light4j

light4j has 3 years experience.

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1. Nursing School Bloopers

   light4j replied to Jabber964's topic in Humor

   Oh man, I think the funniest thing I ever saw was in a lab. We were having a simulation lab, with one of those "dummies" that does everything. There were about ten of us in the next room watching two students take care of the patient on the video scr...

2. You Know You're a Nurse When...

   light4j replied to Brownms46's topic in Humor

   When you walk into your patient's room, and they're just returning from walking to the bathroom in their BARE feet, and you proceed to lecture them about the nastiness on the bottom of your shoes and threaten to boil their feet the next time you catc...

3. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

   light4j replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Humor

   This isn't quite a "patient" story, but I couldn't decide which funny thread to post it under, so put it here. I'm sure this won't be as funny if you weren't watching it, but it was the best laugh I'd had in a long time, so I can't resist posting it...

4. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

   light4j replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Humor

   That's hilarious! I think every LTC facility has a LOL like that who regularly cracks everyone up. At the SNF I'm currently doing clinicals at there's this itty bitty confused lady who wheels herself around in her wheelchair all over the place, and y...

5. Should I go to the Dr.?

   light4j posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm a first year nursing student, half way through a community college RN program, and I also work as a CNA on the weekends in hospitals. I thought this would be a good place to get some advice from competent nurses. Okay, this is a personal health ...

6. Preparing for NOC shift

   light4j replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

   I've worked nights for a couple of years now, and love it! I didn't really have a hard time adjusting to the night schedule. As long as you work several days in a row, than have a few days off, your body should adjust. Working every other day just...

7. BP in arm with PICC?

   light4j replied to light4j's topic in General Nursing

   Yeah, the guy has a shunt in his other arm, so I took it in his leg, but his nurse had been taking it in his forearm...I've heard you're not supposed to do it in that arm at all, or below the PICC- I've yet to hear which is the best one.

8. BP in arm with PICC?

   light4j posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi- I'm currently half way through nursing school and also work as a CNA in hospitals. We're finishing up learning about central lines/PICCs etc., and I know that you're not supposed to use an arm with a PICC to take the BP, or so I was taught and h...