reanda

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1. What do patients say that irks you?

   reanda replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

   " Do you know what you are doing?" I had a patient ask that question when I came in to start her IV. I said, "Well, I did stay at a Holiday Inn last night and I did watch it done on tv so I think I can get this!" Her eyes were wide open and I said, "...

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

   reanda replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   I am an ob nurse so I had a patient come to the ob triage with a complaint of her water broke. Her husband was with her and he asked me if the swelling in her ankles could be because her water was leaking and was running down into her ankles !!!!!!!

3. What is professionalism?

   reanda replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

   What about an experienced rn with 25 yrs + who cannot complete her own work, or care for no more than one patient, but will find the time to go in behind other nurses and "undermine" what that nurse is doing in caring for her patient? Is it professio...