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1. Doctor bloopers

   ptnurse posted a topic in Nursing Humor

   A man comes into the ER and yells, "My wife's going to have her baby in the cab!" I grabbed my stuff, rushed out to the cab, lifted the lady's dress, and began to take off her underwear. Suddenly I...

2. Flu Vaccines.... What a problem!

   ptnurse replied to Monica RN,BSN's topic in General Nursing

   I stood in line for 3 hours and 20 minutes to get a shot about 3 weeks ago. Now a public health nurse I go to church with says that they got a new shipment of 2000 doses. Now you can just walk in...

3. ACLS required by all RN's????

   ptnurse replied to POPRN's topic in Tennessee Nursing

   When I took the class while employed with the hospital, I got paid for taking the class. The last time I recertified, I was working per diem and did not get paid. But I was able to get my materials...

4. ACLS required by all RN's????

   ptnurse replied to POPRN's topic in Tennessee Nursing

   I keep my ACLS up to date voluntarily where I work, but I have applied to hospitals where I was told that it was required w/i six months of employment if you did not have it. This was for med surg...

5. Some things make NO sense!

   ptnurse replied to New2CVICU's topic in General Nursing

   That is just too scary for

6. $$$ For Births, Deaths, Weddings, Farewells of Co-workers

   ptnurse replied to RN-PA's topic in General Nursing

   A nursing unit is like a small town with lots of relationships of varing degrees. I usually contribute when I have a personal connection with the individual that is getting married, moving on etc....

7. Per Diem & Flex Pool Nurse

   ptnurse replied to amblessing's topic in General Nursing

   I always thought they were the same

8. How Do You Manage To Clock Out On Time?

   ptnurse replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

   Well put Alltomga. All very good points. The only thing I would add for you Cheerfuldoer is patience. I know you are just getting back into nursing, and I know how it is to be out for awhile. You...

9. Nurses Going to Medical School

   ptnurse replied to pnurseuwm's topic in General Nursing

   My present primary care doctor is a former nurse. She started out wanting to be a doctor, but her parents refused to pay for medical school. Told her they would only pay for nursing school. So she...

10. "Thats not my patient"

    ptnurse replied to nurse2002's topic in General Nursing

    The first nurse manager I ever worked for would tell you in your interview that if she ever heard you say "that isn't my patient" she would write you

11. Transportation of Telemetry/Stepdown Patients

    ptnurse replied to nursemouse's topic in General Nursing

    We have no real written policy on this. I make it my own policy to get an order from the M.D. prior to transport. It makes me very nervous to let one of my telemetry patients leave the floor without...

12. An interesting question about product placement

    ptnurse replied to mattcastens's topic in General Nursing

    I have never even thought about this stuff. I watch medical shows all the time and have never paid any attention to any of the brand name instruments. I hope the companies aren't hoping to make a...

13. How are you supposed to answer the phone?

    ptnurse replied to MRed94's topic in General Nursing

    Here is the way the greeting is suppose to go where I worked. "It's a great day in (name of unit). This is (your name). How may I serve you?" Guess how many time it has actually been said? You...

14. How do you deal with rude patients?

    ptnurse replied to rachel h's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The only time I usually get sworn at is from a patient in DT's or coming off a drug OD. I usually go with the smother them with kindness routine. I do my job (very well I might add), know I am going...

15. cultural diversity

    ptnurse replied to brown rice's topic in General Nursing

    I work in an inner city facility. We are a teaching hospital as well as housing the only trauma center and burn center in the city. Our patients are overwhelmingly poor and/or elderly. Except for...