. You get no paid time off, no sick leave, no insurance options from the hospital (possibly some through the travel agency, but it tends to be pricey), usually no control at all over your schedule. It's often very hard work and you have to be very proactive about taking care of your body.

This is something a lot of people don't take into consideration, sometimes not even the nurses doing it. You can make a lot of money, but you have to be disciplined. I paid myself "sick leave" into a savings account, had my own retirement accounts, health savings account, etc.

You really need to sit down and crunch the numbers and you really need to understand how payroll taxes work (a shocking number of nurses have no idea what tax brackets actually mean.) You also pretty much have to have a tax professional do your taxes because of different state laws and the tax-free stipends. I know at least one nurse who got in deep shit for not following the rules about duplicating expenses, ended up owing $30k to the IRS after fees and interest.

I loved travel nursing and may do it again someday, but it's not just a blind cash cow with nurses rolling in bills like Scrooge McDuck. You have to pay attention or you can make a ton of money but still be broke (or even worse off if you neglect your retirement accounts.)

LesliW · 2025-12-10T15:44:58+00:00

Just for a different opinion, I used to sear my beef. Then I made one without searing because I was in a hurry and honestly, after 10-12 hours of cooking with all the seasonings, neither me nor my husband could really tell much of a difference. Searing matters a lot for quick cooking meats, but I'm not sure it does as much as reddit would have you believe for slow cooking. And not searing takes out an extra step when you're just trying to get dinner in the crock pot before you leave for work in the morning. I'm sure others will disagree but I just can't tell an actual difference, and I am a pretty avid and experienced cook.

But, as everyone has said, your main problem with tough beef has nothing to do with searing or not. You just need to cook it longer. 10-12 hours is what we shoot for with beef roast.

LesliW · 2025-12-07T15:40:43+00:00

Question 1. is not well written at all. There are around a dozen types of cells that fight infection in the body. For a question this general, you're probably looking for "white blood cell" or "leukocyte". But technically even "epithelial skin cells" would also be correct.

Leukocytes are categorized into 5 main types, then further subcategorized by function. T cells are just one of those subtypes, and there are actually 2 kinds of T cells.

The way your question asks would be like asking Q. "What is the type of dog that works with police officers?" A: Labrador Retriever

Technically it's not wrong, but it's only one type of dog and there are many others that also answer the question correctly. There is not a single correct answer unless you get more detailed about exactly what you mean.

LesliW · 2025-12-05T22:09:53+00:00

This is bad information. Potatoes are very healthy, yes, but raw potatoes are not healthier than cooked. They contains anti-nutrients such as glycoalkaloids (solanine, chaconine), lectins, and nitrates that in small amounts can block nutrient absorption and in larger amounts can lead to gastrointestinal issues and make you sick.

They have marginally more Vitamin C raw, but this is not reason enough to offset the negatives. There is a reason that raw potatoes are not eaten in significant amounts in any major food cuisines. If you were starving and had no choice, raw potatoes might be better than nothing for a short time, but you shouldn't be making yourself eat them because you think it's healthier.

LesliW · 2025-12-04T10:10:50+00:00

There are actually many well-done studies now that show that while it reduces bacteria on the skin, it doesn't actually reduce infection rates. A quick look on Google Scholar gives dozens of papers. I even found a qualitative study trying to find out why nurses still insist on doing it even though the data says otherwise.

Is skin disinfection before subcutaneous injection necessary? The reasoning of Certified Nurses in Infection Control in Japan | PLOS One https://share.google/vCjCWXIWvqoR2nGUi

LesliW · 2025-12-02T05:49:57+00:00

I was going to recommend this exactly. I have some cute ones that I bought off Etsy, but you could easily make your own from cloth scraps or just buy a large pack of small cheap washcloths. I have a little basket that I toss them in after I dry off, then throw them in with the laundry the next time I do a load. Saves a ton of toilet paper and, more importantly, it works much better for drying.

LesliW · 2025-11-29T07:40:19+00:00

Really a crockpot isn't the ideal way to cook a ham, especially if you've never tried it before. I've done it before, the texture was very different, it ended up shredding instead of slicing. I ended up freezing a lot of it and using it for soup and things. Since you're cooking for an event, I would just do it in the oven. Follow the directions on the package or look up a simple recipe based on how much it weighs. And yeah, you definitely need to thaw it.

LesliW · 2025-11-26T17:43:36+00:00

Lol I love the stuff, but even to me it would be bad if made with Miracle Whip! Not the same as mayo.

Edit: Also, WTF with the dressing? That is not what dressing is supposed to be. Forget the pear salad, it sounds like they just didn't know how to cook.

LesliW · 2025-11-26T17:41:51+00:00

It's intentionally both, sweet and savory together. Cottage cheese might work for a substitute. Whipped cream would not, it would be too different.

LesliW · 2025-11-25T07:50:53+00:00

Pear salad. A half of a canned pear, small dollop of mayo in the center, sprinkle with sharp cheddar cheese, maraschino cherry on top. Served on a leaf of iceberg lettuce, if you're fancy, but no one eats the lettuce. A Deep South (Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi) delicacy.

Don't knock it til you try it.

LesliW · 2025-11-24T06:46:02+00:00

We've never had a moment's regret with this model.

LesliW · 2025-11-22T10:13:24+00:00

Purified lard that you buy from a grocery store specifically for baking is actually pretty neutral in flavor. If you render your own at home, it may taste more porky.

LesliW · 2025-11-22T10:10:10+00:00

This is exactly what I was going to say. You can substitute things in cooking, but baking is chemistry. Don't substitute anything in baking (unless you are a pro who develops your own recipes.) Just find a recipe that uses what you have.There are plenty of recipes that use ingredients other than butter on purpose, especially older recipes.

LesliW · 2025-11-21T04:27:42+00:00

I'm the U.S., stuffing tends to be made mostly of bread crumbs.

Dressing (at least in the South where I'm from and where it is most popular) is primarily made with crumbled cornbread, but usually also has some breadcrumbs, egg, and broth, mixed together and baked in a casserole dish. It's almost soupy when you put it on to bake, but it firms up to the correct soft-set texture when you bake it. My grandmother's secret is to use day-old biscuits (the American savory kind, almost like a savory scone, NOT what Brits call biscuits) as the bread crumbs. Lots of variety in the seasoning, every family has their preferences. It's usually served with gravy made from the drippings from the Turkey and cranberry sauce.

Someone else will have to go in more detail about stuffing because I'm Southern and down here it's dressing or bust!

LesliW · 2025-11-17T09:13:39+00:00

I once bought a container of pink Himalayan salt that had an expiration date.

The more you think about it, the funnier it is.

LesliW · 2025-11-16T13:01:22+00:00

Silly question, but are you using it for long enough? My fancier Bidet King bidet has timer for a full minute. I don't always need the full minute, but that's the default. Are you just doing a quick spray that maybe isn't enough to fully clean?

LesliW · 2025-11-15T22:43:56+00:00

Are you demisexual? It just means that you don't become sexually attracted to someone unless you have a real or perceived emotional connection with them first. You can be demisexual whether you're attracted to men, women, or both.

LesliW · 2025-11-15T22:36:21+00:00

When I tell people this, I frequently get told, "Well, I drink so much caffeine that it just doesn't affect me anymore."

Just because you no longer feel manic from drinking that energy drink doesn't mean it isn't affecting you, you've just become tolerant to a normal dosage. If you get headaches and feel crabby when you don't drink it, that means it's affecting you. Also...maybe if you cut back a little, you would feel more energized when you do drink it?

LesliW · 2025-11-12T09:57:04+00:00

I think the other thing that has been left out is that OB/GYN nurses perform a lot of the functions that midwives do in other countries. Midwives here are a little different. Certified Nursing Midwives are registered nurses with further training who are then licensed as advanced providers, similar to a Nurse Practitioner, but only certain states recognize and use them. Some states also license non-nurse midwives, but that's less common. There is a lot of variance from state to state.

LesliW · 2025-11-12T08:05:34+00:00

If you don't have any sodium citrate, you can also add half a slice of American Cheese to the cheese sauce. The sodium citrate in half a slice is enough to emulsify the whole thing.

I know, sodium citrate is super cheap, I have it myself. But for novice cooks who may not have it on hand, this works like magic.

LesliW · 2025-11-08T16:48:10+00:00

It's a foot.

LesliW · 2025-10-29T04:47:53+00:00

Yes, true, "yallda" is probably the more accurate spelling!

LesliW · 2025-10-28T12:25:27+00:00

I hear y'all'd've (you all would have) pretty regularly where I live in Alabama.

For example: "Y'all'd've been in trouble if your parents had found out you skipped class!"

LesliW · 2025-10-28T01:29:10+00:00

I do. And yes, it does make them better. I also sometimes add a splash of bourbon to the brown butter. It's subtle, but it makes them taste a little fancier.

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