CamillusRN BSN

CVOR, CVICU/CTICU, CCRN-CMC-CSC

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    Black Humour

    CamillusRN replied to Tenebrae's topic in Nursing Humor

    We had a comfort care patient once who passed away, and we were calling the provider to report the death. The nurse said "We've lost so-and-so." Doc says, "Well, find him!" The nurse replied "No,...
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    Black Humour

    CamillusRN replied to Tenebrae's topic in Nursing Humor

    I think that's the part the other posters simply aren't getting - this isn't the stuff we say "out loud." Or if we do say it out loud, it's at the nurse's station long after the fact (remember when ....
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    Nursing makes me hate fat people

    CamillusRN replied to LifeCrisis's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Amen! Need more people like
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    Black Humour

    CamillusRN replied to Tenebrae's topic in Nursing Humor

    OMG - I LOVE
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    Black Humour

    CamillusRN replied to Tenebrae's topic in Nursing Humor

    Speaking about songs coming up at inopportune times, the song "Not Yet Dead" by Monty Python keeps getting stuck in my noggin when I'm working the ICU. I'm not going to post a link in case karma winds...
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    Black Humour

    CamillusRN replied to Tenebrae's topic in Nursing Humor

    Adorable cat videos, probably? Now everybody should be happy . .
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    VENT WARNING Nights: Just Need encouragement I guess

    CamillusRN replied to WalkingDead1's topic in General Nursing

    Best of luck to you! I know if I had a family I wouldn't be able to do nights
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    ive been accepted to nursing schoom for fall should i take a CNA program in the summer????

    CamillusRN replied to futurenurse93_'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    At my acute care hospital we still hire and train aides without any certification beyond basic CPR. LTC or SNF aren't options at least in my area d/t the requirement of an actual CNA certification....
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    An RN who isn't good at math?

    CamillusRN replied to nursingjourney's topic in General Students

    Solution: Carry a calculator and memorize the small handful of formulas you'll ever use. Or even carry a cheat sheet. 3/4 of my graduating class admittedly sucked at math, but they didn't let that...
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    Burnt out

    CamillusRN replied to BellaCat's topic in General Nursing

    I feel where you're coming from. Any option of going to a more acute
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    Black Humour

    CamillusRN replied to Tenebrae's topic in Nursing Humor

    Dunno if you're a fan of this guy, but I love this parody . . . about
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    Black Humour

    CamillusRN replied to Tenebrae's topic in Nursing Humor

    Haha! I just read your post in another thread about naming a hemorrhoid - had to come back to this one and see if it was the same
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    Black Humour

    CamillusRN replied to Tenebrae's topic in Nursing Humor

    Oh my - I have a hard time even with teens. Takes a very special person to deal with a dying/dead toddler. Kudos, my friend - stay
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    Black Humour

    CamillusRN replied to Tenebrae's topic in Nursing Humor

    I concede that not all healthcare professionals have a sense of "gallows humor" - you're actually the first I've come across. By all means, continue with your current coping system as it seems to be...
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    Diagnosis : Triage

    CamillusRN replied to mattyzeee's topic in Nursing Humor

    Got a great laugh out of this one! Thanks for
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    Black Humour

    CamillusRN replied to Tenebrae's topic in Nursing Humor

    Please understand that I never "poke fun" at the death of a patient whose life was entrusted to me as soon as they came through my doors. I take every patient death seriously, and will be as somber as...
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    ive been accepted to nursing schoom for fall should i take a CNA program in the summer????

    CamillusRN replied to futurenurse93_'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't know how the job market is where you're from, but I would say go for it! It'll give you some exposure to healthcare before you hit clinicals and will also give you an appreciation for what the...
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    But you're a nurse, you could've done this....

    CamillusRN replied to Madras's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Our service has the same requirement. I've been told, though, that the refusal forms aren't enough to save a tech in court, so we're also very thorough in the rest of our documentation as well. It's...
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    Black Humour

    CamillusRN replied to Tenebrae's topic in Nursing Humor

    I think you and the OP are dead-on (no pun intended ) - only other healthcare professionals will understand. Anyone else, and you're a cold-hearted and unprofessional
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    Black Humour

    CamillusRN replied to Tenebrae's topic in Nursing Humor

    Oh, come now. Surely you've developed a dark sense of humor that helps you cope through the loss of a patient? One of the hospice nurses I used to work with said one of her patients died happy with...
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    VENT WARNING Nights: Just Need encouragement I guess

    CamillusRN replied to WalkingDead1's topic in General Nursing

    I understand everyone is different, but as a nightshifter I was scheduled a random day shift once and the senseless chaos was too much! I thrive on the chaos of a trauma resus but this was a truly...
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    But you're a nurse, you could've done this....

    CamillusRN replied to Madras's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Funny, we got called for a police assist to evaluate a nosebleed just last week. The cop wanted to know if the subject's nose was broken. The paramedic I was riding with looked at the officer and said...
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    Black Humour

    CamillusRN replied to Tenebrae's topic in Nursing Humor

    We had a patient pass away whose initials were E.T. "E.T. go
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    Tips For a New CNA?

    CamillusRN replied to BabyTurtle2k11's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    ^^ This. Also, make sure to ask plenty of questions during orientation. As a CNA, you're the eyes and ears of the nurse in the LTC environment. Knowing what to be careful to watch for to report to the...
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    Nursing makes me hate fat people

    CamillusRN replied to LifeCrisis's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So, I think I understand what you're saying, and it's not jerk-ish in the least. From my past experience of working as a physiologist, I can absolutely agree that there is SO MUCH more to the...