dina77

dina77 has 31 years experience and specializes in Respiratory.

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1. WANTED: Nursing student tidbits of advice

   dina77 replied to KellRrn2b's topic in General Students

   I have also enjoyed reading everyones advice. It's over 30 years since I was a student but one of my most useful books was my little nurses pocket dictionary. Its barely reconizable now as it was used...

2. There's a Mousetrap In My Med Cart

   dina77 replied to 99percentangel's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   It brings back memories of when I used to give medicines to 24 patients. It's not an easy job with patients needing mouthwashes after certain inhalers, tablets needing crushing etc etc. It is hard...

3. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

   dina77 replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

   I am not saying this story is funny, well not for the patient anyway, but it has always stuck in my mind. Years ago a patient was brought into the ward with his testicals very reddened and sore. It...

4. Are you aware of how you conduct yourself in public?

   dina77 replied to rkitty198's topic in General Nursing

   When I was in my early 20's in the early 80's I had a great time going out with nurse pals.We always managed to get in for work the day after even after only a few hours sleep! There was always...

5. There's a Mousetrap In My Med Cart

   dina77 replied to 99percentangel's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Talk about giving nurses high blood pressure!! No wonder nurse's leave in their droves reading stories like

6. Pain is subjective?

   dina77 replied to lena130's topic in General Nursing

   I try to encourage patients that are prone to pain to take their painkillers even if they refuse as it's much easier to control pain before it starts than to treat it once it has taken

7. Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

   dina77 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

   Tell me, did she end up marrying a doctor? :redbeathe I haven't time to read the book to find

8. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

   dina77 replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

   Yeah, you had a lucky escape from what the older people call over here a 'follow

9. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

   dina77 replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

   This story reminds me of the time a care worker on nights was told to clean patients dentures. She collected them all up washed them before realizing she hadn't a clue whose teeth were whose! All the...

10. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    dina77 replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Call me old fashioned but how the h*ll does one intice a small mamal where the sun don't

11. Please pray for my son

    dina77 replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    Thats great news I'm so relieved and happy for

12. Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    dina77 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I wanted to become a nurse from the age of 9 but have pictures of myself age 5 in a nurses outfit.I remember as a kid i was facinated by pills and was always pretending to give pills to my dolls. I...

13. Funny things you have said but wish you didn't

    dina77 replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    When i was a pupil nurse back in the late 70's i wouldn't have said boo to a goose, and lacked confidence. I hadn't been on the wards long when i was talking to an older male colleague. I can't really...

14. research to uk OLD NURSES : do you have old pictures of you hat and how to make it

    dina77 replied to fleury's topic in International Nursing

    Hi. I started my training as a pupil nurse back in 1977. We wore just plain white hats that fastenend with a little removable stud at the back. Student nurses had stripes on their hats for the year...

15. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    dina77 replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    I used to work on what they called a geriatric ward. One day this little old very confused lady was in the dayroom being fed by the nursing sister who was very staight laced. In rushed one of the male...