coleen

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1. Lunch breaks

   coleen replied to moonshadeau's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   I can't stand these whiney non smokers either. What about your car? I ride a bike why do I have to breath your car fumes? Give me a break- the facility policy allow 2 15 min breaks and a half...

2. Unlicensed personnel calling in prescriptions?!

   coleen replied to bassbird's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   i was a medical secretary before becoming a nurse - I called in prescriptions in florida all the time! Once the nurse tried to slip in a lortab prescription for herself and a xanax for the other...

3. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

   coleen replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

   Mine aren't that gross but I do have a few. Had to irrigate a foley and it was clogged at the connector. It broke apart and a big green ball of pus went right into my eye!!! i got pinkeye the...

4. What Freaks You Out?

   coleen replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

   Yes , me too, I hate eyeball stuff - In my clinicals my instructor made me clean the inside of this guys head - after taking out the eyeball!!!!! It was a huge gaping hole I had to squirt saline in!...

5. What do you carry your pens, tape, scissors, etc in?

   coleen replied to RNforLongTime's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   I keep my cigarettes and lighter in my pocket - the rest i run back and forth for like adhd nurse on speed. I keep alot around my neck on a light band that holds med keys, watch, pen and if I dared...

6. Rude Colleague??

   coleen replied to MPHkatie's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Oh and by the way - reporting your coworker is not a good idea - not for something like that - abuse yes - but you really don't know the history between her and this family and maybe it goes way back...

7. Rude Colleague??

   coleen replied to MPHkatie's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   That is why I hate working Sundays. All the family of residents come in out of the woodwork. I've noticed most supervisors are rude to family members and if not speaking harshly, or grabbing chart...