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1. Common nicknames for hospital items.

   bigred replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

   We had a doctor at a nursing home that I worked at refer to Trazadone as VitaminT. At the same home we would say that a resident was "tishy" as apposed to "shi__y" When I worked in a different...

2. Things Little Old Ladies Say

   bigred replied to raiisfun's topic in Nursing Humor

   I used to work in a dementia unit. It was not uncommon to see baby dolls on the unit. Many of the residents would be comforted by these dolls; call them their babies. One night we had a resident who...

3. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   bigred replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   I work in a 60 year old nursing home. A few months ago on the evening shift a resident on G wing put on her call light. When the staff answered her call she said "Get that girl out of here" The...

4. How to deal with angry doctors

   bigred replied to ann915's topic in First Year After Licensure

   In my opinion, you did everything right. That Dr was way out of line to talk to you that way. I agree with the others who said report him/her. While I was reading your post I thought of a form of...

5. What game show describes your workplace?

   bigred replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

   Where I work I often think of that game we used to play at birthday parties. Someone would whisper something in their neighbour's ear; that person would whisper what they heard to the one next to...

6. Advice for the first year of Nursing

   bigred replied to SandandSandwiches's topic in Nursing Career

   Your post was excellent. Even though I have been nursing a very long time, your advice helped me. There were some dandy reminders for me in there. All the things you mentioned are bang on. For...

7. What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

   bigred replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

   When I was in high school, one of my class mate's name was Candy

8. Start orientation at 1st nursing job tomorrow. PRN in LTC. Any advice?

   bigred replied to Irock's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Irock: Congratulations on your new job! I have worked in LTC for 25 yrs. I love it. I worked in LTC for awhile, then worked in a hospital for awhile. Then I went back to LTC...

9. Does Upper Management Even Have a Clue?

   bigred replied to Teamlangston's topic in Emergency

   Hi Shmily: You make some excellent points that we as "seasoned" nurses need to remember at all times. I try to remember when I was new. It was some initiation. I kept saying to...

10. Funny things that pts say

    bigred replied to jRN4now's topic in Nursing Humor

    Re; Funny things pts say: One night on our dementia unit, we had a a 94 year old pt. who ran to the exit door shaking it wildly. "My baby, my baby!" she shouted. We reassured her and took her back...

11. Care Plans

    bigred replied to PediLove2147's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, Lolipop! 'Fraid so!! Care plans are going to be part of your existence if you work in a hosp. or nursing home, LTC etc. At our facility, ours are on the computer and are pretty...

12. Please share something GOOD that happened at work!

    bigred replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    The 2 previous stories take me back to my student nursing days. I was in the consolodation part; what I called the 'home stretch'. I was on a very busy surgical floor of a big hospital....

13. Merry Christmas!

    bigred replied to danissa's topic in General Nursing

    Merry Christmas everybody!! It is 0745 Christmas Morning in Ontario, Canada. I have enjoyed reading the previous Christmas messanges. Our children are grown now, so it is quiet around here. That is...

14. Blow out at the desk, who was at fault? both share blame I think?

    bigred replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    I too think that you did the right thing, Dutchgirl. This new RN has a lot to learn IMO. One thing that stood out was she would not accept any of the blame....it was someone else's fault. As...

15. funniest thing you saw a nurse do.......

    bigred replied to cre8tivRN's topic in General Nursing

    This happened to a nursing friend years ago in a LTC facility. She and another RN were each feeding a resident. My friend noticed that the resident the other RN was feeding had his mouth wide open...