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  1. This transporter looks as if he wants to punch me everytime I see him and Im scared

    DemonWings replied to willowRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We have one just like that at my hospital, most of the nurses ive worked with say stay away from him because he is mean and always looks angry. Well when I was on orientation, I had to spend some time...

  2. Do we need to take drugs.. in order to do our job?

    DemonWings replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously, I had no idea nurses were able to work while on benzos, isnt this

  3. Embarrasing illnesses

    DemonWings replied to GitanoRN's topic in General Nursing

    I once saw a butt implant infection, probably 2 weeks post surgery and it wasnt pretty, had to be removed (one side at least, not sure if the patient had the implant replaced or had the other side...

  4. Anyone have any Embarassing Dr. stories?

    DemonWings posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    I had an appointment today with my doctor. I've known him for a while. He works at my hospital which makes this story even more embarassing for me. Ok so he was listening to my heart while I was lying...

  5. Anyone have any Embarassing Dr. stories?

    DemonWings replied to DemonWings's topic in Nursing Humor

    Dixie: OMG I would have died....right after I slapped him hahahaha.....so sorry! That is too funny

  6. PVCs and heart rate

    DemonWings replied to pacnwRN's topic in General Nursing

    I always thought if the rhythm is not regular (which it would not be with PVC's) then to calculate the rhythm on a 6 second strip you count the beats (including ectopic beats) and multiply it by 10....

  7. Anyone have any Embarassing Dr. stories?

    DemonWings replied to DemonWings's topic in Nursing Humor

    jnkrek2006: Like the price tag was still on? Haha. That happened to me in middle school and a group of boys were snickering at me, and I was like "WHAT??" One of them said "we were just wondering if...

  8. Mommy and Nurse, blessing and curse.

    DemonWings replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have to admit I have performed many a nursing interventions on the poor babies. I push fluids, monitor urine output (well I dont measure, I just make sure to be aware of how many times they are...

  9. Anyone have any Embarassing Dr. stories?

    DemonWings replied to DemonWings's topic in Nursing Humor

    Nursel56: Omg hahaha Poor You!! I would have been

  10. I just suck at sticking people.

    DemonWings replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    Well I'm not an expert at sticking people, but I can manage. NGT's appear to be my kryptonite. I know there is an esophagus in their willing me to insert this tube, however lung wins out and it makes...

  11. What are good things to know by heart?

    DemonWings replied to glenlorie's topic in General Students

    My life would have been much easier had I memorized the differences between the different blood pressure meds, and exactly how they work in the body. So my patient is on metoprolol 25 mg but her blood...

  12. Dumb things new nurses do....

    DemonWings replied to OhioCCRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Those stinking prefilled saline syringes will be the death of me. The first time I had to flush a patients line my instuctor instructed me to "burp" it, well I pushed too hard and shot my patient in...

  13. Help: RN's please answer my interview questions!

    DemonWings replied to MadeInKauai's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

  14. For those who took A&P

    DemonWings replied to lanebr85's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I only got one B my entire time while completing my prereqs, and it was in AP 1. I took it hard because Im a perfectionist in everything that I do. I got into nursing school the first time I applied,...

  15. Should I have a baby now or in a few years

    DemonWings replied to mickeyxmita's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I had kids while doing my pre-reqs, people said I was making all the wrong choices and that I needed to get my degree first then think about having kids. I am really glad I didnt because I was able to...

  16. Charting lung sounds

    DemonWings replied to Sunshine2001's topic in General Nursing

    I will give you a few examples of how I chart: 1. Crackles auscultated in lower lobes bilaterally R>L. 2. Coorifice lung sounds ascultated in all lung fields bilaterally. 3. Rhonchi heard upon...

  17. If us nurses could invent something, what would we choose?

    DemonWings replied to nursn4u11's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ativan water, for the patients family and the nurse (only to be used in extreme cases of PITA

  18. **Venting Thread**

    DemonWings replied to Pneumothorax's topic in General Students

    I remember feeling the exact same way, but somehow I got it all done, though I was not always happy about it. Did your teacher give you the codes for the ATI tests? I took one Sunday at the begining...

  19. If you had to do it over again would you?

    DemonWings replied to Tally4970's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, not in a million years. I would rather.... 1. Be a stay at home mom. 2. Write reviews for a travel company, who would send me all expenses paid to the most luxurious places in the world. 3....

  20. Nursing School with 2 children!

    DemonWings replied to Jazzi_CNA's topic in General Students

    Wow sounds like he needs to grow up a little, dads are fully capable of taking care of Their kids. It should not be that he is "babysitting" them because he is not, he has just as much of a...

  21. I want to leave work at work..

    DemonWings replied to Forever Sunshine's topic in General Nursing

    I am baby nurse and my family seems to think I know everything about everything, each time on of them calls with symptoms and expecting a diagnosis I tell them "I dont really know, my advise is to...

  22. Nursing School with 2 children!

    DemonWings replied to Jazzi_CNA's topic in General Students

    Oh I forgot that first semester our classes were considerably longer for the first month or so when we were learning our physical assessments, med administration ect. So on top of those three classes...

  23. Nursing School with 2 children!

    DemonWings replied to Jazzi_CNA's topic in General Students

    I usually had 3 classes per semester, ill give you an example Monday-class one 8-945, class two 12-245 Tuesday- class 3 8-945 Wednesday- OFF :) Thursday- clinic 7-330 Friday- clinic 7-330 And I would...

  24. What's the longest er wait time you have Even seen

    DemonWings replied to Trekfan's topic in Emergency

    oh I see, I took my daughter to the hospital once and she ended up having to have surgery, we had to wait in the ER for over 24 hours until they were ready for pre-op because they had no beds in the...

  25. What's the longest er wait time you have Even seen

    DemonWings replied to Trekfan's topic in Emergency

    Im not an ER nurse but I once took my kid to the ER for her first allergic reaction (not anphylaxis) and the triage nurse told me the wait was about 8 hours, at which time I high tailed it out of...