Tulip28

Tulip28 has 13 years experience and specializes in Cardiac, ICU, medical, surgical.

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1. Tossing Your Cookies...

   Tulip28 replied to JasmDasm's topic in General Nursing

   This is one of the funniest things I have ever read- it made me cry with laughter! The things we have to do that only other health care worker would understand . It made me start thinking of all my experiences over the years. First year of nursing a ...

2. First med error - crushed a SR tablet

   Tulip28 replied to mistyda's topic in New Nurse

   I was disturbed at another nurse telling you not to worry as the patient was unharmed. Yes it is fortunate that this was the case but it could have had serious consequences especially in someone her age. I don't think you need to be so hard on your...

3. If you weren't a nurse...

   Tulip28 replied to jhns9vl's topic in MICU

   A dolphin trainer:yeah: On night duty we used to play "what do you want to be when you grow up?". I had just been to Seaworld and seen the dolphin show where the trainers really loved their job and jumped out of bed in the morning to go. That is wh...

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

   Tulip28 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Relations

   if you read my reply properly i said with no gastrointestinal issues from stress or other! i am talking about the bowel obsessed people who just decide at 3am they would like to do a poo! hey, this is my thing i would like to tell others anyway

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

   Tulip28 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Relations

   When a patient (who does not have any gastointestinal issues) decides in the middle of the night they need to use their bowels- I want to say "Who does that! What is wrong with you people! Who wakes in the middle of the night and decides to open th...

6. Your favorite nursing gadget?

   Tulip28 replied to AOx1's topic in General Nursing

   I don't know what they are called elsewhere but for me...Timpanics! (to take temps in ears) What did we ever do without them??

7. Working Part time in order to make over time money $$

   Tulip28 replied to lovelyladynurse's topic in General Nursing

   In Australia, if you work part time- there is no pay difference when you are called in to do an extra shift until it exceeds full time hours.