Nurseferatu

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

   Nurseferatu replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Humor

   We had a patient named Mr. Bulalac, which in filipino is "Flower". One of my co-workers kept on referring to him as Mr. Bulbulac. Guess what, in filipino, "bulbul" is pubic hair and "bulac" is cotton. Well Hello Mr. Cotton-Pubic hair!

2. Most dreaded Dr.'s orders

   Nurseferatu replied to BBFRN's topic in General Nursing

   Here's something we ca me up with at my hospital a loooong time ago -- it's not a cath specimen, but it is a sterile sample -- take a medium-sized tegaderm, place a few sterile 2x2's in the center, place it on the child and let nature take its cours...

3. Canadians doing Accel. BSN in US??? How to finance?!?

   Nurseferatu replied to ASYL's topic in International

   Some hospitals have programs that offer a lot of support for future nurses - in our hospital in Corpus Christi, there's a program that lets you go to school full time and in return, you work 20 hours a week and you get paid for 40 hours a week. There...

4. ghost story?

   Nurseferatu posted a topic in Humor

   Last night, one of our newer CNA's, Ana, came to me and asked me if "the patient in room 6204" was allowed to get out of bed. I said simply that no she was on bedrest. Ana then said that she had seen Mrs. Garcia walking down the hallway, wearing her...

5. Associates Degree vs. Diploma

   Nurseferatu replied to witchypu13's topic in ADN/BSN

   I have my 3 year RN diploma and will be starting my BSN/MSN program this summer. Unfortunately, I have been told by many colleges that a lot of my basic credits will not transfer into the BSN programs. Now I have to take algebra again...after 10 ye...