nursefrances BSN, RN

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    1st Nursing Cartoon caption contest - win $100

    nursefrances replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Ouch...you sly
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    1st Nursing Cartoon caption contest - win $100

    nursefrances replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Yeah.. I heard he is on orientation. I hope he's not an old dog... he'll never learn any new
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    1st Nursing Cartoon caption contest - win $100

    nursefrances replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    "Hey..is that Davey Do's dog, Mic? Ever read his posts on allnurses.com? He's a
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    New LPN!!!

    nursefrances replied to Kamilah Coney's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Congrats D. Coney, LPN!! Isn't it exciting to say you are a nurse now?? Good luck to you in all your nursing endeavors. Remember, never stop learning or growing. Take every experience and use it as...
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    Real life SSI/SSDI claims-have you laughed yet today?

    nursefrances replied to clousehaus's topic in Nursing Humor

    [quote name= I had a claimant apply because he got bit in the arm by a police dog. We definitely denied this guy. And last but not least, another adjudicator in my training class was interviewing a...
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    The dumbest thing I ever said to a patient.

    nursefrances replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in Nursing Humor

    I can't think of any right now,since I have been an RN. Before I was a nurse i was a medical assistant for eye surgeons. Sometimes I worked a peds clinic. We always put dilating eye drops in the...
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    I Just Quit the Worst Hospital in Canada and It Feels Great!

    nursefrances replied to giveface's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yep...it's always those darn "financial reasons" that keep us where we are isn't it? That's what keeps me at the bedside. I love the patients and caring for them but not all the stupid paperwork and...
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    Funniest thing you've ever seen happen to a doctor

    nursefrances replied to Guttercat's topic in Nursing Humor

    Frosted like a cake! I COULD NOT stop laughing when I read this....couldn't breathe, stomach hurt and tears running down face laughing!. Thanks. I needed that.
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    The strangest thing you've ever seen on an x-ray?

    nursefrances replied to Spirit of Humor's topic in Nursing Humor

    Fish hooks?? what the heck! Not x-ray related but when I worked with an opthalmologist I had a lady rip her eyelids off with a fork. She said her dog did it but the paramedics found the fork next to...
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    Funny quotes from patients

    nursefrances replied to RNtoJD's topic in Nursing Humor

    I love these stories!! Here's a few.. I was giving meds to my patient who was ALOC, as I was quietly giving meds by peg tube I could hear the mother (probably in her 80's) of the neighbor patient...
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    So, what's your minimum "good shift" standard?

    nursefrances replied to LobotRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ugh!! You have Vocera too?? We just got them a month ago at our hospital and we hate them (most of the time). By the end of the day we are yelling at our Voceras "No!"....."Cancel". Sometimes I say...
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    WHY do nurses apologize for doing their jobs?

    nursefrances replied to rntj's topic in General Nursing

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    WHY do nurses apologize for doing their jobs?

    nursefrances replied to rntj's topic in General Nursing

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    WHY do nurses apologize for doing their jobs?

    nursefrances replied to rntj's topic in General Nursing

    Just a thought. In regards to not saying sorry because that is what the doctor should expect when he signed up to be a doctor. I have other staff who also say sorry to me when I am busy and thay...
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    WHY do nurses apologize for doing their jobs?

    nursefrances replied to rntj's topic in General Nursing

    One thing I catch myself doing is thanking a doctor when they call back quickly. It is sooo irritating to wait and wait for a doctor to call back for an answer/order I need sooner than later. And we...
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    TV shows and movies that are ruined, because you know better

    nursefrances replied to HollyHobby's topic in Nursing Humor

    One time while flipping through the channels on tv, I came across a show called Hawthorne. In a scene Jada Pinkett Smith (as an RN) is walking out of a room where there is an emergent situation in the...
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    Stupid things said by your non-nurse significant other

    nursefrances replied to Moogie's topic in Nursing Humor

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    guilt over forgetting something?

    nursefrances replied to scimajor's topic in General Nursing

    Just the other day I forgot to empty a JP drain at the end of the shift. It was not a new surgery/drain, he had it for a while and did not have much drainage. The night nurse I endorsed the patient...
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    What's your weird quirk?

    nursefrances replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

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    Favorite Dr or Nurse Name

    nursefrances replied to sethmctenn's topic in Nursing Humor

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    Favorite Dr or Nurse Name

    nursefrances replied to sethmctenn's topic in Nursing Humor

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    Favorite Dr or Nurse Name

    nursefrances replied to sethmctenn's topic in Nursing Humor

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    Favorite Dr or Nurse Name

    nursefrances replied to sethmctenn's topic in Nursing Humor

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    Favorite Dr or Nurse Name

    nursefrances replied to sethmctenn's topic in Nursing Humor

    A few years ago there was a doctor at our hospital that alot of girls thought was a real hottie, George Clooney type. I don't remember the spelling but his first and last name were pronounced deep...
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    Shocked...Confused...& Terminated=SAD "(

    nursefrances replied to NrsLucky's topic in General Nursing

    [if this happened to me, I would not want to work at that facilty. Your supervisor should have stood up for you more. You did nothing wrong. One should never be afraid to speak up when it comes to...