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The Physical Stamina Needed For Nursing

EmmaG replied to mammaoftwo's topic in General Nursing

My daughter came to visit on one of my assignments, and was terrified watching me try to get out of bed one morning (this was back when my plantar fasciitis was screaming--- now it's down to a dull...
The most expensive, silly or cheap gifts you received from your hospital

EmmaG replied to Shantas's topic in General Nursing

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The most expensive, silly or cheap gifts you received from your hospital

EmmaG replied to Shantas's topic in General Nursing

Nice :) I was one who worked through that horrid blizzard back in 90's. Stuck at work for a week. DON announced that the hospital would provide us any food or drink, and if we left the facility, we'd...
Spinoff : What We Do, What We Used to Do

EmmaG replied to NursingAgainstdaOdds's topic in General Nursing

Even in semi's. Nurses AND docs smoked at the station, break room, all over the unit. The air was literally blue with smoke at times. This was a cancer unit
Spinoff : What We Do, What We Used to Do

EmmaG replied to NursingAgainstdaOdds's topic in General Nursing

Oh. Not long after I started working, the hospital got a hyperbaric chamber. Our surgeons went nuts over it. We'd prep the patients by giving them vit E and placing them in special all cotton gowns,...
Spinoff : What We Do, What We Used to Do

EmmaG replied to NursingAgainstdaOdds's topic in General Nursing

Very much a relief I too was taught in school not to use gloves because it would make the patient feel "dirty". They instead taught us the fine art of wrapping a washcloth into a mitt. For...
Just Off Insular Senate Floor, Life of the Uninsured Intrudes

EmmaG replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

Considering her diagnosis and condition, that was probably the
Intubations/Codes

EmmaG replied to antidote's topic in General Nursing

Doclings RT could intubate, but rarely did as anesthesia responded immediately. Our hospital allowed ACLS certified nurses to run a code, again not often necessary since we had hospitalists who...
Do nurses have it all?

EmmaG replied to pumpkin1984's topic in General Nursing

We all got together and went out to dinner one night. We were quite the rowdy bunch, had a ball. At one point, my friend noticed the waiters and other staff were just sitting at the bar, watching us....
Know-it-all, nonmedical bosses

EmmaG replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

Precisely. We were lucky there was no permanent damage. After we got home, my daughter said, "Mom, you were scary!"Ah, from the mouths of
Know-it-all, nonmedical bosses

EmmaG replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

Not a boss, but... When my oldest daughter was in jr high, she fractured her arm one weekend while skating and was casted. I was concerned because she seemed to have more than the usual swelling; doc...
The Physical Stamina Needed For Nursing

EmmaG replied to mammaoftwo's topic in General Nursing

I was always a fast walker, at and away from the job. I'd leave everyone in the dust. But after nearly 25 years of floor nursing, my kids have gone from, "MOM! Slow down!" to "MOM! Hurry up!" Yeah, it...
A phantom poo

EmmaG replied to vrhodes's topic in Nursing Humor

Our floor was shaped like a big L, with the nurses' station in the corner so we could see down both halls. One night, we were doing our charts and all of a sudden got a whiff of the nastiest poo we'd...
How do you deal with grumpy docs

EmmaG replied to Imuneek2002's topic in General Nursing

They can smell
How do you deal with grumpy docs

EmmaG replied to Imuneek2002's topic in General Nursing

Too funny. I don't know why, but I always seemed to get along with (most) docs the other nurses were scared of... I found them entertaining
How do you deal with grumpy docs

EmmaG replied to Imuneek2002's topic in General Nursing

I kinda like ol' grumps lol. I just try to remain calm. No point in both of us acting like a 2 year
Patients Treat Nurses Like Garbage!

EmmaG replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

Wow. I wanted to respond to that, but I'm
How do you deal with grumpy docs

EmmaG replied to Imuneek2002's topic in General Nursing

I kill 'em with
Beware Of Nursing Job Scam

EmmaG replied to gina gina's topic in General Nursing

On this site? Did you notify the mods or
What do you consider 'am'

EmmaG replied to widi96's topic in General Nursing

Our lab always asked. Yours was wrong to do this without consulting with you
Do you chart medication errors?

EmmaG replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Nursing

We had one that did that too--- he was experienced enough to know better. But too full of himself to care. Administration finally did come down on him; I'm not sure what they did to get him to stop...
MORPHINE and Dying Patients

EmmaG replied to constantlylearning's topic in General Nursing

I hope that was reported. There's no excuse for what he had to
Step-Down woes need info please

EmmaG replied to TikiRN's topic in General Nursing

Don't work step-down, but I know BS when I see it (referring to your working conditions, not you). I certainly hope you have liability
Do you chart medication errors?

EmmaG replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Nursing

What trauma and P_RN posted
Do you chart medication errors?

EmmaG replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Nursing

Well, that's not quite what the post said I'm hoping it was a typo and she meant to say '...that it wasn't given at the right time.'But I see your point,

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