lovinthebabies

lovinthebabies specializes in Med-Surg.

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1. Things you learned the hard way? (funny)

   lovinthebabies replied to tryingtohaveitall's topic in General Nursing

   Removing an arterial line from a deceased patient will still make a HUGE bloody mess! The patient had been deceased for over two hours. I removed the arterial line holding a cotton ball on it . Needless to say there was a huge puddle of clotted blood...

2. Things nursing school FAILED to tell us

   lovinthebabies replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in Humor

   This was brought to light in a big way last weekend for me. My co-worker had given report on her patient (in for and infected MRSA wound). She reported he slept all night with no complaints (which was true). He coded while she gave report on her next...

3. Things nursing school FAILED to tell us

   lovinthebabies replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in Humor

   I have been a nurse for a year and a half and still freak out when something new pops up (which by the way is a daily occurrence in nursing). The trick is to learn from EVERY situation.

4. Funny/happy NICU moments needed

   lovinthebabies replied to 2curlygirls's topic in NICU

   I do not work in NICU yet only because I felt that Med-Surg would be a good start for my nursing career before going into a specialty area especially one as tedious as NICU. My soul goal in my career is to be a certified NICU nurse. This is the reaso...

5. You Know You're a Nurse When...

   lovinthebabies replied to Brownms46's topic in Humor

   These are so hilarious but sad because I have experienced about 75% of them. You know you're a nurse when you ignore the alarm clock because you assume you are still dreaming about the call lights. You know you're a nurse when you sign your checks JD...

6. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

   lovinthebabies replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Humor

   that is a hilarious story although it ended up sadly. I can't believe he was strong enough to do those things even in a cast.