Jamesdotter

Jamesdotter

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  1. Don't Anger The Nurse!

    Jamesdotter replied to tishirajan's topic in Nursing Humor

    This (or some version of it) has been around... I remember seeing it in 1958 or '59 in an old British movie called "Carry on Nurse." It certainly wears well, doesn't it, (especially among medical...

  2. working at same hospital as my mom!!!!!

    Jamesdotter replied to coffee4metech's topic in General Nursing

    It would have worked well for me, too, I think. Unfortunately, except for a brief stint as an aid before I started nursing school, we never lived or worked in the same city. I agree that it depends...

  3. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    Jamesdotter replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    No, only when they go to the ER for the note. They won't be paying for the visit--medicaid (ie, taxpayers) will be paying for

  4. Rude Medical Interns

    Jamesdotter replied to Charlotte205's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thirty years or so ago, when we had rotating internships and all the interns had to spend 20 days in OB, for example--we got some really nasty ones. Interestingly, as I recall, the most...

  5. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    Jamesdotter replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Have you heard of the singing group that sang without accompaniment? They sang

  6. Does "your" instead of "you're" drive anyone else nuts?

    Jamesdotter replied to *ac*'s topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, but it still bugs me. It would drive poor Mrs. Cooper (my 7th grade teacher) up the wall! She did teach us the parts of speech without parsing a single sentence,

  7. Does "your" instead of "you're" drive anyone else nuts?

    Jamesdotter replied to *ac*'s topic in General Nursing

    It's it's, not its if you mean it is. If you don't it's its. Then, too, it's hers. It isn't her's. It isn't our's either. It's ours and likewise yours and theirs. I discovered I'd posted this once...

  8. Do nurses make the worse family members or patients ?

    Jamesdotter replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I found the doctors (and nurses) I've cared for to be uniformly easy to care for. Most of them were not OBs, so, except for using more technical language, I just treated them like every other mother....

  9. Mispronouncing a word makes you less of a nurse

    Jamesdotter replied to Unique87's topic in General Nursing

    After I read this, I was curious to see if I could find it in an old (c 1950) dictionary we happen to have. I did find it--in the French section! So I guess we're paying homage to the French, who...

  10. Stupid Nurse Trick... Don't try this at home... or work!

    Jamesdotter replied to TXRN02's topic in Nursing Humor

    Do you ever get the impression that there's a design defect here

  11. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    Jamesdotter replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    I had that happen to me once. He was a resident, showed up in the middle of the night after being on a 3-(or maybe it was 6-) month rotation at a different hospital, wearing a full black beard. The...

  12. Passing out in the OR....

    Jamesdotter replied to HealthNut12's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't quite pass out, but the room did start closing in on me... It was before I started nursing school and was allowed (with the patient's permission) to observe a lady partsl delivery of twins....

  13. Support stockings or knee-high support socks?

    Jamesdotter replied to SeattleU08's topic in General Nursing

    I have varicosities (hereditary weak valves:sniff:) and usually wear knee-highs. I agree with the above posters--be sure you get the right size. Then, unless your legs swell, you shouldn't have a...

  14. I cant start IV's!

    Jamesdotter replied to Creamsoda's topic in Emergency

    I discovered when I was first learning to start IVs that if I reviewed mentally the whole procedure, step by step before I went to the patient's room, I was usually successful. If I hurried, I missed...

  15. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    Jamesdotter replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    All the other OB nurses can join me on this one--"When can I have my

  16. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    Jamesdotter replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    This isn't a medical term of course, but I've been amused by the recent orange juice commercial on TV in which the spokesman touts his "Florda" product. I'm sure it's a regional pronunciation (the...

  17. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    Jamesdotter replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Things do change over time, don't they? My Taber's (copyright 1956!) lists "diverticulum" as the singular and "diverticula" as the

  18. How My Instructor Affected My Life

    Jamesdotter replied to raebabelvn's topic in General Students

    We had a pair of nurses like that in my school. My nemesis had me on the carpet weekly for something-or-other (although she graded my papers totally fairly. I suspect she never looked at the names!)...

  19. 1950s nursing

    Jamesdotter replied to colrainrn's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, it depends on your state. In my state, you can't renew without a certain number of hours of practice. Uh, what was the

  20. 1950s nursing

    Jamesdotter replied to colrainrn's topic in General Nursing

    I think it was and it wasn't. (I've heard it said that medical knowledge doubles every 10 years.) And yes, a lot of people dropped out. However, I think a lot of the dropouts were people who didn't...

  21. Safe Staffing Saves Lives - ANA has started a campaign for us

    Jamesdotter replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated in 1961 and on OB would have 6 to 8 mothers to care for. They stayed 3 or 4 days after a lady partsl delivery and 5 to 6 days after a c/section. By the time I retired, I was caring for 6...

  22. How do L&D nurses REALLY feel about natural birth?

    Jamesdotter replied to WVUturtle514's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Congratulations on your little one. Off topic--I know what you mean by planning. How about 3 birthdays and an anniversary in

  23. Diabetes, an epidemic?

    Jamesdotter replied to indigo girl's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    I agree. My (diabetic) brothers and I think our father, who died at 64 of an MI was probably diabetic--or at least had "metabolic syndrome". Four of his 6 sisters were diabetic as are 5 members of...

  24. How are you spending your retirement?

    Jamesdotter replied to Grace Oz's topic in Retired Nurses

    I'm having a little trouble explaining "403b", but anyway it's an amount of money (the amount one can set aside is dictated by law) that we can have our employer withdraw from our net income and set...

  25. How are you spending your retirement?

    Jamesdotter replied to Grace Oz's topic in Retired Nurses

    My husband retired at 62 after 30 years, then waited more or less patiently for me to reach 30 years and retire. We each have a decent pension plus 403bs and now SS. At first I really missed...