franklin

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1. acls

   franklin replied to allevi's topic in General Nursing

   yes its true that simulators are sometimes too easy to predict,as long as know your algo. youll be fine. But i think the most important thing about acls is its actual application on real situation on real patients. Its a totally different feeling if ...

2. Funny things patients say !

   franklin replied to TAM's topic in Humor

   asked why a patient at OR suddenly changed his mind about the operation: patient:well, i heard the nurse said,"dont worry its a very simple procedure,you can do it" nurse:that's correct,then why did you refused to be operated on? patient: you s...

3. oxygen via ngt

   franklin replied to franklin's topic in Humor

   well here's another one, overheard a relative giving instructions to a patient with ngt,okey now start sipping,when i approached the patient i saw tip of the ngt submerged into a glass of milk.the relative thought that it works like a straw on a soda...

4. oxygen via ngt

   franklin posted a topic in Humor

   with multiple pediatric patients together with their overprotected parents.one really has to take time explaining what's going on with their patients.i was approached by a mother,seemingly nervous.she stated that her son abdomen was beginning to grow...

5. Importing Foreign-trained nurses

   franklin replied to -jt's topic in Activism

   I always thought that nursing is universal, u may be using modern tech. that others dont have, but we basically have the same goal-caring for people. Sometimes, nurses in countries with poor pre-hospital care are expose to all types of cases everyday...

6. nurse:patient ration in the ED

   franklin replied to Hayden's topic in Emergency

   i'm from ASIA.our hospital has 1500 bed capacity.Our E.D. averages about 180 consults per day,the acute care unit alone ave. 90/day.We have 9 rn per shift.We call our E.D. disaster area,primarily because of total number of consults,most of them trau...