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  1. How do you say "diabetes"?

    That's it but it doesn't work when I click on it. Maybe I have my phone set up
  2. Has being a nurse changed your outlook on...

    A colleague of mine did have DNR tattooed on his chest. I saw it myself. He must have done it before there were rules against it? Or it may have been done outside of a tattoo shop. It was pretty...
  3. condom catheters

    Oh My Goodness! That doc should lose his license. What a barbaric thing to do. It makes me hurt just thinking about
  4. How do you say "diabetes"?

    A. The Wilford Brimley video made me laugh. Blast from the past! Anyone remember John Goodman doing a spoof of the Liberty commercials on SNL? I tried to post the link but it didn't work. Search it...
  5. What is your crazy?

    My husband is a pen collector, too. If he goes to a conference where freebie pens are given out, God help us all! He will come home with a BAG full. I hate it. I am an neat freak and whatever the...
  6. honest mistake and treated like a criminal

    Please keep us updated. I've said a little prayer for
  7. honest mistake and treated like a criminal

    This is what came to my mind: "Oh, no!" As some previous posters have pointed out, I think it would have been better to start over from scratch w/ pouring the meds...especially since there was a...
  8. You did not just do that?!

    I worked with a nurse who was a smart, nice, fun person but boy, oh, boy, did she love to talk about her sex life! She did not hold back. She'd talk about it in a normal voice at the nurses station,...
  9. Why do we hate admissions?

    ^This^ Sums it up PERFECTLY! And made me laugh out loud. The cats! Ha, ha, ha! Love
  10. Penile ulcer..HELP!

    Has urology taken a look at it? They might have some ideas for treatment and it might be good for a urologist to have a looksie to make sure it is benign. Although rare, I have taken care of a few...
  11. What is your crazy?

    I used to be crazy OCD at work when I was a young nurse. Before I could start my shift I had to clean off and organize my med cart...restock all the drawers, empty the built in trash bin, etc. When...
  12. best i quit or fired story

    Not me but a "your fired" story I was privy to. When I was in the military, I worked at a large military teaching hospital. One of the Interns would have parties at his house and invite the staff,...
  13. Nurse, Madonna, and waitress??

    Wish I could have come up with something but I always think of the perfect comeback about 10 mins. too late. Funny thing is he was a HORRIBLE surgeon w/ a sky high rate of complications. He lost...
  14. Question on reacting to tachycardic afib

    Thank you for the clarification. I didn't mean to imply that a nurse cannot hold a med based on nursing judgement and then get an order later. You explained it very well and I'm sorry for speaking...
  15. Nurse, Madonna, and waitress??

    I once had an obnoxious surgeon tell me to my face that nurses are
  16. Question on reacting to tachycardic afib

    Good :-) Sorry if I sounded harsh but I wanted to make sure you knew
  17. I second this
  18. Question on reacting to tachycardic afib

    Glad that the patient's HR has come down with the Amioderone. You seem to be conscientious w/ a desire to learn and do what's best for your patients. With that said, concerning holding the...
  19. Biox vs. Pulse ox vs. whatever else?!

    Nope, I've never heard the term either. Esme, your stories were great. I had similar experiences getting used to the dialect of my husbands very Southern family. The first time he brought me home to...
  20. Most Frustrating Thing ?

    These are terrifying! What on earth are they thinking? Your commentary made me laugh 'till I cried. You are very funny!
  21. What kind of shift report was that?

    Love "box of chocolates"! I'll have to use that. I received a wonderful box of chocolates at 0620 just the other
  22. Made my first "Nursing" connection

    Excellente! You've got your critical thinking hat squarely on. Keep up the good
  23. You know you're tired when...

    These have me laughing so hard! Best.Thread.Ever! Thanks OP! meanmaryjean's post about being called in as a dead body was hysterical. Wish I could press the like button a million times! My sleep...
  24. Long shift then class?

    I did it for one summer (working 11 to 7 as a CNA 5 days a week) and it was brutal! I had a lot of trouble getting the most out of class b/c I was always tired and there were not enough hours in the...
  25. Don't Get Thrown Under the Bus

    I've never had a travel assignment but I know I've always appreciated travel nurses and had huge respect for them. They have the guts to go to a new place, new hospital w/o knowing what they might...