sanctuary

sanctuary BSN, MSN, RN

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  1. Drug orders PO "o.d."?

    sanctuary replied to missninaRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yep. But usually written QOD. But OD

  2. I was punched

    sanctuary replied to Still Riding's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, call the police. Take pictures of your injuries. Press charges. Do not inform the hospital, it is not their nose that was hit, Only the victim can press charges. If you were a waitress at Denny's...

  3. Neuro ICU - "how to test for pain response in comatose individuals

    sanctuary replied to janwebsa's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Sternal rub is my preference as there is no chance of soft tissue damage, and tends to look less distressing to family members. A male nurse was written up for doing a nipple twist on a female patient...

  4. Hypochondriac Nurses

    sanctuary replied to HillNPStudent's topic in General Nursing

    That's me, too. I'm as healthy as a horse, and refuse to admit to otherwise. Could be related to my mother, who spent years of my childhood dying of weird diseases (a cough was Rocky Mountain Spotted...

  5. Looking for opinions

    sanctuary replied to mommy2g1b's topic in General Nursing

    There are lots of areas that would be open to you. Just don't take ED or OR. Try for one where the patient is ambulatory. Public health comes to mind. TB skin tests, walk in

  6. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    sanctuary replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Working a Psych Emergency Unit, police brought us any and all types. One wet, cold, blowing night, rural sheriff brought in a young man who had been homeless for over a year. He had been living under...

  7. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    sanctuary replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    Holy cards, you Protestant you, (recovering Catholic here) are little business-cards sized cards with (usually) a picture of a saint on one side, and a prayer on the other. They are frequently given...

  8. Who votes?

    sanctuary posted a topic in General Nursing

    My local nursing association said that about 8% of nurses vote. :uhoh21: I can't believe it is that low. Are they making that up? Who has voted or will vote? And if not, why

  9. Who votes?

    sanctuary replied to sanctuary's topic in General Nursing

    Me, too. And :thankya: :thankya: :w00t: :icon_hug: for being such a good

  10. Who votes?

    sanctuary replied to sanctuary's topic in General Nursing

    So, how do we get them involved??? :confused: any ideas

  11. Who votes?

    sanctuary replied to sanctuary's topic in General Nursing

    WOW! Close, but grand results. Now we must get to

  12. Who votes?

    sanctuary replied to sanctuary's topic in General Nursing

    Just think of the turn-out we would have had if everybody that thought their vote wouldn't count, had voted!! Of course they count. That doesn't mean that one will always get what they want, but...

  13. Postpartum nurses and circumcisions?

    sanctuary replied to AmericanChai's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Some day circs will be in the same class as female genital

  14. Good job gone bad-I'm FRIED (warning long post)

    sanctuary replied to MsPiggy's topic in Psychiatric

    Climb out of that pit before the snakes get ya! And do talk to the reviewers when JCAHO gets there. If you think that it is not safe for you to talk at work, make an appointment to talk to them off...

  15. Press Gainey AARRGGHH

    sanctuary replied to susi_q's topic in Emergency

    Well said, SmilingBluEyes. If only the Powers That Be would hire enough nurses to provide the care we all wanted to give when we started nursing as a career, all patients would feel well cared for,...

  16. What career would YOU have chosen if you weren't a nurse?

    sanctuary replied to RN BSN 2009's topic in General Nursing

    Nun in an orphanage Psychiatrist Writer Electrician Portrait

  17. Wear scrubs in a hospital? Then you're a nurse

    sanctuary replied to Multicollinearity's topic in General Nursing

    Is that worse or better than asking the nurse to "wipe off the nightstand and put fresh water in the

  18. Wear scrubs in a hospital? Then you're a nurse

    sanctuary replied to Multicollinearity's topic in General Nursing

    Yup, a couple of weekend classes and a pair of sensible shoes. Step right up, anybody can be a nurse. Had a lady down the block when I was a kid told everybody that she was a nurse, that's why she...

  19. fear of vomit?

    sanctuary replied to maggijo's topic in General Nursing

    Yup, sputum. I'll do emesis, stool, blood and wounds, but when someone wants to show me what he just hacked up from the bottom of his bellybutton, I have to really focus on being professional. Can't...

  20. Your Favorite one liner used with patients

    sanctuary replied to scaredofshots's topic in Nursing Humor

    If I have just given a handfull of pills to a patient (common in psych), I'll ask if they rattle when they walk. That usually gets a smile. One fellow cracked himself and me up when he answered, "Oh,...

  21. Physicians bullying patients...

    sanctuary replied to Nurse`Chief~Chickie's topic in General Nursing

    Is there some kind of kickback system that gives the doc $$$ if he admits patients, hence the admission of both of them. I don't know if it is false imprisonment unless they were in a locked area of...

  22. physician substitute

    sanctuary replied to MoriahRoseRN's topic in General Nursing

    Plasma without the

  23. RN job in jeopardy please help

    sanctuary replied to fe3's topic in General Nursing

    If you have a union, take a rep with you for any interviews. If you are non-represented, call your state nurses association, and ask them for both advise annd a legal recommendation. Some lawers will...

  24. I Passed!!!

    sanctuary replied to dory d nurz's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    awsome, siri. and intimidating. but

  25. I Passed!!!

    sanctuary replied to dory d nurz's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    :w00t: :smiley_aa :biggringi :groupwelcome: :yelclap: :smiley_aa :beer: and :w00t: Congradulations!! Welcome