Maxwell Smart

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

   Maxwell Smart replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   I used to work with this triage nurse who just loved the expression "therapeutic wait", at first I was a little shocked but I must admit that the expression has grown on me somewhat. I'm sure I don't need to (or probably want to) elaborate. Suffice...

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

   Maxwell Smart replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   Some of my all time personal favourite "Dumb presentations to the emergency room" are; -Being drunk, -Being drunk and requesting detox until social security check arrives (read "keep me sober for a couple of days until I can get good and drunk again...

3. would you recommend nursing as a career

   Maxwell Smart replied to bajan girl's topic in Career Support

   I can't help but notice that Nursedude has certainly drawn some fire from others out there, some so scathing they had to be pulled offline, well nursedude, I can actually relate to some of what you are saying, and it's true that at times in my life I...

4. Wilhholding or withdrawing treatment

   Maxwell Smart replied to Zana's topic in International

   Would that be the hospital God, the doctor God, the administrator God, the Right Honourable Justice God, the political statesman God, the political leader God, the head of state God or the plebian voter God?

5. starting in correctional nursing

   Maxwell Smart replied to angiedk1's topic in Correctional

   The not very much correctional stuff I have done I found to be really interesting, I think people often have a very real fascination with the darker side of life and I don't think this is all that unhealthy, certainly getting to meet a number of the ...

6. Disappointed in Pinning "Ceremony"

   Maxwell Smart replied to Barb(Old Biddy)'s topic in General Nursing

   Being an Aussie Bloke, I wasn't too happy about having to wear "fuschia" or to put it another way PINK to my graduation a couple of years back, equally wretched was the fact that we didn't get to wear mortar boards. What a gyp!!