niasmama

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1. Nursing: Then and Now

   niasmama replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

   Nurses and Doctors smoking at the desk while charting,i was taught how to insert foley cath. and how to remove an IV as a nurses aide, anyone remember the many tailed binders?when woman in labor had an enema and pubic area shaved,really fun to do wh...

2. "The Good Ol' Days!"

   niasmama replied to BostonTerrierLover's topic in General Nursing

   I was an nurses aide in the early 70's i was taught how to remove an IV ,to cath both sexes,changed dressings,gave ether in the delivery room and i was only 17 years old,

3. You know you're Old School when...

   niasmama replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

   i also worked in ob as an aid in the early 70's, when woman came in she got a full pubic prep and a enema sometimes it was hard to prep a pt in full labor and of course the father wasn't allowed in the delvery rm,and no one held the baby but the moth...

4. You know you're Old School when...

   niasmama replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

   in the early 70's i worked in hosp as a aide we were allowed to dc iv's after nurse showed us how the first time,we were taught to insert foley caths ,had metal bedpans and mercury therm. that we used to break so we could play with the mercury,we ca...

5. Share Your Saying

   niasmama replied to angelique777's topic in Humor

   of all the thinks i've lost,i miss my mind the most!

6. made a med error

   niasmama replied to jelorde37's topic in LPN/LVN

   I had been out of nursing school several months and was working in a hospital,the RN gave me the order to give a patient a B12 shot,when i went to the room to give it,i made my first mistake by not checking the wrist band,i called the pt the name on ...

7. Tips for Geriatric and LTC Nursing

   niasmama replied to handyrn's topic in General Nursing

   I am a LPN and have worked in LTC for 30 years,sometimes the nurses are the only family the resident may have or the only ones who care for them even if they do have family that never visits unless they are dying and the family wants to make sure to...

8. Non-Nurses calling themselves a Nurse

   niasmama replied to sarajasmine's topic in General Nursing

   i work in a skilled nursing home,have a man who took classes to become a medical assistand and now is working as a charge nurse,he takes phone orders from doctors,takes off orders,draws blood,calls doctors for orders,i have been a lpn for over thirty...

9. GETTING WRITTEN UP: What is the most ridiculous thing you have been written up for?

   niasmama replied to greeneggsnham's topic in General Nursing

   I work in LTC,found a med error on a resident done by CMT,I made out the med error sheet at 0300 and got written up cause I hadn't completed the sheet such as notifying the Doc. or the DON,the error was on eye gtts for so many days that hadn't been ...

10. uniforms are killing us

    niasmama replied to parklandtrauma's topic in General Nursing

    I work in LTC and have several colored tops and some prints,the residents love the prints and always make coments about them,have even had some say they want them when I get tired of them

11. Where do you nurse?

    niasmama replied to beckymcrn's topic in General Nursing

    I work in LTC and have for over 20 years

12. What is in your pockets at shifts end?

    niasmama replied to Chuckie's topic in General Nursing

    what is in my pockets after work??? 2 pens,candy,change,paper towel with some sort of message in writing I can't read after it gets cold,someone's hearing aid(work in LTC),back to work I go) and that's on a quiet noct