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well, his finger might not really count as a foreign object...since it's domestic. poor erik! you lucky dog!!

yuck. it looks like it might be better suited to the stage (i'm thinking teen pop or maybe country-western--"fancy rose" could be her name! :) ). the way it's advertised is interesting. the "nurse" appears to be leaning casually and seductively again...

my patient passed away today. young man, age 60's, of severe CAD and cardiomyopathy which started in his 40's. his wife was present during the attempted resuscitation. i am just grateful he didn't collapse and code at home, that he made it to the ER ...

dear coworker nurse: please don't say snarky things about me (till i'm out of earshot). please try to appreciate it when i bring an issue to your attention about which i've just spoken to the supervisor, the very same issue about which you were comp...

rubyvee, i have no words of wisdom, i just wanted to offer you support. a nurse coworker of mine just went through a similar experience with her mom. it was a long and difficult road. my mother is refusing to get some further memory testing after doi...

i don't know how to do the multiple quoty things, so: @ dolcevita: so true! i'm helping my preteen stepdaughter-to-be learn this (uh uh, no "hiney shorts," missy...as comfy as they may be! the message you are sending to the world is one you don't ful...

yep, to be honest, my first thought would be, "whoa, nurse! what is going on here?" i'd be more distracted by the tight-fitting leggings than anything. well, maybe the overflowing cleavage too. in reading all these posts, i've realized what pushes m...

i've liked hello kitty since elementary school, when my japanese-american friend introduced me to her. i like to say that i liked her before she was "cool" and sold herself out! i have a hello kitty scrub jacket my mom got me (she thinks i'm still 1...

my sister was admitted a few months ago with cellulitis. she was the only one in a semi-private room, at the end of the hall (ahh, quieter). they'd even let her significant other stay the night in a bedside chair. she complained to me, "they stuck me...

i listen to apical rate w/my stethoscope w/my right hand & palpate radial pulse simultaneously w/my left pointer & third finger (or the other way around, if necessary, which always feels weird!). learned to do this because of afib, ectopy, et...

oo! this reminded me of a patient who described having "rota-cup" surgery on his shoulder. thought it was cute and it just stuck in my head for some reason. (dolcevita: i'm chicken! don't want to embarrass him and target myself. am worried he alread...

our new administrator (of whom i am not a fan), recently put out a memo about customer service, etc. it read something like, "blahblah and blahblah are the basic tenants of our practice." must admit, would love to draw that to his attention, but i d...

i got a BA in biology at 23, then my BSN at 30 in an accelerated second degree program, while also working full-time doing patient care. nursing school was absolutely dreadful, a nightmare. i still consider making it through at all an accomplishmen...

the needles are out of whack, either left or right of the little neutral circle at "zero." am wondering whether there's a way to get it back to zero/neutral. i can't find much online about how to do it. thank you. :)

l&d, i am so sorry for the loss of your sweet granny. prayers being said for you and your family. (((l&dnurse2be)))

oh leslie, i am so sorry for the loss of your beloved dad. i wish i could say something to comfort you. prayers of peace to you and your family. (((leslie))) love, freefalr

sheesh!! that's awful. thank you for posting this, nurse-lou. i don't facebook or myspace or linkedin or anything, but i do post here. like you said, you never know who could be reading. thank you for the heads-up!!

the lpn's i work with are awesome!! :redbeathe

EMSnut, just wanted to say i'm sorry that happened to you. like many of us, i've had this happen w/patients' families when i've done my absolute best in caring for their family member. still hurts my feelings when it happens, to be honest. when i'm ...

proudpops, i worked as a dialysis tech in my 20's & an emt in college. i loved both! as an rn, i absolutely draw upon skills i learned in both jobs. (just a small word of caution [sorry, i can't help it...& i know you're young, & you know...

yes! the "angel" stereotype is a ridiculous, impossible expectation, based in fantasy, that i want to go away. it's a trap. it makes me feel very uncomfortable when someone refers to me in that way. i know it's meant to be a compliment somehow, spoke...

mm, count me among the grammar-grumpy & oldish, too! i think use of textspeak in formal & professional communication is inappropriate, and i hope we don't trend in the direction of it someday becoming acceptable! i hate overuse of textspeak...

haven't tried it myself, but have heard (maybe on allnurses?) of putting ziploc bag of water in shoe, putting shoe in freezer. when water freezes, shoe expands... sheesh, it sounds really silly as i'm typing it! :) i wear danskos too & for me, th...