MamaTheNurse

MamaTheNurse BSN, RN

M/S, OB, Ortho, ICU, Diabetes, QA/PI

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  1. Anyone else taking A & P I through Edukan?

    MamaTheNurse replied to Melody007_FNP-C's topic in Online Distance Learning

    this thread sounds interesting - what school is this? is it a separate school or affiliated with a real (meaning bricks and drywall and furniture and stuff) school? are they college level courses? is...

  2. You know you are in nursing school when ctxt

    MamaTheNurse replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Students

    just want to say, this is a fun thread - brings back lots of memories but also reminds me that a lot of stuff didn't change even when I graduated......LOL good luck to all those who are graduating...

  3. You know you are in nursing school when ctxt

    MamaTheNurse replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Students

    that happened to a friend of mine in Nurse Practitioner school in our last semester (20 hours per week of clinical plus 2 graduate level classes plus she was pregnant and still working 2 - 12 hr...

  4. You know you are in nursing school when ctxt

    MamaTheNurse replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Students

    oh, that doesn't end with nursing school - I've lost count of how many meals/snacks I've eaten out of clean emesis

  5. You know you are in nursing school when ctxt

    MamaTheNurse replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Students

    more than a decade out of nursing school, I still do that to my husband along with military time, such as "I have a meeting at 1830, I'll see you later..."

  6. SRNA's!!! How hard is it being a student!?!!

    MamaTheNurse replied to miloisstinky's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I know it's immature but masks are nice for this reason: you can be sticking your tongue out or doing the "blah blah blah" motion with your mouth and no one can tell as long as you scrunch your cheeks...

  7. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    MamaTheNurse replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    baaahaaaahaaaaa - OMG, I would have

  8. Bad Habits Nurses Develop

    MamaTheNurse replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in General Nursing

    oops - guilty as charged!! I also chew on the ends of pens, which I know is way gross, but I haven't got any nasty infections yet that will teach me not to do that either (fingers and toes are...

  9. Men's sexualality in Nursing

    MamaTheNurse replied to greensleeves's topic in Men in Nursing

    wow, what an odd thread..... as someone else posted before me, this makes me wonder what kind of experiences you have had with a) male medical providers and b) males in general. Even before I was a...

  10. 70/30 insulin - a thing of the past?

    MamaTheNurse replied to AlixCoastRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have not heard about 70/30 being discontinued but the NovoNordisk reps are really pushing their Novolog Mix 70/30 - the difference being that 70/30 is 70% NPH and 30% Regular and Novolog Mix 70/30...

  11. How many of you had a different career/education before becoming an RN?

    MamaTheNurse replied to cancergirl's topic in General Nursing

    I love the sound of the word "farrier" - my grandfather was a logger in the old days when they used horses and he learned to be a farrier so he could take care of his own horses - apparently, he had...

  12. Stuff named after you?

    MamaTheNurse replied to Jellibum's topic in Nursing Humor

    I worked with a nurse in OB who was such an awesome nurse that over the years, had 20-25 babies named after her (her name was

  13. The Less-Than-Glamorous Duties

    MamaTheNurse replied to miya's topic in General Nursing

    what made anything like that tolerable to me was the gratitude from the patient and family and my own personal pride at having done something that made a difference in someone's life - the fact that I...

  14. Can a short person be a nurse?

    MamaTheNurse replied to MryRose's topic in General Nursing

    I worked one day where the staffing was me, one other RN, 2 LPN's, 2 CNA's and a Unit Clerk and I was the tallest at 5'3! I also know an awesome ER nurse who is only 4'10 and she worked as a...

  15. Nurses Will Eat Anything

    MamaTheNurse replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with a doctor who was famous for helping himself to whatever looked good (even in bags or tupperware containers) in the employee fridge! I used to hide my stuff when he was on

  16. ER the T.V. Show

    MamaTheNurse replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    that episode with Omar Epps totally gave me chills!!!! I loved Dr Ross and how he struggled with being a "playa" and a good doc...... as for the portrayal of nurses, how come all the nurses...

  17. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    MamaTheNurse replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    oh yeah - OB is great - my husband misses the stories that I came home with when I worked in OB we had a patient come in to deliver with a tatoo just above her pubic hair that was the a euphemism...

  18. Lotus Birth...What do yall think about this?

    MamaTheNurse replied to JVanRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    wow - has this thread ever gotten wild since I last posted.... anyhoo, regarding the grossness of vernix, I'm here to tell you that it is really "nature's cold cream" - ask any old OB nurse and she'll...

  19. Nurses Will Eat Anything

    MamaTheNurse replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    just to tell you what (pathetic) shape my bladder is in, when I was pregnant, I used to be able to work 12 hours, running my fanny off in L & D, and not pee until I went to change out of my scrubs...

  20. Your Worst Mistake

    MamaTheNurse replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

    at my hospital too - also, when initiating PCA's....... we also found that having pre-printed/fill in the blank/check the box orders for insulin, it has helped on our insulin med errors - it is no...

  21. Nursing Journal of Jocularity

    MamaTheNurse replied to jahrn's topic in Nursing Humor

    sorry for your loss - it was a great magazine - it hit so many things right on the head that are funny about nursing - stuff that is only funny if you are a nurse - my husband never really appreciated...

  22. Youngest labor patient?

    MamaTheNurse replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

    good for you - I've met others like you who were fortunately mature enough to do what you did - sadly, you guys are the minority, at least where I

  23. What is your most outrageous medical emergency repsonse in a correctional facility

    MamaTheNurse replied to sierranurse's topic in Correctional

    holy moley - the minute you did a sternal rub on me, you would have had to peel me off the

  24. Had spleen removed and want to be a nurse

    MamaTheNurse replied to Maisie's topic in General Nursing

    shouldn't be a problem - just stay healthy my husband has a fraternity brother who had his spleen removed after an MVA and is now a Secret Service

  25. Leaving Management Role

    MamaTheNurse replied to RNPATL's topic in Nurse Management

    good luck to you I've read many of your posts and I can say that your institution is going to be hard-pressed to replace you as a manager - too bad you had the issues that you did - a lesser person...