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  1. I Love Lucy

    porterwoman replied to RNSuzq1's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I know it was a heinous day, but I also had to smile--the picture of Lucy and Ethel stuffing all the chocolates in their mouths and shirts and hats and yet the chocolates still keep coming--gosh, that...

  2. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    porterwoman replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Once a nurse, always a nurse, huh? YIKES!

  3. I am a nurse, but I dream of....

    porterwoman replied to Elisheva's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, this one is easy: I used to be a nurse, but now I am the Empress of the Whole World (you can call me EWW for short) :thankya: Rebecca, the empresswoman keep em

  4. Describe your last day at work in 50 words or less !?

    porterwoman replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Merely confused lady is now delirious, hallucinating, and a-gi-ta-ted. Finally the psychiatrist sees her at 4:30! Gallbladder lady is fine, quadriplegic lady hurts, CHF/pneumonia lady didn't fall,...

  5. Changing jobs and pregnant

    porterwoman posted a topic in Nursing Career

    So. I'm considering putting in for a new job, transfer from my med-surg floor to MDS coordinator position with our LTC facility. I'm also about 10 wks pregnant. My current nurse managers know I'm...

  6. Triad nurses--tell me about PRN/casual/per diem opportunities at your facility

    porterwoman posted a topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Hi all, I'm in western NC. I'd like to find a PRN position at one of the triad area hospitals, ideally every other weekend. The reason why I'm interested in the triad is that my mother lives in...

  7. One of your best moments in Med Surg is...

    porterwoman replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Medical-Surgical

    The pt who had knee surgery and whose anxiety meds were suddenly stopped and who was *screeeaming* and rattling the bed rails and had to be restrained a few weeks ago and who went to the rehab unit...

  8. How do you delegate to bullies?

    porterwoman replied to liljsmom02's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So, Thunderwolf, or anyone else who is interested, can you give us an example of how to document this type of stuff? Keep a personal notebook, maybe, with dated entries? I can understand why we need...

  9. Tattoo...

    porterwoman replied to jonear2's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think tattoos are fun and interesting... Be sure you know what the symbol means--the caduceus is not really exactly what people generally think; it's often used as a symbol for medicine, although it...

  10. Alternative meds? You'll never believe this one!!

    porterwoman replied to darla80's topic in Nursing Humor

    You can even do this trick with LOTS of hair conditioner & put the bag over it. I got that remedy from the local health dept--living in a southern mountain community, people can't necessarily...

  11. Resources for Birth Junkies

    porterwoman replied to futureTMA's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Eek, I'm going to be the wet blanket here, but I do have to say-- The word "junkie" really sounds like nails on a chalkboard to me because I know some women--especially mothers--in recovery or...

  12. Describe your last day at work in 50 words or less !?

    porterwoman replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    *19 YO with osteomyelitis in foot, easy *85 YO + rotavirus, no poop all shift!?! *64 YO female with CHF, DM, breathing easier, diuresing, whew *Admit 40 YO female with N/V & Aspergers while Dr....

  13. I got a job in Med Surg!! Need Tips

    porterwoman replied to Fairlythere's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Yahoo! Congratulations! :yelclap: :yelclap: :yelclap: Check out the "tips for the new nurse in med-surg" sticky--there are some awesome pieces of advice in there. Keep your sense of humor at the...

  14. Epidurals for anesthesia

    porterwoman replied to Mississippi_RN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Most absolutely definitely without a hint of a doubt ask for help with it if you don't feel 100% comfortable. Even if you feel 99% comfortable, get help. We recently had some errors happen on our...

  15. Job description for your tech's?

    porterwoman replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Mmm, this is such an issue on our floor right now. Here's the thing: Nursing assistant. Nurse's aide. I interpret that title to mean "giving assistance or aide to the nurse." Will I help a...

  16. How relevant are the US News & World Report rankings for NP programs?

    porterwoman posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    I'm trying to research the NP programs near me; I live in NC and I'll probably stay here for grad school, for a variety of reasons. I thought a good place to start would be the US News & World...

  17. How relevant are the US News & World Report rankings for NP programs?

    porterwoman replied to porterwoman's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hey, thanks you guys. So, yes, like lindyhopper said, who else ranks

  18. What do you do when it's time to go and you still haven't charted yet?

    porterwoman replied to Shell5's topic in Medical-Surgical

    No, I don't stay til everything is done necessarily. I think Daytonite is right on, plus you can say very sweetly, (when oncoming nurse says "did you do _____") "Could you please do that? It has...

  19. Describe your last day at work in 50 words or less !?

    porterwoman replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Five words: From the depths of hades. Yeah, it was bad. But it's over

  20. relocating to asheville,nc

    porterwoman replied to NORTH CAROLINA BOUND's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Hooray! Early welcome to beautiful western NC! I think Asheville is a wonderful town. Property values are on the rise, unfortunately, even in surrounding areas. But Asheville is a really cool...

  21. How did you hear about allnurses.com?

    porterwoman replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I did a search on dogpile for "atheist nurses" and came up with a link to a thread

  22. I got written up and it's bringing me down

    porterwoman posted a topic in General Nursing

    I got written up by a surgeon for contacting the primary medical practice instead of the surgical practice. The pt is okay, no bad outcome. I talked to my charge nurse and another more senior nurse...

  23. I got written up and it's bringing me down

    porterwoman replied to porterwoman's topic in General Nursing

    Some of your answers are making me laugh! Oh, and as to the PRN orders, oh, yeah, he had a PRN for nausea--Zofran 4 mg IV Q 12 (yes as in twelve) hours. Written by the anesthesiologist as part of the...

  24. I got written up and it's bringing me down

    porterwoman replied to porterwoman's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, true, and the pt was admitted by the surgeon, so that's probably where I went wrong. However, that surgeon was not on call that night, nor was the pt's primary. I had the choice of talking to...

  25. I got written up and it's bringing me down

    porterwoman replied to porterwoman's topic in General Nursing

    call him each time your patient needs parecetamol...each and every time, and don't bundle the calls either, just one every ten minutes after Midnight... :yeahthat: Thanks, you guys. You're the