kiwe

kiwe has 9 years experience and specializes in geriatrics & pediatrics.

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1. Should I be a nurse?

   kiwe replied to rickt83's topic in Career Support

   I've been an LPN for 10 years and have been wanting to get my RN forever - but "life" has always stood in the way. Anyway I would still like too - are there by any chance any other programs online besides Excelsior, that anyone knows about and If Exc...

2. Should I be a nurse?

   kiwe replied to rickt83's topic in Career Support

   - are you sure you didn't mean $2,800 - I can't imagine any LPN program costing $28,000. If that's correct look else where.

3. Funniest thing a new nurse said/charted/asked...

   kiwe replied to RN12345656's topic in Humor

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4. Funniest thing a new nurse said/charted/asked...

   kiwe replied to RN12345656's topic in Humor

   " I'm sorry, Mr. Jones, but your HMO doesn't pay for enemas. So I'm going to have to slap the s--- out of you. "

5. What's the most amazing thing you've seen in the OR?

   kiwe replied to familygirlRn's topic in Operating Room

   Once in the OR the nurse anesthesist was trying to intubate a young woman with down syndrome , they were going to do a tubal ligation, anyway, he couldn't get the tube down , he was so rough and angry and cursing about it and kept trying over and o...

6. What's the most amazing thing you've seen in the OR?

   kiwe replied to familygirlRn's topic in Operating Room

   - This reminds me of when I was a nurses aid - I was not in the OR but did take care of a 15 yr old boy that had lost his penis and his hand when a firecracker went off in his hand as he was holding it down by his groin. poor kid - . I was only abo...

7. The most embarrasing thing you've done at work!

   kiwe replied to ClaireMacl's topic in Humor

   - Too funny - it reminded me of this time that a female nursing home patient of mine went into a seizure or a stroke or something (i should remember but it was so long ago ) and the nurse practioner who was in the room with me at the time told me to ...

8. You Know You're a Nurse When...

   kiwe replied to Brownms46's topic in Humor

   - Oh good - I thought I was the only one that had ever done that !

9. You Know You're a Nurse When...

   kiwe replied to Brownms46's topic in Humor

   One time I used my "clout" as a nurse to get out of a cell phone ticket - when I was pulled over I told the officer that I was sorry but that I had just left shift and had to call work to tell the DR something important about the patient that I had ...

10. Profanity in nursing notes

    kiwe replied to findingmywayRN's topic in General Nursing

    - I think it's essential to quote a patient verbatim - especially in a threatening,abusive or angry situation , even if it requires writing the profanity.

11. Great Grandma Tattoos "Do Not Resucitate" on her chest

    kiwe replied to candicane's topic in General Nursing

    Roy - you never know when "your time " will be - better head to the tattoo parlor. : )

12. Great Grandma Tattoos "Do Not Resucitate" on her chest

    kiwe replied to candicane's topic in General Nursing

    pretty cool idea as a nurse that woman knows - even if she has a living will - if she is away from her home hospital and her health care proxy and living will aren't available - she'll be recessitated - on the street for example - and then - it's too...

13. Calling in Sick

    kiwe replied to Jesskanurse's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes my employers have asked whats wrong and sometimes they don't - I feel if I don't give them at least some symptoms they'll think I'm lying and just want to stay home. Also I would like to hear what everyone has to say about " why do facilit...