LilgirlRN

LilgirlRN ADN, RN

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  1. Funniest injury you have ever seen.....

    LilgirlRN replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Emergency

    Took care of one young woman who was going to have sex, didn't want to get pregnant so used a contraceptive suppository... only she put it in the wrong hole! She inserted it into the urinary meatus. I...

  2. Do You Have Any Favorite OB Myths?

    LilgirlRN replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in Ob/Gyn

    They have a name for people who use the pull out method for birth control, PARENTS!!! read that in a book somewhere.

  3. Someone Please talk to ME....I am Brokenhearted

    LilgirlRN replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Bad things always come in 3's. You think that perhaps this patient was "sent" to you because you could help each other? You have unresolved "issues", they always come back to bite you when you least...

  4. Would you assist in abortions?

    LilgirlRN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I support a woman's right to choose, but I couldnt assist with abortions. We used to do some suction evacuations when women had miscarried in the ER and were bleeding badly, that was close enough for...

  5. Someone Please talk to ME....I am Brokenhearted

    LilgirlRN replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work in the ED, not L&D. I've had 20 weekers come in and have miscarriages. It's always hard for me because as a mom I have such empathy for these families. I miscarried at 9 weeks once, cannot...

  6. Lorcet OTC

    LilgirlRN replied to RainbowSkye's topic in Emergency

    Yeah, we've often joked that we could make a fortune off of having a vending machine in the lobby of the ER that sold lortab, work exuse, and fleet enema packs. I "love" the lil old ladies who come to...

  7. Lorcet OTC

    LilgirlRN replied to RainbowSkye's topic in Emergency

    I look at it like this... if alcohol were controlled by the FDA, it would be a class II narcotic. Legalize everything and tax the hell out of it just like they do booze and cigarettes. Addicts will...

  8. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    LilgirlRN replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    git up off yer a$$ and do yer job already!!!!!!!!!! hate whiney butt nurses who wanna just sit there and think about how bad they have it. also hate it when the pt slides down in the bed/stretcher and...

  9. Pt's C/O in the ER (funny)

    LilgirlRN replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    Most favorite complaint recently was this.... Please remember that I am in ALabama, NOT India... pt You remember that cobra that got loose in Moody last year? me Yeah pt Well I saw this Pakistani...

  10. IL Supreme Court Rules Only Nurses Can Testify on the Standard of Care for Nurses

    LilgirlRN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Both specialties, nursing and medicine are interdependent. They can't do their job without us (for sure), we can't do our job (legally) without them. If someone is to critique my work, my ablilties,...

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

    LilgirlRN replied to greeneggsnham's topic in General Nursing

    I was written up long ago for refusing to wear my cap. I told them that when they decided to make the guys wear one I would wear mine too, lol.

  12. Mandated assessments

    LilgirlRN replied to Terryw's topic in Emergency

    going down the list of things I ask in triage: have you ever been exposed to tuberculosis? do you smoke/drink/use illicit drugs? has anyone close to you ever threatened to harm you? then I weigh them,...

  13. How many of your Pts have died in one shift

    LilgirlRN replied to jonas42's topic in General Nursing

    Long ago when I worked in CCU we had two patients code 7 times in one night and they both ended up dying. One poor guy got tubed, put on the vent, heart played out, was put on pacer pads. If you...

  14. theory for new pain scale

    LilgirlRN replied to laurakc's topic in Pain Management

    This is one of the things I struggle with everyday. I am a triage nurse, of course one of my questions is rate your level of pain for me on a scale of 0-10. I am always amazed at how people rate their...

  15. Status

    LilgirlRN replied to ADNRN's topic in General Nursing

    MT was selfless, doing good only for the sake of doing good itself, not for any recognition offered. Gave all the glory to her

  16. Status

    LilgirlRN replied to ADNRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am still not quite sure what the original poster is after. Perhaps respect? That's what I had for Mother Theresa. I think you are obviously a very smart person, you are very communicative, great use...

  17. Question for other 7pm-7am nurses

    LilgirlRN replied to GLDLPN's topic in General Nursing

    one word....

  18. So what WAS nursing like in the "good old days"?

    LilgirlRN replied to findingmywayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated in 1987. AIDS had just come to the forefront. I worked in an intensive care unit, it was supposed to be cardiac but we took regular icu overflow too. we would look like we were going to...

  19. I really need help

    LilgirlRN replied to catrn10's topic in General Nursing

    Cat... if nothing else head to the ED, you can pay them later. You need some help sweetie. Please let us know how you are, your brother and sister nurses (this includes students etc) really do care....

  20. 107.1!

    LilgirlRN replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    my son had a temp of 105.2 when he was six. he had vesicoureteral reflux and developed pyelonephritis. when they got ready to take him to his room, we got on the elevator and it was jammed full of...

  21. Oh, my aching head!

    LilgirlRN replied to fab4fan's topic in Pain Management

    fab.... so sorry you suffer like this. i've had migraines before, but not very often. they got much better when i switched jobs. i occasionally have a hormonal headache, menstrual migraine but if i...

  22. Distal/Proximal...so confused!

    LilgirlRN replied to rn2be2006's topic in General Students

    think of distal as the thing most far away from the body.. i too think of distance. for proximal i think in terms of being in close proximity to the

  23. Aspartame Headaches?

    LilgirlRN replied to Harold's topic in General Nursing

    Dunno about headaches but when i was pregnant, it made me

  24. STR8 vs Gay Male RN

    LilgirlRN replied to Ah life!'s topic in General Nursing

    I don't see how this makes a difference at all. Whatever you do at home is your business. I do not see gender, I do not see sexual orientation, I don't see color but show me a nurse that can't do...

  25. Actual Article: "Socialized Health-Care Nightmare"

    LilgirlRN replied to kitkat24's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I coulda sworn this thread was about socialized