yougohelen

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1. husband busts my bubble

   yougohelen replied to thatldo's topic in General Nursing

   I'm sending you a hug! Hang in there sweetie! You have a right to vent and to feel a little sad. You deserve it! But, don't let it cause you to forget what you are reaching for. I hope your husband can get some counceling.You both need a little rescu...

2. Stinky Butts!!

   yougohelen replied to yougohelen's topic in General Nursing

   I am not saying Ok. has the "Stinkiest Butts" Its' just that here lately,we seem to be having more than our share of them. I would also like to say, I DO NOT mean those poor unfortunate pts. that CANNOT properly care for themselves. I never bat an e...

3. Stinky Butts!!

   yougohelen posted a topic in General Nursing

   O.K. I'm venting here. I am disgusted by people that do not know how to properly clean thier behinds after a BM! :( I am not talking about people with special needs or handicaps. I do not understand why someone would go to a doctors office or hospita...

4. Strange things that you saw when you were a student

   yougohelen replied to cokie's topic in General Nursing

   MAGGOTS!?!! YUCK!! No wonder there is a nursing shortage. We have to deal with so much gross stuff it scares would be nurses away. I am doing wound care on a diabetic that had his toes removed in Mexico. He had been letting his family care for his fo...

5. More Strange Baby Names

   yougohelen replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Had a patient that always came into the office named.. Are you ready for this?? Harry Dick. Swear its TRUE!! THe girls in the office used to try to get each other to call his name. It was hysterical laughter and tearseverytime he came in.

6. uniforms are killing us

   yougohelen replied to parklandtrauma's topic in General Nursing

   I agree about the fingernails! YUCK! But, I disagree about the white uniform looking the best. I think white uniforms are for bakers. White uniforms get dingy and stained. That is not very professional looking. I like the colored uniforms. They sort ...

7. Question for nurses who came into the career late...

   yougohelen replied to Cryssi's topic in General Nursing

   I say,GO FOR IT! I am starting nursing school at age 43! I went to school for clinical medical assistant @ age 41. I was scared but determined. The school I went to was hard on a lot of girls. Most of the younger girls dropped out during anatomy p...