dina77

dina77 has 31 years experience and specializes in Respiratory.

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1. WANTED: Nursing student tidbits of advice

   dina77 replied to KellRrn2b's topic in General Students

   I have also enjoyed reading everyones advice. It's over 30 years since I was a student but one of my most useful books was my little nurses pocket dictionary. Its barely reconizable now as it was used so much and still is! I don't know what I would h...

2. There's a Mousetrap In My Med Cart

   dina77 replied to 99percentangel's topic in Geriatric

   It brings back memories of when I used to give medicines to 24 patients. It's not an easy job with patients needing mouthwashes after certain inhalers, tablets needing crushing etc etc. It is hard work with all the problems you come across too, e.g. ...

3. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

   dina77 replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Humor

   I am not saying this story is funny, well not for the patient anyway, but it has always stuck in my mind. Years ago a patient was brought into the ward with his testicals very reddened and sore. It turned out his wife had sprayed him 'down below' wit...

4. Are you aware of how you conduct yourself in public?

   dina77 replied to rkitty198's topic in General Nursing

   When I was in my early 20's in the early 80's I had a great time going out with nurse pals.We always managed to get in for work the day after even after only a few hours sleep! There was always doctors parties going on and there was a thriving social...

5. There's a Mousetrap In My Med Cart

   dina77 replied to 99percentangel's topic in Geriatric

   Talk about giving nurses high blood pressure!! No wonder nurse's leave in their droves reading stories like this!!

6. Pain is subjective?

   dina77 replied to lena130's topic in General Nursing

   I try to encourage patients that are prone to pain to take their painkillers even if they refuse as it's much easier to control pain before it starts than to treat it once it has taken hold.

7. What's your story? Why did you take up nursing?

   dina77 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

   Tell me, did she end up marrying a doctor? :redbeathe I haven't time to read the book to find out!

8. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

   dina77 replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Humor

   Yeah, you had a lucky escape from what the older people call over here a 'follow through':chuckle

9. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

   dina77 replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Humor

   This story reminds me of the time a care worker on nights was told to clean patients dentures. She collected them all up washed them before realizing she hadn't a clue whose teeth were whose! All the patients in the morning were trying all the teeth ...

10. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    dina77 replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Humor

    Call me old fashioned but how the h*ll does one intice a small mamal where the sun don't shine?:chuckle

11. Please pray for my son

    dina77 replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    Thats great news I'm so relieved and happy for you.

12. What's your story? Why did you take up nursing?

    dina77 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I wanted to become a nurse from the age of 9 but have pictures of myself age 5 in a nurses outfit.I remember as a kid i was facinated by pills and was always pretending to give pills to my dolls. I was also always facinated with chemists and all the ...

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

    dina77 replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Humor

    When i was a pupil nurse back in the late 70's i wouldn't have said boo to a goose, and lacked confidence. I hadn't been on the wards long when i was talking to an older male colleague. I can't really remember what we were talking about but i said th...

14. research to uk OLD NURSES : do you have old pictures of you hat and how to make it

    dina77 replied to fleury's topic in International

    Hi. I started my training as a pupil nurse back in 1977. We wore just plain white hats that fastenend with a little removable stud at the back. Student nurses had stripes on their hats for the year they were in. I lived in the nurses home so used to ...

15. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    dina77 replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Humor

    I used to work on what they called a geriatric ward. One day this little old very confused lady was in the dayroom being fed by the nursing sister who was very staight laced. In rushed one of the male nursing assistants who happened to be very camp h...