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  1. Ask A Stupid Question . . . .

    sevensonnets replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I was teaching a new RN to do trach care. When I removed the inner cannula to switch it out she yelled "Don't do that! How's he gonna

  2. For The Love Of All That Is Holy . . . .

    sevensonnets replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Exclamation points are especially good after a sentence posted in all caps. Don't you just love titles of AN posts that go: HELP!!!!!????? RN OR LPN VS RT OR OT????!!!!! Or: CONFUSED!!!! SHOULD I...

  3. Mel, Nurse

    sevensonnets replied to Davey Do's topic in Men in Nursing

    I was there the day Mel gave Mr. Puggles that shot. I TOLD him to check the order but NO, he was a know it all even in 1981. So we patched him up with tape and gave him a little 02 and he was good as...

  4. Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    sevensonnets replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    I was watching SVU one night. The officers were interviewing a victim of something or other and he was just talking normally. Then the monitor starts to beep. A brief glimpse of the monitor appears to...

  5. What are you an "expert" in on your unit? Becoming the "go-to" guy/gal for ...

    sevensonnets replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in General Nursing

    I am really good at dealing with difficult families. I am a skilled

  6. Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

    sevensonnets replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    A patient once told me somebody should come up with a pill she called Loralax. Lortab plus laxative. She may have been onto something there. Maybe somebody already has? I don't give Lortab in

  7. Mel, Nurse

    sevensonnets replied to Davey Do's topic in Men in Nursing

    I used to work with Mel years ago. He was a pretty good nurse but Lord, does he need new

  8. For The Love Of All That Is Holy . . . .

    sevensonnets replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    A young guy I know from Jamaica is completely bewildered by some expressions he hears, like "fitna." Apparently it means "fixing

  9. Disgusted. How to report...

    sevensonnets replied to ThrowawayAccount's topic in Florida Nursing

    I think you'd better back off while you still have your own license and

  10. What is your nursing "joy?"

    sevensonnets replied to jamisaurus's topic in Nurses Rock

    Waving goodbye to a patient who's been in the unit for a month and made it out alive, knowing that I had a small part in

  11. For The Love Of All That Is Holy . . . .

    sevensonnets replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I read a comment by an AN poster the other day who had finally found her "nitch" in

  12. For The Love Of All That Is Holy . . . .

    sevensonnets replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, I was typing away and realized the cake I was baking was getting too done and went off to check. Came back and couldn't edit! What I meant to say was I am thinking of changing my name badge to...

  13. For The Love Of All That Is Holy . . . .

    sevensonnets replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I'm thinking about redoing my badge to read sevensonnets, RN

  14. Nurses Eating Nursing Students

    sevensonnets replied to Cisabel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    NurseLauraM, I think you have hit on it. I've been comparing the writing styles too. Same writing style, same attitude. Somebody needs a big whopping dose of professional

  15. What are some of the most ridiculous requests you have heard?

    sevensonnets replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    Once had a patient's daughter demand that I do CPR on her mother because she was choking. Patient was just sitting calmly in the chair eating her lunch: a hamburger her daughter had brought her...

  16. Nurses Eating Nursing Students

    sevensonnets replied to Cisabel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think NETY is taught in nursing schools these days, so new nurses come in looking for it and fully expect it to be there. New nurses are being done a grave disservice. They need to be learning how...

  17. Triphonines

    sevensonnets replied to Susanorf1961's topic in General Nursing

    Sour Lemon, I go for the internal jugular too but only when I draw triphonines! I thought I was the only one! Sometimes I use a

  18. confessions of a RRT

    sevensonnets replied to yahoomagoo's topic in General Nursing

    Be prepared, because you will be eaten alive in

  19. confessions of a RRT

    sevensonnets replied to yahoomagoo's topic in General Nursing

    Dear Yahoomagoo: Go eat your lunch. I can handle your job for you ABGs to trach care to vents. Been doing it in CVI for 37

  20. For The Love Of All That Is Holy . . . .

    sevensonnets replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I believe you are right, Horseshoe. We are headed that

  21. Nurses Eating Nursing Students

    sevensonnets replied to Cisabel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Agreed, Ruby. If she is actually a nurse now, what's the point of bringing that story up

  22. For The Love Of All That Is Holy . . . .

    sevensonnets replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I saw an obituary in the local paper for a man who was currently living in Chicago but was formally from

  23. For The Love Of All That Is Holy . . . .

    sevensonnets replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I go berserk over cloths instead of clothes, stripped shirts, yard sells, dinning tables, alot, awhile, ect. instead of etc., and then instead of than. Then there are people who turn up missing and...

  24. I'm here for the patients

    sevensonnets replied to EaglesWings21's topic in General Nursing

    Fetching drinks and snacks is not even on my list of job responsibilities. We let families know up front where the cafeteria, soda and snack machines are and that we cannot and will not leave the...

  25. For The Love Of All That Is Holy . . . .

    sevensonnets replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    All that purplegal! And don't get me started on people trying to rehome there cat's and dog's on