seasonednurse78

seasonednurse78 specializes in Med/Surg, Surgery.

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1. Deathbed visions

   seasonednurse78 replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

   I once had a female patient who was in the process of passing away. She had a such a look on her face as she said, "Oh, how beautiful!" I had no idea what she was seeing, but I knew it must have...

2. What does your username mean?

   seasonednurse78 replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

   What a fun thread! I graduated nursing school in 1978 and have many years' experience, hence the name. At the time, I couldn't come up with anything more creative.

3. You know you're Old School when...

   seasonednurse78 replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

   Oh man! Thanks for reminding me about the "double shot" penicillin (2.4 mu - 1 injection for each side). I gave a few of those back in the day working for a family practitioner and had absolutely no...

4. You know you're Old School when...

   seasonednurse78 replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

   OMG! Those shoes and that polish! I do remember using Kiwi polish for my white nursing shoes. After putting so many coats of polish on those shoes, they would start to form little cracks. I was...

5. You know you're Old School when...

   seasonednurse78 replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

   Code Blue used to be "Dr. Heart". Not emptying NG cannister until it was full. We use to mark the cannister each shift to indicate how much drainage the patient had. Patients stayed in bed for days...

6. You know you're Old School when...

   seasonednurse78 replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

   Oh yeah, I remember gurneys

7. You know you're Old School when...

   seasonednurse78 replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

   What a fun thread! Here are some I remember: LVNs/LPNs working in ICU/CCU (I was one of them and it was my first job fresh out of school). Post MI patients were not allowed ice or coffee. Running...

8. Getting upset at work

   seasonednurse78 replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in General Nursing

   We must take care of ourselves first. I don't know about you, but usually a crisis is preceded my little red flags and warning beeps that I probably should have paid attention to before something...

9. What kind of Math problems do LPN encounter at school?

   seasonednurse78 replied to lina.561's topic in Florida Nursing

   Yes, you will definitely be using math in nursing school as well as on the job extensively. I think having a book like Math for Nurses is a good start. A book like that usually covers a lot of...

10. if u had to choose another career in healthcare besides nursing, what would it be?

    seasonednurse78 replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    Pharmacy (Pharmacist) hands down. I worked in a hospital pharmacy setting for several years and really enjoyed it. It was very interesting and challenging. I felt I was helping people without...

11. Nurses and Coffee

    seasonednurse78 replied to studentstorm's topic in General Nursing

    I remember picking up the coffee habit as a nursing student (that was a very long time ago). We had to be at the hospital to listen to report at 6:45 a.m. and the coffee was what got me going in the...

12. Please Tell Me About Hospice Nursing...Quick!

    seasonednurse78 replied to iluvdetroit's topic in General Nursing

    There is a lot of good information regarding Hospice Nursing under the nursing specialty section of allnurses.

13. Missouri LPNs and Dialysis

    seasonednurse78 replied to nossawja's topic in General Nursing

    The best thing to do is contact the Board of Nursing. If things aren't clear in the Nurse Practice Act, call and speak with someone. It is amazing that Missouri allows a CCHT to push heparin in...

14. Are you a nurse from a dysfunctional family?

    seasonednurse78 replied to jenpstudentrn's topic in General Nursing

    I suppose I have never really made the connection until reading everyone's posts. I too am a nurse from a dysfunctional/abusive family. When I think about it, it does make sense that someone who...

15. Stupid things said by your non-nurse significant other

    seasonednurse78 replied to Moogie's topic in Nursing Humor

    This is one for the books and from my mother who, in the past and on more than one occasion, would talk about someone and say, "so and so fractured their such and such but it wasn't