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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  1. FranEMTnurse

    Brain tumor dx

    Know you are setting an excellent example of really trying to do what you love. I admire you for that. I also have a lot of memory loss and can't for the life of me remember peoples' names, and now it...
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    Brain tumor dx

    very
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    Ptb?

    Why not apply? Just be up front with your health history, and go from there. They can't more than say no. On the other hand it's possible they could hire you. You won't know unless you try. If it was...
  4. caught a ninety yo in bed with the van driver once. they weren't losing any time either. she had a smile on her face, but he got
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    How opposite are you and your mate?

    Him loved opera Me Love country gospel Him modern art Me Standard art Him painter Me medical Him couldn't stand earthworms Me fished with them Him very talkative Me quiet Him 12 lbs at birth Me...
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    What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    this story sounds like an alfred hitchcock tale, doesn't it. john bradford, a dublin university student, was on the side of the road hitchhiking on a very dark night and in the midst of a big storm....
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    Shingles

    Bubba walked into a doctor's office and the receptionist asked him what he had. Bubba said: "Shingles." So she wrote down his name, address, medical insurance number and told him to have a seat....
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    Shingles

    Glad you recognized me Bobbi. Yes there is a wealth of info here. Everything you could imagine and then some. Even some shingles:DI'm going to send you a PM.The long time members know about my...
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    What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    Yes, I do with my oldest daughter. It is a wonderful
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    Hi all! Just became a NY RN!

    Yeah, parking is definitely a major problem in any city. When I moved to State College, I was shocked to see how expensive the parking was. I was used to either free or 10 cent parking in our rural...
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    Terms we will not admit to using

    TFAOSP the frequent abusive of service
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    Hi all! Just became a NY RN!

    Chloe, is there any way you could request a new precepter? Or talk to Human Services yourself so you can get an idea about what your job entails? You said you were hired to work in OB/GYN, am I...
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    Funny things you have said but wish you didn't

    :hhmth::lol::clphnds::nmbrn::fnypst:Wjat was her
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    Things nursing school FAILED to tell us

    That a patient can bottom out suddenly when he/she appears to be stable. That sometimes, the patient knows about what's going on with her/his body more than her/his doctor does. That not all doctors...
  15. Good thing I don't like brown chocolate anymore. However, there's no telling what I might do if I didn't have my mind anymore. Oh God
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    Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    Some patients who really need to go to the ER via 911 don't always go on time. Some people waiting in line at the triage nurse's window really do have an emergency. All you have to do is listen to the...
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    Hi all! Just became a NY RN!

    I had another huge :brnfrt::grn:Forgot to check the Thread to see where it was located. I thought it was a general question.:sofahiderI'm
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    Hi all! Just became a NY RN!

    I'm an original New York native. I lived there most of my life in the lower Hudson Valley area. I wish you well, and not a lot of headaches and
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    Hi all! Just became a NY RN!

    If you read my message correctly, you would know that I was just trying to give her access to everything available to her when she asked for advice in her original
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    Hi all! Just became a NY RN!

    we have all been where you are in one way or another hon. so just ask, and guaranteed we will provide. there is a wealth of information here for you. and as a personal suggestion, if you havn't...
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    Hi all! Just became a NY RN!

    :ancong!:AND :hrns&wlcm:TO THE CLUB
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    Hi, I'm Thunderwolf and I am a Smoker

    So true. I began smoking when I was 8, and it took me 18 years of withdrawl, feelings doing one day at a time before I no longer had the craving. I tried cutting down, but it didn't work, so I went...
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    The Doctor Visit

    Morris, an 82 year old man, went to the doctor to get a physical. A few days later, the doctor saw Morris walking down the street with a gorgeous young woman on his arm. A couple of days after that,...
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    My name is Tweety and I'm an Alcoholic

    Me too Mike. I was treated horrificly by my much younger and oh so immature classmated when I was in nursing school. One of my nursing instructors commended me for my forbearance under their pressure...
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    The Doctor Visit

    :hehe::hehe::lol: Good