bemory

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1. feeling threatened

   bemory posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   I have now been an RN for 3 years- two spent on a med tele floor and in January I will be completing my first year in coronary intensive care. I feel like Im being bullied by my co-workers. I am...

2. Charting Bloopers

   bemory replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

   I found this once in a physician report Amazingly well considering his erection fraction is

3. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

   bemory replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

   When I was working in the psych unit for nursing school clinicals, there was an older man who had schizophrenia and believed that he was Jesus. He had a really patient sister that would come to...

4. starting in ccu any tips?

   bemory replied to thatoneguy's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   The most important things I learned about my patients were the things I assessed myself. Before you go into a room 1. look up all pertinent labs 2. check off all medications 3. check off all...

5. Three More Weeks!

   bemory replied to HillNPStudent's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   Lovern I was reading your blog and it is extremely similar to my own story. I worked as an EKG tech/CNA on the cardiac floor for 3 years while attending nursing school. Then worked as a RN there for...

6. Tips for nurses in their first year of nursing

   bemory replied to Brian's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I am a floor nurse and I guess that ICU being more one on one care would entail you sitting or standing in one place for a long time. I guess the best advice to give is to eat something before you get...

7. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

   bemory replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

   I had a patient call me in the room because she swore her telemetry box was attacking her. she said I felt it grip my throat and I had to fight it. One nurse answered a call light and asked the...

8. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

   bemory replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

   dont let an epileptic prostitute give you oral sex. klondike bars inserted in the lady parts will give you a nasty frostbite your not pregnant if you inserted 5 lbs of crack into your lady parts God...

9. Tips for nurses in their first year of nursing

   bemory replied to Brian's topic in First Year After Licensure

   1. use the bathroom! dont hold it in 2. take good care of yourself- your feet especially 3. get some sleep 4. take a minute to take a breath 5. never leave a room saying you will be back in a...

10. time management

    bemory replied to bemory's topic in General Nursing

    Its usually that I can only get to my charting much later. I am not staying hours late like I used to do. I guess the problem is that I just feel like I will miss something if I dont assess...

11. time management

    bemory posted a topic in General Nursing

    I will be completing my one year as a nurse on the cardiac floor and I feel that I have honed a lot of my skills except one...time management. I always see nurses finishing their charting hours before...

12. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    bemory replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    1. pt who came in with a potato growing in her lady parts, had previously been in for a tennis ball insertion. Her reasons were that the lady partsl weights prescribed were to expensive. 2. pt with...

13. North Carolina Roll Call

    bemory replied to RNPATL's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    hi everyone..My name is Tina, I am a cardiac RN and work in a hospital in Wilmington. I am originally from Delaware but have been living here for 4 years. I enjoy the people down here and really love...

14. what kind of student were u?

    bemory replied to luilui_604's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I made A's in all my pre-req courses and B's in my nursing courses. The tests we had were always multiple choices and our finals were straight NCLEX questions. When it was time to study for the NCLEX,...

15. i feel like i have no potential in life whatsoever.......

    bemory replied to Purple Princess's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When I was going through nursing school, I had deferred from graduate school for biology. I worked at nights as an aide and would watch people years younger then me with no experience boss me around...