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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    Nurses laid off - Thanks to Obamacare

    FranEMTnurse replied to amygarside's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I live in an FHA funded housing apt. Since the new government regulations have taken effect, we (all seniors and disabled people who live on fixed incomes) are now being charged for anything that's...
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    What would you do?

    FranEMTnurse replied to tnelso150's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Take it from a former CPR instructor. Always remember, A B C…after getting the patient onto a solid surface. It is needed to properly compress the heart. My brother was in a nursing home where...
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    Small children visiting patients in the critical care setting... thoughts??

    FranEMTnurse replied to TigerGalLE's topic in Critical Care

    I was stuck in the ICU 6 years ago with nobody to see. I missed my family so much. I didn't have a TV to watch. It was unbearably hot, and I was miserable. I even overheard a loud nurse pronounce a...
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    Cough Syrup - wow!

    FranEMTnurse replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    I remember when paregoric was the standard medication for upset stomachs, and
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    Job offer for ER or CCU

    FranEMTnurse replied to MILOBRI's topic in Nursing Career

    Usually newly hired nurses try one field and if they don't like it, they try another one
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    What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    FranEMTnurse replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    I don't blame him one bit. The reason my twin sister changed her name to Cheyenne Souix was because she had poor initials for her name too. They were
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    Cough Syrup - wow!

    FranEMTnurse replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    It definitely would suppress
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    What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    FranEMTnurse replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    My daughter and SiL are both having the same problem with the house they move into last
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    What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    FranEMTnurse replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    Well, I have never liked the names Hortence, Hildegarde, Wilbur, Homer, Bubba, or
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    What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    FranEMTnurse replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    My grandson's name is zane Antony Ciero LeMay Fuller. Now I call that one a
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    What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    FranEMTnurse replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had a classmate named Arlene
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    What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    FranEMTnurse replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    I have relatives with the names Winter, Whisper Misty, my twin sister changed her name Florence to Cheyenne Sue and I had a grandfather with the name, Wilbur
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    How does anyone do double shifts? I'm tired after 40 hours

    FranEMTnurse replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in General Nursing

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    How does anyone do double shifts? I'm tired after 40 hours

    FranEMTnurse replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in General Nursing

    I remember when I worked doubles, and even did allnight transport calls on our local volunteer ambulance, then one time after doing an allnighter, I was so tired I could barely move. That was when I...
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    Poop Free Nursing Jobs in the Hospital?

    FranEMTnurse replied to IcySageNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Dear, C-Diff smells even worse than regular poop, so I guarantee you would hate that. However, I do like the ideas posted about settings where you would be a better fit. Even ERs have patients who...
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    Has anybody been re hired after beig fired by the same hospital?

    FranEMTnurse replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Nursing Career

    I was after they found out the girl who got me fired was lying. She got fired for lying about
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    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    FranEMTnurse replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    :eek:YIKES!!!!!
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    What Experience is More Valuable? CNA, EMT or EKG Tech

    FranEMTnurse replied to claudianyc's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was nurses aide and did get to do a lot of things, but I was an EMT even longer. 18 years and had a wider experience in all areas with all ages. I loved it. You would likely be able to get into an...
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    I Ask For "Nothing".

    FranEMTnurse replied to CheesePotato's topic in General Nursing

    I love your message. Thank you so much. It needed to be
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    What to do after a rough shift?

    FranEMTnurse replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I talked with a friend who worked at the same place and understood, ate ice cream and watched comedies on
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    What if the Boston bomber was your pt

    FranEMTnurse replied to imintrouble's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It would be more difficult for me to care for Jerry Sandusky. the now jailed former Penn State assistant football coach than it would for me to care for that teen bomber. Why? Because Sandusky started...
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    Life after the Boston Marathon Bombing - Coping with the Trauma

    FranEMTnurse replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    You all deserve every credit that can be expressed. I love helping people too, so I understand. As far as the trauma goes, I was an EMT for 18 years and have also have had some traumatic experiences;...
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    Best Hallucinations Thread

    FranEMTnurse replied to Vespertinas's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient once who had a terrible bed sore on her hip. It was open to the bone. When it began to pain, she would say that the urchins were after her again. Poor
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    What if the Boston bomber was your pt

    FranEMTnurse replied to imintrouble's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would care for him the same way I care for any other
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    April 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

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

    I just told him he is going to have to get his spinal tap with less numbing solution than normal because there's a shortage of it, and he started doing what you