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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    Do you envy 1:1 sitters?

    FranEMTnurse replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    Honey, please don't envy them. They are there for 1 patient because they don't have the skills you have. Just be thankful for one less patient to care for. Hospital nursing is very
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    Need counseling on a life decision

    FranEMTnurse replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, none of us has a right to judge you, hon. There is only One Who has that job, and He's not here right now. Someone once told me how to make a decision that would be self-supporting. She...
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    Calling yourself a "nurse"

    FranEMTnurse replied to Jamie2887's topic in General Nursing

    :down:and i was an lpn with license and all, but i was forced to go on the inactive status because i'm too sick to
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    Disturbing incident in triage .....

    FranEMTnurse replied to DiannaK's topic in Emergency

    My personal thougt on this is, :nono:no child at that age is bipolar. He/she can get ad/hd if not trained properly, and then there are the occasional real cases, but no where near what is diagnosed....
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    Was I out of line ?

    FranEMTnurse replied to grantw9066's topic in Emergency

    i completely agree with you, honey. if you don't stick up for yourself, those stinking docs who think they are god's gift to nurses and their patients need to come down to earth!!!! i like your spunk....
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    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    FranEMTnurse replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    that definitely is a gross out experience arwen. i have seen a rotted away breast, a femur from a decubitus that smelled like rotten flesh. we were expected to do the dressings on them. i felt soo bad...
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    Welcome to the New Nurses with Disabilities Forum!

    FranEMTnurse replied to Brian's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    me too hon. i understand completely what you're going through, only mine is of the other nature chronic asthmatic bronchitis that has advanced now to the final stage.but i'm still fighting it, and...
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    Welcome to the New Nurses with Disabilities Forum!

    FranEMTnurse replied to Brian's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    The Molded Lump of
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    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    FranEMTnurse replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Don't blame you. I used to
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    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    FranEMTnurse replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    :barf02:Can you remember the
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    Seriously Ill Patient vs A New RN Who Clearly Did Not Know How To Work in That Area

    FranEMTnurse replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    very well put, miranda. can i recommend you to our hospital human resources
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    Seriously Ill Patient vs A New RN Who Clearly Did Not Know How To Work in That Area

    FranEMTnurse replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    told my dad the same thing, when he was being a grumpy patient. but i did add, and understood, that patient comfort is a high priority, even if it isn't always the highest priority.this is one of the...
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    Seriously Ill Patient vs A New RN Who Clearly Did Not Know How To Work in That Area

    FranEMTnurse replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    And I love you guys too hon. Berry berry much...:DAnd always remember, God only gives us what we can handle. If we don't think we can handle anymore, all we need to do is hollar Dad, HELP!! He'll then...
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    Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    FranEMTnurse replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    NEVER place antifungal cream in your patient's or anyone else's urethra.. It will NOT kill the super infection that has developed over time. It will however make said person think the urethra is going...
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    Welcome to the New Nurses with Disabilities Forum!

    FranEMTnurse replied to Brian's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Actually it's my autobiography, and it's based on my life from birth, and how I became a survivor of extreme abuse. My daughter published it for me. She's such a prize. I just adore
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    Seriously Ill Patient vs A New RN Who Clearly Did Not Know How To Work in That Area

    FranEMTnurse replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I was, but it was his way of diagnosing the PH. I was living on 4 litres of oxygen at the time since it was difficult for me to breathe on 2
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    Seriously Ill Patient vs A New RN Who Clearly Did Not Know How To Work in That Area

    FranEMTnurse replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    bethin, this message is for you. thank you sweetie, and know that chrons may not be as life threatening as copd, but it doesn't mean it isn't as serious. i understand your pain too, and i feel for...
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    How do you Handle Floating?

    FranEMTnurse replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    if this is true, then why oh why did you leave? or did you die and go to
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    How do you Handle Floating?

    FranEMTnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    I know in our local hospital floating is done a lot, and the administration has no problem with it. I know of one particular new RN who was so stressed she left the nursing field. I could see she was...
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    Seriously Ill Patient vs A New RN Who Clearly Did Not Know How To Work in That Area

    FranEMTnurse replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you Writer. You have a lot of insight. I'll never forget Leslie for going to bat for me that night. When I was in the ER, I emitted 2 1/2 litres of partially digested blood that covered the...
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    How do you Handle Floating?

    FranEMTnurse replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I take my hat off to anyone who enters the nursing field now; especially hospital nursing. When I was a patient in a TCU for rehab back in 2001, we had a wonderful little LPN who worked anywhere...
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    Welcome to the New Nurses with Disabilities Forum!

    FranEMTnurse replied to Brian's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Thank you all for opening this forum. Many of you know I crashed right on into disability right after getting my nursing license. It was a very difficult transition for me at first, because I worked...
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    How do you Handle Floating?

    FranEMTnurse replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you completely. The old administrator didn't care where the nurse was floated. Sometimes the nurse would be floated to lets say L&D for half a shift, and the other half would be...
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    Seriously Ill Patient vs A New RN Who Clearly Did Not Know How To Work in That Area

    FranEMTnurse replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you Leslie. I truly appreciate that. And yes, Leslie is right; it took her phone call to shake them up a bit and to focus in the right direction. After the dosage of ativan, I slept quietly all...
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    Seriously Ill Patient vs A New RN Who Clearly Did Not Know How To Work in That Area

    FranEMTnurse replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    By the way, MLOS, any time I was a patient in theICU (which we call CCU) which were several, I have no memory of even being in there. Why, well, a couple times I was intubated, and I don't know what...