Silkybo

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1. Organizations for volunteer missions that do not cost too much?

   Silkybo replied to fsv1024's topic in General Nursing

   My dream is to do a short term volunteer project with MEDICO, a non sectarian group in Texas that sends health professionals and students to do one or two week clinics in Honduras and Nicaragua. They...

2. My Jingle

   Silkybo replied to JBizzleRN's topic in Nursing Humor

   One of my faves is "Ativan, Ativan, also known as Lorezapam" sung to the tune of "Spiderman". Another is the catchline from the Offspring's Come Out and Play rephrased as "Ya gotta keep em all...

3. Funny dreams about your job as a nurse

   Silkybo replied to mondkmondk's topic in Nursing Humor

   One of my most vivid: This was a few years ago when I was a brand new med-surg nurse. I dreamed our charge nurse let me know I was getting an admit, and the patient was already in the room. I walked...

4. I broke my ankle

   Silkybo replied to NurseBrittney's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I stepped wrong off a loose concrete step in my cousin's garage. HURT. tried to stand up, absolutely not a possibility. My immediate thought was "oh, this isn't good." Since I was on vacation visiting...

5. Nurses that "eat your lunch" during report!

   Silkybo replied to allthingsbright's topic in General Nursing

   I usually replay in such a way a to be superficially polite, but make then realize how condecending they are being. Wow, thanks Nancy Nurse, for pointing out that we try and leave our patients clean...

6. What states allow RN's to pronounce death?

   Silkybo replied to daisey_may's topic in General Nursing

   yes, In FL we can pronounce inpatients if the death is not unexpected....always been fuzzy on how that is defined, but I've made many pronouncements, then informed MD and supervisor, never been told...

7. Song lyrics that remind you of nursing...

   Silkybo replied to grace90's topic in Nursing Humor

   I think its the O'Jays....early 70's soul/funk band. I remember it, can sing it, not sure about the band. None of the lyrics engines I can find go back that far. I found out today I'm old enough to be...

8. Terms we will not admit to using

   Silkybo replied to gwenith's topic in Nursing Humor

   crackacardia....the arhythmia caused by too much cocaine whackacardia....the (apparent) arhythymia caused by patient

9. Best-smelling liquid meds!

   Silkybo replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in General Nursing

   I've always loved the smell and taste of Fletcher's Castoria, a children's rootbeer flavoured laxative...it has a new name now, I'm not sure what. Dopamine surely does smell of sweat. Rocephin and...

10. Things nursing school FAILED to tell us

    Silkybo replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in Nursing Humor

    a determined patient can CHEW thru their foley tubing. Not the soft rubber of the catheter itself, the clear plastic connected to the bag. I guess it helped that she had a gold

11. Print Scrub Sets

    Silkybo replied to rukiddingme's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have several print sets, matching tops and bottoms with such motifs as strawberries, tropical fish, etc. Fortunately for me, my mom is a professional seamstress and craft coach, and we design my...

12. Song lyrics that remind you of nursing...

    Silkybo replied to grace90's topic in Nursing Humor

    Whenever a death affects me a little bit more than average, cuz I got attached or it was sudden, I have to play Dont Fear the Reaper at cerebral hemmorage volume and sob my eyes out, and then Im...

13. Good Housekeeping Baby Book (c) 1969

    Silkybo replied to minkajane's topic in Nursing Humor

    when I was born in 1969, my dad tried to follow my mom into the delivery room. The nurse barred his way, saying "you can't go in there, you aren't sterile!" my dad replied "damn right I'm not, how do...

14. Provigil for shift workers

    Silkybo replied to evans_c1's topic in General Nursing

    I have done nights for years, and have no trouble with it. However, sometimes I have to leave my vampire reality to attend an inservice or staff meeting or dentist appointment or baby shower or...

15. Drawing bloodwork

    Silkybo replied to Creamsoda's topic in MICU, SICU

    My best advice is get comfortable. Sit down in a chair, adjust the patient's bed, kneel on the floor, whatever you have to do so you aren't in an ackward position. If your back is hurting or you are...