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missmercy

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  1. How to quit

    missmercy replied to erinnRN's topic in General Nursing

  2. Pain Scale Sucks Doggy Poo...

    missmercy replied to andyman1216's topic in Emergency

    "since i am always right":) I did not realize how many of us there are out there that are omniscient!!! ( I am always right too -- just can't spell!) Maybe we should start a support group!!:rotfl:...

  3. When One Child Is Enough

    missmercy replied to Spidey's mom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree! I am VERY pro-life -- but my rebellious side hates to be told what I can and cannot do. My personal feelings, history etc would NEVER allow me to consider an abortion -- however, legally, I...

  4. TV in the ED

    missmercy replied to RNCENCCRNNREMTP's topic in Emergency

    "i know pt's will like it" Ya think?! Who wouldn't -- and just think.... medicaid could pay for your "day at the spa" too! :uhoh21: WOW! Massages and all huh?! I don't suppose they have a massage...

  5. Brain money

    missmercy replied to nursebedlam's topic in Nursing Humor

    LOVE IT!! Promptly e-mailed it to my big brother!!!:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

  6. Adults Who Can't Swallow Pills

    missmercy replied to Medic946RN's topic in Emergency

    Thanks for all the great ideas! My 13 y.o can't take pills -- hates liquid stuff and is embarassed when the coach or trainer wants to give him motrin etc for a strain or whatever. Not that I want...

  7. Patients who come to the ER in labor and do not know they were pregnant?

    missmercy replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    12 y.o -- had one period -- then they stopped. ( mom took her to a clinic that said sometimes periods get rather irregular when a girl is very active (sports). If it doesn't start back up in a...

  8. Pain Scale Sucks Doggy Poo...

    missmercy replied to andyman1216's topic in Emergency

    Pain has so many faces. My heart goes out to your tough little older man!! I had a grandfather like that! Tough as nails and a big tedddy bear on the inside. I get severe migraines -- he was...

  9. TV in the ED

    missmercy replied to RNCENCCRNNREMTP's topic in Emergency

    Cable TV, air conditioning, room service (as noted in prior posts) -- hmmm! we were going to go out of town to go on vacation, but............:chuckle To all of you who work in ER -- KUDOS BIG...

  10. instrument count records

    missmercy replied to Sherri53's topic in Operating Room

    After reading Mike's posts, I can see where the count could become a real pain in the keister!!! There must be some way to insure that goodies are not left behind prior to closing!!! SOme way to...

  11. Warning!!! Go Pee Before Reading

    missmercy replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Pam, BE VERY CAREFUL!!! It is apparent that the squirrels in your area have planted a "brain enhancement" station near your home!!! Step one: make you believe that the facts relating to their true...

  12. Writing on Fetal Heart Monitor Strips

    missmercy replied to rdhdnrs's topic in Ob/Gyn

    In our L&D, we would jot events on the strips to remind us of what was happening at that moment in time when we went to chart later. It was helpful to have a reminder of when mom got up to the...

  13. instrument count records

    missmercy replied to Sherri53's topic in Operating Room

    PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE count -- then count again!! My mother-in-law ( who is so supportive of my nursing career and the medical field in general:uhoh3: ) felt the need to place a newspaper article...

  14. Warning!!! Go Pee Before Reading

    missmercy replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    hmmm! we lived in northern michigan -- i believe this could be where the devil squirrels go to their training camps!! we had one that broke the plexiglass of our bird feeder -- helped himself to all...

  15. When One Child Is Enough

    missmercy replied to Spidey's mom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm an adopted child too!! I agree, the adoption process can be complicated and very costly -- but then, nobody has to die either. No, I don't want to start a war -- just expressing my opinion which...

  16. What would you have done?

    missmercy replied to Headhurt's topic in General Nursing

    That is what was running through my mind too -- who would WANT those pictures -- unless they were considering holding someone accountable for something

  17. Nurse Self-Defense Class

    missmercy replied to danu3's topic in General Nursing

    (how many of them are just going to cooperate?), :rotfl: I don't know why this hit my funnybone so hard, but you gave me a GREAT laugh this morning!! The mental images of cooperative attackers --...

  18. Funnies!

    missmercy posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    WOMEN'S REVENGE "Cash, check or charge?" I asked, after folding items the woman wished to purchase. As she fumbled for her wallet I noticed a remote control for a...

  19. Babies we'll never forget

    missmercy replied to BlueYYsRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    My "god-daughter" born 6 weeks premature, abdominal organs outside of her body, spina bifida and hydrocephalic. Delivered naturally in an ER that "DOESN'T DO BABIES! (was supposed to be c-section at...

  20. do you ever get comfortable with nudity

    missmercy replied to bogeydog's topic in Nursing Career

    I have been in nursing/healthcare for so long (started working full time at 17 as an aide) -- that I can honestly say that sometimes I really have to stop and think about whether the person in the bed...

  21. Nurses grossed out by spit/mucus

    missmercy replied to rnmi2004's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl: Someone has been watching too much cable TV!!! :rotfl: My husband quotes "grasshopper quipts" frequently!! Scarey, very

  22. Nurses grossed out by spit/mucus

    missmercy replied to rnmi2004's topic in General Nursing

    My hubby told me early on in our children's existance that he was not going to be able to assist in clean-ups if the guys "hurled". I was somewhat sympathetic -- but figured that he was maybe...

  23. Getting Old

    missmercy replied to Farkinott's topic in Nursing Humor

    I don't know why I even looked at this thread -- considering the title -- since I am most certainly not getting old -- must have been a Freudian slip of sorts!!! The funny is now on it's way to my...

  24. Nurse Educators, Introduce Yourselves!

    missmercy replied to VickyRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    New rules at our facility all of a sudden -- there is a merger in process and the two hospitals have extremely differant views on staff development, education etc....... should get interesting!! The...

  25. I am man, I wonder if I can be a nurse

    missmercy replied to cgzca's topic in California Nursing

    WOW! That got ugly fast!!! Personal issues aside -- male nurses are a special breed (as are the female nurses) they have to be able to be sympathetic and gentle as well as hard nosed, determined...