carlarn

carlarn BSN, RN

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  1. Name that part. Words patients use for their own anatomy.

    carlarn replied to JEHORAPHA's topic in General Nursing

    One of the urologists told a patient he was going to stick something up her pee pee to get rid of her kidney stones. He was sooo professional. The woman with the "hysterical rectum", was her name...

  2. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    carlarn replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Do not: use a sling shot to fling walnuts when you and your buddy have been drinking all day. You may end up with your eye on your cheek and require surgery. BUT if you decide to do this, don't do...

  3. Ok here is a wierd one, Urine Smell

    carlarn replied to GeriatricSunshine's topic in General Nursing

    I think I would look at the types of foods she is eating. Also, does she smoke? Is she around people who do? While it is doubtful the smell is due to smoking, anything is possible. Just because there...

  4. Dangerous coworker and unresponsive management

    carlarn replied to nellwolfe's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, you may have grounds for a lawsuit. Your former employers made your work environment a "hostile" environment. This is unacceptable. I don't generally advocate suing or using lawyers to...

  5. "I'm going to sue you", What do you say?

    carlarn replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Nursing Career

    I am always amazed when people tell me they are going to sue. I heard it alot when I worked in the county jail. I usually just told them to stand in line. It wasn't necessarily the right thing to say,...

  6. Evil People

    carlarn replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in Emergency

    I also admire your ability to walk away. It isn't easy trying to maintain composure when there are evil people in your face. The one thing you can take away from this experience is you did not stoop...

  7. Evil People

    carlarn replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in Emergency

    "Other side of the coin" stories... Hmmm. Well it had to have been when I suffered a broken nose--work related--and I was working in the ED as a nurse at that time. I was hit in the nose by an errant...

  8. How do you know if you've got what it takes to be an ER nurse?

    carlarn replied to Beth_audrey's topic in Emergency

    There are always going to be some bad things. Here are some that I have had to deal with and how I dealt with them. Not that I cry all the time, just when I feel it is warranted. I have had to tell a...

  9. Meds you hate to give....

    carlarn replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I have never had to give Mag Sulfate, but had to receive it all during the last trimester of my pregnancy. It makes you puke and, because it is a smooth muscle relaxer, it makes you wet the bed when...

  10. Funny patient names by nurses

    carlarn replied to Kidrn911's topic in Emergency

    I have seen two Sparkles, on the same day no less. I have also seen a Heavenleigh. One time when I was in a bar with my friends (I was much younger then) I told some guy who was bothering me that my...

  11. Pet Peeves

    carlarn replied to sjb2005's topic in General Nursing

    OK, these are very good pet peeves. I agree with almost all of them. My two biggest peeves have to involve the mess/chaos of a unit/patient room/nurse's station/breakroom and poor spelling/grammar....

  12. Futile Care. Dead is dead.

    carlarn replied to Trauma-tizedRN's topic in General Nursing

    I was working in the ED one morning, trying to get off shift, and we had a man come in full arrest. Of course, it was a witnessed arrest and the medics worked him. When he arrived in the ED, the doc...