Katmanduuu

Katmanduuu has 20 years experience and specializes in Ortho, Med-Surg, ICU, Surgery.

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1. Am I Nurse Material?

   Katmanduuu replied to Hopefull nurse's topic in Louisiana

   First, I want to offer you the thought that YOU are the captain of your own ship...not your mother. That said, your post brought back some interesting memories for me. When I told my family that I had signed up for nursing school, I remember ...

2. Why do people think the hospital is like the Holiday Inn Express?!!! LONG...

   Katmanduuu replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

   Where do I get this t-shirt?! I WANT one!!!

3. Funniest thing a confused pt. has told you...

   Katmanduuu replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

   Many years ago I had been taking care of a gentleman with severe alcohol induced dementia. During the night, the call light went on from another patient's room and their family member told us that "...there is a man in my son's room!" When I went d...

4. Burnout?

   Katmanduuu replied to registerednut1221's topic in General Nursing

   Burnout? Amen, brothers and sisters!! I've been a Med-Surg nurse for over 17 years and there are days when all I want is one of those old metal bedpans....filled with water and set in the freezer for a week! (I'll leave it to your wonderful imagin...

5. Guess the mispronounced medical term

   Katmanduuu replied to EricJRN's topic in General Nursing

   You aren't going to believe this, but for over a year I kept a log of all of the bizarre and odd spellings and pronounciations I came across...and there were some real pips! I wound up with three pages worth! I finally gave up out of pure frustrat...

6. Funny Names for Nurses

   Katmanduuu replied to randomnamees's topic in Humor

   Let's see...where to start... Dr Smiley (Dentist) Dr Payne and Dr Panik (Dentists in a joint practice) Dr Slaughter (Not sure of his area of practice, but with a name like that, does it matter??) Dr Heine (Surgeon, not a Proctologist) Dr Butts (Also ...

7. Funniest real orders you have seen in a chart?

   Katmanduuu replied to nilepoc's topic in Humor

   I remember a Dr in Texas who got in a ton of trouble for writing "KCAB" in orders. It wasn't the order that got him in trouble, per se, but rather the 'translation'......"Keep Casket At Bedside" :trout: I'm willing to bet this yutz doesn't know t...

8. Funny names

   Katmanduuu replied to LoriUSAFRN's topic in Humor

   OldORNurse....did you happen to work at Memorial Herman Memorial City?? That's where I knew Dr. Butts and Dr. Heine! I'll be darned! :)

9. Funny Names for Nurses

   Katmanduuu replied to randomnamees's topic in Humor

   I've worked with a Dr. Heine (he pronounces it 'heiney') and a Dr. Butts. Fortunately, neither of them were Proctologists! I've also known a Dentist named Dr. Slaughter and another one named Dr. Smiley. I'd go to the second one but no chance for ...

10. Funniest real orders you have seen in a chart?

    Katmanduuu replied to nilepoc's topic in Humor

    I swear to God that I have a file of "Stupid Orders" I've collected over the years but my all time favorite is.... "Patient is a full code unless there is no hope." It was written by a Resident and I had a very long talk with him after he wrote it....