OMGWhatIsThatSmell

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1. What if the Boston bomber was your pt

   OMGWhatIsThatSmell replied to imintrouble's topic in Relations

   You sure he is a wrestler? His older brother was a good boxer who wanted to compete in the Olympics. I would be willing to be his nurse if that was my assignment but I would rather not do so if I had a choice. I certainly would not want to care for h...

2. explaining mental illness disability to RN board?

   OMGWhatIsThatSmell posted a topic in Disabilities

   I have had ADHD and bipolar probably all my life but was high functioning at work so I was not diagnosed/treated until I was ~ 40 y/o. My symptoms are stable. A little over ten years ago I had to stop working because I had PTSD as a battered woman....

3. Sudden VTACH to VFIB

   OMGWhatIsThatSmell replied to Rise Against's topic in General Nursing

   agree with trauma lover on possible causes Was the QT interval long? Was the VT preceded by an R-on-T PVC? Hypoxia or sleep apnea? Were isoenzymes okay following the code?

4. Is this a problem? taking your neighbors blood pressure

   OMGWhatIsThatSmell replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

   I would have no problem taking my neighbor's blood pressure. It would be a good idea for me to keep a written record of BP and any advice given such as notify your physician that your BP is X/Y I have had physicians prescribe antibiotics, meds for m...

5. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

   OMGWhatIsThatSmell replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   i know it isn't you that posted the offensive comment but nevertheless... i was a paramedic before i was a rn and i have cut clothes off of trauma victims. i get that. but why would a nurse think cutting a patients only bra off would be funny and pos...

6. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

   OMGWhatIsThatSmell replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   I heard of a man who killed a bat and was looking at the dead bat poking around its mouth and stuff. The bat had rabies and the man got rabies just from the saliva and no bite.

7. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

   OMGWhatIsThatSmell replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   I am offended. You clearly have no idea what it is like to be poor. Have you ever had to ration food so your children would be able to eat? I doubt it.

8. sex in the work place...really?

   OMGWhatIsThatSmell replied to Mr. Evans's topic in Relations

   My cousin's wife worked in housekeeping at my hospital. It is said that she was having sex at the hospital with a coworker and somebody reported them. When she got called into the office rather than saying, I am sorry, I made a mistake, it won't happ...

9. Benefits of becoming a CNA before Nursing School??

   OMGWhatIsThatSmell replied to Emile's topic in CNA/MA

   I was a paramedic before becoming RN. I got experience in the field that I did not learn in nursing school.