When you don't turn off the water after washing your hands until you have another dry towel in your hand and then you use it to open the restroom door.
jstinerich replied to Nurse Ratched's topic in General Nursing
I was called in by another Rn to help find the urethra. We couldn't find it! Inside of her labia looked like a round ball with "potato eyes on it." We placed the woman on a bed pan and watched her void. She had urine coming from all the different eye...
Hey, this is not a new problem. Except our assistant left during a code! I had a gunshot to abdomin and total hip in the same room! Couldn't get to the hip pt. Went to the nurse manager to ask for help, she was setting in her office doing her homewor...
The patient rep. used to come and check the gold coast rooms before a VIP arrived. She'd get new mattresses, walls painted, mantainance to fix things, etc. The first time I saw her she told me that I had a VIP coming and to take good care of the vice...
Are you a nurse or a mouse? (Sorry just got finished watching American Tale with my daughter - again). Just tell whomever that you care and you want to remind them that they need to be checked. If they look at you funny, say something like, "look I'd...
If it were me, I would go and tell the supervisor in private (maybe the office) that I did not see the two people lift the table,before I left the code area. Then leave it up to her/him to investigate and draw his/her own conclusions.
This is what the word of God says about how to care for others. Matthew 7:1 "Judge not, that you be not judged. " John13:34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. Galatains 5:...
jstinerich replied to Cindy/Canada's topic in General Nursing
Yeah, go for the first aid course. Get an AHA BLS health care provideer certificate. If the school accepts courses from a local junior college, go and get rid of all the possible electives: A&P, nutrition, growth & development, etc. Wouldn't ...
I was reapplying a colostomy bag to a quad and he got an erection. I retained my cool even though other helpers in the room excused themselves and left us alone. The patient looked quite proud of himself. A minister, who had had a stroke was admitted...
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jstinerich replied to Karen4HIM1951's topic in General Nursing
No, Mattsmom 81, you are correct. You can request another counselor. After I get this paperwork for SS done again, I'll probably go look up the guy who first interviewed me. He told me to let me know if things didn't work out. But sometimes you just ...