tattooednursie

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Mostly LTC, some acute and some ER,

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  1. I have question about CPR

    tattooednursie posted a topic in General Nursing

    Scenario: You find your patient lifeless. there is absolutley no code status on their wrist band. You ask from down the hall to the nurses station on what their code status is. 3 people yell at once...

  2. I have question about CPR

    tattooednursie replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for all your help. I agree that a 100 year old should not have been a full code. If I live that long (which I hope I don't) I would want to be left to peacefully die. I would not want tubes...

  3. I have question about CPR

    tattooednursie replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. There were no ambubags because no one could figure out where they were. (all new registry people) No one must have shown them where they were. It took like 10 minutes to get an ambu bag

  4. Can you count?

    tattooednursie replied to Danamegg's topic in Nursing Humor

    I saw 5. I was spacing on one OF the

  5. THIS is what a computer is SUPPOSED to do!

    tattooednursie replied to bedpan's topic in Nursing Humor

    Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

  6. Mood Ring

    tattooednursie replied to bedpan's topic in Nursing Humor

    Ha ha ha

  7. Footprints

    tattooednursie replied to DIVINELYBLESSED's topic in Nursing Humor

    That was really

  8. Pickle Jar

    tattooednursie replied to Spidey's mom's topic in Nursing Humor

    That got me a little misty-eyed too.

  9. Parent Definitions

    tattooednursie replied to Brownms46's topic in Nursing Humor

    HEARSAY: what toddlers do when anyone mutters a dirty word. . . I did that!!! I cussed out a car dealer once when I was like 2,

  10. A nurses poem- for those who haven't read it yet

    tattooednursie replied to leesonlpn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I can so relate! I love your poem. You should post it on every website for

  11. For Fun: Weirdest Thing in Pt. Bed

    tattooednursie replied to PlanetCaroline's topic in General Nursing

    once i found some corn, next to a

  12. "Stupid Nurse Tricks"

    tattooednursie replied to mistersleepy's topic in Nursing Humor

    do you mean practical jokes? tee hee I got one that was played on me last week. There is a room in my LTC that everyone thinks is really creepy. Its a room with a psych patient who screams and makes...

  13. Nurses who let NAs Boss them around

    tattooednursie replied to PhePhe's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Grrr today I saw an aide walk right past 3 call lights going, which were hers, while going on her 6th smoke break for the first half of the shift. I was her hall partner, so I had to answer them. It...

  14. Is anyones facility so short staffed that they feel guilty calling in sick?

    tattooednursie replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing

    Well, you all will be proud of me. Yesterday I called in!!! About 6 months ago I had to take 10 days off due to pnemonia! I am definantly getting burned out, and I think that is what made me sick...

  15. Little Johnny joke...

    tattooednursie replied to funnygirl_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    LOL

  16. Nurses who let NAs Boss them around

    tattooednursie replied to PhePhe's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    LOL @ cab. How long until they sensed you? Thats funny. If they want to sleep on the job, they should get a job testing sleeping pills or

  17. Nurses who let NAs Boss them around

    tattooednursie replied to PhePhe's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You know, when I became applied to be a CNA, I did not envision the job as being busy. When I thought it was: Sweet elderly people, alert, oriented, continent, who loved everyone unconditionally. I...

  18. Nurses who let NAs Boss them around

    tattooednursie replied to PhePhe's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    *pulls wings off of a fly* whu? Talkin to me? . I know the whole illiterate thing. There are some real stupids out there. I'm sorry, but there really are. You know how that one Murphey'd law goes...

  19. Nurses who let NAs Boss them around

    tattooednursie replied to PhePhe's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I do have to say I agree with allscrubs. There are the good, band, and the ugly on all levels. I'm an aide and I never say "No, I will not do that." to a nurse, and I will not take unlimited smoke...

  20. Feeling threatened by your patients

    tattooednursie replied to rachel h's topic in General Nursing

    I work in LTC and i have felt threatened. Once I litterally had the tar beaten out of my by a little old

  21. "Thats not my patient"

    tattooednursie replied to nurse2002's topic in General Nursing

    I hate it when people say that. I was dumb and did say that once when I was new. I got a lecture, and my butt chewed, and never did it again. Now if I am asked to take care of some one, I just do...

  22. Teen daughters 1st pelvic exam...

    tattooednursie replied to itsme's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Itsme, When she has it done, let us know how she did ok. I understand her pain. I am almost 18 and still pertified of them, and I'm sure there are people in their 50's who are still petrified of them....

  23. Teen daughters 1st pelvic exam...

    tattooednursie replied to itsme's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ohhhh! okay, I get it now:) I think I probably should get my yearly's done then.

  24. Teen daughters 1st pelvic exam...

    tattooednursie replied to itsme's topic in Ob/Gyn

    lol, what kind of life style do you mean? I'm not very active, I just lay there. J/K

  25. Teen daughters 1st pelvic exam...

    tattooednursie replied to itsme's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I hope it goes okay for your daughter. I know, 9 is awfully young. It was horrifying. I had something wrong down there, but I cannot remember what the problem was called. It was like vaginitis or...