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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 in his IV line. I was trying to get his IV line from around his neck and went to slip it over his head when i caught his toupee w/ my fingers and the thing jumped up at me and I screamed and smashed it back down and caught the IV line under his toupee. His Princess wife just glared at me. I ran out the door to the utility room and laughed so hard i was crying and all the other nurses thought something was wrong till i told them... LOL.. I still laugh at that one.....:imbar

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 your nerves. Luckly I passed and I felt I had passed when I left. I wasn't a good test taker in school but for some reason, I felt good on my NCLEX and did pass. Now many moons later, I'm still in nursing. Good luck.

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 option.

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 giving you my pen...... if you were to say 'do you have a pen i could borrow please', i would give you one. I don't let my kids or my husband talk to me like that, I'm sure as H*ll not going to let you........ by the way, Planon (spelling??).... don't be a kill joy, this is a FUN thread....... Keep em coming girls.....

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 AA or Native American. Its stupid really. It's so childish, we are all AMERICANS, if you were born in American, you're American. Who cares what color your skin is or how you talk. If you are a professional, treat your patients the same no matter what color they are.... then just ignore those other people. Maybe they just need a friend and don't know how to connect to you. I was raised in NC and have lived everywhere due to the military and people assume certain things b/c of my accent and b/c i'm from the south. Who cares..... We all eat fried chicken..... it's just the way life is/used to be... just like most Native Alaskans eat herring eggs. Just because they live there and that is how they were raised. Race will only be an issue if people keep making it an issue. I have people assume that b/c i'm white, that I voted for McCain b/c he's white, No..... I voted for him b/c I like what he stood for, not b/c he was white or Obama "black". If McCain was "black" I'd still voted for him and against Obama. If Condalessa Rice was running, I'd voted for her against McCain. People should just be people and forget all that mess. There is racism everywhere and that will be hard to get over. Not just in our culture but others too....... it doesn't matter where you live or what color you are, there are racist in EVERY country against MANY different people.....There has been racism since before Jesus........so my advice...... just ignore them and do your job the best you can and be as professional as possible and then you can hold your head up high.........

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 it.

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. It was also a celebration of life.

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 enough time in the day to be a Mom and a Nurse, so my house suffers. :chuckle

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? Thanks

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

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 kidding

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 fluids!!! So, i'm standing there smashed into a corner w/ this IV and feeling real stupid when the baby's head delivered and I was told never mind. I felt sooooooooo stupid.

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 in a way that didn't look safe, so as I go to pull the IV line over his head, his tupee came flying off at me, then I tried to put it back on and got the IV line Under the tupee (not sure I spelled that right, but...) you get the jist. Anyhow, i went to the diry laundry room and was laughing so hard i had tears in my eyes and all the seasoned nurses thought I was crying. When I finally was able to tell them they all laughted too.

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. (his wife made him he said)

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 the years i have gotten him to watch more t.v. shows that have true life event in them. He still won't watch "trauma: Life in the ER". But he's getting better w/ "The First 48". I love to gross him out.

There are alot of good opportunities for male nurses and you can bring alot to the profession and be a "change agent". As long as you are a nice guy, treat your women right and aren't a knucklehead, you'll be fine. But... if you're worried about how being a male nurse might look to the ladies, remember there are things like being a nurse anathesia (can't spell this early in the morning), flight nurse, etc. They are more "manly" nursing jobs, but also pay well.. for future family responsibilites.

babyktchr, I agree. That is why i wrote in, b/c apparently there are some times when the provider will schedule them(an induction) a week out and b/c we have standing orders they don't always come in right away or before the pit is started. Seems way out there to me. We apparently (i'm farily new in this position, but not new RN) do LOTS of induction's for convenience sake or pt just being sick of being prego. Part of my issue with things here. Thanks for your info.

sirI, Thanks for the info. I haven't tried to market outside my area b/c I'm so new in it really. I don't have much experience and I just doubted anyone would hire me w/o several years experence. It's hard to find someone willing to give you the experience.

sirI, What degree do you need to be in forensic's? I've got my Legal nurse Consultant diploma from Kaplan college but haven't been able to work in the field b/c of my location of living in small areas but do I need more than this? What's the best way to get started?

Hello Everyone, I'm updating some policies and I'm wondering if anyone out there has a policy that say's how soon a doctor must see his patient before pit is used. Ex: is it ok, for him to see her a week prior to the induction using pit? Or should he see the patient within 24 hours.??? If you do have the info, where did you get the research to back up the time frame? Thanks a bunch.

Elizabeth8503RN...... your opinion counts for alot, don't sell yourself short and don't let others make you feel wrong for your opinions. You know more than you think.

By the way, Sweden's taxes are WAY HIGH, for the single payer. So, the grass isn't always greener, just different grass. I have been friends w/ a girl in sweden for 30 years, and I know it isn't all it's cracked up to be, the single payer thing. So, let's not be too quick to judge, this thread is about what we get paid across our country.... Lets stick to the subject, not bring in politics. I am shocked at such a different level of pay for RN's all over USA.

Thanks for the reply so far. I also think q 12 seems risky. Allthingsbright...... do you have a policy for that and what resourses do you use to back up your policy?? At the hospital you work at, do the non high risk staff follow the same times as the staff on your unit in high risk?? Thanks for everyones response. Will keep checking for more. Amazing how different things can be from one place to another.

Hi all, just wondering from some of you postpartum nurses. How often do you do your fundal checks on postpartum women. I'm new to this hospital and I'm used to doing them q4 hours for the first 24 hours (after the immediate postpartum time) then q8 for 48 hours or till d/c home. Here they are doing them (after the immediate postpartum time) q12 hours. That seems odd to me. Can some of y'all share your routines at your hospital.Thank you.

When doing a crash section on a mom that has died, it depends on alot of factors if the baby will/can survive. I have been fortunate enough not to have to deal w/ that situation. I did have a friend who lost her baby at 24 weeks due to a uterine infection, and they were both so sick. She is better now and has since had 2 other healthy babies.