RetiredTooSoon

RetiredTooSoon

Retired OR nurse/Tissue bank technician

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  1. Had the WORST shadow experience, am shaking

    RetiredTooSoon replied to greenykilt's topic in General Students

    When I worked OR, we had a doctor throw a massive tantrum, complete with throwing bloody sponges and cursing out staff. Everyone in the room wrote him up and a call was made to the head of the health...

  2. Does Death Have A Smell?

    RetiredTooSoon replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    All I remember is being outside a room and knowing there was a dying patient inside because of the smell that permeated into the hallway. Almost every room, whether it was a medicine room, hospice...

  3. Does Death Have A Smell?

    RetiredTooSoon replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a nursing student, I did a rotation on a unit that had a census of about 1/3 palliative care, 2/3 general medicine. I kept telling my instructor that the rooms holding dying patients had a...

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

    RetiredTooSoon replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    :banghead:

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

    RetiredTooSoon replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    And he didn't go see his family doctor, a walk-in clinic, free clinic or podiatrist because...? An ingrown toenail does not warrant a trip to the emergency room, barring a diabetic whose foot...

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

    RetiredTooSoon replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    *Winces* I don't even have a member and I'm crossing my legs in

  7. Help! How do I sign my name??

    RetiredTooSoon replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    Any degree can be taken away if academic dishonesty or other major problems can be proven to have taken place during the time of study, even if the degree has already been awarded. It's done rarely,...

  8. Most embarrassing mistake you've ever made

    RetiredTooSoon replied to sunnycalifRN's topic in General Nursing

    As a student in post partum, my patient asked how she would know if her milk had come in. I explained about 'milking' the breast by putting one hand underneath by the areola and the other gently...

  9. Calling all introverts! I need your input

    RetiredTooSoon replied to Puppy_Love's topic in General Nursing

    I'm more of an introvert than an extrovert. I get tired and worn by having to deal with too many people or too much multitasking. I found OR to be a perfect fit. I only have to deal with one...

  10. Things you'd LOVE to tell the doc and get away with it....

    RetiredTooSoon replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    I didn't go quite that far, but as a student, I was getting an Alzheimer's patient washed and into her clothes for the day. It wasn't a full bath day for her, so I gave her a bit of a bed bath and...

  11. Things you'd LOVE to tell the doc and get away with it....

    RetiredTooSoon replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I know this is a fun thread. One thing that may save a few grey hairs, though... When I was working OR and preop clinic, I was allowed to write orders-I also ordered labwork. The doctors told us...

  12. How to tell you've worked too many shifts in a row

    RetiredTooSoon replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Nursing Humor

    In the OR I worked at, we answered the phone, "Operating Room, 'Name'". I was visiting my parents one time after a stretch of long shifts and three weeks on call. The phone rang and I went to...

  13. Adults Who Can't Swallow Pills

    RetiredTooSoon replied to Medic946RN's topic in Emergency

    Don't know if it would help, but when I had to take a pill that began to dissolve as soon as it hit the mouth and left a horrible taste was take a reasonable size mouthful of food and chew it well....

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

    RetiredTooSoon replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    When I was a student (early 90s) we took a 10 year old to the OR with suspected appendicitis. Labs were in with elevated white count and she had the rebound tenderness, so off she went to be relieved...

  15. What factors are important when nursing someone with depression

    RetiredTooSoon replied to davidthenurse's topic in General Students

    It is amazing what different medications can do to people. I worked OR and PARR and while some people would just gently wake up, others were fighting and writhing and making me pray that I still had...

  16. What factors are important when nursing someone with depression

    RetiredTooSoon replied to davidthenurse's topic in General Students

    While the bulk of the care of a patient with depression is the same as any other person you will care for, there are some things I wish nurses/medical staff had known when dealing with me, a person...

  17. Should we chart in 24-hour time?

    RetiredTooSoon replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I've never not charted in 24 hour time; every hospital and clinic I've been affiliated with has used the 24 hour clock to help reduce errors when a.m. and p.m. are

  18. Share Your Saying

    RetiredTooSoon replied to angelique777's topic in Nursing Humor

    Earth is the insane asylum for the universe. I don't do empathy; will you settle for sarcasm? Life's a ***** and some days she has puppies. I don't suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it....

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

    RetiredTooSoon replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    I went into ER with a dislocated finger April 1. I didn't know if it was dislocated or fractured and even if I *had* known it was dislocated, I wouldn't have tried to reduce it myself. I also had a...

  20. I think peri/rectal swabs are a humiliating 'welcome' to the hospital

    RetiredTooSoon replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    My mom had sx for lung cancer last April; she was swabbed at the pre-op clinic. A friend has been hospitalized for pulmonary emboli; she was swabbed the other

  21. Most Embarassing Nursing Moments

    RetiredTooSoon replied to Jessiedog's topic in Nursing Humor

    Another one.... I was a student on the post-partum unit. I had a young-ish (~20 years old) mom who was working hard to establish a good nursing relationship with her new baby. She couldn't tell if...

  22. Most Embarassing Nursing Moments

    RetiredTooSoon replied to Jessiedog's topic in Nursing Humor

    I was a second year student on a medicine floor. Nineteen and still very innocent/naive about some of the ways of the world. I answered a call bell for a student who was on break-it was a 4-bed...

  23. Wearing scrubs to nursing school?

    RetiredTooSoon replied to jpearl119's topic in General Students

    In my RN and BScN program, we never wore scrubs to class, unless we were heading to clinicals right after, say for evening shift. However, there is a course here for nursing assistants and they have...

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

    RetiredTooSoon replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Once I was probably the patient that was being talked about. *hangs head* I had injured my ankle at home and was limping quite a bit-my job required being on one's feet and sometimes moving...

  25. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    RetiredTooSoon replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    I knew what you meant and I definitely understand what you mean. I failed to put in the winking smilie :wink2: in there to let you know I was teasing. There's a huge difference between the person...