mgthompson

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About mgthompson

EMT since 1988, Army medic x 7 yrs, mother of 2

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  1. emt push narcotics?

    mgthompson replied to [email protected]'s topic in Medical-Surgical

    As an EMT, I know we are not allowed to administer anything other than O2. If the pt has an inhaler or SL nitro, we can assist them with self-administration, but other than that, no meds. As a...

  2. Charting Bloopers

    mgthompson replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    Transcribed dictation is a constant source of hilarity for me.. on the OB floor: "Gross fecal movement noted" (the doc said "fetal").. or on lady partsl exam: "small bloody shell" (that would be...

  3. Correct I&O?

    mgthompson replied to ClariceS's topic in Nursing Humor

    Oh my god, that reminds me of when I was a new EMT (back in the far mists of antiquity). I was doing a shift in the ER, and one of our pts was a diabetic with bilateral BKAs. I walked past his bed,...

  4. Funny Names for Nurses

    mgthompson replied to randomnamees's topic in Nursing Humor

    My childhood dentist was Dr. Fillmore, and at the hospital I was at as an EMT we had 2 ER docs named Dr. Holmes & Dr.