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  1. What was most embarrassing moment as a nurse?

    l.rae replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

    Oh what is it about seeing someone fall that just makes me loose my composure???? This isn't my most embarrassing...but... one night late in the ER we needed a drug that was not in the pyxis, pharmacy...

  2. Allnurses.com history?

    l.rae replied to OBNURSEHEATHER's topic in General Nursing

    Brian...Best site ever!!!!!!! I want a allnurses.com beach towel. Huge logo and all the wind surfers and helicopters can see ......could use a sunvisor too. Hope to see a on line store soon... Keep...

  3. Gotta good "poop" story? I do.

    l.rae replied to st4304's topic in General Nursing

    once, many moons ago, (a full one no doubt}, a dementia patient wandered off from our ecf. we didn't even know she was gone until the convenience store next door called. appearently, an elderly...

  4. Are all floor nurses rude to ER nurses?

    l.rae replied to Andy S.'s topic in Emergency

    I've seen this a lot, some units are worse than others, some nurses worse than others. Floor nurses who havn't worked ER don't realize how hectic it gets. We HAVE to take the patients as they come,...

  5. Practical jokes at work

    l.rae replied to fedupnurse's topic in General Nursing

    the previous hosp i worked for told this one on a newly hired tech. they sent him all over the hospital looking for fallopian tubes. every dept. was in on it, they would send him somewhere else to...

  6. What or who was your inspiration for becoming a nurse?

    l.rae replied to fedupnurse's topic in General Nursing

    after reading these awesome posts i feel kind of shallow. i was one of those high school students that wasn't "motivated". i'd be rich if i had a dime for every time i heard, "you are smart, you are...

  7. How old are you?

    l.rae replied to Rhona's topic in General Students

    the average age of nurses is now forty you say? well i'm a little above average! old enough to know better and too young to

  8. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

    l.rae replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

    Dear dskrn..glad ya have a sense of humor! I'm the unit shutterbug...I love taking pictures of my co-workers. Believe it or not, people love to see ther picture, it's a real morale booster...don't...

  9. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

    l.rae replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

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  10. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

    l.rae replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

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  11. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

    l.rae replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

    dear dskrn, where have you been? nurses are acting....ever hear of the nursing shortage??????????

  12. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

    l.rae replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

    PS...sorry for all the typo's

  13. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

    l.rae replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

    RNCM...Shame on us...I worked 14 hours in a busy understaffed Er last night without time for lunch, and a resentful patients...for having to be there so long....a co-worker was perturbed when had to...

  14. I want the truth!

    l.rae replied to jujubee's topic in Pediatric

    Burned out because of parents...I found it hard to deal with their issues and many of them took their frustration out on you. I'm in ER now, I love it.. The good thing about nursing is if you don't...

  15. Lethal injection nurse???

    l.rae replied to Zhakrin's topic in General Nursing

    I just wouldn't have the stomach for it. When I was going for my Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner cert., the local prosecutor tol us that the average education of jurors is 8th grade level. I sat through...

  16. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

    l.rae replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

    well, jennyp, where do i begin? This is not a us vs them issue. Recall, I complimented our MN and place the blame on upper mngnt. NM is a leadership role and requires some class and wisdom. If klare...

  17. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

    l.rae replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

    If my NM had the same attitude as KlareRN, I'd call off everyday. Lucky, we have a wonderful NM that makes us feel appreciated everyday. However, our "trinkets" come from upper mngmnt. which makes it...

  18. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

    l.rae replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

    Stevierae, LMAO!!!! I did have a drunken moron pt once who offered to suck my toes. Brother would that have soberd him up fast! Anyway, enjoyed your lolipop story. Happy nurses week to

  19. Nurses second class citizens

    l.rae replied to JS_2BRN's topic in General Nursing

    You have to learn to be assertive. As an ER nurse this can become almost 2nd nature and it comes with practice and a will to survive. 22 years ago if a dr. walked into the nurses station and there...

  20. ER nurses too jaded?

    l.rae posted a topic in Emergency

    Does anyone else ever secretly worry about becoming too cynacle or jaded in this profession? I know we ER nurses have a reputation for our warped sense of humor and it's true that we 're not easily...

  21. Do you watch Medical shows?

    l.rae replied to old-master's topic in General Nursing

    tlc all the way...when I ever have time. When I'm starting an IV an d my pt asks "have you ever done this before?", I like to reply, "I saw it done once on

  22. Promethazine IV Question

    l.rae replied to PMercier's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Paul, I have had an interesting issue regarding IV phenergan. Recently some of the house residents are refusing to order phenergan via IV stating it is not approved for that. The PDR gives the...