Thimbalina

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1. My patient dropped her baby!

   Thimbalina replied to perfexion's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Good grief. You'll get in more trouble not leaving babies with mom. How can anyone supervise 7 mom's at once.

2. "I hit my ear"

   Thimbalina replied to fetch's topic in School

   Rub a little dirt on it and you're good to

3. "I need to eat, I'm a diabetic!"

   Thimbalina replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I got in trouble once for giving away too many sandwiches. As they said 'There are only so many and they have to last all night'. I cooled it a bit after that and explained to the family members that...

4. "I need to eat, I'm a diabetic!"

   Thimbalina replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I'll never forget giving a guy a sandwich who had just been cleared after a car accident (trauma). He was so happy with the sandwich he got teary… it was a young guy. He was so hungry. I love giving...

5. A Veteran's Day Tribute from a VA Nurse

   Thimbalina replied to dantheman0904's topic in General Nursing

   That is truly amazing. When my father in law passed. We had a service at Rosecrans which is a military cemetery. I was unprepared for the honor given him in the military service. I had never...

6. Crowd funding: Yay or Nay?

   Thimbalina replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

   These are interesting thoughts… I have someone close to me who is in the arts (modern dancer). She does the 'go fund me' things to raise money for her shows which are small and she doesn't have the...

7. Camp nursing with your child

   Thimbalina replied to adpiRN's topic in Camp

   When my kids were young, and ready for camp (they are adults now so it's been a while) I volunteered for a week at a time… they went different weeks. So, I was basically the back up nurse and was...

8. Can I renegotiate after accepting offer?

   Thimbalina replied to Alicia777's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   That's good. I see a lot of positions for NP positions and I think there will be more and more positions available in the future. You have a great attitude and you will gain good experience which will...

9. Is this normal?

   Thimbalina replied to pixie&pepper's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

   Run. Sounds like a very unprofessional

10. Can I renegotiate after accepting offer?

    Thimbalina replied to Alicia777's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have had several nurse friends get their NP only to go back to bedside nursing because the pay was so much worse. They had a completely different deal with the hospital and were contracted under the...

11. Nina Pham and/or Amber Vinson

    Thimbalina replied to logank622's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Nina looked GREAT yesterday! I am amazed that she and Amber have recovered so quickly. Thank

12. Amber Vinson has obtained a high power attorney

    Thimbalina replied to chadrn65's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Kick Ass Amber. Just kick

13. Ebola - do you have the right to walk away?

    Thimbalina replied to rnnina19's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I would as long as I had a hazmat suit with a respirator… and a buddy to spot me… and I didn't have any other patients. I think nurses should get a giant bonus though for putting their lives on...

14. Fearbola: Irrational Fear Now Sweeping U.S.

    Thimbalina replied to mariebailey's topic in Disaster Preparation

    This came out on Oct 5. Super

15. Confusion in terms CAN be funny!

    Thimbalina replied to RNsRWe's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That's sooo funny! He should be appointed the Eboli Czar!!! That would be a funny Saturday Night Live skit except that only the medical professionals would get the