AngelfireRN

AngelfireRN MSN, RN, APRN

med-surg, psych, ER, school nurse-CRNP

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  1. What's the craziest getup you've ever seen?

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, almost forgot the lady who pulled off a feat unlike any I had ever seen. Had on 3 shirts and STILL managed to not be

  2. What's the craziest getup you've ever seen?

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    That poor

  3. What's the craziest getup you've ever seen?

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Can't say I blame you. And 'fancy dress',

  4. The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think she deserved a 'show and tell' of exactly what she did to that poor woman, let HER not breathe for a minute or so. Oh, and don't forget to stand by and say..."Your nose! Breathe through your...

  5. The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OK guys, I didn't vote for the man, either. Please let's not get the thread tanked, OK?

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

    AngelfireRN replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Oh, geez. LOL. Don't want to know the backstory on that. Not even a little

  7. The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh. My.

  8. The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh, and a classic...pardon the offense, I am NOT my mother. When I was in college (undergrad), it came to my mother's attention that there were (Gasp!) GAY people attending the college I went to....

  9. The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Had one come in last week claiming that her mother told her she was diabetic, because her arm went numb. That was it. Just because her arm went numb. Yes, I do know that DM can cause neuropathy,...

  10. The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh, that's so

  11. The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The funniest one I have heard lately was from the wife of a duo who mean well, and who I'm sure are really sweet..but God bless, they are annoying! Every time they come in, it's something. Time...

  12. The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Holy Mother....the future of nursing.

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

    AngelfireRN replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    EMTALA, that's what

  14. The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And then there was the sister who accompanied a patient to her office visit. I knew we were in trouble the second she whipped a list out of her purse, and I was right. "Ok, Miss, I want her treated...

  15. The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh, my dear, sweet Lord. Amazing. Simply

  16. The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Then there was the patient who was angling for an increase in her nerve meds who told me that she had PTSD. Now, knowing that this diagnosis is nothing to laugh about, I asked what she had been...

  17. The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No worries, she's already back to

  18. The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Bwahahahahaha! I just woke up the dog!

  19. Would You Marry or Date a Patient or An Ex-Patient of Yours

    AngelfireRN replied to Yiggs's topic in General Nursing

    From one macabre to another, I appreciate

  20. Would You Marry or Date a Patient or An Ex-Patient of Yours

    AngelfireRN replied to Yiggs's topic in General Nursing

    I always said my fam put the FUNK in dysfunction, but what do I know? Yep, a Mama will always vouch, but I made my own inferences, and we didn't start dating till long after his d/c. By then, I had a...

  21. Would You Marry or Date a Patient or An Ex-Patient of Yours

    AngelfireRN replied to Yiggs's topic in General Nursing

    Ashley, they grilled him pretty hard, and apparently his own Mom vouched for him. We talked for a while before we ever went out. No, I didn't complain. They meant

  22. Would You Marry or Date a Patient or An Ex-Patient of Yours

    AngelfireRN replied to Yiggs's topic in General Nursing

    Well, to be fair...yes. Now, to qualify...I was not a nurse at the time, I was a tech. I was in nursing school. I was also 19 years old. So was he. I brought him up from the ER, took him to his...

  23. Stupidest comlaint of the night award...

    AngelfireRN replied to JDougRN's topic in Emergency

    "You can't fix stupid." Credit Ron White. And truer words were never

  24. "The police are on the phone for you"

    AngelfireRN replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    I think your DON could have used a few one-on-one shifts, since she obviously thought her 'placating' skills

  25. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thank you, thank you. It was our last day before vacation, and I think I'm due. My BS tolerance level was at an all-time low today,