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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    Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    FranEMTnurse replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    To nasty interns: Never be nasty to a patient who is also a nurse. She may just know more tricks than you. Yes, and she got you too, didn't she. That made you respect her a bit. To Psych staff: Those...
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    Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    FranEMTnurse replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Me too; like does he need a man and a
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    Most Embarassing Nursing Moments

    FranEMTnurse replied to Jessiedog's topic in Nursing Humor

    Beautiful story honey. No need for embarassment at all. It happens. Just ask a hospice nurse with many years of experience. She will tell
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    Most Embarassing Nursing Moments

    FranEMTnurse replied to Jessiedog's topic in Nursing Humor

    Poor guy must have thought that was the flattest tasting broth he ever
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    Just Thought You'd Like This 65

    FranEMTnurse posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    with all the new technology regarding fertility recently, a 65-year-old woman was able to give birth to a baby. when she was discharged from the hospital and went home, her relatives came to visit....
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    Things nursing school FAILED to tell us

    FranEMTnurse replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in Nursing Humor

    That a patient has to teach a caregiver how to give a bed bath, That the new administrator is so she doesn't even know how to teach her new staff how to do the basics of patient care That the staff...
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    How are you spending your retirement?

    FranEMTnurse replied to Grace Oz's topic in Retired Nurses

    :yeah:Sounds like you have your life wonderfully planned out honey. Hopefully it will all
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    How are you spending your retirement?

    FranEMTnurse replied to Grace Oz's topic in Retired Nurses

    A joke just for fun and a laugh:DWorking people frequently ask retired people what they do to make their days more interesting. For example, the other day the wife and I went into town and went a...
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    Choose your words wisely....

    FranEMTnurse replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a nursing student, I did two clinical rotations in a county run nursing home. One day that was especially busy, I asked a staff member that if they get overwhelmed with too many residents...
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    What makes you love hospice?

    FranEMTnurse replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    hi
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    Grief. Mine!

    FranEMTnurse replied to BeExcellent's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Very professional response,
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    Prayer at work??

    FranEMTnurse replied to ski4life's topic in General Nursing

    I had a similar experience when I was in nursing school. I had a patient with stage 4 uterine cancer. She knew she was dying, and had a daughter who she did not want to know about her illness. That...
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    Medical This or That

    FranEMTnurse replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Nursing

    3 13 hr shifts & get paid 40 hrs Uncoopreative patient or nasty
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    I cringed on the inside

    FranEMTnurse replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    Little does she know she may be giving her son an early death
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    Nurse fired for calling police

    FranEMTnurse replied to Runman1914's topic in General Nursing

    Some administrators in hospitals are ridiculous! That poor nurse. They expect them to take everything from the public since the public is making the institution some money. Not me honey, not me. That...
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    What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    FranEMTnurse replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    This is exactly why I love to watch the TV show, "Ghost Whisperer." That show is about things the actual woman who was on the Oprah Winfrey show a while back told about. She was then asked if she sees...
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    Which state would be ideal for me??

    FranEMTnurse replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sweetooth, my youngest daughter is an occupational therapist, who lives and works in Austin, Texas. She has no problem finding jobs there, and it definitely is her shangralah; meaning it's the perfect...
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    last day

    FranEMTnurse replied to calliesue's topic in General Nursing

    Good 4 U, and good luck in your
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    What Patients Hate about doctors

    FranEMTnurse replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    the title of my book is "the molded lump of clay," and is free to anyone who requests it. it's my
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    What Patients Hate about doctors

    FranEMTnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    The doctors who take shortcuts, and don't even read the the patient's chart, nor does he believe the patient. I dealt with person for over 10 years, and only got worse. I eventually renamed him and...
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    Are Nurse Midwives Leaving Your Area?

    FranEMTnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    All nurse midwives are leaving the medical group I go to. I don't know if this is the case elsewhere, or if it's only this group. Does anyone have any information about whether nurse midwives are...
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    Are Nurse Midwives Leaving Your Area?

    FranEMTnurse replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    There are currently 3 Certified Nurse Midwives in our area, and one has been practicing with our local hospital for over 20 years. Now all of a sudden I don't understand this new downturn. Many...
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    What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    FranEMTnurse replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Why get chills? Then we all are different, aren't we. Poor guy must have liked you a lot, and wanted to share with you before he left. How
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    What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    FranEMTnurse replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    No need to be freaked out. The person liked you and wanted to say goodbye. How
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    Excellent Pulmonary Resources

    FranEMTnurse posted a topic in Pulmonary

    I am a member of COPD-international, and a question was posted by a member who doesn't know how to explain the results of the pulseoximeter reading. Can you help me out. I just know that for me, when...