niasmama

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1. Nursing: Then and Now

   niasmama replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

   Nurses and Doctors smoking at the desk while charting,i was taught how to insert foley cath. and how to remove an IV as a nurses aide, anyone remember the many tailed binders?when woman in labor had...

2. You know you're Old School when...

   niasmama replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

   i also worked in ob as an aid in the early 70's, when woman came in she got a full pubic prep and a enema sometimes it was hard to prep a pt in full labor and of course the father wasn't allowed in...

3. You know you're Old School when...

   niasmama replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

   in the early 70's i worked in hosp as a aide we were allowed to dc iv's after nurse showed us how the first time,we were taught to insert foley caths ,had metal bedpans and mercury therm. that we...

4. Share Your Saying

   niasmama replied to angelique777's topic in Nursing Humor

   of all the thinks i've lost,i miss my mind the

5. made a med error

   niasmama replied to jelorde37's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   I had been out of nursing school several months and was working in a hospital,the RN gave me the order to give a patient a B12 shot,when i went to the room to give it,i made my first mistake by not...

6. Non-Nurses calling themselves a Nurse

   niasmama replied to sarajasmine's topic in General Nursing

   i work in a skilled nursing home,have a man who took classes to become a medical assistand and now is working as a charge nurse,he takes phone orders from doctors,takes off orders,draws blood,calls...

7. GETTING WRITTEN UP: What is the most ridiculous thing you have been written up for?

   niasmama replied to greeneggsnham's topic in General Nursing

   I work in LTC,found a med error on a resident done by CMT,I made out the med error sheet at 0300 and got written up cause I hadn't completed the sheet such as notifying the Doc. or the DON,the error...