Jo Dee

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1. Stupid things that nurses say

   Jo Dee replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Humor

   Oh the many I have, Here are a few... As a CNA I had a walkie-talkie pt that I assisted to get ready to shower. At this particular hospital we had two-bed rooms with only two pt showers located at either end of the hall. last I saw this pt, he was wa...

2. Confess! Whats the craziest force of habit you've done in the "Real World"

   Jo Dee replied to vhern246's topic in Humor

   I am so guilty about the dream about work thing. I was 3 years into nursing when I was taking care of a patient who was Dx c DVT in her brachial artery. Was also a smoker and we caught her multiple times smoking in her room (do you think we can't sme...

3. Common nicknames for hospital items.

   Jo Dee replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Humor

   Anyone ever refer to the hospital mesh panties as 'Victoria Secrets'?

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

   Jo Dee replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Relations

   And to the family member who is staying the room overnight to help their loved ones and give moral support, could you actually do that when the patient wakes up scared and screaming instead of rolling over and sleeping? I thought you were here for yo...

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

   Jo Dee replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Relations

   No I will not give you, the dysphasic patient awaiting a swallow eval, a drink of water. And, no, don't ask me again 5 minutes later the same question, the answer will be the same, along with the explanation of why you can't have something to drink. ...

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

   Jo Dee replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Relations

   I actually did have to step in and control 3 boys who's mother I was triaging in the ER. Mother had come in with her 3 boys ages 5-9 and as I called her took away their Nintendo DS! Now I am as much a believer in reducing computer/tv/game time as any...

7. Confess! Whats the craziest force of habit you've done in the "Real World"

   Jo Dee replied to vhern246's topic in Humor

   Guilty about the veins My husband will not let me talk about medical stuff because I get "too descriptive" I work in an ICU that has cameras in every room to help monitor patients as we cannot see every one of them from the desk. I have gotten very u...