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

    tiggerforhim replied to NurseyTonyaLPN's topic in Nursing Humor

    I can tell you I've treated SEVERAL children (Peds nurse here) for broken bones because their parents shoved them off the bed/couch/chair etc. before they were a year old. I think it's so that they...

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

    tiggerforhim replied to NurseyTonyaLPN's topic in Nursing Humor

    I lived for a year in Kazakstan, Central Asian republic, and the babushkas (grandmothers) always had a hissy fit when you would sit on the ground or stone because 'that would interfere with...

  3. What was the WORST thing a patient has been brought to ER for?

    tiggerforhim replied to SteveNNP's topic in Emergency

    check out the "things my patients have taught me NOT to do" thread in humor - it's full of stuff like

  4. Stupid Nurse Trick... Don't try this at home... or work!

    tiggerforhim replied to TXRN02's topic in Nursing Humor

    Well, I had put some capsasin (sp?) cream on my hands for aching and didn't take off my ring. That wasn't too bad, but later that day my husband and I were ... shall I say enjoying each other's...

  5. Tips for nurses in their first year of nursing

    tiggerforhim replied to Brian's topic in First Year After Licensure

    No, it's not ok to take your gloves off. Do you really want to potentially spread MRSA to other patients on the unit and cause potential problems? Do you tear off the tape first and put it on the...

  6. Tips for nurses in their first year of nursing

    tiggerforhim replied to Brian's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Something else to do if you are having problems finding your 'preceptor', is just start asking questions of all the other nurses on the unit. You will discover that some people (like me) love to...

  7. Full moon stories!

    tiggerforhim posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    We all have them! Come on and share - funny, sad, crazy, stupid, insane, and

  8. to tell or not to tell?

    tiggerforhim replied to ablynn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Excuse me, but then whose license are you operating under? It is my understanding that no matter what, clinical instructors put their licenses on the line so to speak and that the student nurses are...

  9. Full Moon stories - I know you've got them!

    tiggerforhim posted a topic in General Nursing

    We've all seen crazy things happen at the full moon! I was wondering what happens, since the rice pudding hits the ventillator system. One of the last full moons that I worked, we had a record 19...

  10. What punishment should this nurse get?

    tiggerforhim replied to Daytonite's topic in General Nursing

    Well, for what it's worth, no one has really (except in the first of the thread) mentioned the hospital and BON's policies. There is a similar thread about a nurse sleeping on break and the DON is...

  11. Post-Its from the edge

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

    you don't run prbc's on a

  12. Is it absolutly neccasry to swap out the needle after I draw it?

    tiggerforhim replied to bjware's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry if I missed something, but it sounds like you are saying that you don't use a filter needle to get something out of an ampoule? Is that

  13. My patient fired me!

    tiggerforhim replied to InfoNurse1595's topic in General Nursing

    Umm, how do you get an accurate assessment of how much they are putting out per hour if you don't empty them more than once a shift? Here we are to do it every 4 hours

  14. They didn't teach me this in nursing school and I could have killed someone!

    tiggerforhim replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely. Here we have a chart hanging on the wall which abx/meds are compatible with TPN w/lipids and which are not. I have actually seen a shredded central line before by giving rifampin (I...

  15. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    tiggerforhim replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    They should take her home? Excuse me? Ahem... the HUSBAND has all the legal rights in this case and has been denying care for Terri for 14 years. Don't you think the parents would have taken her...

  16. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    tiggerforhim replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    Really? When was the last time you went 12 hours or 24 hours without a drink? How did they get input on this topic, ask comatose patients how they are feeling about drying to death? Or did a...

  17. Magnet hospital

    tiggerforhim replied to mugwump's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I'm working on my second Magnet hospital, and it definitely is and has been a great experience! I know you don't want to badmouth places that are unsatisfactory, but why not state the name of...

  18. A message to new grads: NEVER....

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

    well, i have learned not to completely turn the whole thing upside down because inevitably an air bubble will get into the trap and then you have an air alarm to deal with later. i turn the bag...

  19. How necessary are episiotomies?

    tiggerforhim replied to WhatToDo's topic in Ob/Gyn

    this might be a stupid question, but why is an episiotomy a bad thing? (I never had one.....I had a section with my only child - that was after I got to push for about 3.5 hour ... pit started Friday...

  20. help me buck the system, please! super-traditional pinning ceremony that nobody wants

    tiggerforhim replied to rach_nc_03's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I was in the second graduating class of a new nursing program. The previous class wore their white nursing scrubs, and they looked extremely dingy, dorky, underdressed, and so forth. My class...

  21. ADN vs BSN My daughter and I having a heated Discussion!

    tiggerforhim replied to NOIRLINCOLN's topic in General Students

    Well, one thing no one has mentioned beyond the money is the difference educationally between an AD and a BSN. BSNs have additional training (supposedly in some cases - insert wry grin) in critical...

  22. night shift tips

    tiggerforhim replied to Spider Cat's topic in General Nursing

    The TempurPedic Eye pillow from Brookstone (and I'm not sure where else). It's that foam that conforms to your body contours with body heat. It has a sort of pouch/pillow under the lower lid that...

  23. Governator kicks nurses butts!!!

    tiggerforhim replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    I personally would rather have an overworked nurse at least trying to care for me as opposed to a "transporter" who hasn't a clue. Just my thoughts Hmmm, and you would then rather die on the floor...