a_crftyldy

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1. Question about metal hardware

   a_crftyldy replied to a_crftyldy's topic in Operating Room

   Thanks for the reply. That's odd that you haven't set off any metal detectors but the few experiences I've had they went off despite my removal of all metal items. I then have the assume the position so they can wave the little wand over me. I jus...

2. Question about metal hardware

   a_crftyldy posted a topic in Operating Room

   Last January I had an ACDF done at the C-6, C-7 level. I also had a titanium plate and screws attached to said vertebrae. I asked if I would receive a card stating that I have metal hardware to use at security checkpoints where metal detectors are ...

3. Is it 5 or 7?

   a_crftyldy replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

   Back when I was in school we were taught the five basic rights, which everyone has posted already, but were also taught five additional rights. These being: 1. Right assessment 2. Right education 3. Right to refuse 4. Right evaluation of how the med...

4. Small Town Politics (rant)

   a_crftyldy replied to a_crftyldy's topic in General Nursing

   First of all I would like to thank everyone for their feedback and support. It is comforting to know that I am not the only one to have ever experienced this. I just wanted to update you all on the fact that this past Monday I put in an application ...

5. Small Town Politics (rant)

   a_crftyldy posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am so fed up with small town politics right now, I'm ready to scream. Several years ago, my family and I moved to a small community (population is apprx. 50,000). Unfortunately, the majority of the people in this community where either born here, ...

6. Funny quotes from patients

   a_crftyldy replied to RNtoJD's topic in Humor

   omg, that is toooooo funny! I sat here laughing so hard over that :rotfl:

7. Funny quotes from patients

   a_crftyldy replied to RNtoJD's topic in Humor

   For my last quarter in school, I was at one clinical site where we had a few days in the GI lab. As I was prepping a patient for a colonoscopy I introduced myself and told her I was a student nurse working there that day. She said, "ahh, so they gi...

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

   a_crftyldy replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Humor

   I often have the tendency to speak first and think last. I try to warn people that my mouth has a mind of it's own. Once, during orientation for our community nursing clinical rotation, our instructor was discussing the different places we would go ...

9. Doctors and Nurses?

   a_crftyldy replied to brenzgrove's topic in General Nursing

   I personally don't care who dates who or who asks who out. What you do on your own time is your business. The one thing I cannot stand is seeing people on the job displaying affection (kissing, hugging, using pet names). During my clinical rotatio...

10. Personnal lives or reckless?

    a_crftyldy replied to Still Riding's topic in General Nursing

    It is exhilerating. I've been riding horses for 28 years now (started at the age of 3). I also used to jump, ride dressage, and compete in barrel racing. It is a dangerous sport, you are dealing with large, very unpredictable animals (oh, do I hav...

11. How to tell when a hamster is a male

    a_crftyldy replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Humor

    ROFLMAO!!!!!!! :roll :rotfl:

12. Funny comments on claim forms

    a_crftyldy replied to Shapeless's topic in Humor

    "11. I am unsure as to the identity of the father of my baby, after all when you eat a can of beans you can't be sure which one made you fart." :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

13. Blood in Urine...

    a_crftyldy replied to WickedRedRN's topic in General Nursing

    I can sympathize with you, my mother is going through this right now. It started with severe left flank pain that later turned into blood in her urine. My first thought was a kidney stone but took her to the ER anyhow. They did a CT scan and sure ...

14. Nursing School Bloopers

    a_crftyldy replied to Jabber964's topic in Humor

    I have one that happened to me personally. I still get embarassed over this one :chuckle . This happened in my first year of nursing school. I was taping report on one of my patient's at the end of my shift. This was a patient who was notorious f...

15. Scrubs for pinning ceremony

    a_crftyldy replied to larae09's topic in General Students

    Can't think of anything, other than just adding your own touches to plain white scrubs. My class has ordered white graduation robes and the traditional nurses hat for our ceremony this June. Glood luck in your search.