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Furball

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  1. Stress Tests

    Furball replied to CEN35's topic in General Nursing

    A good friend keeled over and died during a stress

  2. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

    Furball replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry...hahahahhahaha...but thats funny! My stale donut could almost be from the mineral group

  3. Bubble gum myth or truth?

    Furball replied to proud2bme's topic in General Nursing

    When I was 10 I ate a WHOLE bag of black licorice while fishing with my brother at a pond. Later in the evening I developed a horrendous stomach ache and fever. Went to the ER in the middle of the...

  4. ? about SN frequency orders on 485

    Furball replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

    OMG! You guys just made my hospital job look easy! I don't miss those oasis questions one

  5. For those of you that are a nurse and those of you who call yourself a nurse!!

    Furball replied to StaceRacer1's topic in General Nursing

    Every once in awhile a pt will think I'm an MD. I correct them of course. What is the big freaking deal for CNA's to do the same? I used to be a CNA and corrected folks frequently. No rampage...

  6. verbal 'scripts'

    Furball replied to NCRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh my God...where are you? Please let me know...I;'m interviewing in a couple of hospitals in NC next week! I wont even bother going if I'm interviewing at the hospital that requires those icky...

  7. Hospital Child Day Care

    Furball replied to SueM's topic in General Nursing

    I too had a stay at home Mom that I love very much. >FLASH .....Yes, I left my son with caregivers usually part-time juggling schedules with hubby. (don't know how single parents survive!) We...

  8. First day in ER - very enlightening

    Furball replied to BrandyBSN's topic in Emergency

    Yeah, you'll know you've been around too long when you tell a self inflicted gsw, "Don't shoot here (pointing under chin) you'll just shoot your face off and survive" and then explain better places to...

  9. Im so sad.

    Furball replied to adnstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Hi there. I agree with above posters. Although, if this has been going on for sometime maybe you should be evaluated for depression or seasonal affective DO. (SAD) How do you sleep? How is your...

  10. stress of being "inferior"

    Furball replied to mrosie2681's topic in General Students

    Mandy, I felt inferior during college so I do "feel your pain". I've more than caught up since graduation. It's been 4 years already! I'm also the kind of nurse who takes the time to help student...

  11. Trivia: When was smoking banned in all US hospitals

    Furball replied to mario_ragucci's topic in General Nursing

    I vividly remember my pediatrician SMOKING during examinations and discussing things with my Mom. He always had a cigarette hanging out of his mouth. This was in the

  12. What Freaks You Out?

    Furball replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    The following dressing change was my very first solo wound care in nursing school. I have a sneaking suspicion that my preceptor was testing me. The unfortunate gentleman was an inmate, had severe...

  13. sitter usage

    Furball replied to babsRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm suprised that some facilities make the families pay for sitters? Wow. Most sitters on my floor are for pts suffering from post op comps mainly from CABG's. Cardiac bypass can cause temporary...

  14. Taping IV Catheters

    Furball replied to Zee_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Why not anchor down with steri strips and then cover with

  15. Is This Nitpicking?????

    Furball replied to micro's topic in General Nursing

    Gimme a freakin break! I had a nurse b***h at me because my admmissions' kardex didn't have a diagnosis written on it yet. They had JUST arrived and another nurse had a code so I had just spent the...

  16. Share your favorite halloween jokes

    Furball replied to radnurse2001's topic in Nursing Humor

    This one got me an extra point on a chemistry exam Why was the skeleton afraid to cross the road? Answer; because he didn't have any

  17. Funny Names for Nurses

    Furball replied to randomnamees's topic in Nursing Humor

    Hello all! My first post (blush) How about an MD named Dr Killem? A podiatrist in upstate NY called Dr Finger. Really enjoy this