KinshuKiba

KinshuKiba

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  1. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    KinshuKiba replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    It was my first year of nursing school, and we were still cutting our teeth on nursing home rotations. Because the nursing homes were relatively small, a lot of us got patients that other student had...

  2. Happy Emergency Nurses Day!!

    KinshuKiba replied to Lunah's topic in Emergency

    We got: -meals from pharm vendors. -a "thank you" email from the director's secretary. -15 or so of us got prizes from, again, the pharm vendors. That's all. Nothing else. Certainly nothing from the...

  3. Please help with school project

    KinshuKiba replied to Nursing student85's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    How long have you been an RN? 5 years. What is your educational background? ADN What was the first medical job you held? Nurse's Aide on a medical floor and in an ER If you had it to do over again...

  4. Obnoxious overhead announcements at New Orleans hospital

    KinshuKiba replied to Jbug's topic in General Nursing

    I guess managment was trying to be creative about reminders, but it sound annoying and somewhat creepy to

  5. Traumatized by pt's attempted suicide

    KinshuKiba replied to SlightlyMental_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes it just happens and there's not a darn thing you could have done differently or better. And it applies to everything. There's a small 2 year old little girl that lives inside my head: she...

  6. Curiosity

    KinshuKiba posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    Up front, please know that I mean no disrespct. I am not an impaired nurse, and therefore understand that I can't really understand. But I haunt this particular board because the struggles that you...

  7. Curiosity

    KinshuKiba replied to KinshuKiba's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thanks to all of you for your comprehensive replies. Things do seem more clear to me, and let me say, once again, that it touches and moves me to listen to things you have been through and recovered...

  8. Drug seekers: where's the compassion?

    KinshuKiba replied to Born2BWild's topic in General Nursing

    I'm all for compassion; I'm all for helping and giving patients anything they need to feel better and heal. But what do you do when it's obvious that a particular patient is abusing the system? Let me...

  9. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    KinshuKiba replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    fuzzywuzzy: That's what Sue said. Mind you, I wasn't there, but I don't think Sue was the kind of person to

  10. Nicely undermining you.

    KinshuKiba replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    Southern wisdom: You can say whatever you want about anybody you care to, as long as you follow it up with ,"...bless her/his

  11. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    KinshuKiba replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Not mine but a good one: My friend Sue was working as a traveler for a small ER somewhere in Arizona. One day, they had an older woman come in complaining of green leaves growing out of her lady...

  12. Your Favorite one liner used with patients

    KinshuKiba replied to scaredofshots's topic in Nursing Humor

    When a patient begins complaining about a clear liquid diet... "You're forgetting: tequila is a clear

  13. The most comfortable Nursing Shoes

    KinshuKiba replied to Tziganka's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Another advantage Crocs have: $30-$40 a pair. I bought a pair of MBTs for $250, and never wore them enough to make me feel it evened

  14. The most comfortable Nursing Shoes

    KinshuKiba replied to Tziganka's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    While it does depend on the person, I recommend Crocs. I have worn Crocs for 4 years now, and as an ER nurse who is always running, I find that their combination of lightness, cushion, and relative...

  15. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    KinshuKiba replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Working the ER at my last hospital, they put me out in triage. "Advice" calls were often sent out there, under the assumption the triage nurse was less busy than staff. So, the phone rang and I...

  16. Pa hospital system won't hire smokers

    KinshuKiba replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    A few thoughts: 1) Someone mentioned it before, but what about nicotine patches? or Nicorette gum? In theory, a urine screen for nicotine would be unacceptable as proof someone was a smoker. 2) Unlike...