Marci4

Thank you for all the members that understand that a person could be wrong or have different opinions, likes, and dislikes. We are humans and different. I will appreciate if the repplies are a little more friendly and nice. We can teach each other and explain why somebody is wrong but without attacking or being ironic. Nursing is my second career, my first is teaching (preschool and elementary for almost 30 years) and when my students are wrong I don't hurt them, I teach them and show them the right way to solve problems. Once again, I apologize if my comments were hurtful., it was not my intention. I am looking forward to writing about more topics and wish they are very welcome. Marci4

I will repeat this: I did not mean to hurt anybody, but some of you are hurting me intentionally.

I got your point guys. I want to apologize, it was not my intention to hurt anybody.

That's my point: the JP should be tuck in a pocket.

I am sorry Altra and Aurora77, I didn't expect those comments, they seem a little rude. I just wanted to share my experience. I am new to All Nurses and always wanted to start a topic. My expectations were some kind of responses about my 2 questions: best treatment for bad breath and things that you saw, if any, out of the hospital environment that not all people (including children) should be seeing. I am a LPN (not working as one) and also future LPN to RN student, and I did not freak out, it was my husband who did and other people in the waiting room who were looking to the JP and putting faces of discomfort.

This morning my husband and I went to the hospital where he was getting an eye laser correction surgery which lasted 30 seconds. But, before that, we waited in the waiting room for almost 2 hours and I got to experience two different situations that grossed me out. One was the lady sitting next to me who was sitting quietly until she answer her phone and open her mouth..... a terrible smell came out!!!! OMG I couldn't breathe. The second situation was when another lady sat in front of me with two Jackson Pratt devices hanging from her shirt. You can see the tubes coming out of the bottom part of her shirt and the device attached to the upper part. Both the tubes and the devices filled with reddish fluid. Isn't suppose to be hiding?????!!!!!!!! I understand if you are in a hospital bed, but in a eye center waiting room? in the elevator? in the parking lot? I just wanted to share with you my experience and ask you what do thing is the best treatment for bad breath and which other gross experiences you have out of context.

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