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Thoughts kept swirling in my mind: why did I pick psych next?... why did the med tech staff have to be on skeleton duty that day?...and WHY was there a lot of stool specimens coming on my shift? I would've wanted to put an advisory requesting that al...

@cleo2uluv: Thanks for reading. You really can never be too prepared when it comes to dealing with psych patients. Some can get real labile with unpredictable mood swings and tendencies. If only we can wear full body armor...won't be helpful for thei...

Misadventure in a Maternity Hospital. There is probably no maternity hospital that is as busy as the one I went to during training. It's jam-packed with patients and it's like a newborn factory. Anybody who would want to have exposure to maternal and...

@cleo2uluv: Thanks for reading. Well, it really depends on how you look at it really. Nothing's really easy when it comes to healthcare, else everybody would've wanted to be in this noble profession. Yup, those cute little people...takes some of your...

@wadethebaddog: Good for blowing off some steam. Take care & Godbless:cool:

I was a second courser back then when I took up nursing. I didn't take any special shortened course or curriculum, so I was mixed with first coursers and some other second coursers. Why was I the smartest? I was the only second courser who was also a...

@jeepgrl944: Yay!

@alsal41: Thanks for the luuuv. Health care providers, especially nurses, are supposed to be caring like that. It's our job. Your son is now included in my prayers. Take care & Godbless:cool:

Right on, wadethebaddog. Patients are patients. These patients go through a lot of psychological and emotional roller coasters, so they need help and care more than ever. Think of them as your grandmother going senile. I do. Let it slide and you'll j...

Descending opinions are good because they make us think more than once. But sarcasm won't get you on anyone's good side. Chill out, greatking. Take care & Godbless:cool:

Thanks for reading and laughing with me, jeepgrl944. Revenge is sweet. Good thing it turned up well for everybody in my team. Sometimes, some things are better left unchanged. Share some of your funny stories, too. Take care & Godbless:cool:

Who's to blame, the Philippine government and its officials or the Filipino citizens? Sorry. Can't help it. The question's there. It's the same for all struggling states, though. But, you don't have to answer that. It'll just give you a headache. L...

Whoa, Aelith...always the big sis in this thread, huh. Greatking probably just has a bone to pick with cioman94. And probably, a big one at that. Just check out how many "!" there are. The keys are probably stuck. And reminder, here it's E.O.P. (Engl...

@rwright15: Thanks for reading. One day, we'll look back at those humiliating experiences and just laugh it off. It's really difficult working in a government charity institution in an underdeveloped country, but very rewarding when it comes to exper...

@reychz: Thanks for reading. Have you ever been told of something really humbling? When I was a medicine student, that was before I took up nursing, I was told by my professor whose also a doc himself, that there will be a time when a patient will ma...

I'm just an average student when it comes to the theoretical part, but I rock in the actual clinical application. I prefer going to and fro rather than just sitting down doing paperwork. I also see to it that I finish what I start, even if it means w...

@wadethebaddog: All the more reason you should share if you got lots of 'em. Remember, it's lonely to be laughing alone. Share, share, share... @NurseAlwaysNForever: You're absolutely right there. But what I was referring to were those who abuse char...

@reychz: Thanks for reading and laughing with me. A wacky place for wacky people like us. I've got a question for psych nurses. I've got a friend whose a psychologist and he says that spending time with psych patients can sometimes make a person a bi...

@lamazeteacher: Yeah, I know that disposable masks weren't enough and I've seen one of those N95 masks when I got the opportunity to have one but didn't get to use it and had to return it to the institution I was in. Point well taken. I only had disp...

If I remember correctly, this government-owned charity institution I was in had more than 10 wards distributed in 3 buildings. A gamut of tropical & other infectious disease cases can be found here with pulmonary tuberculosis giving the most admi...

@wadethebaddog: Thanks for reading and laughing with me. You really feel me, noh? It's understandable for paying patients to complain because they just want to get the most for what they paid for. But indeed, it's a whole different story if someone u...

@alche: You must've looked cute teary-eyed at that time. Laugh it off to lighten the load, but make sure you learn. Life would be so boring if there weren't some harmless boo-boos once in a while. Take it easy and keep smiling. Take care and Godbless...

@lamazeteacher: Thanks for reading. I had disposable masks before and I'm supposed to do double or triple masking. I just forgot to put it on because it's really hot and humid at the time and nobody bothered to remind me to put it on. Convert to pos....

@Psychtrish39: Thanks for reading and laughing with me. It's really nice to know that somebody else has similar experiences and sentiments as mine. That's another reason why I shared my funny stories, to educate as well. An educated intuition and gut...

@alche: Well...in my opinion, it depends on how the victim reacted to the situation. My colleague back then was surprised at first then just laughed it off because she admitted she made a boo-boo. We just looked at each other and laughed our hearts o...