Morning-glory

Morning-glory

Psych, M/S, Ortho, Float.

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  1. ? about uterine fibroid cyst

    Morning-glory replied to LeahJet's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm not an OB nurse but a friend of mine had the same thing. Her fibroid was almost as big as the baby!! Made her look and measure at 5 months like she would at 9 months. Her doc wanted to take it...

  2. What squicks you out?

    Morning-glory replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    I was just having a midnight snack and a quick check of the happenings here when I started reading this where I had left off a couple of pages back. I was just laughing and enjoying my yogurt when I...

  3. Triage protocols. what does your ER use?

    Morning-glory replied to lifsavER67's topic in Emergency

    Try this site for further info.

  4. What squicks you out?

    Morning-glory replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    Give me an MRSA infected wound or a trach patient with pneumonia and I'm your girl. Hand me a pair of clean dentures and I can put them in the denture cup. Hand me a set that haven't been cleaned in a...

  5. a rant (pts come to hospital for the littlest of things)

    Morning-glory replied to babyktchr's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think a vacation is in order. When they start getting under my skin, it's time for me to go. I get what you're saying though. I had a lap chole last year and I was home before I had a chance to...

  6. Psych pts needing medical tx

    Morning-glory posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I just had a night that will go down in history as one of the worst 10 nights ever. Psych patient needed to have her foot rebuilt after a spectacular attempt at suicide a couple of years ago. Leg...

  7. No She/he Did Not!!!

    Morning-glory replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Students

    She did not stand on a man's foley while transfering him from the bed to a wheel chair!!! Oh yes I did!! Foley came out with 30cc ballon intact! Extended his stay with us for 3 days, poor guy. He...

  8. Hospital infections on Good Morning Amercia.

    Morning-glory replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    I have an issue about not putting in foleys. Mind you, I work mostly Ortho. LOL with a Fx hip goes to the OR, they replace the hip and then are sent to PACU and then to the floor, no foley. I don't...

  9. Psych pts needing medical tx

    Morning-glory replied to Morning-glory's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Kat911, I hear you on the creating boundaries thing. I essentially had to let her do what she wanted to do after about 6 hours. I just couldn't cope, and the docs wanted to wait till morning so in...

  10. Psych pts needing medical tx

    Morning-glory replied to Morning-glory's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I do believe that because this patient has been chronically challenged by her illness that the docs just wanted the whole situation to go away. It wasn't intentional, they just didn't know her and...

  11. Are you a nurse from a dysfunctional family?

    Morning-glory replied to jenpstudentrn's topic in General Nursing

    Having been brought up by my dad, the oldest of 3, my family was and still is dysfunctional. When I was in school, at the end of the day during my psych rotation, I was tempted to "book myself in" as...

  12. Public Misconceptions

    Morning-glory replied to annmariern's topic in General Nursing

    Great thread!! Patients who think that having pain after having their hip replaced means that there is something wrong. HELLO- They use Black and Decker tools in there and you were in the same...

  13. Our Own Misconceptions

    Morning-glory replied to kmchugh's topic in General Nursing

    What a nightmare. I too have had my share of "what the hell do you know?". Take care of your mom and yourself. Hugs,

  14. Funniest injury you have ever seen.....

    Morning-glory replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Emergency

    When I was a student I was totally freaked out by IM injections, so I managed to avoid doing my first one till last semester of second year. I was cornered by my teacher into doing this. I was not...

  15. What is a Thumper

    Morning-glory replied to FirewalkerRN's topic in Emergency

    A quick guess, and I may be wrong, but isn't a Thumper a CPR machine? It does chest compressions while you get on with fixing the

  16. Anyone know anything about tuberculosis of the wrist?

    Morning-glory replied to Wen83's topic in General Nursing

    My mother had TB as a teenager. She was treated but still has scars on her lungs from it. I test negative, but my brother and sister test positive even though, after much testing, they have no sign...

  17. Roll Up The Rim Time

    Morning-glory replied to Fiona59's topic in International Nursing

    well they just made a liar out of me. i went with hubby for a walk on this glorious day and stopped at timmies for a coffee. i won a coffee and he won a muffin. so there you have it. tomorrow, i...

  18. Roll Up The Rim Time

    Morning-glory replied to Fiona59's topic in International Nursing

    Nothing here either. I'm a cup a day'er. Not even a cookie. What's up with

  19. Had my first elopement today

    Morning-glory replied to Chad_KY_SRNA's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    One night, while I worked in a retirement home one lady walked out the front door in her nighty. This was a place for the seniors in our community who just didn't feel up to all the housework...

  20. Shoes...omg my feet are in heaven!!

    Morning-glory replied to RainEdayWoman's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I found their site in English. Actually a Canadian site but they do have links to the US. Here it is. With lots of models to look at too. http://www.aviva.ca/files/shoes.htm Interesting concept....

  21. just have to tell you guys this story

    Morning-glory replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    Groan!!!!!!!!!!!

  22. has anyone failed a semester

    Morning-glory replied to 2ner's topic in General Students

    God, What a trip. Just reading these posts put me back about 10 years when I was a student. And I thank God everyday that I made it through. It took me 6 years to do a 3 year course. I could and...

  23. my very sick puppy Frex

    Morning-glory replied to nursepenny's topic in General Nursing

    How very sad. Hugs,

  24. What Freaks You Out?

    Morning-glory replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Eyes and Teeth. Everytime. Transplant nurse came by to collect corneas. Asked me to give her a hand. I gagged right then. She then said "OK, maybe not you". I just about passed out from watching...

  25. IBUPROFEN question....

    Morning-glory replied to KacyLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    If you are going to have dental surgery, you need to keep in mind that you cannot take it in the few days before you have that tooth extracted as it will increase your bleeding time. I have taken...