herecomestrouble

herecomestrouble

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  1. Dangerous nurses

    herecomestrouble replied to funmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't think the complaints here are about nurses who are inexperienced and need some help or explanations it's about nurses who think they know and won't accept the help or just don't care about...

  2. Most disgusting thing you have witnessed or taken part of on the job?

    herecomestrouble replied to Solid Snake's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't see this in a hospital but the grocery store last week,I was in the produce section buying apples and there was a woman next to me doing the same thing,she turned to me,put her finger over...

  3. What can i do with my husband?

    herecomestrouble replied to beatriceb321's topic in General Nursing

    you got some great advice from everybody so I'm not going to give you any more....but I'd like to say this. quote"He takes the same risks every single time he steps out of your house. How does he know...

  4. Most disgusting thing you have witnessed or taken part of on the job?

    herecomestrouble replied to Solid Snake's topic in General Nursing

    I once had a pt with necrotising fasciiti,she was also on a vent and required frequent oral suctioning.The wound in her abdomen was huge,with an opening from one hip to the other and lots of...

  5. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    herecomestrouble replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    LOL I've said that one at home too......one bathroom,five family

  6. Working as a stripper AND a nurse

    herecomestrouble replied to inland18mempire's topic in General Nursing

    quote"The reason I'm also working as a nurse is for the benefits, retirement, and job security when I'm older and can no longer strip."end quote It seems to me that if that's the only reason you're...

  7. What are you munching on for Super Bowl?

    herecomestrouble replied to BEDPAN76's topic in General Nursing

    I'm right there with you Fuzzywuzzy,I can't seem to kick this bug.It goes away and then comes back in a week or

  8. Licensed Nursing Home Administrator

    herecomestrouble replied to Aviationurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    "any tips on how to survive in LTC is greatly appreciated...my background is psych, detox, hemodialysis, and home health." I just want to tell you this is not typical of LTC.This sounds horrible,my...

  9. No meds for this Schizophrenia patient.

    herecomestrouble replied to nckdl's topic in General Nursing

    I run in to this problem fairly often when I go to pick up my meds.I have Medicare and special insurance,Special Pharmaceutical Benefits Program,what SS doesn't cover the SPBP does.Sometimes when I go...

  10. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    herecomestrouble replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    :bowingpur

  11. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    herecomestrouble replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I used to joke with my pts and tell them something like that.I'm gonna have to give you a shot,I'll get a big needle,a big rusty needle,a big rusty crooked needle".Nobody ever took me serious of...

  12. Remind me to never work as a Sitter 7p-7a AGAIN !

    herecomestrouble replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I've done a few of those night shift sitter jobs,Ughh,I would bring a book and deck of cards for playing solitaire,but around 4-5 O clock I'd be starting to nod in my chair so I would get a clean...

  13. My 9 year old patient was raped and required surgery

    herecomestrouble replied to ssouthernyankee's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I just found this thread and read it through,what an amazing story!It seems that you and your family are just what this poor child needed.Now she will be able to live a life where she is loved and...

  14. Inspiring and motivating songs

    herecomestrouble replied to mom35's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yes. I am Woman that's a good

  15. Dangerous nurses

    herecomestrouble replied to funmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was working with a nurse one evening,during med pass she asked me if she could give "this med for this order"showing me furosimide(I know that's spelled wrong) along side an order for feosol,her...

  16. Did AIDS patient can share same room with other patient?

    herecomestrouble replied to Ilikelemontea's topic in General Nursing

    this is the stigma that makes me crazy,no you will not get HIV/AIDS from sleeping in the bed next to me,you will not get it from sleeping next to me in the bed,you will not get it from sharing a...

  17. Inspiring and motivating songs

    herecomestrouble replied to mom35's topic in General Nursing

    Whenever the going gets tough I find myself sing "The *****(female dog) is Back" it just gets my game face

  18. Would you put your family member in a LTC facility?

    herecomestrouble replied to Cattitude's topic in General Nursing

    quote"When we were born or had our own babies, did anyone think the baby was so much work, we'd have to put them in a facility where they'd get care we couldn't give them? Eldercare is similar to...

  19. Funeral customs

    herecomestrouble replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

  20. Pinkeye

    herecomestrouble replied to Seagate's topic in General Nursing

    last time my grandson had pinkeye the Dr told me she didn't like prescribing abts for things like that and to soak cotton balls in a cup of cold tea and use them for compresses 2-3 times a day.It...

  21. HIV+ Nursing student!

    herecomestrouble replied to disconurse's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Did you ever see the movie "And the Band Played On"?It's about the beginning of the AIDS pandemic and how much of what wasn't done was do to politics,both in government and within the scientific...

  22. HIV+ Nursing student!

    herecomestrouble replied to disconurse's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    HIV is spread through unprotected sex,blood to blood contact or breast milk,none of which I will be doing with my pts.Even with the blood to blood I would have to be bleeding directly into an open...

  23. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    herecomestrouble replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Actually his scrotum is very distended d/t infection so he wasn't really being nasty .I understood what he meant but it just sounded so funny when he said it I couldn't help the

  24. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    herecomestrouble replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had a pt the other day who kept complaining of "pressure in my scrotum" "how can I relieve this pressure in my scrotum?"I wanted to tell him...well you know what I wanted to tell him,I mean most...

  25. *Weird* Patient Allergies

    herecomestrouble replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    quote"In the past, one thing that use to bother me was when medical staff asked, "Do you have any allergies?" So, I would start listing them and then they would all snooty and huffy and say, "Any...