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  1. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    Big Bab's replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    OK...Probably a dumb question but, whats

  2. Funniest thing the nurse FORGOT to tell you in report

    Big Bab's replied to Rapheal's topic in General Nursing

    I had a funny one when I was working as a home health CNA while going thru nursing school.......I was sent to do a bed bath on an 86 year old man in his home bath, blah blah blah.....Well no one told...

  3. I hate it when people say this...

    Big Bab's replied to Shotzie's topic in General Nursing

    The one that I hate the most is when a parent brings their child to the office and says "If you're not good that nurse will give a big shot!!!".....Nothing like scaring the kid to death for NO...

  4. Patients and medical terminology....What the heck?!?!

    Big Bab's posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ever have patients that try to tell you whats "going on" with them and then have to get a translation of the terms they use.....These are soooo fun to try to decipher!!.....Examples... What the...

  5. student doing a report on nurses please help me answer these questions

    Big Bab's replied to Kateidra's topic in General Nursing

    Not to sound like a snot or anything, but I agree!!..You need to do your own research!!....It's not a difficult topic to find info

  6. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    Big Bab's replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    NO WAY!!!??........What was the deal

  7. Most dreaded Dr.'s orders

    Big Bab's replied to BBFRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had a gal in August that came into our office saying she had a moth in her ear, and sure enough, when I looked in there the thing was hanging on her tympanic membrane!!...It actually turned its head...

  8. Patients and medical terminology....What the heck?!?!

    Big Bab's replied to Big Bab's's topic in General Nursing

    I know how she feels!!!....I never did well with fractions, math has never been my strong point.....heeehhehehheheheh!!! :roll

  9. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    Big Bab's replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    I love this thread!!....It has made my day, everyday since it

  10. any nurses out there who LOVE their jobs?

    Big Bab's replied to pie123's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse for 7 years now...After graduation I tried Med Surg, ICU, PEDS, outpatient OR, and home health....None of them seemed to "fit"......then I decided to try working in a Drs...

  11. Most dreaded Dr.'s orders

    Big Bab's replied to BBFRN's topic in General Nursing

    I hate suctioning coma patients....I have a hard time with sputum and snot anyway, but these guys always seem to have dried-up-hangy-downy-massive hunk of it hanging from the roof of their mouth, and...

  12. HIPPA Question

    Big Bab's replied to kmchugh's topic in General Nursing

    This is what I was told also.....you can release info for conituity (sp?) of care, I especially think the LTC issue mentioned earlier would fall under this, after all, if the ER Dr. changes anything...

  13. miscarriage

    Big Bab's replied to mbelle's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, you need to get in touch with your Doc and get it checked out.......However, try no to worry til they tell you to (sooo easy for ME to say huh!??).....With my first pregnancy I had cramping...

  14. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    Big Bab's replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    I'm no expert here but, it's my inderstanding that they have the rodents "de-toothed and de-clawed"?!?!

  15. Physician/Nurse relationship

    Big Bab's replied to Moho's topic in General Nursing

    I can't imagine being treated like that by a Doc......I work in an internal medicine office, we have 4 Docs and they ALL treat us with respect and truly respect our work and opinions......Essentially,...

  16. What a way to ring in the new year

    Big Bab's replied to PMHNP10's topic in General Nursing

    It was a great new year for me too......I got a "holiday" bonus that had NO idea I was gonna get!!.....I love

  17. Help with AST/ALT results please????

    Big Bab's replied to OHmom2boys's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with you guys!!.....Why is this poster so angry!?!?.....I saw NO lecture or anything even resembling "talking down" to someone.....The Dr. gave an accurate answer,

  18. Anyone else experience this ... ?

    Big Bab's replied to nurstudnt546's topic in General Nursing

    It makes me wonder about something "envronmental", maybe at work if his co-workers are having the same symptoms.......Also, you don't mention how long this has been happening....Mononucleosis comes to...

  19. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    Big Bab's replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    OK, the spermacidal foam I can sorta see but, why would somebody know how Downey

  20. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    Big Bab's replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Never under any circumstances light a lighter near your "partners" rectum so that you can "see why the gerbil wouldn't come out!", you could end up with a concussion from the gerbil nailing you in the...

  21. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    Big Bab's replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    "Instill"..hee hee hee.....I don't know why but that term seems REALLY fitting in regards to the topic!!!! :roll

  22. Medical Assistants in the office

    Big Bab's replied to SHELLYBELLYRN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I am in total agreement that MA's, CNA's, RN's, LPN's...etc. are all importanat jobs, but they all need to function within their scope of practice....and if they "want more" then get the schooling and...

  23. not testing for influenza

    Big Bab's replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    We're not testing at our office either any more 1) we already ran out of swabs once (for the "quick flu" tests), 2) even if we know it's positive, we're giving them all the same tx, 3) we live in a...

  24. Have you ever taken care of a celebrity?

    Big Bab's replied to BarbPick's topic in General Nursing

    Me either, HIPPA is way scary!!!!.......On a humoros note (last names witheld due to HIPPA), I did get a phone message at the office to call in refills on meds for "Jesus", his mother "Mary" called...

  25. In One Sentence; if you weren't a nurse, you'd be a ________

    Big Bab's replied to OCCHCanada's topic in General Nursing

    You've just described one of the Dr's I work with at the office, well her and her hubby, who we lovingly call "Mr.