Maine Critical Care

Maine Critical Care

Critical Care, Med-Surg- Risk Mgmt

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  1. Profanity in the Breakroom....???

    Maine Critical Care replied to weirdRN's topic in General Nursing

    What about the Disney idea of 'on stage' vs. 'off stage'? For them it means that when out and about the mickey mouses are in character. Once off stage they get to be people again. I think the same...

  2. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    Maine Critical Care replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    My best friend in nursing school came to work at the same place I did. This is her story. She had 2 babies and got up every morning by 6. She worked PM's so was always tired. One day on the medical...

  3. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    Maine Critical Care replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    My patient had pericardial effusions and a big fever. She was young and very very ill. Every day the cardiologist did a subxyphoid drainage of her pericardium. The day I had her, I gave pain med and...

  4. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    Maine Critical Care replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    My friend had her critically ill patient in a bed, hypotensive with pressors and trendelenberg position. He was on a ventilator. He got really agitated so finally she gave him a paper and pen. He...

  5. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    Maine Critical Care replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    we just got new rectal tubes that cost $500 each. they are for patients with horrible diarrhea and they can stay in a long time. i had bonded with a sweet dying man and his family. we prayed together,...

  6. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    Maine Critical Care replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    we just got new rectal tubes that cost $500 each. they are for patients with horrible diarrhea and they can stay in a long time. i had bonded with a sweet dying man and his family. we prayed together,...

  7. The Today Show

    Maine Critical Care replied to bklynborn's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that it is the demeanor and ability to introduce yourself hospital wide that makes an institution a safer place to be. Our hospital is getting better at having everyone introduce themselves...

  8. help! new grad...I hate my job...and want to quit

    Maine Critical Care replied to RS0302's topic in General Nursing

    This sounds like a terrible place to start a career in nursing! Where is the orientation program with classes, a real preceptor and a full orientation to what you have to do by someone who LOVES...