boobaby42

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1. Tips on drawing blood and putting in IV's?

   boobaby42 replied to Anagray's topic in General Nursing

   When you draw blood, don't go for what you see, go for what you can feel. I know this sounds like a karate lesson, but close your eyes and feel for one. You know where they are supposed to be and...

2. Practical jokes at work

   boobaby42 replied to fedupnurse's topic in General Nursing

   One day, a patient came in with her hair fixed funny. Her bangs were standing straight up above her head, kind of looked like a chicken or something. Well, I was awarded the duty of calling this...

3. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

   boobaby42 replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

   I wrote our newspaper to mention maybe they should give nurses the same amount of exposure as teachers, for instance. Well, I noticed a small article about a nurse/felon in a day or two after that....

4. Charting Bloopers

   boobaby42 replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

   I have a bad habit of spelling pus or puss, oh heck, which ever, wrong. Everybody gets quite a jolt reading my notes decribing an infection. Pus filled or puss filled. You

5. Funny Names for Nurses

   boobaby42 replied to randomnamees's topic in Nursing Humor

   There was a guy in high school named

6. Funny Names for Nurses

   boobaby42 replied to randomnamees's topic in Nursing Humor

   I knew a Dr. Gober and the operator would announce, "paging dr. goober stat, dr goober call the labor room, stat!" and i knew a dr. koch (cook) and the same operator would announce, "Dr cock, call...

7. spooky spooky spooky

   boobaby42 replied to babynurselsa's topic in General Nursing

   I know I talk about my dad alot, but anyway. After he died, I felt his presence all of the time. Not a scarey feeling, but a comfort. I got a little crazy, ok? I got a witch board, and guess...

8. Lethal injection nurse???

   boobaby42 replied to Zhakrin's topic in General Nursing

   Don't think I could kill somebody. I have tried very hard NOT to kill people when I give injections! I have a reccurring nightmare about hitting that nerve so close to the target in the gluteal...

9. Safety precautions in HIV blood drawing?

   boobaby42 replied to steena's topic in General Nursing

   Treat all blood as if it is HIV positive blood. Using the same universal precautions with all patients, as if everybody is positive for

10. What Freaks You Out?

    boobaby42 replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    You know, I guess that cruton (sp?) that was pulled out of a patient's nose was the worst. It had been up there a few weeks. Began to smell. That's why they came in. Or The tampon that had been...

11. Any experiences with Down's syndrome?

    boobaby42 replied to APinkston's topic in Pediatric

    The one's I've worked with haven't been easy to manage as they get older. One of my Down's children tossed me around like a rag doll when I attempted to give him an injection on day. His mom and I...

12. I want the truth!

    boobaby42 replied to jujubee's topic in Pediatric

    When a child loves you even after you've caused pain and made him cry, you understand why people say that they are God's most precious gift. You also realize why you became a nurse. The children are...

13. Unlicensed personnel calling in prescriptions?!

    boobaby42 replied to bassbird's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The idea of letting a non licensed person phone in prescriptions is a very dangerous thing. We had a situation at my former job. Initially, the doc would write down the rx after talking to the...

14. U.S. Public Health Service

    boobaby42 replied to NOAH'SDAD's topic in Government, Military

    I've just started working in public health for my state. It is so different! The pay is less than other areas, but the benefits are wonderful! They provide an excellent orientation and RN's are...

15. Hospital Pay vs. Private Office Pay??

    boobaby42 replied to MELIS0106's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that the pvt. office pay is less to begin with. It also depends on the individual doctor. With managed care, the salaries have suffered for the office staff. The physicians, however, will...