I've heard another version of that and even though I am blonde I find it quite funny myself. How about this one??? Blonde showed up in the ER with a gunshot wound through her hand. The nurse comes in to asses her and asks her what happened. "Well," s...
Nurse_Bonita replied to nurseleigh's topic in General Nursing
I an a first year ADSN and a Patient Care Tech or CNA whatever. I cannot believe they would be insane enough to let someone with the minimal training that we get pass meds. I have also hear of student RN's who work as CNA being allowed to pass meds. ...
Nurse_Bonita replied to fedupnurse's topic in General Nursing
Had a patient in the nursing home I used to work at with this really nasty, deep decubitus ulcer on her hip. Of course, she looked like a holocaust survivor. Real thin, actually closer to emaciated. Wouldn't eat a darn thing. Only thing keeping her a...
Nurse_Bonita replied to ceecel.dee's topic in General Nursing
About two weeks ago we had a guy brought into our ER complaining of a belly ache and flatulance. I don't know who his MD is or what the MD was thinking, but they admitted this guy to CCU. Ok, if I go to ER complaing of a belly ache and flatulance an...
Nurse_Bonita replied to Huganurse's topic in General Nursing
Hey Huganurse, Love the webpage! It is so true even though I am still a PCT and pre-nursing student. When you gotta run to ER to get patients b/c ER is jam packed and transport is off for the weekend, them potty breaks get few and far between. Oh an...
Nurse_Bonita replied to EXOTIC NURSE's topic in Humor
That is too scary. I have a cool Walmart story. I introduced my best friend to her husband at Walmart 3 years ago. The guy I was dating at the time had a single best friend and so did I. We decided that they should meet. Well, we decided to meet at W...
Nurse_Bonita replied to teresab_2000's topic in General Nursing
Hmmm.... Don't know where I fit in here. My boyfriend graduates from RN school in December and I start RN school in August. He told me that he would help me in any way possible. We've talked about marriage, but I think we will probably wait until I ...
Hey Betts, Love the post. I enjoy it when people make me think. Keeps me from getting brain dead and I cant afford to be brain dead in nursing school. Miranda (Bonita)
hmmm... never dealt with a case like this since I am not a nurse YET, but one time my cousin got a quarter stuck in his ear. I still can't figure that one out.
Nurse_Bonita replied to Nurse_Bonita's topic in General Nursing
Hey Sharann, Thanks. I'm telling ya I am gonna need all the luck I can get though. I've never worked in a hospital. In nursing homes the only other medical people I deal with are Nurses. Now I am gonna deal with more I am sure.
Hey Everyone, In addition to just getting accepted to Nursing School, now I got myself a new job. I start at Weirton Medical Center as a PCT the 18th!!! It's a major change from the nursing homes that I have been working in and it's only 10 minutes f...
Nurse_Bonita replied to askater11's topic in General Nursing
I am only a student and I currently work as an aide. One nursing home I worked at tried 12 hour shifts, but half of the aides wouldn't do it. The hall the 8 hour people worked was always short so us 12 hours people would get pulled over there for 8 h...
Nurse_Bonita replied to Nurse_Bonita's topic in General Nursing
SICU Queen and Ussie, Thanks a lot. What I am most worried about is flaking out in clinicals or something. All the nurses I work with tell me that if you can handle being and aide and getting BM or emasis all over you, then you can handle just about ...
Nurse_Bonita replied to Nurse_Bonita's topic in General Nursing
Pama, Thanks for the info. Nice to know that the program is well thought of. Oh, I think I got my new job at Weirton Medical Center. I am supposed to call Monday morning to set up orientation!!! I am so excited! :roll Greer, Thanks for the further i...
Nurse_Bonita replied to Nurse_Bonita's topic in General Nursing
Peggy, Renee and Mario, Thank you for your welcome. Also thank you for the comments on titles. It is so weird to be called something else in different places. I think they should call all aides the same thing. Who knows though. I am really nervous ab...