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  1. Question about metal hardware

    a_crftyldy replied to a_crftyldy's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks for the reply. That's odd that you haven't set off any metal detectors but the few experiences I've had they went off despite my removal of all metal items. I then have the assume the...

  2. Question about metal hardware

    a_crftyldy posted a topic in Operating Room

    Last January I had an ACDF done at the C-6, C-7 level. I also had a titanium plate and screws attached to said vertebrae. I asked if I would receive a card stating that I have metal hardware to use...

  3. Is it 5 or 7?

    a_crftyldy replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

    Back when I was in school we were taught the five basic rights, which everyone has posted already, but were also taught five additional rights. These being: 1. Right assessment 2. Right education 3....

  4. Small Town Politics (rant)

    a_crftyldy posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am so fed up with small town politics right now, I'm ready to scream. Several years ago, my family and I moved to a small community (population is apprx. 50,000). Unfortunately, the majority of the...

  5. Small Town Politics (rant)

    a_crftyldy replied to a_crftyldy's topic in General Nursing

    First of all I would like to thank everyone for their feedback and support. It is comforting to know that I am not the only one to have ever experienced this. I just wanted to update you all on the...

  6. Funny quotes from patients

    a_crftyldy replied to RNtoJD's topic in Nursing Humor

    omg, that is toooooo funny! I sat here laughing so hard over that

  7. Funny quotes from patients

    a_crftyldy replied to RNtoJD's topic in Nursing Humor

    For my last quarter in school, I was at one clinical site where we had a few days in the GI lab. As I was prepping a patient for a colonoscopy I introduced myself and told her I was a student nurse...

  8. Funny things you have said but wish you didn't

    a_crftyldy replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    I often have the tendency to speak first and think last. I try to warn people that my mouth has a mind of it's own. Once, during orientation for our community nursing clinical rotation, our...

  9. Doctors and Nurses?

    a_crftyldy replied to brenzgrove's topic in General Nursing

    I personally don't care who dates who or who asks who out. What you do on your own time is your business. The one thing I cannot stand is seeing people on the job displaying affection (kissing,...

  10. Personnal lives or reckless?

    a_crftyldy replied to Still Riding's topic in General Nursing

    It is exhilerating. I've been riding horses for 28 years now (started at the age of 3). I also used to jump, ride dressage, and compete in barrel racing. It is a dangerous sport, you are dealing...

  11. How to tell when a hamster is a male

    a_crftyldy replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    ROFLMAO!!!!!!! :roll

  12. Funny comments on claim forms

    a_crftyldy replied to Shapeless's topic in Nursing Humor

    "11. I am unsure as to the identity of the father of my baby, after all when you eat a can of beans you can't be sure which one made you fart." :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

  13. Blood in Urine...

    a_crftyldy replied to WickedRedRN's topic in General Nursing

    I can sympathize with you, my mother is going through this right now. It started with severe left flank pain that later turned into blood in her urine. My first thought was a kidney stone but took...

  14. Nursing School Bloopers

    a_crftyldy replied to Jabber964's topic in Nursing Humor

    I have one that happened to me personally. I still get embarassed over this one :chuckle . This happened in my first year of nursing school. I was taping report on one of my patient's at the end of...

  15. Scrubs for pinning ceremony

    a_crftyldy replied to larae09's topic in General Students

    Can't think of anything, other than just adding your own touches to plain white scrubs. My class has ordered white graduation robes and the traditional nurses hat for our ceremony this June. Glood...

  16. More Latex Humor

    a_crftyldy posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    One day a man decides to take a tour of a latex factory to see how they make the different latex products. The tour guide first takes him to the part of the factory where they make baby bottle...

  17. Snappy things to say to coworkers

    a_crftyldy replied to unknown99's topic in Nursing Humor

    Here's a few of my favorites: You're slower than a herd of turtles stampeding through peanut butter. Tell me what you need and I'll tell you how to get along without it. So this isn't home sweet...

  18. What does your post name reflect about you?

    a_crftyldy replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Mine should be obvious, that I do arts and crafts, but some people think I'm the other kind of crafty (sly as a fox.......... well, at times I am :chuckle

  19. Is there any evidence that modern cell phones REALLY cause problems...

    a_crftyldy replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    I carry a cell phone on me at all times mostly for emergencies. I've been in the ER, OR, ICU, and telemetry unit with it on and nobody has ever said anything to me about it, but that's my local...

  20. Coumadin and Cranberry Juice

    a_crftyldy replied to MarcusKspn's topic in General Nursing

    Lipitor, Mevacor, and Zocor should also not be taken with grapefruit juice. It increases the risk of

  21. The Deer Hunt

    a_crftyldy replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Yep, between them, the kids, and the husband, I have the patience of a saint

  22. So that's what those letters mean

    a_crftyldy posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    Have you ever wondered why A, B, C, D, DD, E, F, G, and H are the letters used to define bra sizes? If you have wondered why, but couldn't figure out what the letters stood for, it is about time you...

  23. The Deer Hunt

    a_crftyldy replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    :rotfl: Sounds like my fishing trips where the only thing I catch is a

  24. for those "hate my job" moments

    a_crftyldy posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    When you have an "I hate my job" day try this: On your way home from work, stop at your pharmacy and go to the thermometer section. You will need to purchase a rectal thermometer made by "Q-tip." Be...

  25. Hearing Test

    a_crftyldy posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    Hearing Test A loving husband feared that his wife was getting hard of hearing in her early senior years. So one day he called her doctor to make an appointment to have her hearing checked. The Doctor...