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No. 50
from Otessa
Old Aug 12, 2006, 12:03 AM

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I remember a patient smoking in their room WITH oxygen


he lost his eyebrows, moustache and some nose hairs........
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No. 51
from ortess1971
Old Aug 12, 2006, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by kiwijangle
I trained in a hospital in New Zealand in the early 70's, and much that has been said I recall. What about walking up one side of the corridor so as not to impede foot-traffic? And standing aside so a more senior person could enter the room first? We bathed the babies between 9 - 10 am, wrapped them and poked them in bundles into pigeon holes on a big trolley. At 10am we pushed the trolley through the maternity ward and handed the babies out for the scheduled feed (30 or so at a time). Our hospital would only employ married house-surgeons, as the only single one they tried (?when) got a theatre nurse pregnant - meaning the end of her career no doubt!
Married surgeons are just as capable of getting a nurse pregnant ...although they'd still probably give the doc a slap on the wrist and fire the nurse!
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No. 52
from banditrn
Old Aug 12, 2006, 02:53 PM

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I didn't go into nursing until the late 80's, but I still remember a lot of those things:
Smoking at the nurses station - not allowed on days, but OK the rest of the time.

Soap suds enemas! They stopped doing those when a surgeon did a scope - and all he could see were bubbles!

Calculating IV drip rates - I don't believe I could do that now to save my life.
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No. 53
from BabyRN2Be
Old Aug 12, 2006, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Gudnurse
When beds were made, the pillow case opening ABSOLUTELY had to be facing away from the door. OR WHAT????
When I went through CNA school at the end of last year, my instructor taught us this same thing. Yes, she was older, but awesome. I asked her why the end of the pillowcase had to face away from the door. She said it was for esthetic reasons. I don't think patients give a care...
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No. 54
from SaraO'Hara
Old Aug 12, 2006, 09:38 PM

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I've been a CNA for two months.. but:

- I have to mitre corners on bed linens.
- Pillowcases must open away from the door.
- I was taught how to give enemas.

And all kinds of other things that are apparently old-fashioned. My instructor was a 70-year-old hard-nose LPN - I really liked her a lot.
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No. 55
Old Aug 12, 2006, 10:17 PM

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Love this thread. Glad it has been resurrected.

I graduated in 1968. Previous postings bring back so many memories.

Let me add a couple of my memories:
Almost failing clinicals one day because my pillow case had the opening pointed towards the door.
Taking care of the post op cataract patient (who stayed in the hospital for about 5 days). They had to be fed because their heads had to be kept flat. Sand bags were placed on both sides of their heads so they could not move them.
Thanks for the great posts.
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No. 56
from SaraO'Hara
Old Aug 14, 2006, 05:29 PM

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*bump*

Ah, and my facility just got rid of the crank beds last year.
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No. 57
from babiesX2
Old Aug 14, 2006, 07:43 PM

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A large hospital we go to has a display of antique medical equipment. There is a set of "rectal dilators" on display. Can anyone tell me what were those used for?

My oldest daughter is 13 (14 in Nov.). I wasn't a nurse then, but I remember her being brought to me in a large cart that had compartments for all the babies. Oh, yeah, I was forced to go down the hall for a sitz bath several times a day.

We have an elderly dr. at the hospital I work at and he routinely write orders for bottles of IV fluids. LOL
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No. 58
from fantasie
Old Aug 18, 2006, 09:51 AM

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Any old OB nurses out there? How about buccal pit, alcohol gtts for PTL, babies being delivered in the exam room because of the "enemas til clear" admit order, 7-day stays for a vag delivery, twilight sleep, and (heard about this one, its even before my time) rectal exams instead of vag exams?
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No. 59
from sirI
Old Aug 18, 2006, 09:59 AM
Updated Aug 18, 2006 at 10:03 AM by sirI

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Yes, to all, fantasie, even the rectal exams. Vivid memories of WILD labors with the scope - strapping down on the delivery table every single tiime. Hate buccal pit (personal experience). Also, mainlined the twilight - no IVs until after delivery. Not uncommon to give couple hundred mg demerol. Lorfan 10 mins prior to delivery..........
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