Trauma-tizedRN

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  1. What do you HATE to do at work?

    Trauma-tizedRN replied to mickeymouse1205's topic in General Nursing

    My take on that is i'd rather smell it than taste it....my lips are sealed shut when around noxious odors....that's just me I

  2. Futile Care. Dead is dead.

    Trauma-tizedRN replied to Trauma-tizedRN's topic in General Nursing

    My exact experiences and sentiments....worst part of

  3. Nurses leaving in droves...

    Trauma-tizedRN replied to Trauma-tizedRN's topic in General Nursing

    Did you think that I meant making bread INSTEAD of wiping butt? Let me clarify......Full assignment AND breadmaker. Sure....i'd take the 30/hr for breadmaking

  4. What do you HATE to do at work?

    Trauma-tizedRN replied to mickeymouse1205's topic in General Nursing

    /oops

  5. What do you HATE to do at work?

    Trauma-tizedRN replied to mickeymouse1205's topic in General Nursing

    Glurk, Glurk...splash....as you stretch your body as far from the toilet as you can....oh and what about the sprayer hoses in the bathrooms to wash bedpans and commodes....ok, i'll suffer through the...

  6. What do you HATE to do at work?

    Trauma-tizedRN replied to mickeymouse1205's topic in General Nursing

    It's a tie between emptying rectal tube bags and colostomies. Eeeh gads. Also hate dumping the contents of suction cannisters into the toilet. Makes me gag

  7. Futile Care. Dead is dead.

    Trauma-tizedRN replied to Trauma-tizedRN's topic in General Nursing

    It's not my place either to question what the family wishes are, but it IS my place to question families knowledge, motivations and coping skills, and to intervene when it is unrealistic or misguided...

  8. Offended by Prayer

    Trauma-tizedRN replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

    I would assume so....but I still wonder why the major meltdown over it....would ALL hindus be equally offended or at all? That is why I said not sure if it was a cultural thing or

  9. Offended by Prayer

    Trauma-tizedRN replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

    East

  10. Tell me about your first codes

    Trauma-tizedRN replied to ChrisA's topic in General Nursing

    I remember a code on a tele unit I worked....new nurse had pt off the monitor and in the shower. Pt arrested, her first code. Nurse hits code light. We all run in to find her in the shower starting...

  11. MD funnies

    Trauma-tizedRN replied to AmyB's topic in Nursing Humor

    Frequent flyer manipulative seizure-faker begging doc for more Valium..."I feel like i'm gonna have a seizure"....you know the ones... Doc writes: Increase Valium to 10 mg, if that doesn't work, try a...

  12. What we have learned from our patients!!!

    Trauma-tizedRN replied to mhull's topic in Emergency

    Chest pain/SOB "I only take one Ativan a day....but i'm out" (in ER last week for a

  13. Tell me about your first codes

    Trauma-tizedRN replied to ChrisA's topic in General Nursing

    I was doing chest compressions....happened to look down and noticed my shirt had unbuttoned to my bellybutton. Residents all giggly. Not a comfortable situation for a newbie. Threw that shirt away.......

  14. Nurses leaving in droves...

    Trauma-tizedRN replied to Trauma-tizedRN's topic in General Nursing

    same here. it's not the patients or the patient care i dislike (well, ok at least not 90% of em'....) it is all the things you mentioned to the

  15. Of blown pupils and brain waves

    Trauma-tizedRN replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Sedated on the vent, pupils should still react even if sluggishly...have they weaned him off to check baseline? blown pupils look pretty obvious too. Any corneal reflexes is good to know. Needs to...

  16. is this Fate

    Trauma-tizedRN replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes things are random, like in my case...while other times it may be due to an interest being sparked by what we experience or come into contact with in

  17. Rude and crude RN

    Trauma-tizedRN replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds very immature. Take him aside and tell him straight up....let him know "as a colleague, i'm worried that your inappropriate behaviour is going to get you into some big trouble and other staff...

  18. is this Fate

    Trauma-tizedRN replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

    Fate? I did not know what I wanted to do. I was young, and the college counselor threw that suggestion in. I felt pressured to just PICK SOMETHING, so I said OK..sign me up. Had no idea what it was...

  19. what should I learn NOW-before Nursing school?

    Trauma-tizedRN replied to michele08540's topic in Nursing Career

    And always remember this rule...if it's wet, sticky, smelly, warm and not yours, DON'T TOUCH

  20. Nurses leaving in droves...

    Trauma-tizedRN replied to Trauma-tizedRN's topic in General Nursing

    "Sooo, i'm your serva taday, is it gonna be the white, wheat, (smacking gum), sowadough or french? And you gonna be wantin' that like before or afta I remove da staples and pack that nasty wound...

  21. Offended by Prayer

    Trauma-tizedRN replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

    Now for me, I wouldn't be offended in any way. I'm dead. It's for you. BUT here's a story for you...something to think about.... Cared for an Indian woman who died of liver failure. Lots of family...

  22. pt enjoys pericare too much...

    Trauma-tizedRN replied to moz's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Lotsa weird ones out there... Always remember this one frequent flyer we used to get. 40ish female, bilat AKA's, non-compliant diabetic with obvious psych components. Constant returns for...

  23. Easy Department

    Trauma-tizedRN replied to malusport's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I agree, none are easy.....but i've often wondered if PACU might be a good choice......things go wrong in PACU and ya gotta be a pretty sharp nurse and on your toes, but when they don't go wrong you...

  24. propofol

    Trauma-tizedRN replied to jackieliz's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    We ONLY use it for vented

  25. Drug Seeker Stories

    Trauma-tizedRN replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    Gotta love the ones who call "incognito" first to see who the doc on is. We had a few that did this all the time. Knew em' by voice. So I would answer, "That would be Dr. so-n-so. (always give the...