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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    The Middle Wife

    FranEMTnurse replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Me
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    What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    FranEMTnurse replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Really? How would you like to experience a PE with pleuritic pain, an MI, fibromyalgia, kidney failure, double pneumonia, septicemia, CHF, and giving birth without any medications like this person who...
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    10th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

    FranEMTnurse replied to Brian's topic in News, Announcements

    Nope, no
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    10th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

    FranEMTnurse replied to Brian's topic in News, Announcements

    Um, now what did you get
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    10th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

    FranEMTnurse replied to Brian's topic in News, Announcements

    Are you trying to start a new
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    You know you spend too much time at allnurses when...

    FranEMTnurse replied to wooh's topic in Nursing Humor

    You spend most of your time on All Nurses, and skip most of your other
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    10th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

    FranEMTnurse replied to Brian's topic in News, Announcements

    Now you know by experience that being a student nurse is just fantasy, and real nursing is
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    10th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

    FranEMTnurse replied to Brian's topic in News, Announcements

    I have no idea why you didn't get the emesis bag and the phenergan injection when you were in the ER Homer. You're telling me you said you were nauseous. Must be new
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    Day shift or night shift - Which do you prefer? Why?

    FranEMTnurse replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    I
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    Patient refusing Hospice

    FranEMTnurse replied to jammycakesRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    If this would be of any help, I was in hospice care once, and lived in a hospice house. I did get better and eventually moved to where I live now. I just need a few hours of daily home care
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    Exhaustion bloopers

    FranEMTnurse replied to K+MgSO4's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the great laugh. As Brian said; I love you too, I mean I like your post a lot. And the thing with the tub was hilarious too. Good thing you got some much needed
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    HEENT evaluation...oops that shouldn't be THERE!!

    FranEMTnurse replied to maddison1002's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had a classmate misspeak in our clinical setting too. The instructor did make a funny comment and laughed. It was really
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    Day shift or night shift - Which do you prefer? Why?

    FranEMTnurse replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    I liked the evening or second shift the best because I got more done during the day, and the co-workers seemed to be more
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    Arrrgghhh, get the smell off!!

    FranEMTnurse replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    The stench of cancerous ulcers as they erupt out of the mouth during CPR. I wasn't able to clean our ambulance it was so
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    Arrrgghhh, get the smell off!!

    FranEMTnurse replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    The smell has singed my nose hairs. I hope they will grow
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    Arrrgghhh, get the smell off!!

    FranEMTnurse replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Baby powder will get the smell off, but tomato juice has no
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    The Hunger Games and Nursing School!

    FranEMTnurse replied to PatMac10,RN's topic in General Students

    Actually, recertifying as an EMT for 18 years gave me great help in how to take the
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    The New Face of Healthcare

    FranEMTnurse replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    Certainlly the education requirements are becoming more stringent. The paper work hasn't decreased with the introduction of computer charting, but the record keeping is more accurate. As far as the...
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    What are you really good at?

    FranEMTnurse replied to proud nurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was told by a moderator during my clinical skills that I performed the most impressive head to toe assessment he had ever
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    9th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

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

    She joined the Stressbusters Club to help her deal with the daily shift life around
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    Nursing positions deeply embedded in science

    FranEMTnurse replied to DGabe24's topic in General Nursing

    Iagree.
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    Nursing positions deeply embedded in science

    FranEMTnurse replied to DGabe24's topic in General Nursing

    Oh are you ever wrong! In order to earn your BSN, you have to attend at least 4 years of college level courses, and they aren't
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    What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    FranEMTnurse replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    I also admit to waiting until late at night. Not because I want to but due to necessity. Next to my last visit, I was having an MI, and the more recent time, as I was trying to dose off after the late...
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    Nursing positions deeply embedded in science

    FranEMTnurse replied to DGabe24's topic in General Nursing

    This is why I am so fascinated with OR nursing. There is a lot to learn about the bodily functions; how the body parts are interconnected, and how one part supports the other, and how the nerve...
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    Stamps Commemorating Nursing

    FranEMTnurse replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Thank you for all of these Karen. They are priceless. Nurses should be honored. IMHO, they are he heroes of the medical field, and have even protected the licenses of physicians time and time