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  1. Hot off the press

    lucianurse replied to mwbeah's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I have never heard of something so ridiculus that I must share it. A nurse friend of mine told me that another nurse friend of hers who works in the operating room said that a male patient came in for...

  2. health fair

    lucianurse replied to rtoi123's topic in General Nursing

    October is Cancer Awareness Month. One way to get volunteers is to invite the local Cancer Society/Support group to stage a booth at the health fair, other booths may be set up by the local Diabetic...

  3. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    lucianurse replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    This incident happened years ago. One Easter Sunday morning on the male medical ward that I worked on, a charitable community group came in to visit the patients bringing with them the joys of easter....

  4. male labor and delivery nurses

    lucianurse replied to booluvstrains's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Recentlly at one of the community hospitals on the Island there was a maternal and child death which caused quite a stir on the Island. The story as told by the boyfriend of the deaceased on national...

  5. graduate school for nurses

    lucianurse replied to krisssy's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Help! I need to hear from you. Recently at my clinic an elderly lady came in from a french teritory with an injection she claimed to be an influenza shot. She said she normally gets a flu shot every...

  6. How do Doctors treat nurses

    lucianurse replied to IWANT2BEEANRN's topic in General Nursing

    Some doctors take nurses for granted,but it all depends on your response to the situation. I experienced a situation with a particular house officer (doctors who are understuding the surgical...

  7. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    lucianurse replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Today,one of the clients who came to see the doctor was told by the assistant who checked her pressure that the reading was 200/100. Her reply was, oh! is it still 300? ( 200 +100=300). I burst into...

  8. Nurses Who Shouldn't be Nurses

    lucianurse replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yes indeed!! Lots of nurses are motivated by the money, and this is in no way limited to the American continent. I think this is a world wide trend. I can speak for the caribbean Island of which I am...

  9. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    lucianurse replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    At the general hospital where I once worked, there was a ward sister(supervisor) who was as lazy as jack **** and seemed always to be in a daze. One day when the surgeon was making rounds, he...

  10. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    lucianurse replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    When I was a nursing student years ago,we did cllinicals at seniors' residence. One of the residents was a frail woman about eight years old. When ever someone would ask her, "how are You?" Her...

  11. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    lucianurse replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    When I worked as a clinical instructor a few years ago, one of the students' assignments was to conduct a physical exam on a client and then formulate a nursing diagnosis. One student, in her...

  12. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    lucianurse replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    A middle aged lady walked into the doctor's office and said, "Doctor I have lots of problems, from the top of my head to the sole of my feet." The doctor replied, "Tell me those in

  13. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    lucianurse replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    When I worked on the med-surg unit years ago, we had a grouchy middle aged unmarried supervisor, who made both patient and nurses alike feel her wrath. one of the young RN's poked fun at her unawares....

  14. long acting penicillin administration

    lucianurse posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I presently work as a Community Health Nurse. In my practice, I am faced with an ethical dilemia. Three clients who were diagnosed with RHD since childhood receive long acting penicillin monthly.This...

  15. long acting penicillin administration

    lucianurse replied to lucianurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I will be visiting Canada nest month, whilse there I want to explore the possibility of working as an RN. I am a registered Nurse trained in 1981,and trained as a midwife in

  16. long acting penicillin administration

    lucianurse replied to lucianurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Nurses in St. Lucia celebrate International Nurses Day on Wednesday 12th May. It is the birthday of Florence Nightingale. Lately I've been reading some very negative things about Florence...

  17. long acting penicillin administration

    lucianurse replied to lucianurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    As a community Health Nurse I am required to administer vaccines to 12yr. old students yearly.This is done in collaboration with the Ministry of Education. Parents are asked to send in their child's...

  18. medicated earing

    lucianurse posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    A sixty eight year old man came to the clinic to check his blood pressure, he wore a small gold looking hoop earing on his left ear. As part of the routine care for diabetic and hypertensive clients I...

  19. nurse recrution

    lucianurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    The nursing profession in the caribbean is being targeted by nurse recruiters from the u.s.a. Why does the u.s.need to recruit foreign trained nurses despite the large number of nurses who graduate...

  20. career change

    lucianurse replied to lucianurse's topic in General Nursing

    Great minds think alike! This is one of the alternatives I had in mind, however how do I get certified, there are no training colleges on the

  21. career change

    lucianurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    after twenty three years of nursing I am seriously thinking of changing my career. I am interested in aromatherapy and reflexology. Is that a good choice? What are the employment possibliities? Please...