meintheUSA

meintheUSA

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  1. You Know You Really Have To Pee When......

    meintheUSA replied to Nursing Assistant's topic in Nursing Humor

    You Know You Really "HAD" to Pee When... Your am white socks are now your pm yellow

  2. Grieving over brother's death, would like your thoughts----

    meintheUSA replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    :redbeatheDear CLC172 Close your eyes, now imagine your brother in your mind.. It is the same as having a sleep-dream and seeing your brother. My Mom told me. before she passed away, she would be...

  3. Grieving over brother's death, would like your thoughts----

    meintheUSA replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Turn your dream around. If you see your brother in your dreams, be thankful for the chance to remember him and be able to "see" him one more time. I take dreams in which I see my friends and...

  4. Stupid things said by your non-nurse significant other

    meintheUSA replied to Moogie's topic in Nursing Humor

    :clown:LOL Gotta love

  5. Stupid things said by your non-nurse significant other

    meintheUSA replied to Moogie's topic in Nursing Humor

    :yeah:At home growing up, we never had "diarrhea", but we had "the skitters" I never knew until high school there was anything

  6. Grieving over brother's death, would like your thoughts----

    meintheUSA replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    :heartbeat I understand your grief. I am very sorry for your loss. My oldest sister passed away very unexpectedly at 63 (no health insurance). She was caring for her husband of 38 years (whom had...

  7. The patient I loved

    meintheUSA replied to ernursechic's topic in General Nursing

    :redbeathe You are EXACTLY the kind of person I would want to take care of me if I ever become home-cared. Your reward is in J's fond memories he left you. Know you are doing the right thing. Home...

  8. Funny things you have said but wish you didn't

    meintheUSA replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    When I was 21 I had to have a colonoscopy. Before the procedure my Dr. asked me what I normally ate. I told him a lot of salad and fruit, etc. During my procedure, and under the goofy medicine, I...

  9. How about your favorite Old Wives Tales related to health?

    meintheUSA replied to NurseyTonyaLPN's topic in Nursing Humor

    freind of my Mom swore by the overnight acne: Filled an iron skillet with night crawlers and simmered them until she made a slimy, stinky paste. Rubbed it on face at night time. NO THANK YOU......

  10. Stupid Nurse Trick... Don't try this at home... or work!

    meintheUSA replied to TXRN02's topic in Nursing Humor

    :imbarDid this myself MANY times until I caught on there was an easier way... Look at the person whom should be doing the introduction and say: " AND THIS IS??????????" Saves embarressment on all...

  11. Stupid Nurse Trick... Don't try this at home... or work!

    meintheUSA replied to TXRN02's topic in Nursing Humor

    OMG, My sitting on the toilet when it was cleaned with Drano and the seat put down without cleaning and burning my entire personal area, sounds mild compared to some of these. It took about 15 mins...

  12. difficult decisions to make

    meintheUSA replied to tigger2sassy1's topic in General Nursing

    our prayers are with you both. you can still care for him, only you will have the help of staff now, and will not have to do it alone. god bless and give you

  13. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    meintheUSA replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    :yeah:funny for you, but not for

  14. Funny things you have said but wish you didn't

    meintheUSA replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    :chuckle love it thanks for

  15. I just cannot take care of her.

    meintheUSA replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    :redpinkhe:loveya:i have been in your shoes. as a cna. one really grumpy alz. man got the best of everyone but me. he took my heart. i was asked when i was going to retire. not yet i replied....

  16. Input needed

    meintheUSA replied to Lpn1997's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work with a resident in an Alzheimer faculity. She has lost the thinking pattern of eating. I am hired by family to sit with her and see that she consumes her daily need of food/fluids. Her food...

  17. Funny things you have said but wish you didn't

    meintheUSA replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    :lol2:LOLKOLOL

  18. This is what happens when you don't feed the nurses

    meintheUSA replied to ShayRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    ERROR - pronounced AIR-AWWWWWW - When you sit to poop and only

  19. Funny dreams about your job as a nurse

    meintheUSA replied to mondkmondk's topic in Nursing Humor

    :chuckle ROTFLOL This is soooo funny. I can relate to the sleep talker-walker. Same here.. I am always rushing at a long term facility I once worked at. The bells are going off, residents are...

  20. Funny things you have said but wish you didn't

    meintheUSA replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Your not alone. I (last month in a LTC setting) ) asked a gentleman pushing another gentleman how his BROTHER was doing since being discharged from the hospital. Now I am the "Fathers" caregiver!!!!...

  21. Patients who are too lazy to open their own splenda packets

    meintheUSA replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Had been taking care of a gentleman in LTC. He was spouting every morning about the "hired help" he had at home brought him coffee each day at 5 am and played scribbage with him until his breakfast...

  22. Not a poop or pee nurse?!?

    meintheUSA replied to thumperRN's topic in General Nursing

    Working in LTC as a CNA, I was later admitted to hospital for heart surgery. When I was moved from ICU to Cardiac Care, they would assign a CNA, LPN, and RN to each patient. The first day there,...

  23. Her perfume stinks!!

    meintheUSA replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a post-op pt after open heart surgery, I had a wonderful aid with super normal smells spueing from her body. I immediately asked that her supervisor be sent in. I was in the restroom...

  24. How about your favorite Old Wives Tales related to health?

    meintheUSA replied to NurseyTonyaLPN's topic in Nursing Humor

    [color=dimgray]my younger brother was born in 1960. my mother never breast-fed. the "formula" then was: 1 can evaporated milk, 1 can cooled boiled water and 1/2 cup of dark kayro syrup. mix well...

  25. Funniest thing a confused pt. has told you...

    meintheUSA replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    My good friend had colon CA surgery and had just came out of recovery. She was on some strong pain meds and drifting in and out of sleep. She asked me to go and get the nurse and quick get her some...