Years ago when I was doing clinicals for school, I came across this plaque hanging on the wall of an inpatient unit with a list of hospital jobs and their job roles (ie, Housekeeping, Respiratory Therapy, Nursing Assistant, Nurse, Physician, etc). T...
Every year the hospital where I work has a Nursing Clinical Advancement Banquet. This year I was called upon to assist with decorations. I searched high and low on the internet for ideas of something "Nursy" without success. As I was driving home ...
Thanks for the comments. I made the hats with white felt and black ribbon. I spiked a 1" styrofoam ball with green floral stem, wrapped the ball in green floral tape, then hot-glued the hat on the ball.
I had a male patient he had his left nut removed. My daughter's best friend's mother calls her breasts her 'girls.' Have also heard vagina referred to as 'wooch.'
NOTEWORTHY replied to angelique777's topic in Humor
How about when someone starts talking about something that has absolutely nothing to do with the current discussion: "What's that got to do with the price of tea in China?"
One of the CNA's mistakenly charted urine output amount under intake part of I&O flowsheet. After the doctor reviewed the patient's chart, he wrote this order: Do not give the patient urine to drink, give him water instead.
I've been working med-surg for past 10 years, and I love it. The patients consist of all those patients that have had surgery that need to stay overnight postop or longer with the exception of those on a heart monitor. That's the surgical part of med...
NOTEWORTHY replied to mattcastens's topic in Humor
Just about all my male patients call a urinal "the jug;" and I call it making water. Urinate sounds crude and lay people don't know what void is. How do you ask your patients if they are having any difficulties voiding?
NOTEWORTHY replied to angelique777's topic in Humor
Here's some for you: SUPPORT (Elizabeth Foley) Friends in your life are like pillars on your porch: sometimes they hold you up and sometimes they lean on you. COMMUNICATION (Jimi Hendrix) Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens. ENDURANCE (Malcolm Forbe...
NOTEWORTHY replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Humor
I have a funny story... I was taking care of this lil old lady, diabetic, bilateral AKA, HOH, and confused. She had really long fingernails that were curling over and embedding in the pads of her fingertips. Since she was diabetic, I did not feel com...
At the hospital where I work, surgeons will consult a hospitalist or a medical physician for medical management of their patients while in the hospital. One physician that is frequently consulted for medical management prefers to be called via his c...