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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    LPN really screamed at patient.

    FranEMTnurse replied to oramar's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Amen, Lisa
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    LPN really screamed at patient.

    FranEMTnurse replied to oramar's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I know you're correct in what you say Tweety. I get emotional, because my oldest daughter was abducted and taken out on the west coast when she was only six. I lived on the east coast. And I know from...
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    LPN really screamed at patient.

    FranEMTnurse replied to oramar's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Right or wrong, if I had been in that poor LPN's shoes, I probably would have yelled too! Under the circumstances, I do NOT feel she should be reported. She has enough, and most likely much too much...
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    Charting Bloopers

    FranEMTnurse replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    :rotfl: :rotfl:
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    LPN really screamed at patient.

    FranEMTnurse replied to oramar's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I personally feel that under the circumstances, the LPN should have been given the opportunity to attend her son's memorial service regardless. That poor bereaved mom. If it was me that happened to,...
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    Flu epidemic?

    FranEMTnurse replied to marcicatherine's topic in Emergency

    Yes, it's pretty much all over now. I have COPD, so when I get something like that, I begin going into respiratory failure, which happened to me a couple weeks ago. It began when the Xray tech...
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    In One Sentence; if you weren't a nurse, you'd be a ________

    FranEMTnurse replied to OCCHCanada's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you CCUNRS. It's good to be back. No I was not a nurse at the time. That was in the early 90s. I graduated nursing school in 1997.
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    To the Nurses of the World

    FranEMTnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Work is Love Made Visible You evangelists of encouragement, you are so much more than you know. You have never let what you couldn't do stop you from doing all you could do. You are sales people, your...
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    If You Were A Patient and Had A Choice of A Hospital to Go to, Which One Would it Be?

    FranEMTnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    I would choose Johns Hopkins due to its excellent record of treatment, and staff of specialists.
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    Did you ever get the diarrhea while in the middle of an important procedure?

    FranEMTnurse posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    It happened to me while driving a schoolbus. Needless to say, I remained seated until the end of my trip, and then rushed home. I lived only about a half mile from work at the time.:imbar
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    Did you ever get the diarrhea while in the middle of an important procedure?

    FranEMTnurse replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Gotta keep the laughter going somehow. I don't feel good if I'm not laughing, and I just looooove to feeel goooooood!
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    I peed my pants

    FranEMTnurse replied to canoehead's topic in Nursing Humor

    I absolutely Loooooooved the one posted by Scrubbs. The woman with the kidney pain?:rotfl: :rotfl:
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    In One Sentence; if you weren't a nurse, you'd be a ________

    FranEMTnurse replied to OCCHCanada's topic in General Nursing

    And by the way, I'd also like to be a prison warden in charge of reformation. As to my agenda, refer to the "Current Events" area in the thread titled, "PRISON." mY POST IS NUMBER 40.
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    In One Sentence; if you weren't a nurse, you'd be a ________

    FranEMTnurse replied to OCCHCanada's topic in General Nursing

    I know what you mean about the abused little kids, Stevielynn. I was one of them, and can spot one just by a glance. The tiniest girl on my schoolbus years ago was a victim. It still breaks my heart...
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    Cryotherapy For Grandpa

    FranEMTnurse posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    A man came to visit his grandparents, and he noticed his grandfather sitting on the porch, in the rocking chair, wearing only a shirt, with nothing on from the waist down. "Grandpa, what are you...
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    Winter In Maine

    FranEMTnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    The following entries were excerpted from a Journal maintained by Mr. Roger Biff" Thornton, III shortly after he and his wife Amanda "Buffy" Parker-Thornton moved to Rangeley from their home in Boca...
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    Charting Bloopers

    FranEMTnurse replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had an elderly Urologist to clean my incision with peroxide to get the bugs out! Needless to say that Urologist is now
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    Winter In Maine

    FranEMTnurse replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'd gladly let you have my share Peggysue. The only thing is, I havn't quite figured out how to get it to ya.
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    The Old Grey Mare

    FranEMTnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Oh the old grey mare, she ain't what she used to be, Sometimes accidents on the whippletree, Nope, she aint what she used to be not so many years ago, BUT Are ya ready?????????? I'M...
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    Nurses, Would you go into nursing if you had to do it all over again?

    FranEMTnurse replied to 4everpeace's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely
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    In One Sentence; if you weren't a nurse, you'd be a ________

    FranEMTnurse replied to OCCHCanada's topic in General Nursing

    A
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    The Old Grey Mare

    FranEMTnurse replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all so much for your prayers and well wishes. They truly do mean a lot to me. And Gwenith, WOOOOO HOOOOO! Loooove the sexy babe. He's about my speed right now too. Get a load of what I...
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    A New Way To Make Fruitcake

    FranEMTnurse posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    1 c. water 1 c. brown sugar 1 c. sugar 1 tsp. Baking soda 4 lg. Eggs 1 gal. Whiskey, most important 2 c. dried fruit Ingredient Nuts Sample the whiskey to check for quality. Take a large...
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    Merry Christmas Dear Nurses!!!

    FranEMTnurse replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

    And a very Merry Christmas to you too. God bless you.
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    Flu epidemic?

    FranEMTnurse replied to marcicatherine's topic in Emergency

    I have a feeling I've just jumped on the apple cart myself. I had a headache all night last night with coughing. I am watching it closely and am only eating soup and drinking liquids. If my sputum...