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  1. Crazy stuff can happen

    Pattiecake replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    Old fella said to me the other night "I don't see very well. I have vernacular disorganization" what's really funny though is that I knew what he

  2. Seeking advice from other nurses

    Pattiecake replied to danielleRN76's topic in Emergency

    Move on and broaden your horizons. Your tele unit sounds like a comfortable old shoe. Think of how it feels to have something new in your wardrobe. Think of this new ER job as

  3. Flip, Turn, Crush & Smear

    Pattiecake replied to sam027000's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a working nurse for 40 years and am still doing new stuff every

  4. What's the funniest thing your patient has been scared of before?

    Pattiecake replied to UnidentifiedNurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    When I worked in the prison it always amused me that the big mean brutes with the multiple tattoos were the ones that fainted when a blood test was

  5. How about your favorite Old Wives Tales related to health?

    Pattiecake replied to NurseyTonyaLPN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Here's one from my mother. An old man should never sleep with his grandchild because he will sap the energy right out of

  6. Fear Factor, Nurse Style, Five Stunts... lol

    Pattiecake replied to NurCrystal22's topic in Nursing Humor

    In September I will have been working as a nurse for 40 years. We certainly never had gloves for patient care back then. As a student in CSR I had to wash the intact used surgeon's gloves, dry 'em,...

  7. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

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

    I'd like to know who the great mastermind was that made the call bell, the TV remote and the bed controller all one unit!!! If I had a nickle for the number of times I've answered an attempt at a TV...

  8. Funniest Write Up You have Every Recieved?!

    Pattiecake replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    One time I was working in a prison where the written word is often outside the inmate's grasp. I had done an assessment for complaints of hematuria and asked the inmate for a urine sample. He wrote a...

  9. Need ideas for community senior citizen teaching project...Please!

    Pattiecake replied to cmullerRN's topic in General Students

    How about the signs and symptoms of angina. Easy to teach, lots to say, and many seniors have no clue about the

  10. Standard precautions ignored

    Pattiecake posted a topic in General Nursing

    Recently I went to the local clinic to have blood drawn. I was horrified that the phlebotomist did not once wash her hands between patients, nor wear gloves. She even kept reusing the same bloody...

  11. PHS has taken over our prison

    Pattiecake posted a topic in Correctional

    Well, some of my coworkers and I have been posting off and on to find out about PHS. Now we know first hand. Their benefits suck...very costly. Their time off is limited...12 days a year. They do not...

  12. Moving to montreal from tx-taking the professional exam soon

    Pattiecake replied to rubriam's topic in International Nursing

    I live in Quebec, and 13 miles from my house is Newport Vermont, where I work. There is an acute care hospital with a 6 bed ICU, several nursing homes in a 20 mile radius, a large prison with a 25...

  13. Is there nursing after 50?

    Pattiecake replied to Malt123's topic in General Nursing

    59, working full time, and lovin' it. Never gonna quit. Each day is so

  14. patient privacy, arghh!!!!

    Pattiecake replied to renee2004's topic in General Nursing

    "There were tears in the eyes of those nurses for a woman who was not their family, not their friend....but who might have been. There were prayers going up for you and your sister, her friend,...

  15. Concerned about this and other sites

    Pattiecake replied to Kikumaru's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, I just tried, and I'm not there either. Came up with a "no matches found":saint: Must mean I'm too good for them????:chuckle

  16. Would you seriously consider quitting nursing

    Pattiecake replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

  17. Med Errors

    Pattiecake replied to UM Review RN's topic in Patient Medications

    When I worked in CCU a patient had a standby bag of D5W with Epiniephrine. It was labelled with a red sticker that Epi had been added. All patients in CCU not on IV had a lock, with a standby bag of...

  18. Nursesin Tennessee

    Pattiecake posted a topic in Correctional

    Is there not a nursing shortage in Tenn.? Today I heard a PHS executive staff member said "there is no nursing shortage. Nurses are a dime a dozen." Is this the situation in Tenn, or what? I was under...

  19. What does your spouse do?

    Pattiecake replied to vaughanmk's topic in General Nursing

    My husband is a farmer, artist, computer programmer, web site designer, all at the same time. He also makes all the family meals at home. I dare not complain about who works the hardest. :chuckle...

  20. Blood Pressure and Pulses

    Pattiecake replied to LVN2006's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    In a normal situation apical and radial pulse equal each other. The apical and radial pulse is best taken by two people, one on the pulse and one on the stethesope. You both start at the same time and...

  21. HTN question and medication

    Pattiecake replied to angelique777's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Angela There is no way I can answer all the questions you ask. If this was my Home Health patient and she was on the meds as stated by you, I would assess the following. Edema: how are the lungs? any...

  22. What Medicines (or treatments) Do You Take for Your Cold or Flu Symptoms?

    Pattiecake replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds delicious! Who needs a cold?! Lets

  23. KOP Medications

    Pattiecake replied to suecnm2b's topic in Correctional

    Our pharmacy has a KOP system that will label each med seperately with bubble pack cards, regardless of cost. The problem is the BON says each inmate must keep his meds in his own locked box, to which...

  24. not counting narcotics anymore

    Pattiecake replied to Betty_SPN_KS's topic in General Nursing

    Don't believe everything you hear. Go to the top administration to check this one out, and get the directive not to count in writing. Keep a copy of this directive at home as well as at work. There...

  25. HTN question and medication

    Pattiecake replied to angelique777's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Angela There is never anything wrong about questioning the doctor's rationale in the treatment provided, however it is the doctor that is examining your mother, not us nurses. Generally the patient is...