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If you have nursing insurance, call them and let them know. Either way, get a lawyer and don't say anything until you and your lawyer are on the same page. Once that is done, discuss a possible libel lawsuit against the woman who did this to you. She...

This whole interlude has been rather strange. I just hope it is over soon for all involved. I feel awful for everyone involved. It sounds like an absolute nightmare. I am not sure I would be up to the fight. Studies show that a number of nurses caugh...

And then people wonder why I get irritable when they keep interrupting me when I am pulling meds ? It is not ok to keep harassing nurses with phone calls and interruptions while they are pulling narcotics and wasting meds, but it happens. It is up to...

This is the reason I always tell my patients that no, I will not hurry. I will take my time and ensure I know what I am doing. I will review meds I do not know, and educate them. If I get your pancakes wrong, you will live. If I get your meds wrong, ...

Case management consult for possible child protective services. Huge liability to have unsupervised children in the hospital.

Despicable human.

Your reminiscence made my chest hurt

For those not used to Foley, it can be uncomfortable, varying from pressure to acute pain that may resolve to a mild discomfort. When I had one while awake almost three decades ago, it hurt but was quickly over. The next time I needed one I was uncon...

I seriously have no words for this...it is really easy to ask questions when one does not know. Seriously :/

Thanks Tex. Have a good one :)

Bahahahaha!!! OMG. Priceless. Very cool :)

I am usually rather reclusive when not at work. Today, I spent all day long out at the school with the kids, then stores, in crowded conditions interacting. Exhausted, wanting to sleep, yet unable to do so due to being so wired from the day (intense ...

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Thank you for sharing the these resources. I look forward to reviewing them.

Thank you CountrMomma, for such an excellent article and for sharing what is a tragic experience for a family. I do not have words to tell you how very sad I am for your loss or how strong I think you are for sharing your perspective so that others m...

OMG...I just about spit out my tea on this one...and I thought the finger painting lady was out there!

Oh My Gawd...the thought that popped into my mind reading this,"Would you like us to request a rectal tube so that we can do this CT done?" Not sure where that thought came from...

Herbs may have their place in medicine, but it is fishy that he should get better after she was banned...just saying...

Procedures are a necessity and a pain; unfortunate, but true. Without a baseline, we would fail to notice when a patient starts heading south. Vital signs are one of the things we are required to do to ensure patient safety. Demented or not, many of ...

We do not have lids at our hospital. If the seat is up it is easy enough to take a piece of toilet paper and put it back down again without touching it directly with your hands. And, if the toilet seat is up, there is less chance of playback onto the...

Got it...never again wearing my weight vest to work...ever...

OH GAWD...I felt my face go from hilarity to horror slowly but surely...very bad, indeed... We covered trachs in school...how could someone confuse a trach for breathing, which indicates lungs, with any type of feeding tube? I am sorry, but this real...

Ruby...you did that? OMG...hilarious...you are just wonderful :))

OMG...priceless!