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  1. Veterinary Nurse

    sevensonnets replied to enc123's topic in General Nursing

    I am not at all bothered by the term veterinary nurse because that's a completely different profession. MA's calling themselves nurses, now that gets all over

  2. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    sevensonnets replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    Back in the day the GI lab was referred to as "the black hole." Thankfully I never worked there although in ICU we sometimes had to assist with colonoscopies at the bedside when the black hole was...

  3. Learning things the first time?

    sevensonnets replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Students

    What would be the point of starting nursing school at all if you don't plan to learn as you go along? Or, if you don't even know if you'll have time to

  4. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    sevensonnets replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    Whispering Sage, where do you get the idea that I don't count narcs? I've been a nurse for 37

  5. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    sevensonnets replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    Well, my St.Vincent's is still standing and I'm still hanging in there. I did not see myself in any of those pictures thank

  6. Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    sevensonnets replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    Or when a patient goes berserk and is fighting the nurses and someone comes in with a gigantic syringe and plunges it into the patient's neck. They're out cold in 3 seconds

  7. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    sevensonnets replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    Bossynurse, I haven't heard about Caldwell Lucs in years! Had one myself back in the 80s. Waking up later I forgot the preop advice not to sniff (had packing in my nose too from deviated septum...

  8. When did you last see a nurse wearing the old school garb?

    sevensonnets replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    My hair is very very fine, and my cap would never stay on without a square of TP folded underneath for the bobby pin to attach to. One good bump and the cap would slide backwards but the TP stayed...

  9. CRNA

    sevensonnets replied to along2708's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    It's because you need some good solid basic nursing skills and experience before you attempt any sort of advanced

  10. What Job Did You Work While Getting Through Nursing School?

    sevensonnets replied to Shookclays's topic in General Nursing

    I worked as an attendant in the recovery room of the hospital where I did clinicals and in

  11. When did you last see a nurse wearing the old school garb?

    sevensonnets replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    We were not wearing costumes, rymes, we were nurses: kind, compassionate and skilled, and we knew how to act like the professionals that we

  12. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    sevensonnets replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    Lidocaine bolus and drip, precordial thumps, Montgomery straps, RPR's on all admits, spinal fusions flat in bed and logrolled for 30 days, every patient getting a bath and linen change every day...

  13. When did you last see a nurse wearing the old school garb?

    sevensonnets replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes wearing white could make you a target. I was standing in the checkout line at the grocery store once and felt someone touch my elbow. Turned around and this creepy old guy was standing there...

  14. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    sevensonnets replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    We kept cocaine in the ER narc cabinet for nosebleed

  15. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    sevensonnets replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yes, having an absolute heart attack when the chart went splat all over the floor, usually when the chart was long overdue to be thinned. Counting narcs was never fun. Once the nurse counting with...

  16. CRNA Abusive, disruptive HELP!

    sevensonnets replied to Dani T's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Have any of these incidences been documented? Your manager should present complaints about this person to the outside company she works

  17. No Excuse for Mistake....

    sevensonnets replied to Jolie's topic in Nursing News

    I think I'd never have been there in the first place. If my baby was having trouble breathing we'd have been in the ED, where they never turn out the lights and lock the

  18. nursing:one of the worst jobs ever

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

    If you live life in hell because of a job, I daresay you have in some way contributed to your misery. Those of us who do enjoy our jobs make a deliberate choice to get along with our coworkers, which...

  19. Help....I Can't Take it Anymore! - Nurses Coping with Stress

    sevensonnets replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I think the worst thing that ever happened to nurses was 12-hour shifts. There was a time when you worked your 8 hours and then you walked out the door and left it all behind. You did not let it...

  20. Have you gained sympathy for Nurse Ratched

    sevensonnets replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    No, Desi Dani, every nurse does not have a little Nurse Ratched in

  21. When did you last see a nurse wearing the old school garb?

    sevensonnets replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    I wore white dresses, hose, white shoes and cap at the beginning of my career in 1979. It's much easier to get dressed now! I lost my cap somehow. There is a nursing supervisor at my hospital who...

  22. Wrong side for amputation(loss of license)

    sevensonnets replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    My goodness, Kindaback, what did you DO to lose your federal license, wife, kids, AND THE DOG? I'm sure they miss you but I'm glad you didn't end up in the Federal Penitentiary to boot! You be careful...

  23. suicide? Is this a trend with new nurses that can not cope?

    sevensonnets replied to elysRN's topic in General Nursing

    These days anything that doesn't automatically go their way is called bullying. Being an older highly experienced nurse, or being too busy to answer every question like what's the number to the...

  24. WANTED: Your Personal Stories About Abusive Relationships

    sevensonnets replied to Elizabeth Blanchard Hills's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with everything you just said Ruby. I was particularly turned off (and ticked off) by the addition of the bullying issue and with the question "Are nurses also abusers?" Who among us would...

  25. suicide? Is this a trend with new nurses that can not cope?

    sevensonnets replied to elysRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think nursing schools need to do a better job of teaching coping skills without that ridiculous Nurses Eat Their Young business. Teach them how to get in there roll up their sleeves and learn how to...