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  1. Narc count short!!

    sevensonnets replied to dlissa74's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Heron. Both nurses should be looking at the book while counting. Don't let anybody interrupt you either while counting. When the oncoming nurse signs that the count is correct and takes...

  2. Funny things patients say !

    sevensonnets replied to TAM's topic in Nursing Humor

    Patient came to us from OR and still had a grounding pad on. When we turned her I told her I was going to take it off and she started screaming "No!! Put that thing back on!! My doctor put that on...

  3. what do you want to be when you grow up?

    sevensonnets replied to Mrs. Sparkle Pants's topic in General Nursing

    I'd be a poet unless Billy the Exterminator has an opening and it pays well. Guess I could write poetry on my days

  4. Funny Names for Nurses

    sevensonnets replied to randomnamees's topic in Nursing Humor

    Once worked with a nurse whose first name was Yarlardo. What was mama thinking? Also admitted a very old lady one day named May Dye, and that's what she

  5. How many forum members does it take to change a lightbulb?

    sevensonnets replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Nursing Humor

    Well, if we're talking THIS forum, one stressed-out overworked nurse who comes on here to ask who to delegate the light bulb to, and 17 angry replies from persons offended at the very suggestion that...

  6. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    sevensonnets replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    HA, RN/Writer!! Theirs' also quiet a few of them over on Craigslist actively involved in the rehoming of puppys' and

  7. When was the last time higher management gave you a sincere Thank you.

    sevensonnets replied to tobesmartt's topic in General Nursing

    Only once in 32 years. I got pulled from the unit to a med surg floor when Joint Commission was in the building. Surveyor wanted somebody to demonstrate defib check and everybody scattered to the four...

  8. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    sevensonnets replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Altra, letter D went where capital I and the humble little apostrophe went. im sorry to say but u shld no

  9. Annoyed by what I saw in the dining room...vent

    sevensonnets replied to mom2cka's topic in General Nursing

    So basic common courtesy should be extended to other people but not to doctors? I've been in nursing for 32 years now and yes, I come from that generation that was taught to offer the physician your...

  10. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    sevensonnets replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Nurse I know says feenergin and toratol. Makes me

  11. red and green pedals of hospital bed

    sevensonnets replied to comnursesall's topic in General Nursing

    Have you already tried asking coworkers for a demonstration? If that is embarrassing find yourself an unoccupied bed and push the red and green pedals and see what they

  12. Pros and Cons

    sevensonnets replied to FutureRN618's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    A friend of mine worked as a nurse at Ryker's Island for many years. She still has an air of authority about her that commands my

  13. Advice needed for coworker problems!!!

    sevensonnets replied to kidnurse98's topic in General Nursing

    Get your documentation ducks in a row and report your NM to the BON. Then get out of there. Don't wait until a patient

  14. Nurse Week Goodies, funniest ones you've seen

    sevensonnets replied to WildcatFanRN's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses' Week used to be a really big deal and we got all kinds of goodies. Now we get a ticket for a free lunch in the cafeteria which the cashiers refuse to honor because there's no date on it or the...

  15. How do I tell staff members apart?

    sevensonnets replied to xInspiredx's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The retractable clip or the lanyard your badge is attached is what flips the badge over, not the

  16. Housekeeping wish list

    sevensonnets replied to Missclean's topic in General Nursing

    Why in the heck can't housekeeping strip discharge beds? Who made the stupid rule that it's a nursing task? No, they walk all over the hall looking for the nurse to come do it, even coming into other...

  17. My Favorite Pen Has Been Banned! Help!!!!

    sevensonnets replied to OldMareLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Bic medium point sticks are my favorites. I tend to leave my pen behind at the desk and go off down the hall so I wrap tape and rubber bands around the barrel so nobody else would want my ugly pen....

  18. Plz read!!! Nurse using drugs what should i do???

    sevensonnets replied to J-Star's topic in General Nursing

    If this were an actual situation why haven't you already turned your former friend in to the BON and child protective services? You didn't need the opinions of strangers over the internet to figure...

  19. Doctors get free food...ALL the time?!

    sevensonnets replied to Little_Mouse's topic in General Nursing

    Our docs have their own dining room. You have to know the code to get in. The food is the same as the cafeteria's but they have the BEST cookies ever. I know this because one of our pulmonologists...

  20. What is the silliest thing you've heard a nurse say?

    sevensonnets replied to anonymous1919's topic in General Nursing

    The new admit in 302 is the sweetest little old lady. You'll love her, I promise. You hardly have to do anything for her. Family's really nice

  21. What is the silliest thing you've heard a nurse say?

    sevensonnets replied to anonymous1919's topic in General Nursing

    Silly?

  22. Athlete's Foot!

    sevensonnets replied to Nurse0621's topic in General Nursing

    Soak your feet twice a day in apple cider vinegar and warm water. Works

  23. Is it wrong...

    sevensonnets replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Zookeeper, I've never read a better post on this

  24. Things about your workplace that make it nice to be there

    sevensonnets replied to cerendipity, rn's topic in General Nursing

    It wouldn't cost a thing to have mandated meal breaks and another nurse to cover your patients while you went to eat. That worked fine in the past. How about a decent clean breakroom just for the...

  25. How long did you stay?!

    sevensonnets replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    I started out in recovery room, did a year in ED (small hospital with only 2 of us on 3-11), then went to ICU for 10 years. Switched to another hospital and 20 years later I'm still working in SICU....