MamaTheNurse BSN, RN

MamaTheNurse is a BSN, RN and specializes in M/S, OB, Ortho, ICU, Diabetes, QA/PI.

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1. NSQIP Clinical Nurse Reviewer

   MamaTheNurse replied to MamaTheNurse's topic in Quality Improvement

   wow - I can't believe this thread is back in circulation!! where has the time gone?? gigisark, I am no longer a NSQIP SCNR - I worked as such for a little over a year and then went to work for the...

2. phone calls no outsider would believe

   MamaTheNurse replied to JBudd's topic in Emergency

   when I worked OB, on stormy nights, we used to take special care double-checking all the birthing rooms to make sure they were all stocked up appropriately (especially our "precipitous delivery" kits)...

3. Do You Have Any Favorite OB Myths?

   MamaTheNurse replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in Ob/Gyn

   what a funny thread!! I can't count how many of these I heard from patients over the years - I don't know which ones that my family believe in because fortunately, both my mother and mil are afraid of...

4. Funniest thing a new nurse said/charted/asked...

   MamaTheNurse replied to RN12345656's topic in Nursing Humor

   my first year out of nursing school, I had a surgical patient who seemed to always be sleeping when his wife came in to visit (I think he wanted some peace and quiet because she was quite the talker)...

5. phone calls no outsider would believe

   MamaTheNurse replied to JBudd's topic in Emergency

   I've finally stopped laughing long enough to be able to post! When I worked in OB, I had someone call and was masturbating to the answers that I was giving them about breast-feeding questions - the...

6. Think I could get fired for this.....

   MamaTheNurse replied to luvmy2angels's topic in General Nursing

   I find this part of the original post very interesting - personally, I wouldn't be thrilled to be pulled to be a CNA (making my normal $$ would sweeten the pot, however ) but I would do it - I would...

7. Name that part. Words patients use for their own anatomy.

   MamaTheNurse replied to JEHORAPHA's topic in General Nursing

   isn't that a word for female parts found in the Kama

8. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   MamaTheNurse replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   wow - that's

9. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   MamaTheNurse replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   there is a 5 day novena that you can do that involves St Therese "The Little Flower" - among other things, you say a little prayer that asks for her to "please pick a rose from the heavenly garden and...

10. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    MamaTheNurse replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Brrrrrr...... When I regained consciousness, I probably would have had to change my pants, if you know what I

11. What exactly ARE the wrong reasons?

    MamaTheNurse replied to Lachrymologist's topic in General Nursing

    I love it!!! I would sooooo wear that t-shirt out if I had one....... my husband once told a friend of ours "Nothing shocks my wife when it comes to the human body - she's seen more naked people than...

12. Rules for the ER (long)

    MamaTheNurse replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    BTW, did any of those Pollyanna/do-gooder/losers who posted that this thread and the ER nurses who contributed and those of us who aren't ER nurses but laughed our butts off anyway were "mean" even...

13. Rules for the ER (long)

    MamaTheNurse replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    You know, I have to hand it to you - in spite of the responses to your, hm, how shall I say, naive opinion, you have the guts/cojones/stupidity to post again. What determination - you obviously aren't...

14. Rules for the ER (long)

    MamaTheNurse replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    oops

15. Name that part. Words patients use for their own anatomy.

    MamaTheNurse replied to JEHORAPHA's topic in General Nursing

    I grew up saying "John Thomas" in Canada but my friends and I got that from the Monty Python movie "The Meaning of Life".... whether they are right or wrong, I know the "Austin Powers" movies have...