Epic_RN

Epic_RN

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  1. Favourite Doctor Moments

    Epic_RN replied to NO50FRANNY's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I haven't been a nurse for long, but I already know which docs I can joke with and which ones I can't. I don't have a work-related story, but a personal one. We were living in the South, thousands of...

  2. Bad A&P teacher, nursing school consequences?

    Epic_RN replied to Melseal's topic in General Students

    The class that was most beneficial before nursing school, for me, was pathophysiology. A&P I & II laid the foundation but pathophys really brought it all into focus for me. See if there is a...

  3. What do you think about interview that is 2 hours long?

    Epic_RN replied to Candyn's topic in Nursing Career

    All of the interviews my fellow new grads and I had were at least an hour long, most an hour and a half -- I walked out physically and mentally exhausted. It was worth it though, to get chosen for the...

  4. OK sorry everyone

    Epic_RN replied to SnowPrincess's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yep, this too. The only time I ate in class was in nursing school and only when we were in class the entire day and our instructors told us to go grab a bite or bring

  5. OK sorry everyone

    Epic_RN replied to SnowPrincess's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If this happened at the college I graduated from, the student would be asked (not so politely) to leave the class and not return.... And I would be glad! I come from a loooong line of teachers and...

  6. When Do I Tell My Boss . . . . ?

    Epic_RN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Hugs and prayers, dear Ruby. Tell your boss what you're comfortable with and nothing more. Feel better soon!!

  7. The Mockery of Nursing

    Epic_RN replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow, this thread exploded (much like that one poster almost did) tonight I needed the laughs -- boyfriend has strep and keeps soaking the sheets when the fever breaks. Can't sleep a wink with all the...

  8. The Mockery of Nursing

    Epic_RN replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

  9. The Mockery of Nursing

    Epic_RN replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I sat in a classroom all day in scrubs, then I went and picked up food for my family. I have infected everyone with my fomites and now I'm going to forfeit my license by drinking and driving.......

  10. Silly random nursing thoughts, one sentence, NO JUDGMENTAL FOLKS ALLOWED

    Epic_RN replied to wooh's topic in Nursing Humor

    Night shift: "We attempted to straight cath her 4 times with no urine resulting; however, bladder scan shows 788 ml of fluid." At next change of shift: "We straight cathed into the correct orifice...

  11. The Mockery of Nursing

    Epic_RN replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So does that mean all of our patients would be in reverse

  12. The Mockery of Nursing

    Epic_RN replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sure would make pulling pts up in bed easier

  13. The Mockery of Nursing

    Epic_RN replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Just think of the fall ratios with silk sheets and silk

  14. The Mockery of Nursing

    Epic_RN replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've come up with yet another color option for Fomite Factory scrubs.... LUNG BUTTER (mix between tan and yellow with some white and green thrown in for good

  15. Silly random nursing thoughts, one sentence, NO JUDGMENTAL FOLKS ALLOWED

    Epic_RN replied to wooh's topic in Nursing Humor

    Sir, I understand that you need to poop, however we are trying to determine if you've had a stroke so can we just get to CT already? (this after 30 minutes on and off the bedpan with minimal

  16. The Mockery of Nursing

    Epic_RN replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'll need me some Fomite wear, in petite..... How about 'cheesy slough" as a

  17. You know its a seeker when . . .

    Epic_RN replied to BostonTerrierLover's topic in Emergency

    When the pt knows the system so well that he stops his dialysis early so that his numbers stay bad enough to stay on the floor and then is on the call light every 2 hours for his dilaudid. He was on...

  18. Have ya'll forgot me out here?

    Epic_RN replied to BostonTerrierLover's topic in Emergency

    Not sure what our average is, but I know that I've waited over 6 hours with one of my kids at our ER (possible appy). At our county hospital/trauma center I waited 17 hours with a possible spine...

  19. Would you feel ok as a patient at your own hospital?

    Epic_RN replied to SNB1014's topic in General Nursing

    I definitely would receive care on my floor. I work with amazing nurses and CNAs! As a matter of fact, one of the CNAs had her dad on our floor and that man got VIP treatment. What really impressed...

  20. Silly random nursing thoughts, one sentence, NO JUDGMENTAL FOLKS ALLOWED

    Epic_RN replied to wooh's topic in Nursing Humor

    I'm sorry, sir, your wife is dying. I know you think her groans are signs of her improving but it's actually discofort as some idiot turned down the dilaudid drip because her respiratory rate was...

  21. Silly random nursing thoughts, one sentence, NO JUDGMENTAL FOLKS ALLOWED

    Epic_RN replied to wooh's topic in Nursing Humor

    Yes, I will massage your knee as I understand that the hip abduction pillow is annoying -- but I will STOP rubbing your knee and leave the room in a hurry when I see the "tent" that is now under your...

  22. What's so great about a pinning ceremony?

    Epic_RN replied to SummitRN's topic in General Students

    Our pinning ceremony was very special. We had our college's drumline perform as their final for our entrance, motivational and inspirational speakers, and a photo collage. I chose pinning over...

  23. Frustrated with the floor

    Epic_RN replied to amarilla's topic in General Nursing

    In my hospital the ratios are as follows: ICU 1:2 Tele 1:4 Med/Surg 1:5 L/D 1:2 Peds 1:4 NICU 1:2 Family care 1:4 Step-down 1:3 PACU 1:2 Days, nights, leap year, doesn't matter. Then again, I'm...

  24. If you love being a nurse, and have good things to say,give some hope to the newbies!

    Epic_RN replied to gottagetmyrn's topic in General Nursing

    So I had a COPD'er who had coughing fits where the sats would drop down into the mid to low 80s, getting O2 via nonrebreather. Her family was there with her constantly and I was running around like...

  25. The Mockery of Nursing

    Epic_RN replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Or, the answer is "not yet, there is something else that must come first" I prayed before exams -- however, I prayed that I would be calm and able to access the information I had learned and studied...