CountrifiedRN

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1. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

   CountrifiedRN replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

   Never let your cousin try to shoot anything off the top of your head with his new BB gun. If by chance you do, don't tell your mom that the resulting red lump and hole between your eyes is a zit that...

2. Come backs...

   CountrifiedRN replied to ER Tigger Girl's topic in Emergency

   I like Althomas answer for the pts who don't get off the phone when you walk in. As far as having too many visitors, our policy is also 1 visitor per pt, and is usually strictly enforced with some...

3. Awful, awful week!!!

   CountrifiedRN replied to flashpoint's topic in Emergency

   I second

4. TV in the ED

   CountrifiedRN replied to RNCENCCRNNREMTP's topic in Emergency

   We have TV's in all rooms except the trauma rooms, and I agree with those who say it decreases complaints about wait times. Ours are on moveable arms attached to the wall, so they can be pushed up out...

5. Washable Bruises

   CountrifiedRN replied to RNCENCCRNNREMTP's topic in Emergency

   How clever, a purple eyeshadow bruise. Ya gotta love it!

6. Crowd Control

   CountrifiedRN replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

   I work in a relatively small ED but we serve a large area. We get occasional threats from patients and family members, and it is absolutely not tolerated. The last pt to threaten a nurse was...

7. patient lingo...

   CountrifiedRN replied to athomas91's topic in Emergency

   "I got small veins, it's generic." (genetic) "I had my technical shot last year." (tetorifice shot) "I think I'm having one of them mycardia infarts" (No explanation necessary,

8. Anyone sick of the "Drama Queen" patient?

   CountrifiedRN replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

   Oh how I love that point of reference! :chuckle My favorite was a pt that had been in the hospital for several days with back pain, abd pain, and migraine. Lots of tests, nothing showed up, but her...

9. Crowd Control

   CountrifiedRN replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

   Whoa, I don't see any similarity between a celebrity leading the police on a chase after his ex-wife, who he was known to abuse, was found murdered, and an overwhlemed triage nurse who has a...

10. Flirting at work

    CountrifiedRN replied to GAstudent's topic in General Nursing

    RN2007, I PM'ed you about the video you were describing. (Check your private messages in the user control panel, the button at the top of the page that says User CP) I haven't seen it yet, but I will...

11. Family members at the bedside during a code blue?

    CountrifiedRN replied to momoftriplets's topic in General Nursing

    I posted a similar question in the emergency nursing forum and got a lot of great responses. Here's a link to the thread:

12. pediatrician in trouble"Mr Enema"

    CountrifiedRN replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    It's times like this that I really miss using curse words here. I have a few choice ones in my mind right

13. DESCRIBE Your IDEAL Nursing Instructor

    CountrifiedRN replied to VickyRN's topic in General Students

    I love that you are asking these questions, it says a lot about your eagerness to teach and be a great instructor! Ok, for lecture I like the powerpoint presentations and hand outs because it makes it...

14. DESCRIBE Your IDEAL Nursing Instructor

    CountrifiedRN replied to VickyRN's topic in General Students

    I love that you are asking these questions, it says a lot about your eagerness to teach and be a great instructor! Ok, for lecture I like the powerpoint presentations and hand outs because it makes it...

15. "Duties of the Floor Nurse-1887"

    CountrifiedRN replied to Love-A-Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Whew! It was truly a calling back then, wasn't it? Thanks