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I had a pt that told me she was afraid she had the "smilin' mighty Jesus" which is .....spinal menengitis

And I forgot this one....any wound that has maggots in it. I just hate seeing that! Actually, any time any bugs fall off a pt it is gross.

I also thought my old ED had theme days. We used to hve "Slingblade Day", and we would all talk like Billy Bob Thorton in the movie Slingblade. (ummmm,I reckon I won't kill me nobody today so they won't put me back in the nervous hospital,ummmmm) We also had Ministry Of Silly Walks day, and we all had to have a different silly walk. Anything to get thru those 12 hours!

Vitamins. I just hate the smell of vitamins. There are even some pharmacies I can go into because of that smell. I know it's crazy.....

I am with you, bargainhound. I was in a similar situation several years ago. I felt I could not donate without feeling like a total hypocrite. I would give to my place of worship or to a favorite charity,jo272, and try and think positive thoughts while I did. Then just let it go.

And don't scream and curse at me when I have to call you about your patient on a Sunday morning, and then end the rant with, "And don't call me because I am at church!" It makes me wonder what exactly you are worshipping!

I am not in our pool now, but I have been in the past. One of the things our pool does is have "Mother's hours" where nurses work 4-5 hours relieving others for breaks,lunches, etc. They might work,for example,1000 to 1400. They also have a class for nurses they have now been practicing, but want to return to nursing. I think these are two things that have made our pool successful.

There but for the grace of God go I. Thank you for sharing, and I hope your recovery continues to go well.

One of my favorites: caller: I was just looking at a calender. me: Yes? caller: Well, I was looking at February. me:Yes? Caller: Well, I just saw that February only has 28 days, and I always start my period on the 30th. Am I going to have a period this month? And administration tells us we don't do enough patient teaching!

This happened over 20 years ago, and it still creeps me out.... I was working in an acute neuro unit at the time. I had been off for a few days, and when I got back I had a pt that was new to me, but she was was 3 days post op from a craniotomy for a bening tumor. She was doing very well, in fact the only reason she was still in acute care was because there were no empty step down beds. a very nice, spry 78 yr old lady. After introducing myself to her and talking a little bit, I told her I needed to do neuro checks on her. SHe got a real cute grin on her face, and told me to go ahead. When I checked her pupils, her right eye was reactive, but her left was fixed and dilated. I kept calm, she kept smiling and talking while I cooly(I thought) checked the chart for her previous pupil checks. ALL WERE PEARLA! I checked again, trying to act like nothing was wrong, and the pt kept grinning at me, but that left eye just looked, well, a little odd! I finally said,"Have yoiu ever had any problems with that left eye?" She said,"Now, honey why would you ask me something like that?" I started to explain pupils reacting to light,etc, and she laughed out loud!She said,"I have had a glass eye for 25 years, And not one person has noticed before you!" She was right, she had had 5 nurses in acute neuro before me, they had all charted PEARLA in her neuro checks. I also read all the progress notes, the neurosurgeon hadn't caught it, either!:uhoh21:

I would also love to open my own LTC facility! It would be perfect, with beautiful gardens, great food, in a home-like setting. And of course, all the staff would be vastly overpaid, and love their job! The residents would be so happy! I also dream of going back to that golf course in Maui, and hitting a hole-in-one on the signature hole!

I got into a great study group. We would get together before every test, and no one would leave until we all knew the material. I don't know what I would have done without those wonderful people!

I am with you,Amanda! Very well put. Passive -aggressive people are a pain. I have no idea how so many of them in up in management.

OK, I must share this one. The student nurses association at a local college held a "haunted house" for a fund raiser over Halloween weekend. Some of our ED nurses helped them out.(decorating,playing "ghosts",etc.) Two days later, I am at triage. Young man comes in to be seen, his c/o,"You people had that haunted house, and I went to it TWO days ago, and I have been nervous and upset ever since!" I said ,"Sir, exactly what is it that you want us to do?" He said,"I don't know, but it's all YOUR fault that I am like this!"

Love my Crocs! A gift shop near my home was having a sale, $11.00 a pair, so I got 2 pairs. They do seem to run a little big to me.

I also had PF about 5 years ago, one of the things that helped me was to never,ever for any reason go barefoot. Do not take one step without good support shoes. My MD told me even if I wake up in the middle of the night, and I had have to take 3 steps to get to the bathroom, wear good support shoes. My feet are much better. Good luck! It does get better.

This brings back so many memories! I had forgotten about flatus tubes! I remember when ALL the IV's were in glass bottles, did anyone else ever break a big bottle of Dextrose? I remember when the med students and residents wanted to talk to me so they could ask me out, they still want to talk to me, coz they figure by now I will know everything!

Too funny, we were also told to say the exact same thing! These idiots aren't even original.

I work with 2 nurses that make over 100,000 a year. They both have a full time job and work in a pool. 60 hours a week is not unusual for them. However, they both have more than 10 years experience, so thier base pay is higher than a new grad. They are both great nurses. I just couldn't do it.

ER vs ICU vs Med-Surg

Mail it to Burger King, sounds good to me, canoehead.

One of our FF got mad at me because he always ate the same thing every time he came to the ED(Cheeseburger w/ pickles and mayo only, fries and a Dr Pepper) One time he came in and he got a Coke, and no cheese on his burger. He put on his call light, had me come into the room to tell me that he wanted an other tray ordered, "And this time get it right." :angryfire I believe I said something to the effect of possibly he should go to Burger King the next time he wanted things his way. So much for winning points with the "clients".

Thank you so much for sharing, mjlrn. As I have said before, it's these things that keep me in nursing. I have had so many pts that have been so courageous, so brave, that it is truely an honor and a privaledge to have cared for them. They are my heroes.

Only her roots were blonde.

Sorry,Nursebedlam, got you beat,abd pain "for 6 years now." She came in during the Super Bowl "coz I knew you people wouldn't be busy now,and I don't care anything about football." Our ER doc says"Guess what? I don't care anything about abd pain." dx: PID my dx: PID w/ mets to the brain