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  1. got my first nursing job!!!

    xviii-xxv replied to student-with-no-life's topic in General Nursing

    :dncgbby::ancong!::anpom::grpwlcm::clpty:

  2. During school, did you see anything gruesome

    xviii-xxv replied to ThePretender's topic in General Nursing

    :yeah:flying loogie, code brown/yellow... those are funny some are disturbing like stage 4 pressure ulcers (the smell and drainage), gangrene, some cancer tumors..and burn pt's with pseudomonas...

  3. Input Wanted

    xviii-xxv replied to mikemay1969's topic in General Nursing

    wow in telemetry..good for you..well if thats what you really like and you have the interest in that area, well its ok for you to be there after all.. enjoy your area..

  4. Funniest thing a confused pt. has told you...

    xviii-xxv replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    my shift at the delivery room.we had this primigravid girl, 17 on active labor.she was laid at the delivery table.it all started out ok..her contractions were normal and she was even smiling.she didnt...

  5. THE WORST Experience/night of my life!

    xviii-xxv replied to emmie08's topic in First Year After Licensure

    awww.. well i understand how u feel because im a new nurse also.. and i have committed mistakes (minor) and yeah most are silly.. well i just laugh about it and get the lesson from it.. they were...

  6. Help answering questions on Nursing tests...

    xviii-xxv replied to brandilovesaaron's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    stick with the nursing principles, ABC's and Maslow's heirarchy of needs, then try the test taking strategies..and pray

  7. Funniest thing a confused pt. has told you...

    xviii-xxv replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    im falling towards the sky...funny but more scary.talk about cerebral

  8. What I Love About Nursing Is....

    xviii-xxv replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    the profession, the opportunity to help, the challenges, making a

  9. Male Chest Hair and Scrub Tops

    xviii-xxv replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    *erm* i think it looks cleaner and more professional if men with chest hairs wear t-shirts under scrub suits. it could give a lil more protection too from the secretions that happened to land on the...

  10. Name that part. Words patients use for their own anatomy.

    xviii-xxv replied to JEHORAPHA's topic in General Nursing

    i heard someone calling his genitals his :"family's jewels". another one doesnt want us to touch his "bling bling" upon

  11. Homan's Sign: Useful or Useless? What's your opinion?

    xviii-xxv replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    i have tried that but i think it is based on the quality of pain described. it is somewhat confusing especially to the new nurses and even students. i think you do it given the other signs and...

  12. Song lyrics that remind you of nursing...

    xviii-xxv replied to grace90's topic in Nursing Humor

    na na na na na..staying alive staying alive... -

  13. Best-smelling liquid meds!

    xviii-xxv replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in General Nursing

    loviscol and liquid

  14. placement shock

    xviii-xxv replied to bour0245's topic in First Year After Licensure

    offering ones self and establishing rapport are always the start in building a nurse-pt relationship.some patients (like what u had) are really like that but you know, they wont be brought there if...

  15. Delegating to aides: How do you do it?

    xviii-xxv replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    id say you have to have a good working relationship with the aide..then delegate the task within her full knowledge and capability..you dont have to be rude but you have to be firm with your...

  16. How soon to give a prn??

    xviii-xxv replied to candycane267's topic in General Nursing

    i think give it after u check the chart for DO or when was the last med given...and if the situation really needs the med based on the pts need and RN's

  17. My back HURTS!!!!!!

    xviii-xxv replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    awww... thats evil..pure torture.... try to find something comfortable for u to avoid the back pain..and go see an ortho (just thinking bout the back

  18. Bad shift, need a pick me up.

    xviii-xxv replied to RNcDreams's topic in General Nursing

    dont be too hard on your self..well if u are not satisfied with what u did, then do better tomorrow... nurses are just people so its ok to be like that, especially if u r pretty new and u r...

  19. Was this my fault???... just need to let it out

    xviii-xxv replied to PatricksRNMommy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    ...or ur pt had an AMBIEN

  20. Was this my fault???... just need to let it out

    xviii-xxv replied to PatricksRNMommy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    well not really ur fault there..the DOCTOR ordered for those meds to be administered...but i think its contraindicated with a pre existing resp. depression which could be present in a pt with COPD and...

  21. Things nursing school FAILED to tell us

    xviii-xxv replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in Nursing Humor

    * That it is actually possible for people to sleep while standing... * That we will need wrestling to pin a combative pt.hehe esp during labor:pumpiron: *How not to barf in front of a pt smudged with...

  22. The Doctor said WHAT?

    xviii-xxv replied to nurz2be's topic in General Nursing

    hmmm can nurses also report doctors acting s**t?? do medical schools ever teach their doctors about work ethics or something?? :smiley_abbut u know as a nurse whether a student or a professional, u...

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

    xviii-xxv replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    yeah miss jessiedog...that was a pt c tracheostomy... and boy i was lucky to dodge that loogie...:dncg:good thing the bed on front of his is vacant

  24. VENT!!!!! OMG....I think I'm going to smother someone!!!!!!

    xviii-xxv replied to locolorenzo22's topic in General Nursing

    partay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:balloons::beer:lol well welcome to the med world..awoo

  25. Dumbest thing you've done in nursing??

    xviii-xxv replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    back in nursing school a very good friend of mine had this patient and was having a backflow on her IV...the whole bottle was out of fluid and i swear i see the pt's blood rising up to the bottle.when...