brillohead ADN, RN

Cardio-Pulmonary; Med-Surg; Private Duty

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    Earwax on stethoscope.

    brillohead replied to Sugar-Phosphate's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    You could also try a different type of earbud -- maybe something larger that doesn't go INSIDE your ear canal, but just rests along the outside of the orifice
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    Dove uniforms? there must be a cheaper way!

    brillohead replied to GamerGirL337's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Wow, y'all are making me glad for my $15 Swan
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    What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    brillohead replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Beans and franks!!!
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    Stupidest comlaint of the night award...

    brillohead replied to JDougRN's topic in Emergency

    I understand the lack of a foley -- the nosocomial infection thing is a big no-no anymore. But what I don't understand is why no Texas/condom
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    Funny ways little kids describe how babies are born

    brillohead replied to shhhh's topic in Nursing Humor

    If that were the case, there would be 500 girl babies born for every one boy baby
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    Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    brillohead replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Because then you might come back with a PITA and make a bigger PITA of yourself the second time
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    Opinions ? RN who reads at grade 5 level ?

    brillohead replied to gilberra's topic in General Nursing

    I couldn't believe the number of classmates who said, "I don't got no idea," or something similar last semester. Sorry, but as a patient, "I don't want no nurse" who talks like that, because if they...
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    Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    brillohead replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

    I guess in that situation you just have to look at the bright side... Her Royal Highness won't be bothering you again for a REALLY long
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    Colleague treats tech like a slave. Would you intervene?

    brillohead replied to cbcle's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Why not slip an anonymous note under the DON's door? Or write an anonymous letter to the administrator, saying something like, "I was on such-and-such unit on and I witnessed Nurse Anne treating a...
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    The dreaded pregnancy test

    brillohead replied to psu_213's topic in Emergency

    Actually, I'd word it a lot differently than "may cause" - in actuality, the Mirena will often (not always, but more often than not) result in amenorrhea. Of a dozen friends who have used it, 11...
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    Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    brillohead replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

    maybe the authorities should go check the freezer or cellar at her house?
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    Should I feel bad?

    brillohead replied to PediLove2147's topic in General Nursing

    Why can't they just make plans to hire a different nurse for those days? Parents hire babysitters so they can have some time off from parenting. Offices hire temp workers so the receptionist can go...
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    Leaving facility AMA...

    brillohead replied to JenTheRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Elvish, I think the baby got the better end of this deal.... at least this way, he was able to be adopted by two parents who passed a home eval, psych eval, finances eval, etc. What were his chances...
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    dumping meds into our water supply

    brillohead replied to NursePatty24's topic in General Nursing

    For home meds, my community has a "drop off drugs" day a couple times a year. It's sponsored by law enforcement, the hazardous waste department, and a pharmacy. As I recall, the last session (which...
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    Improving nursing practice as a new nurse

    brillohead replied to Ms. Amy's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in clinicals right now (ADN program) and we have to turn in a weekly evaluation form documenting how we met (or didn't meet) the learning/competency expectations. Since I'm only in Med-Surg I,...
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    Amio in a Code

    brillohead replied to WonderRN's topic in Emergency

    That's because they can bill more for an IV on a pump than they can for an IV not on a pump. Money is the name of this game,
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    Help! I suck at math!

    brillohead replied to Rocknurse's topic in General Nursing

    This. Totally this. Absolutely totally this. My kid started doing algebra-type problems in third grade, as I recall. "Johnny has three dollars. Beans cost 45-cents per can. How many cans of beans...
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    Nurse hand me the...

    brillohead replied to mindy1982's topic in Nursing Humor

    I guess that would depend on whether you were a stripper/hooker or
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    My 5-Year-Old Son

    brillohead replied to chuckz's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yeah... DEFINITELY!
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    Nurses getting fired left and right...

    brillohead replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    SOP for almost any company (nursing or not) is to deny unemployment, just to make you jump through all the bureaucratic hoops to complete the paperwork for the
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    Where to find a good stethoscope?

    brillohead replied to jackey_nurse's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Anxiously awaiting your
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    Quit stealing my stethoscopes!

    brillohead replied to NickiLaughs's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Hip clip holster for the
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    The things your teachers say...

    brillohead replied to jaymeparker88's topic in Nursing Humor

    Can ANYONE explain why we have to make a poster in EVERY *******' CLASS??? Seriously, I have never in my life purchased this much posterboard. And it's not like anyone EVER looks at them, even if...
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    Hovering (a tiny vent)

    brillohead replied to CAPPYBARA BREAKFAST's topic in General Nursing

    My classmates (in the first year of an ADN program) all think that I have already been a healthcare provider, b/c of my confidence level. I tell them, point-blank, "Oh HECK no! I'm just REALLY good...
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    My 5-Year-Old Son

    brillohead replied to chuckz's topic in General Nursing

    I'll be another one thanking you for posting a smile for my day! My DS is a bit older now (11yo) but when he was a preschooler he wanted to be a woman when he grew up. (This REALLY freaked out his...