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  1. Share Your Saying

    kittagirl replied to angelique777's topic in Nursing Humor

    my personal motto Who died and made me the Queen of nice? OR on a really bad day You and whose army? And "Alcohol is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" Benjamin Franklin "When we...

  2. Hospital vs Hotel

    kittagirl replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Since I'm among nurses I have to say that I wet myself a little, laughing, as I watched the promo, honest. Unreal is not the word No wonder patients come in and expect spa treatment....................

  3. body fluids, vomit, feces, smells, etc.

    kittagirl replied to chijon512's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it's a case of getting used to it, you just learn to tolerate it (except sputum even after 16+ years it still makes me gag) Most of the time I'm too involved in what I'm doing for the...

  4. Night Shift and Phone Calls from Family - Vent

    kittagirl replied to incublissRN's topic in General Nursing

    My old flatmate and I worked rotating nightshifts for years.( I did 6-8 nights in a row, she tended to do more, she worked in security) When I first met my partner he couldn't understand why after a...

  5. Knock Knock Joke

    kittagirl replied to Eilana's topic in Nursing Humor

    Really really true story here, our new, at the time ward clerk handed me the phone saying some one was asking about Billy Rubin, she’d told them we didn't have a patient on of that name on the ward...

  6. Will somebody PLEASE tell these doctors....

    kittagirl replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    22. That I do not know every doc in the hospital by sight and if come on to my ward, don't introduce yourself, have no ID on and start fiddling with the notes trolley I WILL challenge you. And...

  7. Yes your highness...I mean doctor!! rant!!!

    kittagirl replied to irish_std/n's topic in General Nursing

    Am known as the BIGGEST pain in the ass by all our doctors, but was given a huge compliment today by one, she is one of our senior regs, (not sure what the equivalent is in the US sorry) She...

  8. What is your nurse to pt ratio....and how many is too many?

    kittagirl replied to crb613's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'm in the Uk too on a 30 bed gastro/endo ward. Lots of de-toxers, and our trained staff/patient ratio is 3:30 on a good day, though normally 2:30. We have 4 HCAs/Cnas in the morning and 1 in the...

  9. Waxing hysterical

    kittagirl replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in Nursing Humor

    lol Just in case you ever get brave again, baby oil also removes wax even the cold stuff, and is a bit

  10. "I Come Into Work Sick! Why Can't You?"

    kittagirl replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    First hi all have been dipping in to read here for a while but never felt brave enough to contribute till now. There is a similar attitude in the NHS, the “oh I’m soooo ill but I came in”...