FranEMTnurse CNA, LPN, EMT-I

LTC, CPR instructor, First aid instructor.

I have always loved to help people feel better, and is why I became an EMT and an LPN in 1997

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  1. FranEMTnurse

    How has Obamacare affected you and your employer?

    FranEMTnurse replied to ProgressiveThinking's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Thank you for your comments. I haven't heard from her since she moved out of this
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    How has Obamacare affected you and your employer?

    FranEMTnurse replied to ProgressiveThinking's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    She wasn't hypertensive to my knowledge, and she ate an excellent diet. So what else could cause a CVA so close to her
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    How has Obamacare affected you and your employer?

    FranEMTnurse replied to ProgressiveThinking's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yes. This person is elderly, and has never ever had a
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    How has Obamacare affected you and your employer?

    FranEMTnurse replied to ProgressiveThinking's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Most patients only stay 3 days in our local medical center. I have seen many have to be rehospitalized in worse condition. An example: A friend of mine had a mild AMI. She was discharged after the 3...
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    What's the nicest thing anyone has ever said or done for you?

    FranEMTnurse replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I was in a local store earlier today, and I saw a former employee there. We struck up a conversation, and she told me she was thinking of joining the home care agency I belonged to she could take care...
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    How has Obamacare affected you and your employer?

    FranEMTnurse replied to ProgressiveThinking's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yes it is. My state has been downgraded from an A- to a B+ and is now number 47 from 4 in the poll conducted in 2013. The smaller hospitals are being taken over by the larger corporate hospitals...
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    How has Obamacare affected you and your employer?

    FranEMTnurse replied to ProgressiveThinking's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    My caregivers hours have all been cut to 28 hours a
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    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    FranEMTnurse replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had the same thing happen to me twice on the same shift with a resident in a nursing home. Then the following morning we all got chewed out for not caring for our residents. They were covered in...
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    What superhero are you?

    FranEMTnurse replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    My superhero activity included creating actives for the seniors who looked so all alone. That did give them something to look forward to and to share with others. I also loved to write letters for...
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    Silly random nursing thoughts, one sentence, NO JUDGMENTAL FOLKS ALLOWED

    FranEMTnurse replied to wooh's topic in Nursing Humor

    You know, that patient in room 208. Oh if I could only remember his
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    Could this be construed as "abuse"?

    FranEMTnurse replied to Pat_Pat RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    If she has fibromyalgia, she would tell you that the BP cuff hurts her. I have it, and the only way the nurse can get a BP reading on me without hurting me is to put it on my lower
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    Nursing Behind the Wall

    FranEMTnurse replied to mikethemurse's topic in Correctional

    My hat is off to you. I loved your well written article. It gave me a lot of insight into what I would have loved to do. I'm much too old now and way too decrepit, but it reminded me about some of the...
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    FranEMTnurse replied to kamiayronLPN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    'Wwh. H. A tv. HyfsssFfayAZ. [[[__-__] wwwqwwwwwwww
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    July 2014 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    FranEMTnurse replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    She surely is eager to start nursing school to realize her
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    The Worst Hospital Visitor I've Ever Seen

    FranEMTnurse replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I did that too, because I was angry with my doc. He called a Psychologist in to consult with me without informing me first. I was about ready to leave that hospital, and I was in the
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    The Worst Hospital Visitor I've Ever Seen

    FranEMTnurse replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Horrible! Some people can be so devious and just plain
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    The Worst Hospital Visitor I've Ever Seen

    FranEMTnurse replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Good for you. You must have laughed a lot over that
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    The Worst Hospital Visitor I've Ever Seen

    FranEMTnurse replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Me
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    The Worst Hospital Visitor I've Ever Seen

    FranEMTnurse replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    How about a family who had their special needs child chained to the bed at home (so they could collect his disabilty check). Child was taken away from said family and placed into protective custody/...
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    Feed me, Seymour! When patients want forbidden food...

    FranEMTnurse replied to TrevyRN's topic in Emergency

    I agree with you. Although the medical community is trained to prolong life, what's the sense in doing that if there's no quality in
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    The Worst Hospital Visitor I've Ever Seen

    FranEMTnurse replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No wonder the poor patient got so sick. I believe Milton made her that way. Hopefully she or someone else or an unfortunate incident got rid of
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    Odors that Won't Go Away

    FranEMTnurse replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I have used baby powder and it made all the lingering stench
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    Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    FranEMTnurse replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Did she give you stars in your
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    Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    FranEMTnurse replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    That's
  25. FranEMTnurse

    Is Your Nurses' Week Gift Not Exactly What You Wanted?

    FranEMTnurse replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I have received several nurse knick knacks from my daughter. I cherish