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

    Hmmmm, I wonder how she managed that. Must have 9 lives. I was told I'm the woman with 9 lives once by a Nurse Practitioner, but for a real reason. I have had numerous life-threatening
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    Osteoarthritis

    FranEMTnurse replied to mandykal's topic in Orthopedic

    I
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    What if all docs had to nurses first?????

    FranEMTnurse replied to MryRose's topic in General Nursing

    :angryfire There are just too many of them big emptyheaded creatures around. I am one of the unfortunate ones who has one. :barf01: Bleah!! And then they wonder why they aren't respected. Yeah,...
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    Signs

    FranEMTnurse replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    perfect!!!!
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    May 6-12,2005 Nurse Week Theme--Nurses: Many Roles, One Profession

    FranEMTnurse replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    How about something like this? With all the new opportunities nurses have in our high tech society, there are multiple choices for careers. The butterfly depicting spreading one's wings, and being...
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    Is an hour too long to drive to work

    FranEMTnurse replied to RnAngl's topic in General Nursing

    Given your personal circumstances, your financial needs, the pay the job offers, and your home environment needs, only you can answer that question for
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    What if all docs had to nurses first?????

    FranEMTnurse replied to MryRose's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I think it should be a requirement for them the first two years anyway. It might make them more compassionate and understanding with the nurses and the patients. Too many patients,...
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    PTSD in Nurses: On-the-job trauma may be driving nurses from the profession.

    FranEMTnurse replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Oh how I do believe this. And we thought computers were going to solve our problems. What a joke. Not when so much more is required by nurses these days. They are overworked and underpaid, they get...
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    Osteoarthritis

    FranEMTnurse replied to mandykal's topic in Orthopedic

    Well Kal, being a veteran of osteo myself, I can tell you that it keeps going until there is no cartilege left between the bones of the joints. That's the reason for the crepitus you hear. Some of the...
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    Newborn in coma after accidently administered CO2 instead of O2...

    FranEMTnurse replied to klone's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :angryfire I hope those parents sue that hospital up the ying yang! What a horrible thing to happen to a tiny new life that the parents waited so long for. It's
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    Does anyone know where I can find this?

    FranEMTnurse posted a topic in Rehabilitation

    I'm supposed to wear a cervical collar 24/7, but I'm forced to remove it sometimes due to the profuse sweating it causes. Sometimes the entire collar gets wet. I just heard that there are some new...
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    Does anyone know where I can find this?

    FranEMTnurse replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Rehabilitation

    I received it
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    Does anyone know where I can find this?

    FranEMTnurse replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Rehabilitation

    Thank you for the link, Joan. I added it to my Favorites list. I have a prescription from my Neurologist to be fitted for one at our local Rehab hospital tomorrow morning. But I'm keeping this for...
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    10/10 pain..venting!

    FranEMTnurse replied to NYCRN16's topic in Emergency

    The following are the meds and the reactions this patient has gotten from them:1. Niacin - Anaphylaxis, which set me up for so much itching, in 1997, I still get pruritis from most narcs in spite of...
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    10/10 pain..venting!

    FranEMTnurse replied to NYCRN16's topic in Emergency

    Sounds a lot like me. Only, I'm not allergic to toradol, just most narcs. I am currently on 25mcg Fentanyl, and Dilaudid, 2 mg q4h, plus Pamelor, an antidepressant for the pinched nerve in my groin....
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    Aging With A Smile

    FranEMTnurse posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    Any woman can have the body of a 21-year-old, as long as she buys him a few drinks first. My memory's not as sharp as it used to be. Also, my memory's not as sharp as it used to be. Know how to...
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    Pizza

    FranEMTnurse posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    A doctor was having an affair with his nurse. Shortly afterward, she told him she was pregnant. Not wanting his wife to know, he gave the nurse a sum of money and asked her to go to Italy and have...
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    Things nursing school FAILED to tell us

    FranEMTnurse replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in Nursing Humor

    The difference between nursing school and the real world. WHAT AN AMAZING
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    Me Mudder

    FranEMTnurse posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    When me prayers were poorly said Who tucked me in me widdle bed And spanked me till me orifice was red, Me Mudder! Who took me from me cozy cot And put me on the ice cold pot And made me pee...
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    Patient Info.....This Says it All

    FranEMTnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    A woman called a local hospital. "Hello. Could you connect me to the person who gives information about patients. I'd like to find out if a patient is getting better, doing as expected, or getting...
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    Parking Ticket

    FranEMTnurse posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    I went to the store the other day, and I was in there for only about 5 minutes. When I came out there was a motorcycle cop writing a parking ticket. So I went up to him and said, "Come on, buddy,...
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    Some Home Remedies in Grandma's Day

    FranEMTnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Did You Know That? Drinking two glasses of Gatorade can relieve headache pain almost immediately -- without the unpleasant side effects caused by traditional "pain relievers." Did you know that...
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    Diary of a Snowshoveler...New & Funny!

    FranEMTnurse posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    December 8: 6:00 PM.It started to snow. The first snow of the season and the wife and I took our cocktails and sat for hours by the window watching the huge soft flakes drift down from heaven. It...
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    10/10 pain..venting!

    FranEMTnurse replied to NYCRN16's topic in Emergency

    How very true. I will be shocked though if you don't get osteoarthritis in your wrist and ankle later on in life. That's what happened to me when I injured my neck. I was on a tube ride at a waterpark...
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    Bubba & Earl and the Raffle Tickets

    FranEMTnurse posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    Bubba and Earl, two rednecks from Kentucky, were in a local Wal-Mart when they decided toget in on the weekly charity raffle.They bought five tickets each at a dollar a pop. The following week, when...