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  1. Frustrating Nurse Family Members

    sevensonnets replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, usually the ones who squawk the loudest and throw "I'm a nurse" into every conversation tend not to actually be nurses. "I'm in the "medical field myself" generally translates to "I mop floors in...

  2. What’s with “researching” patients before clocking in?! Is this a standard?

    sevensonnets replied to NurseOrBust13's topic in General Nursing

    There you go, Kyrshamarks! Researching patients off the clock when the nurse hasn't accepted a patient or received report is a HIPAA violation, especially if assignments get changed and you find...

  3. Word game with post titles

    sevensonnets replied to Jedrnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    I wasted a whole day and a half a tank of gas and four dollars for parking due to ACLS and PALS. Severe itching due to 13 hour shift. Ending the cycle due to 44 days working and not one day off....

  4. Word game with post titles

    sevensonnets replied to Jedrnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Should I quit ICU due to dry cracked hands? Should I quit ICU due to

  5. Word game with post titles

    sevensonnets replied to Jedrnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    For those desperately seeking employment: Job offers rapid

  6. Emergent's Answer

    sevensonnets replied to Davey Do's topic in Nursing Humor

    I like to go with a fried squid eyeball sandwich with light mayo, shredded lettuce and a couple of boiled eggs. Nobody knocks on seven's door during lunch. 30 minutes of guaranteed peace and quiet....

  7. What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    sevensonnets replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    My son knew two girls in middle school named Sinnamin and Sparkle, also a girl named

  8. Nurses Eat Their Young

    sevensonnets replied to MBar1's topic in General Nursing

    I am in my 40th year of nursing and have never witnessed such a phenomenon as nurses eating their young (a grotesque term). I am manager of a large CVICU/ open heart unit responsible for a number of...

  9. You should never ask a nurse this question.

    sevensonnets replied to Nurse Yoni's topic in General Nursing

    I think 'provoking' is and was intended to be the operative word

  10. Patients & Pet Peeves

    sevensonnets replied to SisterofMary's topic in General Nursing

    Or the visitor that claims to be "in the medical field" to intimidate the nurse but when they leave the embarrassed patient admits the visitor actually works in housekeeping at a nursing home. Don't...

  11. Preceptor is SO BAD!

    sevensonnets replied to Guest606's topic in General Nursing

    And then calls you a

  12. Nursing Smells You Love?

    sevensonnets replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I'm quite fond of the cafeteria on Wednesdays when they bake chocolate chip

  13. Questionable actions that make you go hmm?

    sevensonnets replied to Snatchedwig's topic in General Nursing

    I was teaching a new nurse how to do trach care. Removed the inner cannula and she grabbed my wrist and shrieked, "Don't do that!!! How's he gonna

  14. Questionable actions that make you go hmm?

    sevensonnets replied to Snatchedwig's topic in General Nursing

    Then there are the nurses who don't know the difference between neuro checks and neurovascular

  15. Patient Rituals

    sevensonnets replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    I handed my older male patient a cup of 12 pills plus 30cc of MOM plus a cup of water and he dumps the water out and says,"Oh no, honey, I take my pills like this at home," then proceeds to dump the...

  16. Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    sevensonnets replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    I watched a show the other night called The Resident. A lady who had just delivered was obviously suffering massive bleeding but was being ignored because the OB was prejudiced against African...

  17. Question regarding minimum staffing

    sevensonnets replied to smf0903's topic in General Nursing

    I suspect the critical care medical director has not been made aware of this decision or had any input into making it. That's where the power comes

  18. The Top 5 Financial Scams Targeting Senior Adults

    sevensonnets replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    I think that social issues like this should be dealt with by social workers rather than adding them to the never-ending list of tasks that are piled on

  19. Your most bonehead moment in nursing. Or 2. Or 3.

    sevensonnets replied to FolksBtrippin's topic in General Nursing

    I once put my scrub pants on backwards and could not figure out where my pockets went! I wrote down my office number for a patient's family member and was baffled why this strange man called me at...

  20. "Not sure what unit you will be hired into..."

    sevensonnets replied to TitaniumPlates's topic in General Nursing

    I'm curious why we haven't heard from the offended

  21. Nurses secretive about getting another job

    sevensonnets replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Karen obviously didn't want her business "put out there" for whatever her reasons are but now look where her business

  22. CPR on a chicken?

    sevensonnets replied to herring_RN's topic in Nursing Humor

    I don't have any chickens but I did CPR on my dog once. Mouth to snout and a couple of compressions. You just figure it out. It worked. We didn't talk much about it afterwards so I don't know if he...

  23. Doctors Say the Darnedest Things Nurses Week Contest

    sevensonnets replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    An MD finished rounds then sped off down the hall with my coworker hot on his heels. Dr. H!! Can I ask you a question real quick?? He says sure, if you come in the bathroom with

  24. Does anyone here actually like nursing?

    sevensonnets replied to Sumdaymurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm manager of a CVICU/open heart unit. I'm in my 40th year of nursing and I still love it. I have never encountered bullying coworkers or mean doctors. It's not impossible to get along with others in...

  25. Stupid hurts.

    sevensonnets replied to emtb2rn's topic in General Nursing

    Do not fake a suicide attempt by swallowing a broken light bulb followed by a ballpoint pen and the fork off your dinner tray and then call the psych unit to request a