nursemouse

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1. Funny things you have said but wish you didn't

   nursemouse replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

   These are great! Here's mine: I'd placed an elderly male patient on the bedpan with instructions to put on the call light when he'd completed his business. I was at the station when I saw his light...

2. not funny, just nasty

   nursemouse replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

   I've got a nursing sense of humor as "black" as the next person, but I also agree that this cartoon is offensive to our

3. Dress or scrubs? Females ONLY!!!!

   nursemouse replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with what Gwenith said, and I wouldn't wear a dress myself at the bedside; however, if my colleagues (male or female) want to wear one, it's fine with

4. An affront to the nursing profession

   nursemouse replied to Salus's topic in General Nursing

   I was in academia, and I'd totally agree. Unfortunately, I didn't find one of those academic jobs where we work 6-hour days and have all sorts of free and holiday time. Between preparing and updating...

5. Male vs. Female

   nursemouse replied to CarllS's topic in General Nursing

   Had the experience of a very professional, intelligent male nurse where I worked being propositioned by a patient. I was charge, and he came out to the station, reported it, documented it, and asked...

6. What does your post name reflect about you?

   nursemouse replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

   When I was teaching a senior citizen's aerobics class years ago, for some reason I still don't know they nicknamed me "mouse". Then people started giving me stuffed toy mice and mouse figurines for...

7. Chain of Command

   nursemouse posted a topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

   I'm researching the Chain of Command within the hospital structure for a specialty-based CNS (I'm Critical Care). Please share who you answer to, whether they are supportive of your efforts, and how...

8. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

   nursemouse replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

   Actually, by the end of that night, I was

9. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

   nursemouse replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

   Your nurse and her colleagues are NOT Satanic priests and priestesses who are going to sacrifice you at dawn and then eat your heart. Taking six aspirins and showing up in ER with an overdose...

10. In One Sentence; if you weren't a nurse, you'd be a ________

    nursemouse replied to OCCHCanada's topic in General Nursing

    I'd be a film critic! (Before I fell sideways into nursing, I was a journalism major, drama minor. Boy, did I get sidetracked!).

11. LVN/LPNs in acute care

    nursemouse replied to nursemouse's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks! We're trying to look for the best way to utilize these excellent practitioners without exploiting them or exceeding their scope of practice. Your feedback is really

12. LVN/LPNs in acute care

    nursemouse posted a topic in General Nursing

    HI! Need help/feedback on the role LVNs take in the acute care setting. I used to be an LVN in acute care myself in the 80s and I know how the role has changed/evolved/come full circle in many ways....

13. PLEASE say something POSITIVE about Nursing

    nursemouse replied to 4everpeace's topic in General Nursing

    Simply and selfishly: I do this because I haven't done anything in nursing yet that I absolutely hated. Even tough jobs have their moments of joy and accomplishment, and I go home most of the time...

14. Central Lines: saline or heparin?

    nursemouse replied to nursemouse's topic in General Nursing

    thank you so much for your assistance and answers. Literature notwithstanding, it looks like it's overwhelmingly Heparin on this board. I'll admit I didn't expect that, but that's why I asked the...

15. Getting it on the MAR: How hard is that?

    nursemouse replied to nursemouse's topic in General Nursing

    A quick thanks for all of the assistance you provided. You helped make a difference for me and my colleagues. Your help was SO appreciated! Nursemouse