ntshftrn

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1. If you have to go to the ER...

   ntshftrn replied to mom23RN's topic in Emergency

   I have only been "pushy" once, and that was when my throat started bleeding on post op day 10 following tonsil removal. I was working ER at the time, so I used my code and came through the back door at the ER (my doc who did the surgery was located ...

2. Physically attacked on the job?

   ntshftrn replied to KungFuFtr's topic in General Nursing

   Just this week-a patient who, 6 hours after surgery to repair fx leg, became hypoxic, confused and was trying to stand up-I was standing in front of him trying to talk with him,when he hit me in the shoulder, causing me to fall backwards into a chair...

3. Share Your Saying

   ntshftrn replied to angelique777's topic in Humor

   From my ER days... To much emergency medicine interferes with natural selection. I'm not mean, you're just a sissy! I can never remember, am I the good twin, or the evil twin? :chuckle

4. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

   ntshftrn replied to Trixxy's topic in Humor

   Never try to remove a tampon with a pair of needle nose pliers-and if you do, dont get aggitated when the doctor takes an hour to sew you up and tells you "no sex" for six weeks:lol_hitti