nerdtonurse?

nerdtonurse? BSN, RN

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  1. Geez...they're dropping like flies!

    nerdtonurse? replied to Annachu512's topic in General Students

    In both my LPN class and my RN class, less than 1/3 of those who started, finished. Not

  2. I couldn't believe what I was hearing!

    nerdtonurse? replied to sra27's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Good one

  3. This transporter looks as if he wants to punch me everytime I see him and Im scared

    nerdtonurse? replied to willowRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Can I put that on my

  4. I couldn't believe what I was hearing!

    nerdtonurse? replied to sra27's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yeah, I'd want to smack the moron, too. Goes back to what I tell new nurses -- it's not the patients, it's the families that will drive you

  5. Furious....abandoned by my TEACHER....

    nerdtonurse? posted a topic in LPN to RN

    Okay, this is a full bore RANT. I had a patient who was crashing. Came back from endoscopy, and this guy's temp went to 94.1, then 93.2. In for GI bleed, sepsis. I'm thinking septic shock. I go to...

  6. Nurse Shark Cartoon

    nerdtonurse? replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

    That's my take, too. I tell people, "I'm sorry this is going to hurt, but I'll be as quick as I can, DON'T MOVE." It was kinda awkward one night -- we'd had this one LOL on the floor for about a...

  7. Local Community Hospital

    nerdtonurse? replied to Unknown member's topic in General Nursing

    In a big hospital, nurses tend to be pigeonholed -- you're an OR nurse or a burn nurse or a XYZ nurse, from the ones I know who've worked at the huge flagship hospitals. In a small community...

  8. 1st Nursing Cartoon caption contest - win $100

    nerdtonurse? replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    All I know is she got into it with that traveling nurse from New Orleans. The traveler said, "You gonna be one, you might as well look like one," and suddenly Teresa was a

  9. Embarrasing illnesses

    nerdtonurse? replied to GitanoRN's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, I swear this one happened. Heard it from a friend of mine who was an EMT in Midtown Atlanta. They pick up a guy who's in excruciating pain, his partner is with him. The patient has burns all...

  10. Is 'scope of practice' not taught in school?

    nerdtonurse? replied to kids's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on the state. Some NPAs are very clear, LPN can do this, RN must do that, etc. Others are just shy of useless -- we've gotten into discussions at night about them, and it seems to me that...

  11. Embarrasing illnesses

    nerdtonurse? replied to GitanoRN's topic in General Nursing

    Not the same kind of thing, but hard on the family.... Very well to do, upper class, civic leader, head of this, in charge of that, grand high poohbah of the Sacred Order of whatevertheheck, chummy...

  12. No wonder our profession is messed up

    nerdtonurse? replied to NeuroNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You can have stupid MDs. You can have stupid NPs. You can have smart ones, too. My PCP is a NP, because I think she does a better job than the MDs in the area, and she takes a more holistic view....

  13. The Mockery of Nursing

    nerdtonurse? replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "It's my dream to be a nurse, even tho I can't pass chemistry, pre-algebra, and the mean teacher flunked me because I didn't come to class. Help me live my dream!" Honey, I dream, too. I dream of...

  14. Why do you like being a nurse?

    nerdtonurse? replied to Kendel.G's topic in General Nursing

    One night, I had a patient that was dying; not uncommon in an ICU setting. I spent a huge part of the night with the family, showing them what I was seeing, how the patient's BP was slowly dropping,...

  15. The Mockery of Nursing

    nerdtonurse? replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yup. Our new NM didn't understand why people would have a problem with 5 inches of snow. She didn't realize that she had people driving in from as far as 45 miles -- she came from up north, and a...

  16. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    nerdtonurse? replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes, I wish your momma would come off the vent, we could get rid of all these tubes, and she'd be well again -- so she could smack the ever lovin' buhjeezus out of your lazy, drug addicted gluteus...

  17. ** Back-priming/Back-flush Secondary IV line**

    nerdtonurse? replied to twinjeep97's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What I do: 1) make sure the maintenance fluid and the ABX are compatible. 2) spike my abx, fill the drip chamber 1/2, start it down the tubing, and roller clamp it shut. 3) clean the hub, put on the...

  18. What motivates you to go to work every day?

    nerdtonurse? replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    money. i also like being that dreaded term, the "patient advocate." there's a celine dion song that sums how i hope at least some of my patients feel about my care: you were my strength when i was...

  19. Satisfaction from wiping POO? GASP!

    nerdtonurse? replied to iluvhrts's topic in General Nursing

    I've wanted to cheer when I've finally gotten someone to poop -- and it was the highlight of the night. Smelled to high heaven, but it meant the illeus was loosening up and the patient wasn't going...

  20. a positive thread?!?!

    nerdtonurse? replied to Mr. Murse's topic in General Nursing

    Remember this time in your career. It was so much fun in the early days. Now it's settled down for me, some good days, some crappy days, some "what was I THINKING?!" days. And occasionally, a day...

  21. The Mockery of Nursing

    nerdtonurse? replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Here's a real one for ya from a couple of years ago.... So, we had a forecast for 5 inches of snow, you didn't call anyone and tell them they could stay over for the following dayshift, and turned...

  22. The Mockery of Nursing

    nerdtonurse? replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Right there with ya -- it was several years I had someone survive a full code, even initially -- they didn't live to go home, but we got them back long enough for the family to get there form out of...

  23. ascultating the lungs of a female patient

    nerdtonurse? replied to srleslie's topic in General Nursing

    If I've just finished washing my hands (as opposed to having one a few thing first) I also try to rub my hands together discretely to warm them up -- I normally have cold hands. Same if I'm heading...

  24. Does suctioning trach's ever get easier?

    nerdtonurse? replied to MadpeysRN's topic in General Nursing

    Everybody has their "thing" -- some nurses can't stand a GI bleed, others can't stand trach care, so they swap off. Each to their strengths. But learn how to do it well, because we're getting a ton...

  25. The Mockery of Nursing

    nerdtonurse? replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    and don't you know they'd show up in my er, afterwards? ruby, you wanna come over and help me clean my computer? 'cause i just snorted up my cup of tea laughing over this one and coughed it all over...