No Stars In My Eyes

Med nurse in med-surg., float, HH, and PDN

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    You Know You Are a Nurse When...

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to ParvulusPuella's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had to do a 24 hr. collection of my own urine and didn't have enough ice to keep it cold, so I "cordened off" a section of the bottom shelf of my fridge. I put a sign on the next shelf up.....the...
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    The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was born in 1949 and I do remember lining up at school for all innoculations. We all tried so hard not to scratch that awful, big dome of a scab; we were instructed that it HAD to fall off "on its...
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    Favorite Dr or Nurse Name

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to sethmctenn's topic in Nursing Humor

    I let out with such a loud whooping laugh over Dr. Dick Tapper....BOTH of my dogs leaped up and started
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    The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    :smackingfOMG
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    Angel at work, monster at home....help!

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    I have brain-block : whattsa
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    Angel at work, monster at home....help!

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know that I can offer any advice in particular; mostly I am responding to commiserate. It seems that after working 8-12 hours focusing on, anticipating, trying to resolve everyone else's...
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    The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Different generations, maybe? Things just weren't spoken of not too few years ago. Kids now know more. On another thread I mentioned my 3 yr. old niece explaning to her dad's friend the difference...
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    nasal sprays confound me

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to brownbook's topic in Patient Medications

    The problem I see all the time is that they don't sniff in at the same time as they squeeze the spray bottle. I say " Count to three, and ON 3, squeeze the bottle and sniff AT THE SAME TIME." But...
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    Favorite Dr or Nurse Name

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to sethmctenn's topic in Nursing Humor

    Dr. Savage ; Dr. Placido ; Dr. Cliff Faull ; Dr.Root ; Dr.Sapp ;
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    The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    dumbest thing I ever heard was when I was in the third grade, walking to school behind a group of eighth-grade girls: when you got married you had to let a guy put his "thing" in your "pee-hole"....
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    The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

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    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Too bad physical restraints are illegal; I have all KINDS of restraint ideas for this
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    Why lie?

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to ally100500's topic in General Nursing

    As a nurse of less than 5 years, I applied for a position in another state, got a call-interview and was invited for a face to face; went for that interview and got the job. I was so excited. Couldn't...
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    does edema hurt?

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to blackbird singing's topic in General Nursing

    Aside from the skin being stretched disproportionately, think of the bones, muscles and tendons being extremely constricted in their normal movement and ROM. Especially in the feet where there are so...
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    Anybody ever have an MD actively campaign to have you fired?

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to imintrouble's topic in General Nursing

    I have nothing to offer advice-wise; but, gosh what an uncomfortable position to be in. I'll pray for a good outcome for you. Stand
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    Funny Retro Look Back For The Day

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in Nursing Humor

    Yup, that's what we looked like....except for the hair, because we didn't have Hollywood hairdressers to make our do's pert and poufy. But the head-nurse wearing her's down....tsk,tsk! NO hair on the...
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    You Know You Are a Nurse When...

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to ParvulusPuella's topic in Nursing Humor

    Cute! I especially liked the one about showing the color of diarrhea on your
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    Lunches: Brown bag or cafeteria?

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to PediNurse3's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure, but I think it is a brand name soda, then diluted with....?water? I drink my coke with lots and lots of ice cubes which melt...and that way I have my coke flaver but also lots of water,...
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    Lack of basic care--appalling!

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Did the same and was told the same.
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    Lunches: Brown bag or cafeteria?

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to PediNurse3's topic in General Nursing

    This is such a great thread, and with lots of good ideas across the board.When I was single and working 3-11's, I'd cook up a big casserole: rice-meat-veggies, or chili, beef stew, or a "farm-hand"...
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    Lack of basic care--appalling!

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Back When : With sufficient and consistent range of personnel assigned to a unit, everyone had time to complete that shift's routines which included "THE BASICS". You weren't just responding/reacting...
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    Implement a RADICAL IDEA! "Medical plan of care."

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think it'd be cool, but my brain and tongue would get all tangled up trying NOT to say what has been sort of automatic all these years. Though once I called a doc and told him what was going on with...
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    How to deal with +++needy and loud pts

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Aeterna's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Anyone "old" enough to remember TEAM CONFERENCES ? When ALL departments involved meet about a specific patient to discuss and plan and problem-solve? Both patients are TOO MUCH for one person to have...
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    Weirdest, funniest, grossest male teenager pt. Stories

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to Mtb97's topic in Nursing Humor

    The OP's 'name' was Mtb97... ..Could stand for 'Mischevious teenage boy' , and 9+7=16 !!!!!! So, there ya
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    What's your nursing kryptonite?

    No Stars In My Eyes replied to ktliz's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, having dementia patients constantly clustering around you, especially at the med-cart, can be rather unnerving even if they are being 'sweet', as mentioned by an earlier poster. And they all...