fourthml

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1. Is there a flu outbreak in your area?

   fourthml replied to Brian's topic in Rock

   That was a very polite way to tell you to take your conspiracy theories somewhere else!

2. One of the most frustrating things about nursing

   fourthml replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

   I heard a resident once say she felt like a mechanic for people who didn't take care of their cars!

3. Nursing Funnies: Hilarity from the Trenches

   fourthml replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Humor

   my recent favorite was an excellent young nurse who needed to get a urine culture from a patient with a catheter. This particular unit has a foley cath in a patient about once a decade so she had never had any experience with them. She thought it wo...

4. Overweight Nurse?

   fourthml replied to MissKatie's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I managed a nurse (not my hire) was was morbidly obese I mean over 400lbs. she could barely walk down the hall without gasping for breath. If an emergency occurred she was unable to help effectively If you are this overweight I would discourage you f...

5. Done, can anyone relate and share?

   fourthml replied to Zookeeper3's topic in General Nursing

   Wow! how awful to that You hate your job! I think I may have run into you when my son was in the ICU earlier this year though! Find another job - in nursing or out - you are not doing yourself or any patients you care for any good when you don't car...

6. Being Sued / Losing License

   fourthml replied to Meraki's topic in Professionalism

   35 years as a nurse Never personally have known a nurse who was sued worked in hospital settings entire career

7. When things at work make you think of allnurses.com

   fourthml replied to inkedRN's topic in General Nursing

   Need more information in order to give you an answer. The fact the other MD and the pharmacist said it was OK should mean it was OK unless this particular MD is such a jerk they are afraid of him/her. The main thing is to understand what is wrong wit...

8. What's the weirdest baby name?

   fourthml replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I have also heard of babies named Deladumoan when it was given for non-lactating women. The Nosmosking - is NO SMOKING - likely seen in the delivery room I have always heard there were twins - lemonjello and orangejello

9. What's the weirdest baby name?

   fourthml replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Cash Money Moore Princess Mister (first name) Foxy Lady

10. Stupidest reason to go to ER

    fourthml replied to DachRN's topic in Emergency

    Ok, here are a few from peds. My baby had a temp of 113. (hon, did you take that with a meat thermometer?) Vomicking and running off? She hasn't come on. (young adolescent they thought was pregnant) Chapped lips x7 - every single kid in the family W...

11. Medicine: Have we gone too far? And, is our system ethical as a whole?

    fourthml replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    The point seems to be just because we can do something to save someone doesn't mean we always should. Could we put a little thought into it? The highest medical costs are now in the last 3 weeks of life in many cases. We do a lousy job explaining ou...