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lupin

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  1. Newbie Mom2be asks for non-medical advice

    lupin posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hello all. I am a nurse at a small community hospital with a women's birthing center attached to it. At the present time I am at 21 weeks and my baby is thankfully progressing well. I am having...

  2. Tips on how NOT to appear like a Drug seeker

    lupin replied to WillowBrook's topic in Emergency

    After working 7 mos in an ER in a state that is ranked third in the top ten states with narcotic prescription fraud, I can honestly say I've seen my fair share of drug-seekers. I've also seen docs...

  3. We can't go on divert!

    lupin replied to RNcDreams's topic in Emergency

    We don't go on diversion ever. We are the place the Med center 20 minutes up the road diverts to. We've had twice as many people out in the waiting room as we have in the ER (14 beds, counting...

  4. Any of your preggy patients crave toxic things like PineSol?

    lupin replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm at 21 weeks now and I have always had a strong sense of smell. My husband jokes that I'm part bloodhound. I could always smell a late night code brown when I worked in LTC. Now it seems like...

  5. Song lyrics that remind you of nursing...

    lupin replied to grace90's topic in Nursing Humor

    I'm feeling cynical tonight. One of the guys on night shift always sings this line from some redneck song, goes something like: "Up against the wall, redneck mothers. Mother that I never had...

  6. Asperger's Syndrome

    lupin replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    My little brother-in-law has Asperger's syndrome. There is a fifteen year age difference between him and my husband and I've known him since he was 4 yrs old. He's now 14 yrs old. Asperger's is...

  7. The Doctor said WHAT?

    lupin replied to nurz2be's topic in General Nursing

    I've often noticed that those who stand around and gripe about how nurses could do things better are usually those who have no idea what my job is or how to do it (ie: administration, some docs,...

  8. Gastric Bypass: trading one set of problems for another?

    lupin replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    From what I've seen from taking care of patients who have had gastric bypass and from knowing people who have had it, it seems to depend on the individual pt and what other co-morbidities (both mental...

  9. Canadian Nurses: How do you like your healthcare system?

    lupin replied to FireStarterRN's topic in International Nursing

    This discussion is very interesting for me right now. I am an American nurse and have just finished watching the Michael Moore film "Sicko". While I am not a huge supporter of Michael Moore's, I...

  10. Most RN's first borns?

    lupin replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a first born female, my husband in NS is first born, my little brother is second born but first male and graduates NS this spring. No alcohol for either my parents or my in-laws. Interesting...

  11. If I Murder A Co-worker, How To Hide The Body??

    lupin replied to walk6miles's topic in General Nursing

    Never trust a man who owns a pig farm. Pigs eat

  12. Happy Emergency Nurses Day

    lupin replied to loricatus's topic in Emergency

    WOW!!! Money for writing up each other?!!? What a way to inspire teamwork!!! Just like Press Ganey. Our ER is doing something different every day this week, like Monday we got brownie pizzas only...

  13. Suicidal patients who are discharged from the ER

    lupin replied to DoubleblessedRN's topic in Emergency

    Usually we do the mental and physical workup (labs, ct of head) and call crisis in. Sometimes a pt may feel like dying but may not have active suicidal ideation or a plan. How many of us have felt...

  14. Looooooong rant... Condescending nurse... advice please!

    lupin replied to alkaleidi's topic in Emergency

    As a new ER nurse myself (only been there three months), I can definitely relate. I've been a floor nurse and a gero-nurse and neither are anything like being an ER nurse. Having said that, I...

  15. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    lupin replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    From this past rotation in the ER: Don't threaten the house supervisor when your wife is not taken back right a way for poison ivy when we have seventeen people and four ambulances with cardiac and...

  16. Stupid Nurse Trick... Don't try this at home... or work!

    lupin replied to TXRN02's topic in Nursing Humor

    I pull down the large overhanging lights in our ER rooms so I have extra light when putting in a female foley. Several times someone has asked me a question and I've turned my head and slammed it...

  17. Tell me there is something good about nursing and that you do enjoy your job

    lupin replied to hopefulnurse123's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, there are several things that are great about nursing. You are helping people through illness. Lots of people, when they become ill, their world stops for that time frame, no matter if it's...

  18. Things nursing school FAILED to tell us

    lupin replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in Nursing Humor

    I've learned that there is no tension breaker that is better that laughter. There is no bigger mood killer than negativity. Most people will not wash their periarea for days before coming in with a...

  19. So you hate your job....?

    lupin replied to RN Randy's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry I meant you don't have to deal with politics not

  20. So you hate your job....?

    lupin replied to RN Randy's topic in General Nursing

    My advice to you would be to look at a local agency job. Local agencies will get you into surrounding hospitals usually just for a shift or two. You get to take care of people but you don't have to...

  21. Murphy's Laws of Nursing | Life of a Nurse

    lupin replied to Roy Fokker's topic in Nursing Humor

    When someone hands you "one little tiny thing" to do five minutes before you leave, you will still be there thirty minutes later. If you've taped an IV site six ways from Sunday, expect it to be...

  22. I like Nurses

    lupin replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you've found a nitch sasquatch. I've changed jobs or facilities a few times and having a good group of people to work with can really make things easier to deal with. Whenever I meet...

  23. ER- HELP: Dumbest reason people go to ER

    lupin replied to DachRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    LOL with a bruise to her leg for 3 days. She had hit it on a night table. What did her family think was going to happen? They even had her brought in by EMS. Little boy brought in at 230 am for...

  24. Song lyrics that remind you of nursing...

    lupin replied to grace90's topic in Nursing Humor

    For some reason during my last two shifts I've had the "Meow Mix" song in my head. Come Home by Matchbox twenty. My husband always told me when he saw that it was time for me to leave work that song...

  25. Song lyrics that remind you of nursing...

    lupin replied to grace90's topic in Nursing Humor

    "Last Dance With Mary Jane" by Tom Petty-for our underage huffers and puffers that come in from time to time. "Don't Come Around Here No More" by Tom Petty-for frequent flyers. That video from the...