Katana

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1. This is "how" Nurses divert drugs for their own use.

   Katana replied to WriteStuff's topic in General Nursing

   I remember a time, many years ago, one of our nurses's fathers had died. She didn't take the usual 3 days leave but returned to work the next day. We were very worried about her not taking time for herself and her grief. We watched her closely. S...

2. Bizarre Reactions to Death

   Katana replied to LasVegasRN's topic in General Nursing

   The two that I remember fondly: We have a monestary here and one of the Brothers was in our hospital and was dying. Very calmly one of them came to the nurses station and said, "I believe that Brother has passed." I went in for the usual checks and...

3. Sewing your own scrubs

   Katana replied to obeyacts2's topic in General Nursing

   I love making my own uniform tops. They fit me. They have two huge pockets and one breast pocket. There is so much attractive fabric out there and, like other mentioned, it's great to have different tops for all the different seasons and not spend...

4. Family Members: Do you get along with all of them?

   Katana replied to MayoRN's topic in General Nursing

   I feel so lucky!! My family consists of my 80 year old Mother with whom I share a home, and my 50 year old brother and sister-in-law who live about 8 houses away. We are close. We like eachother and we love eachother and, best of all, we get along! ...

5. Christmas Schedule

   Katana replied to AmAnRN's topic in General Nursing

   I can see that this is a pet peeve for many of us. This year I worked Thanksgiving, will work Christmas Eve and have Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day off. For us, if you worked Thanksgiving, you will most likely work Christmas Eve and...

6. Freaky female anatomy

   Katana replied to Nurse Ratched's topic in General Nursing

   I've had to cath several women who's urethra was up in their vagina. That doesn't seem to be very uncommon. We have techs who cath patients and the look on one's face was priceless when she came out of the male patient's room saying she couldn't fin...

7. Nursing Hx:Share Oldtime Ineffective tx's?

   Katana replied to Sleepyeyes's topic in General Nursing

   Not only do I remember the Sippy diet, I have seen it work when all other modern routines didn't. 1 ounce of CREAM (not milk) every hour for the first 24-48 hours, then continuing with that, you added one Coddled egg at breakfast. The next day, it w...

8. Terms of endearment

   Katana replied to mamabear's topic in General Nursing

   I grew up in the south so "Hon" was very common and perfectly acceptable term to use. Now, I live in the South West. Yes, I still use it occassionally but no where near like I used to. One instance where the daughter of a patient objected to my call...

9. The public just doesn't get it.

   Katana replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

   For me, I had a call where the caller said, I'm Dr. so and so and I would like to know how Mrs. such and so is and could you tell me her lab and xray results, please. I said that Mrs. Such and so was comfortable but I could not release any lab or xra...

10. Gotta good "poop" story? I do.

    Katana replied to st4304's topic in General Nursing

    Back in the days when hemorrhoidectomy patients stayed in the hospital untill they had their first BM, we had a male patient who either couldn't, wouldn't or was affaid to have his first BM post op. We were to the point where we were giving him 60 cc...

11. How do you reward you...

    Katana replied to nursegoodguy's topic in General Nursing

    I treat myself with a whole day spent with my special male friend. He does deliveries all over the State, including some of the edges of the surrounding states. We talk about anything and everything and I sit and knit while he drives or I just admir...

12. Inquiring Minds Want To Know: Outrageous Orders!

    Katana replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

    I love this thread!!! Minor funny order was one of the Dr.s acting silly: Start IV at 6:36pm. I took the order into the patient's room with the IV kit and told him that I couldn't do the IV start till 6:36pm so to please watch the clock and let me ...

13. i shouldnt have laughed

    Katana replied to thisnurse's topic in Humor

    I had a patient many years ago. Had Alzheimers and had had a colectomy. We were having the darnedest time getting him out of his room to ambulate in the halls till one of his family members arrived and said they knew what would work..... They walke...

14. Patients say the darndest things

    Katana replied to gr8nurse4u's topic in Humor

    Well, this wasn't a patient but..... Many years ago when our visiting policies were way stricter than they are now... No one under the age of 14 is allowed to visit.... I had a very young patient who had just had hernia surgery... okay, that does dat...

15. Any Good Track Ideas????

    Katana replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have a schedule that I have worked for the last 15 years and it's very comfortable for me. I work 12 hour shifts. Monday and Tuesday - Work Wed, Thurs, Fri - off Sat and Sun - Work Mon, Tues, Wed - off Thurs and Fri - Work Sat and Sun - off Then ...