NurseMonkey

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1. Excuses for Missing Work

   NurseMonkey replied to kmchugh's topic in Humor

   well, I just called off a few hours ago for daylight tomorrow. I didn't want to go because I am in Ohio visiting my family, and I live in PA. I had 3 days off, one day on, and another 3 off so I don't see the point in driving home to work one lousy...

2. What is your most valuable piece of advice?

   NurseMonkey replied to AmandaRN's topic in General Nursing

   I can't say it enough...... DON'T SWEAT THE PETTY STUFF, DON'T PET THE SWEATY STUFF!

3. What do your coworkers do to annoy you?

   NurseMonkey replied to RNinICU's topic in General Nursing

   Also the nurses that don't know the difference between Novolin N and Novolin R. Had a nurse (non english speaking again) give 40u of R by mistake. (at least that nurse got fired)

4. What do your coworkers do to annoy you?

   NurseMonkey replied to RNinICU's topic in General Nursing

   the thing that irritates me the most is the nurses in my facility that do not speak a lick of english. I was told in report that so and so had a blood sugar of 30. I asked her what she did about it... she smiled and said "I gave her her amaryl." N...

5. Excuses for Missing Work

   NurseMonkey replied to kmchugh's topic in Humor

   I want to thank you for this topic because I AM calling off tomorrow, and I haven't decided yet what to tell them. I think I may go with the explosive cat diarrhea!

6. Experienced Nurse vs. Graduate Nurse

   NurseMonkey replied to Dplear's topic in Humor

   ALong the line of the beer story, my first IV was during my ER rotation of school... this guy had a blood alcohol of .185 at 11 o'clock in the morning. That 18g slid right in his hand without any problem! He picked up his head, looked at me and sai...

7. Experienced Nurse vs. Graduate Nurse

   NurseMonkey replied to Dplear's topic in Humor

   same goes with laxatives... no way in hell I am giving MOM to someone at 9a when it works just as will at 3 o'clock. Not just for my sake of course, I have to keep my aides happy!

8. Q&a

   NurseMonkey replied to betts's topic in Humor

   Q. Whats the one good thing about Alzheimers? A. You meet new people everyday!

9. Q&a

   NurseMonkey replied to betts's topic in Humor

   Q. Whats the difference between doctors and God? A. God doesn't think he's a doctor!

10. Charting Bloopers

    NurseMonkey replied to AHarri66's topic in Humor

    I work in a facility that has recruited nurses from puerto rico to staff the building. Most of them speak little or no english, and as you can imagine the charting is quite difficult to make sense of. I think the most memorable thing I saw was a ph...

11. Thoughts to live by.....

    NurseMonkey replied to misti_z's topic in Humor

    Don't sweat the petty stuff, and don't pet the sweaty stuff.