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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    How do you deal with.....

    FranEMTnurse replied to cory'swife89's topic in Emergency

    I am with you. I was an EMT for 18 years, and learned to do that early on as well. It was how I survived. The only drawback was that I was afraid I was becoming too
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    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    FranEMTnurse replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    :eek:I bet he never did anything like that
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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

    :yeah:Love
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    Is "sundowners" a real term?

    FranEMTnurse replied to purse's topic in General Nursing

    I also believe the sundowners syndrome exists. It happens especially in the mentally disturbed or the elderly
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    My Microbiology Teacher told me I can't become a Nurse

    FranEMTnurse replied to louis345's topic in General Students

    This comment tickled my
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    My Microbiology Teacher told me I can't become a Nurse

    FranEMTnurse replied to louis345's topic in General Students

    How
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    Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    FranEMTnurse replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    If you have been arrested for DUIs in the past, don't show up at your court hearing intoxicated holding an open can of beer in your hand. You might not like the
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    My Microbiology Teacher told me I can't become a Nurse

    FranEMTnurse replied to louis345's topic in General Students

    EXCELLENT
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    Funny things you have said but wish you didn't

    FranEMTnurse replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    :lol2:
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    My Microbiology Teacher told me I can't become a Nurse

    FranEMTnurse replied to louis345's topic in General Students

    You know, I was told by my daughter's guidance counselor that she would NOT be accepted into Cornell University. She was accepted early, and received a thousand dollar scholarship. So please ignore...
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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

    good
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    Top 10 Myths of the "MURSE"

    FranEMTnurse replied to mikethemurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Who knows? Maybe one day it will
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    Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    FranEMTnurse replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Never ever step on a wet step to get onto a hay mowing
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    The Point System

    FranEMTnurse posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    The Female Demerit System Make the woman happy. Do something she likes, and you get points. Do something she dislikes, and points are subtracted. You don't get any points for doing something she...
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    What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    FranEMTnurse replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    :yeah:Good
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    Medical Dictionary

    FranEMTnurse posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    BARIUM-What you do when the patient dies. URINE-The opposite of "You're out!" CAUTERIZE-Made eye contact with her. OVA-Finished, done with it. SPERM- To reject, look away from. DILATE-To live a long...
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    Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    FranEMTnurse replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    How true. I once saw an anorexic female who looked in a cooler, picked up a bag of vegetables, and then put it back in the cooler and walk away. My heart went out to that poor girl. I know that severe...
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    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    FranEMTnurse replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    mozella re: what is your most gross, yucky, disgusting nursing horror story? a resident at my nursing home had died at about 8am and the funeral home didn't pick him up until around 2pm. he was a...
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    Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    FranEMTnurse replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    Nightenglenurse, This message is for you hon. I too have been where you were; without running water, I collected rain water for my household use. I also was without electricity. I used a kerosene...
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    Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    FranEMTnurse replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    :lol2::yeah:I love this remark. It tickled my funnybone. THANX!!!! You sound like a person with a great sense of
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    Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    FranEMTnurse replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    You've got a lot of living to do yet honey. Get about 40 more years on you and see what you say
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    Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    FranEMTnurse replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    When the fast food places began to exist, millions of people went to them. Some due to our fast paced society, working long hours, more than one job, or long distance traveling to our jobs. Then enter...
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    Funny Nursing Dreams

    FranEMTnurse replied to abbaking's topic in Nursing Humor

    :lol2:i had one last noc. in my dream, i was back to floor nursing only it was in a nursing home. in the dream, the don assigned me to a unit, and didn't give me any orders at first. i finally asked...
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    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    FranEMTnurse replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Now that IS what I call GROSS and
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    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    FranEMTnurse replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    They most likely have dementia and don't think anything about it because they most likely have lost the ability to think