serjohn

serjohn specializes in Pall, rehab.

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1. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

   serjohn replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Relations

   ###rant### i am an endorsed enrolled nurse. i am studying to become a registered nurse. i am a nurse. i updated my profile for you too. if you dont know what an een is, i posted it in another thread. go into my profile again (which is now updated), a...

2. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

   serjohn replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Relations

   Ugh! I had one like that... for 6 weeks! The social worker copped it worst though... One day this poor woman actually came and saw us before going into the room, and I quote the dialogue: SW"Hey can you girls come in and tell me you need me, or I ha...

3. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

   serjohn replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Relations

   :spam:aussie [color=yellow]aussie aussie!:onbch:

4. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

   serjohn replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Relations

   :flmngmd: Am I allowed to vent too or not? I AM a nurse, I have been an EEN in Palliative oncology and Orthoi Rehab (my facility does both)for 4 years, and I am a student RN. Forgive me for not taking time out of my busy schedule with my Newborn, wo...

5. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

   serjohn replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Relations

   I understand totally that this is a vent thread, but I just had to get that out. Its frustrating to be seen that way all the time. So that was MY vent.

6. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

   serjohn replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Relations

   :spbox: :oUmm, Im a nurse, and I had a baby at 15, and at 17... and if my daughter (born when I was 17) did too, Id tell her she should have known better because of me, but I would not think less of her... Our hormones rage at 14, 15, 16; but society...

7. Nursing Responsibilities

   serjohn replied to oldfashionedlove's topic in General Nursing

   just thought id post the nursing positions here in oz... orderly: trained in only the more basic procedures (o2, iv management, not placement, cpr), and is generally responsible for patient transport to theatre, imaging etc. ain: assistant in nursing...

8. I got reprimanded at work for not using a bra !

   serjohn replied to Kath80's topic in General Nursing

   Personally I think ALL women should wear a Bra in ALL workplaces. It is more professional, and in this job, it can also be a safety issue to have those puppies hanging loose! If you are getting shoulder pain, you are not wearing a correctly fitted br...

9. Night Nurse: Just Call Me Grace

   serjohn replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   Oh you sound sooo much like me! I can't do a patients dinner without spilling something... My NUM has since learned to NOT let me feed anyone! I cop the fun of explaining to the cranky and confused patients why they are not allowed to eat before surg...

10. *Weird* Patient Allergies

    serjohn replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    yes its surprisingly common in ladies, but, nope... this person was a man!! well, teen bloke. told me he woke with a rash after a wet dream. weird, but true. scarily, I saw the rash!

11. Security Guard with the Mostest: How to Entertain a Little Old Lady

    serjohn replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Holy frozen friends, Batman!

12. *Weird* Patient Allergies

    serjohn replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    :yeah:Some of these are corkers! But I'm gonna have to brush up on my US terminology, cos I dunno what half these drugs are (I am Aussie)... But I have heard my fair share of doozies, and I have a couple of good ones in my family myself! Ones I have ...