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  1. Pt's C/O in the ER (funny)

    zudy replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    23 yr old female comes in, c/o "When I let my arm hang down like this(demonstrates by sitting down and letting her arm dangle as she bends over) the veins get bigger. Do you think I'm having a...

  2. Hello, Hello

    zudy replied to OrigamiAirplane's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Welcome, and I love your name! And ask what you want, there will always be someone that hasn't seen that question! :) And jnette, I love that

  3. Do You Have Any Favorite OB Myths?

    zudy replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The first thing my mother said when I was told her I was pregnant is,"Don't put your hands over your head! You'll strangle the baby!" I,naturally, was compelled to wave my arms in the air and dance...

  4. Blowing the Curve and Classmate Hostility (Long)

    zudy replied to Sheri257's topic in General Students

    Lizz I had the same experience. Two different times, once in LPN school and once in my RN program I just got the strangest feeling in clinicals. Both times the insrtutors were very good nurses, and...

  5. nursing dynasty?

    zudy replied to joannep's topic in General Nursing

    My older sister is an RN, and I have one aunt that is an RN, one of my uncles is an MD. Almost everyone else (including both my parents) went into teaching. I hadn't planned on going into nursing...

  6. Bad ER experience...what went wrong?

    zudy replied to luv2yoga's topic in Emergency

    Many good answers here so far,,just wanted to add that in a hospital that I used to work in,even tho we had 2 CT's, a lot of time one of them was "down" for repairs. Also, many times our pts were...

  7. Now THAT'S the way to hold a Staff Meeting !

    zudy replied to jnette's topic in General Nursing

    What a great boss! I,too, have a great NM, does it truly change everything? the only bad thing is. she just told us last Friday that she is retiring I am so bummed, NM like you are reallyfar and...

  8. Get This!

    zudy replied to PedsNurse1981's topic in General Nursing

    Of course there are exceptions to every rule, gerry79. I happen to be working for a nurse manager at this time who is the exception, and I enjoy working for her. But in my 20 plus years of nursing,...

  9. Have you ever refused to give a certain med?

    zudy replied to MargRN's topic in General Nursing

    An ER dr ordered me to give Adenocard to a pt in tachycardia. I refused, pointed out that there was a P wave present, HR in the 140's, 150's and to figure out why the pt was tachy. He says,well,...

  10. Pt's C/O in the ER (funny)

    zudy replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    "Can you start my IV later? My daughter just brought me some chips and a coke." This from an abd pain pt that came in BY AMBULANCE. When I told her I had many other pts to care for, and I needed to...

  11. Can you believe this?

    zudy replied to LolaRN's topic in General Nursing

    No, it doesn't surprize me in the least that this supervisor bent over backwards. Hospital administrators are not in this business to help people, they are in this business to make money, and if that...

  12. what are you doing with violence in ed?

    zudy replied to ellencrn's topic in Emergency

    Our security guards are actually sworn police officers, carry guns, billy clubs, and are trained to use them. Everyone must go thru a metal detector, and all purses, bags, etc are searched. They...

  13. BURNOUT! and Switching Specialties

    zudy replied to my2sons's topic in General Nursing

    Two of my best friends, both ED nurses for 12 plus years decided to switch to well baby newborn nursery 2 years ago, and they are both so much happier. They are both great ED nurses, TNCC...

  14. Lingo

    zudy replied to JACALA_CL's topic in Emergency

    I had a frequent flier come in one time, after we chatted a little while I said,"Well, what's the problem today, Ms. SusieQ?" She replied,"Oh, just go ahead and put down SOS on my chart!" We BOTH...

  15. Top ten signs your job has you burnt out

    zudy replied to unknown99's topic in Nursing Humor

    I actually got out of bed once, put on my robe, and pinned my ID badge to it. You think maybe I needed a

  16. Do you ever turn off being a nurse?

    zudy replied to MarcusKspn's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, it's never turned off. I'm a nurse thru and

  17. Suggestions from any of you seasoned ED folk?

    zudy replied to LesJenRN's topic in Emergency

    I also always want to know about security in ED, I have worked in unsafe ED's in the past, never

  18. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    zudy replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    I have learned that it is unwise to swallow razor blades, even if some one dares you to. Our ED doc said,"This,too, shall

  19. STR8 vs Gay Male RN

    zudy replied to Ah life!'s topic in General Nursing

    In my 25 years of nursing, the vast majority of the time this has been a non-issue with the various people I have worked with. I have been questioned several times,however, by lay people that have...

  20. patient lingo...

    zudy replied to athomas91's topic in Emergency

    I had an elderly pt tell me yesterday that his sister had cancer.....and was recieving RADAR treatments at my hospital. I immediately envisioned a big,burly state trooper with mirror sunglasses...

  21. Another vent!

    zudy replied to marcicatherine's topic in Emergency

    I'm not sure when the ED became all things to all people, but it certainly happened. On a recent busy weekend, one of our administrators(a nurse that sits in an office) came to our ED to "visit a...

  22. how have you dealt with flirting doctors.

    zudy replied to kimmicoobug's topic in General Nursing

    :roll :roll :roll

  23. and the problem is..........?

    zudy replied to marcicatherine's topic in Emergency

    I asked an obviously well-to-do(well dressed, address in the "best" part of town,professional) father if he had given his 3 year old son any Tylenol.(Child's temp is 105) The father tells me,"Well I...

  24. our prejudices

    zudy replied to ktwlpn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    "There but for the grace of God go I" is usually my mantra in difficult situations. And sometimes I have to go to the lounge and

  25. Nurses with children.....

    zudy replied to SnowymtnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Chaya- What you are describing is is fairly typical of most hospitals. Obviously the daycare hours you describe are meant to accomadate the hospital administrators, not the people that do the real...