Katmanduuu

Katmanduuu has 20 years experience and specializes in Ortho, Med-Surg, ICU, Surgery.

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1. Am I Nurse Material?

   Katmanduuu replied to Hopefull nurse's topic in Louisiana Nursing

   First, I want to offer you the thought that YOU are the captain of your own ship...not your mother. That said, your post brought back some interesting memories for me. When I told my family...

2. Why do people think the hospital is like the Holiday Inn Express?!!! LONG...

   Katmanduuu replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

   Where do I get this t-shirt?! I WANT

3. Funniest thing a confused pt. has told you...

   Katmanduuu replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

   Many years ago I had been taking care of a gentleman with severe alcohol induced dementia. During the night, the call light went on from another patient's room and their family member told us that...

4. Burnout?

   Katmanduuu replied to registerednut1221's topic in General Nursing

   Burnout? Amen, brothers and sisters!! I've been a Med-Surg nurse for over 17 years and there are days when all I want is one of those old metal bedpans....filled with water and set in the freezer...

5. Guess the mispronounced medical term

   Katmanduuu replied to EricJRN's topic in General Nursing

   You aren't going to believe this, but for over a year I kept a log of all of the bizarre and odd spellings and pronounciations I came across...and there were some real pips! I wound up with three...

6. Funny Names for Nurses

   Katmanduuu replied to randomnamees's topic in Nursing Humor

   Let's see...where to start... Dr Smiley (Dentist) Dr Payne and Dr Panik (Dentists in a joint practice) Dr Slaughter (Not sure of his area of practice, but with a name like that, does it matter??) Dr...

7. Funny Names for Nurses

   Katmanduuu replied to randomnamees's topic in Nursing Humor

   I've worked with a Dr. Heine (he pronounces it 'heiney') and a Dr. Butts. Fortunately, neither of them were Proctologists! I've also known a Dentist named Dr. Slaughter and another one named Dr....