aKyRN81

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  1. Letter to the Offended

    Bwa-ha-ha!!!!! Hijack away!!! This is the BEST thread EVER!!!! Hope nobody takes offense at my blatant abuse of
  2. Letter to the Offended

    rn/writer I have, for years, referred to the perpetually petulant as "offendinistas" Oh, how I LOVE this line......perpetually petulant.......offendinistas...... How cool!!!
  3. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    Don't waste one minute worrying about
  4. Patient doesn't know he's terminal

    I remember when it was also thought that the woman who had delivered a stillborn would ' do better' if she never saw or held the baby. That also was a 'norm' back then which was not beneficial to the...
  5. My sincere empathy to both of you, but want to reassure you that this is NOT a new situation. I graduated in 81, my family wanted to throw a party and I wouldn't let them send invitations until I was...
  6. Mollie Was an Angel

    Beautiful... simply beautiful! Thanks for sharing
  7. Would You Accept Swine Flu Vaccine?

  8. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    Well......... having an exacerbation would CAUSE exasperation
  9. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    Have you heard people pronounce ask or asked as AX or AXED? ( as in: I axed him a
  10. This isn't an earthshaking or vitally important nursing question but I'm curious to know if I'm being a bit overboard in this! Saturday morning I went to the bakery to get my weekend supply of danish...
  11. A question about danish , paper, and germs...

    Hey, thanks for your interesting points of view! I did enjoy the danish and haven't died yet, so I guess it worked out alright................ might have been the massive doses of vanc I took after I...
  12. Have we sunken so low? Would you?

    To previous poster ! The main concern seems to be about breast augmentation , but you know, there are lots of other procedures to be had. I think much more kindly about such things at my age now than...
  13. Is Nursing School Like Joining A Sorority?

    Sorority life in college was heaven, nursing school was hell! The first day in nursing class began with the instructor telling us "Look to your right and then to your left. One of the three of you...
  14. Death....by cheese

    Hmmm.... I thought it was CHEESEburger in paradise, not CHEESE burger TO paradise. Maybe Buffett knew something we
  15. Or what about the people who make a word.... any word... plural by using an apostrophy and s? (dish's, scope's, etc.) I see that all the time and everywhere and it makes me
  16. Nothing like a good kick in the face

    Oh, I have to reply to this one!! The funniest thing that ever happened to me as an IV nurse was when I went to start an IV on a teeny tiny little old lady. I explained carefully what I was going to...
  17. One of my favorite mantras: I'm a nurse, you can't scare
  18. Charting Bloopers

    The term 'pleasantly confused' has been in use for ages and means exactly what you describe. The patient is not distressed, fearful, or hostile in regards to their confused status. It's not a...
  19. "And it's all going to be your fault"

    Enjoy that, but....and here comes old killjoy now.......be aware that this can also be a form of manipulation. In your newfound position of " their best and favorite" nurse, you will certainly want to...
  20. is this nursing to you?

    You need not be a martyr to be a nurse! Enjoy your good fortune at finding a position that doesn't threaten your health and gives you some perks besides! And if you really miss the direct patient...
  21. Migraines....Anyone else have 'em?

    I haven't had one for 25 years, since my TAH/BSO also! The 'cure' was a little rough but it stopped a life changing/ruining history of migraine. Funny, just thinking of migraine, even after all this...
  22. thought some of you would enjoy this

    Loved it! Thanks for
  23. Maybe nursing's NOT for me? :( Suggestions/Advice?

    Rehab nursing is extremely rewarding (you see progress for the most part)and considerably more
  24. Horrible Dream!

    Experienced those scary dreams constantly until changing jobs to one I just love...none since! I think my subconscious was telling me something and I'm so glad I listened
  25. What have patients told you that they shouldn't?

    Originally Posted by TheCommuter A couple of years ago, an older male patient demanded to know, "Who's in charge of all of these black slaves? I'm sick and tired of the care being provided by all of...