frenchfroggyAPRN

frenchfroggyAPRN MSN, LPN, RN, APRN

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  1. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    frenchfroggyAPRN replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    I was fresh out of LPN school, first job. Had a LOL with an ileus, we had to place an NG tube, I tried unable to get it to go down, had three other nurses attempt, they couldn't either. She was in...

  2. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    frenchfroggyAPRN replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had a LOL like this about six months ago, came in to ER decreased LOC, not eating or drinking, "just not right" ( so tired of hearing that one from NH), skin turger took 2 minutes to even think...

  3. Funny Names for Nurses

    frenchfroggyAPRN replied to randomnamees's topic in Nursing Humor

    orthodontist-- Dr. Teasley, we called him 'Dr.

  4. Highest BP you have ever seen on a pt

    frenchfroggyAPRN replied to nckayaker's topic in Emergency

    First week of clinicals in LPN school, did admission vitals of a HA couldn't hear B/P, pumped it up higher heard 280/140 ! Two days ago manual 47/21, placed in Trendelenburg and fluids bolused,...

  5. Some nurses make you sick!!!

    frenchfroggyAPRN replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto

  6. ER Documentation

    frenchfroggyAPRN replied to smlm1's topic in General Nursing

    I'm lucky, I work in a small town hospital 20 beds total. We don't have to mess with the PG crap. The last hospital I worked, had them they were a pain in the "nether regions". I routinely have up to...

  7. Funniest Write Up You have Every Recieved?!

    frenchfroggyAPRN replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    At my old job, I was written up for "explaining how to use the call system" the complainer " I used to work here, duh I know how to use the call system", too bad she didn't use the call system, just...

  8. Funniest Complaint on Press Ganey Scores

    frenchfroggyAPRN replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    Press Ganey (PG) is a survey tool that some hospitals use to see how well patient satisfaction is of our care while they were in our facility. As you can tell by most of the answers that the PG come...

  9. Incident reports: Who uses, completes and where do they go???

    frenchfroggyAPRN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've written several, One that comes to mind is one I wrote the MD (who thinks he is GOD , Cardiac surgeon ) HE had written an order after giving me a verbal order, the verbal was to D/C the...

  10. What you make as a nurse Vs. Cost of living

    frenchfroggyAPRN replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    Arkansas, RN with ACLS and 2 1/2 years exp. $20, house $150,000 ( very nice 3BR 2 Bath for this

  11. Nurse Uniform Study: All Opinions Welcome!!!

    frenchfroggyAPRN replied to koala15's topic in General Nursing

    Used to wear white (YUK) now wear whatever I want, I like to take the sleeves out and turn them into vests , printed poly/cotton scrub tops. It makes it easier to work, ie. the scrub top doesn't ride...

  12. Is 26 too old to go back to school?

    frenchfroggyAPRN replied to anouk's topic in General Nursing

    Received LPN lic. at 32 and RN at 39 GO FOR IT

  13. 'Unhealthy' nurses...bad examples?

    frenchfroggyAPRN replied to fifi2323's topic in General Nursing

    Six months ago I went to work in the little town hospital where I grew up. when I was young I was very underweight (100 lbs and 5'6") I had an allergic reaction to a cortisone injection and my weight...

  14. how do you introduce yourself to patients?

    frenchfroggyAPRN replied to panamama's topic in General Nursing

    When I make my first rounds, I write the day of the week, month and date plus designate RN with my name and LPN with her name, while I'm talking to the patient and stating " Good morning, my name is...

  15. Tips for nurses in their first year of nursing

    frenchfroggyAPRN replied to Brian's topic in First Year After Licensure

    to add to NurseEcho's list of things to have with you Penlight When you get on the floor as a real nurse, like everyone else is saying, "treat the students like you wanted to be treated while you...

  16. Aching legs and feet... Advice?

    frenchfroggyAPRN replied to StudentC's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I also work 12 hours shifts, my feet hurt so bad when I went home, i took aleve every night. Now I wear SAS shoes. SAS are wonderful shoes, I have had mine for six months and still are going strong,...

  17. Share your mnemonics and tricks

    frenchfroggyAPRN replied to Teachchildren123's topic in Nursing Humor

    to remember the placement of artery and vein in leg artery, vein,

  18. Tips for nurses in their first year of nursing

    frenchfroggyAPRN replied to Brian's topic in First Year After Licensure

    always, always, always always remember if it is not charted it was never done it will come back to haunt you if a suit is brought against the

  19. spooky spooky spooky

    frenchfroggyAPRN replied to babynurselsa's topic in General Nursing

    I also have dreams that eerily come true 1. When I was a kid I had a dream about a plane crash overseas. I went to the living room and told my Dad, who was watching TV, just then a reporter came on...

  20. Tattoos and nursing

    frenchfroggyAPRN replied to PrincessJessica's topic in General Nursing

    I have "Pouting Taz" on my left shoulder, I wear white scrubs, but you can't see him. And yes I am a Biker, lots of nurses and docs where i work are too. Talk about the rings, if you have a setting...

  21. How many Pt do you take care of?

    frenchfroggyAPRN replied to Franlpntorn's topic in General Nursing

    cardiac/renal 30 bed floor 3 groups of each 1 RN assessments, iv push, call lights, call MD's, talk with family, chart, admits, discharges 1 LPN medications, dressings, call lights 1 PCP baths, trays,...

  22. stinking of cigarette smoke

    frenchfroggyAPRN replied to sisterfaye's topic in General Nursing

    Before our hospital went smoke free last Jan 1, all smokers were offered 3 months of free smoking cessation

  23. Scanning meds before giving them( like the BID or ACCU checks)

    frenchfroggyAPRN replied to Lorie P.'s topic in General Nursing

    We use it too, it has its good points and its bad points. We have had it for a year and have became used to them now, if we don't have one we don't feel right. It has dramatically decreased our med...

  24. stinking of cigarette smoke

    frenchfroggyAPRN replied to sisterfaye's topic in General Nursing

    it already is a misdemeaner in my state, staff have to leave the hospital grounds completely after clocking out for 30 min. there have been many firings from smoking on hospital

  25. need advice desperately!!!

    frenchfroggyAPRN replied to Nytenurse's topic in General Nursing

    I am going thru the same thing where I work. I was asked to come to the vice-presidents office after I came out of report. When i asked my boss what was up she stated " something came up, it's not a...