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1. Common nicknames for hospital items.

   bigred replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Humor

   We had a doctor at a nursing home that I worked at refer to Trazadone as VitaminT. At the same home we would say that a resident was "tishy" as apposed to "shi__y" When I worked in a different nursing home and referred to a resident as being in a ...

2. Things Little Old Ladies Say

   bigred replied to raiisfun's topic in Humor

   I used to work in a dementia unit. It was not uncommon to see baby dolls on the unit. Many of the residents would be comforted by these dolls; call them their babies. One night we had a resident who ran out of her room and down the hall to the lock...

3. What can you tolerate the least?

   bigred replied to Infofreak411's topic in General Nursing

   The worst for me is when someone on a G-tube vomits. "Normal" emesis I can manage. The G-tube (or NG) ugh!

4. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   bigred replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   I work in a 60 year old nursing home. A few months ago on the evening shift a resident on G wing put on her call light. When the staff answered her call she said "Get that girl out of here" The resident was asked to describe her. She said that she...

5. How to deal with angry doctors

   bigred replied to ann915's topic in New Nurse

   In my opinion, you did everything right. That Dr was way out of line to talk to you that way. I agree with the others who said report him/her. While I was reading your post I thought of a form of communication for healthcare professionals called ...

6. What game show describes your workplace?

   bigred replied to Brian's topic in Rock

   Where I work I often think of that game we used to play at birthday parties. Someone would whisper something in their neighbour's ear; that person would whisper what they heard to the one next to them until they got to the last person. The last per...

7. Advice for the first year of Nursing

   bigred replied to SandandSandwiches's topic in Career Support

   Your post was excellent. Even though I have been nursing a very long time, your advice helped me. There were some dandy reminders for me in there. All the things you mentioned are bang on. For those of you who are new into nursing if you follow Sa...

8. What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

   bigred replied to nirvana1's topic in Humor

   When I was in high school, one of my class mate's name was Candy Cinnamon.

9. Start orientation at 1st nursing job tomorrow. PRN in LTC. Any advice?

   bigred replied to Irock's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Irock: Congratulations on your new job! I have worked in LTC for 25 yrs. I love it. I worked in LTC for awhile, then worked in a hospital for awhile. Then I went back to LTC because I really missed it. Most of the residents in L...

10. Does Upper Management Even Have a Clue?

    bigred replied to Teamlangston's topic in Emergency

    Hi Shmily: You make some excellent points that we as "seasoned" nurses need to remember at all times. I try to remember when I was new. It was some initiation. I kept saying to myself when one of the been-there-forever nurses would...

11. Funny things that pts say

    bigred replied to jRN4now's topic in Humor

    Re; Funny things pts say: One night on our dementia unit, we had a a 94 year old pt. who ran to the exit door shaking it wildly. "My baby, my baby!" she shouted. We reassured her and took her back to bed. I said to the staff, 'I know what I coul...

12. Care Plans

    bigred replied to PediLove2147's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, Lolipop! 'Fraid so!! Care plans are going to be part of your existence if you work in a hosp. or nursing home, LTC etc. At our facility, ours are on the computer and are pretty well mapped out for us. Gone are the days when we ...

13. Please share something GOOD that happened at work!

    bigred replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    The 2 previous stories take me back to my student nursing days. I was in the consolodation part; what I called the 'home stretch'. I was on a very busy surgical floor of a big hospital. Unfortunately, many of the nurses on that floor were past burn...

14. Merry Christmas!

    bigred replied to danissa's topic in General Nursing

    Merry Christmas everybody!! It is 0745 Christmas Morning in Ontario, Canada. I have enjoyed reading the previous Christmas messanges. Our children are grown now, so it is quiet around here. That is ok though. The Christmas tree lights are on and ...

15. Blow out at the desk, who was at fault? both share blame I think?

    bigred replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    I too think that you did the right thing, Dutchgirl. This new RN has a lot to learn IMO. One thing that stood out was she would not accept any of the blame....it was someone else's fault. As mentioned already, checking your patients at the beginni...