Titiana

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1. Charting Bloopers

   Titiana replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

   We had someone had charted on a prior visit an allergic reaction of "thong swelling" instead of tongue swelling.

2. Give Pt's your phone number?????

   Titiana posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have a question. I was at work yesterday and I heard a nurse from the IV team (we have a team that does IV's and hangs blood... from 7am to 11pm) give a pt her phone number. Has anyone ever done...

3. 1950s nursing

   Titiana replied to colrainrn's topic in General Nursing

   My first clinical instructor was amazing (if she wasn't I may of quit) and she said that the first day of clinical that when we became nurses to remember what it was like to be students because as she...

4. Nurses and Blood Draws?

   Titiana replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

   I wouldn't neccessarily say that, I live in Upstate New York and out BOCES runs a program, where for about $100 bucks and 30 days you can be a phlebotomist and I have known some nurses that are...

5. 1950s nursing

   Titiana replied to colrainrn's topic in General Nursing

   Oh yes, we were taught that none of the sheet could have the seams touching the pt, nor could it have WRINKLES, we had to make sure that the sheets and blankets were completely flat because that will...

6. in need of some good reads: nursing fiction

   Titiana replied to jolie chatte's topic in General Nursing

   LOL, I'm 21 and that's my favorite thing to do, or lay in the tub with a book. It's not fiction but it's a really good read. "Intensive Care" by Echo Heron, she got her RN in the late 70's and I read...

7. 1950s nursing

   Titiana replied to colrainrn's topic in General Nursing

   As I'm reading these posts I'm laughing, I learned some of this stuff in my LPN year. We learned to make a bed with 2 flat sheets (hospital corners and all), lol, haven't even had to use that...

8. Terrified about Post-Graduation

   Titiana posted a topic in General Students

   I feel very unconfidate about graduation, like I really don't know what I'm doing. I know what I'm being taught and I have gotten an excellent referral from my instructor (he works in the ICU), but I...

9. You know you are in nursing school when ctxt

   Titiana replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Students

   When you open your book bag to look for a pen and you have 100 alcohol pads, 5 syringes, 4x4s, an abd pad, hand lotion.... all from the hospital. (I just looked in my bag, lol) when you have one book...

10. Quit or be fired?

    Titiana replied to javanurse2000's topic in General Nursing

    Just a suggestion, and you probable don't want to go back to that job if that's the way they treat you. But I live in Upstate New York, and I know that when things have gotten bad and not knowing who...

11. Saving our hospitals

    Titiana replied to RN92's topic in Nursing Humor

    Replace the housekeeping staff and have the nursing staff do all of the cleaning between patients. Don't forget we'll get rid of all those aides as well. Instead of nursing staff, we just have the...

12. Nursing School Bloopers

    Titiana replied to Jabber964's topic in Nursing Humor

    This was my first semester in my second year, I had an older lady in for angina and so she was on bedrest, only up to bedside comode, so she asks me to clean her teeth, so I take them out, I'm all...

13. Funny, I don't remember ...

    Titiana replied to AmyB's topic in Nursing Humor

    13. Accidents in the back seat cause kids. Don't I know it.

14. Funny things you have said but wish you didn't

    Titiana replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    i'm sure he (my instructor) doesn't regret this, but once i had to give a im shot to a pt who was somewhat confused. we walk in and the pt tells us that someone came in this morning and gave him a...