moosemadness

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1. Most embarrassing mistake you've ever made

   moosemadness replied to sunnycalifRN's topic in General Nursing

   When i was a fairly new nurse, i had a patient who had some serious GI issues from eating meat in Mexico at a little street vendor. Well he was snowed on narcotic pain med and had wrapped himself up...

2. I took my NCLEX today and I think I failed :-(

   moosemadness replied to Want2succeed's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   Well, I hope you passed. I took the NCLEX so long ago that it was still on paper and took 2 days to complete... 2 VERY LONG days. Plus you didn't get results till almost 2-3 months later. Try that on...

3. I do not care anymore

   moosemadness replied to JB2007's topic in General Nursing

   Sounds like to me there is more to it than nursing... thought about see a mental health doc???? Sounds like you need too, and it's ok, don't get me wrong, but explore this

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

   moosemadness replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

   How about: "when you ask me for a pen to use, even though there is one in the pen jar right in front of your face, don't just stick your hand out, stare at the order sheet and say 'pen!'. I'm NOT...

5. Racist Patients

   moosemadness replied to Williss2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   That is too bad some one was like that, however, I get the opposite. I have been called cracker and have had patients only want AA or native American nurses or would only talk to the tech b/c she was...

6. Death bed visions

   moosemadness replied to legend0710's topic in General Nursing

   Ok you two (golyte and heavens nurse), play nice in the sand box. I actually enjoy reading peoples stories of what they have seen regarding a person dying, but you two need to drop

7. Funeral customs

   moosemadness replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

   The native Alaskans will have a "pot Latch" celebration aprox 40 days after the funeral and it is a big time event. I'm not native Alaskan, but I lived there a little while and saw/heard about this....

8. Woohoo!! I cleaned the shower today!!

   moosemadness replied to Rianna1's topic in General Students

   I understand completely. I spent 7 hours in my kids room cleaning up and trying to get ready for new carpet to be installed at the end of the week. My room on the other hand is worse. There just isn't...

9. Working as a nurse at a correctional facility

   moosemadness replied to RN 4 U's topic in General Nursing

   Has any female worked in a male prison? How/what did your husband think of that? What are the hours of prison nursing? Is it harder to be female in a male prison?

10. ER- HELP: Dumbest reason people go to ER

    moosemadness replied to DachRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Oh my gosh, superglue to the "man" part. Too funny!!!! I'm still

11. ER- HELP: Dumbest reason people go to ER

    moosemadness replied to DachRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    a 120 poung PUPPY!!!! Good grief. I had a lady come in er once, many moons ago when I worked there for about 4 months who had a false fingernail come off and wanted the doc to put it back on. No...

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

    moosemadness replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    I have a new one, from yesterday. We were in a fetal distress situation and I'm trying to get an IV in the lady, and it went right in and all of a sudden I realized I had the IV started but forgot the...

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

    moosemadness replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a brand new nurse, I was trying not to disturb this man who had some bad GI problems and had had lots of narcotic pain meds. I noticed he had somehow got his IV line wrapped around his neck...

14. ER- HELP: Dumbest reason people go to ER

    moosemadness replied to DachRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Had two funny ones, First, a lady came in b/c her fake fingernail fell off and wanted the doc's to put it back on and second, a guy came in for a small, very small, bruise after getting blood drawn....

15. Question for Female Nurses

    moosemadness replied to keaton90's topic in General Nursing

    my husband also gets "weirded out" when I start feeling his veins, can be watching t.v and playing w/ his veins and he just doesn't get why I like to feel them. (he lets me though....) however over...