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 been something indescribable and wonderful. She then...

2. Survey: How old were you when you entered the nursing profession?

   seasonednurse78 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   I was 22 when I graduated from LVN school and went to work in ICU/CCU in 1978.

3. What does your username mean?

   seasonednurse78 replied to LifesAJourney's topic in 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. :)

4. Dear Student Nurse - a mentor's lament

   seasonednurse78 replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

   The Tastee Freeze reference is that while wearing my hair up high on my head, I looked like soft serve on a cone. I can't wear my hair like that anymore because it gives me a headache.

5. Dear Student Nurse - a mentor's lament

   seasonednurse78 replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

   Hey, "what's with the bun" is better than being called Tastee Freeze. That's what I was called when I had my hair pulled up on top of my head way back in the day.

6. 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 qualms giving them either. My thought was if you...

7. 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 really happy when we could stop wearing them and wea...

8. 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 post-op before getting up and ambulating. More cas...

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

   seasonednurse78 replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

   Oh yeah, I remember gurneys too!

10. 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 "strips" on monitored cardiac patients in CCU and int...

11. 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 becomes a crisis or spirals out of control. Do you thi...

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

    seasonednurse78 replied to lina.561's topic in Florida

    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 information you need to know for determining medication...

13. 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 having to do hands-on nursing. It really opened my eye...

14. 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 morning. I still need that caffeine jolt in the m...

15. 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. :)