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  1. Well, I think it's funny!

    To me the funniest statement in this entire piece is "But now Fox has a new rule that we can't do those little fake news crawls [tickers] on the bottom of the screen in a cartoon because it might...
  2. If something can go wrong, It will. 2

    As soon as you've ordered the pizzas, 25 patients show up at the ER registration desk along with three ambulances all with cardiac arrests! How about As soon as you've eaten the pizzas you had...
  3. Stupid things nurses have written or said

    Just toniight one of the nurses told of this one that happened earlier today Patient's family had a private "nurse" (yes the title is an honorary one for this "sitter" who never went to nursing...
  4. Mood Ring

    Received this one in an email, and even tho I am male I am pasteing it just as it was received! My husband, not happy with my mood swings, bought me a mood ring for my birthday so he could monitor...
  5. Can nurses report MD;s and to who

    I may be out of date on this, but I know it used to be that in some states here in the U.S. only ONE person is required to know that a recording of the telephone call is being made for it to be...
  6. whoa! LMAO! I stated my feelings and I guess I came off wrong - looking back I guess I was looking at an entirely different thing than ya'll And if I rubbed anyone the wrong way I apologise - but I...
  7. Having trouble hearing with stethoscope

    Excellent suggestion soontobelpn! And one that many will take advantage of also I bet! I am going to mention it to my instructors just in case there is ever anyone else who comes through the program...
  8. ok SmilingBluEyes - with all due respect to you also - please explain it to me Meaning this truly respectfully with no anger or without being upset at all - what part(s) of my post do you take issue...
  9. But I have little kids!

    Student here too and yup, holidays and weekends do not bother me - as I said in another thread somewhere I have no life anyway Am in my 40's and have had several different professions in my life -...
  10. I too have heard from those who say they hate being a nurse and honestly can't understand it at all The question I always wonder is - if one hates a job so much (ANY job - not just Nursing) why are...
  11. Anyone sick of working weekends????

    I don't have a life so working weekends isn't an issue with
  12. Male Nurses Discrimination

    Still a student myself - but just judging from my clinical experiences in the hospital thus far I pretty much feel just the opposite of discriminated against! Every person I have worked with from...
  13. drug calculations

    Thanx Brownms46 and
  14. Any male nurses on your OB unit???

    ooo000ooo I am well aware of this LOL - Tis why I said I can't wait and that I believe it is going to be
  15. drug calculations

    Doing the happy dance! Just had our final today in Pharmacology I - Calculations and aced it! The 100 I made on the final gives me a 97 for the course I know that Calc is the easy part but still I...
  16. Any male nurses on your OB unit???

    I am male and next week my clinical rotation is on OB on evenings and I can't wait! I think the entire roatation is going to be fascinating! And as far as it being "beneath me" to rock the lil' ones...
  17. Anyone see the Oprah show on Medical Mistakes? They featured a number of stories about mistakes that happened to people and quoted some amazing statistics, one of which that approximately 250 people...
  18. Hollywood Squares

    This one has been circulating for awhile - but it never fails to make me laugh so I thought I would share it with you If you recall the old Hollywood Squares show, this will bring tears to your...
  19. Help! Can't hear BP sounds

    Make sure that you are pressing firmly - I just use my thumb so as to cut down on sounds from the movement of my fingers on the side - and DON'T let yourself unconciously begin easing off the pressure...
  20. Teacher and Student Intimate Relationship: Is it ok?

    Wow! You actually have time for a relationship while you are in nursing school?!?!? I'm
  21. Subjective or Objective?

    On our last BN test we had a section asking us to identify if certain situations would be subjective or objective data One of the examples (which I missed) was the one listed in the poll I still do...
  22. Subjective or Objective?

    I agree det01 - My Instructor told me another of the Instructors missed it herself when she took the test! (We always split the class up with one half going to another room with another of our...
  23. Subjective or Objective?

    ok - here we go - I put down that this was objective - And it was counted wrong When I asked about this I was told that anything which could be measured is objective data - and that even though we...
  24. How hard are nursing classes?

    Ohhhhhh how I wish that some of my fellow students would understand and follow both these
  25. a good medical excuse

    Just shakes head and walks away to another