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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    Funny things you have said but wish you didn't

    FranEMTnurse replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    You're a good nurse.:yeah:By the way, tell him I said hello to the
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    Funny things you have said but wish you didn't

    FranEMTnurse replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    My grandmother was blind, and she could tell the difference between dark and light, but could see nothing else. What is neat (at least she did) they do
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    Things nursing school FAILED to tell us

    FranEMTnurse replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Ummmm,:no:and
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    Most Embarassing Nursing Moments

    FranEMTnurse replied to Jessiedog's topic in Nursing Humor

    Same thing happened to me when I had my sleep study. I just so happened, my body decided to do a lot of draining. So about every two hours, when I got up,(she having to help me due to all the gadgets...
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    Will you work during a Pandemic?

    FranEMTnurse replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    If I was healthy enough to, I would, but I'm not. So I'd stay put where I usually
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    Sterotypes of Nurses Continues and Is Getting Worse

    FranEMTnurse replied to nursinginga's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I think all overweight men and women, and elderly knobby kneed men should show up there one day. That will surely end their new dress
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    Forgetful Nurses and Older Moments

    FranEMTnurse replied to mother/babyRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I used to get stressed out, I taught backwards. Not a good thing since I didn't even realize I did it. It happened once in a CPR
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    What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    FranEMTnurse replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Same here Gracie. I remember back when my youngest daughter was just 5. My niece, as she did many times before, spent the night with us. Only this time she brought along a very bashful friend. Knowing...
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    Right Atrial Enlargement?

    FranEMTnurse posted a topic in Cardiac

    I had an EKG yesterday, and was told the result is an enlargement ofthe right atrium. I was born underweight and anemic. I outgrew it during my childhood, but was always susceptible to various...
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    Any Nurses with COPD and Heart Problems?

    FranEMTnurse posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

    :welcome:i have both, with a past history of a pe and resp failure x2, and severe ddd and oa. however, god isn't finished with me yet. i'm still able to joke and smile, so consider myself blessed. i...
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    When We Age

    FranEMTnurse posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    a distraught senior citizen phoned her doctor's office. 'is it true,' she wanted to know, 'that the medication you prescribed has to be taken for the rest of my life?' 'yes, i'm afraid so,' the...
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    Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    FranEMTnurse replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    that's a new one on
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    Will you work during a Pandemic?

    FranEMTnurse replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I lived with a family who's male HOH said his mom treated a lot of people when that came around, and she put a block of camphor around everyone's necks. None of her family members got it, and neither...
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    Will you work during a Pandemic?

    FranEMTnurse replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I read the blog, and the ideas for preparedness are very good. There is a concern on my part though. Do we have enough time? I know for a fact that the foreign countries that dealt with pandemics in...
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    Will you work during a Pandemic?

    FranEMTnurse replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    i love this post. and i live in possom holler, pa. seriously though, do we not remember when the sars epidemic hit canada and had originated in taiwan? several nurses who put their lives on the line...
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    Will you work during a Pandemic?

    FranEMTnurse replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    EMTs and Paramedics face danger every day. They are required to respond to calls if available. We were taught that if there was a HAZMAT call, and the victim was trapped, to stay upwind and not to...
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    Female Heart Attacks

    FranEMTnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    FEMALE HEART ATTACKS I was aware that female heart attacks are different, but this is the best description I've ever read. Women and heart attacks (Myocardial infarction) Did you know that women...
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    Just wanting to thank the mods...

    FranEMTnurse replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you mods for keeping our website all neat and clean. You indeed do rock.:up:Yeah you :lol_hittiwupped them good. Good 4
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    Female Heart Attacks

    FranEMTnurse replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    You are so right. My daughter's best friend died from a sudden death heart attack at age 22. That was a terrible loss to all of
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    Female Heart Attacks

    FranEMTnurse replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Now that one is unusual. I knew an elderly woman who kept complaining about her left arm hurting her. That went on for about 3 weeks. She thought it was DDD or bursitis. She died soon after that in...
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    Cant stop cryin!

    FranEMTnurse replied to danissa's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Awwww danissa:icon_hug:My:redbeathegoes out to you
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    Female Heart Attacks

    FranEMTnurse replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Not necessarily, hon. This is what one nurse experienced. I think a key to all of this is that we are all made different. All like snowflakes, in that we are all humans like snowflakes are snowflakes,...
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    Patients who are too lazy to open their own splenda packets

    FranEMTnurse replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I just might have asked; Did you just do that? Dang its stinky in
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    Patients who are too lazy to open their own splenda packets

    FranEMTnurse replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    How true. They look at the nurse as their personal servant to serve them at every beck and
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    Wish me luck!

    FranEMTnurse replied to Tweety's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Good luck