[labcat01]

OH MY GAWD....I made it to page 3 and then I had to stop for the night. I'm going to have nightmares about earwax blech!!!!

[mom4josh]

More stories about pus, abscesses, and stuff like that.... please! Keep 'em coming!




Oh, yes... don't forget the boils!

[Diahni]

Originally Posted by Daywalker

Bah! I ALWAYS tell my tales at the supper table....and now everyone has a VERY strong stomach!

i'm not sure if I should say "lucky you"!

[Chaya]

Originally Posted by Dottie78

Oh man, I've cracked up reading some of these stories on here, but there are some that are so sad too. I'm pre-nursing right now, but even after reading these, I still want to become a nurse. Can't wait until I get there, so I can finally share my gross experiences!

Yep. You might be just sick enough to go into nursing! (Said with PRIDE!)

[Diahni]

I'd like to see a study of how many nurses read Mad Magazine as a kid.
Diahni

[Ayrman]

I only read those that others bought, I never purchased one myself. Thus, I am only semi-guilty as there never was a steady supply.

Ayrman

[fey_lassRN]

Originally Posted by pritampaulsingh

hi there,
i'm a nursing( RN) student. do you have a choice when you start your job. i mean can i go or job in NICU or OB when i start.
regards

It is possible. It usually works best if you precept in the specialty unit. I have never worked a day in med surg, and I'll go apply at Target before I do. I precepted in L&D, and then was hired in that unit. I've also worked NICU, and I've seen precepting students get hired right after they graduate. Our professors strongly encouraged us to precept in med surg, but after I broke down sobbing and told them I'd quit nursing school if I was forced to do that, they shut up.

[mom4josh]

Originally Posted by fey_lassRN

It is possible. It usually works best if you precept in the specialty unit. I have never worked a day in med surg, and I'll go apply at Target before I do. I precepted in L&D, and then was hired in that unit. I've also worked NICU, and I've seen precepting students get hired right after they graduate. Our professors strongly encouraged us to precept in med surg, but after I broke down sobbing and told them I'd quit nursing school if I was forced to do that, they shut up.

What???

[fey_lassRN]

Originally Posted by APP

Screw nursing... I'm going to make my fortune making and selling full body-condoms for nurses!

There have been so many times that all of us in L&D have decided we needed either vet gloves for pulling calves or a full body latex dip.

[fey_lassRN]

Originally Posted by mesces

I worked Katrina.

I worked with a nurse who was stuck in one of the hospitals in NO. She didn't really talk about it, and no one asked much because we knew how hard it had been on her. She did say something about having nightmares sometimes. Now she's left us and gone back to Metairie. We miss her! I think she needed that bit of time far from home to recover.