Angelicpurl

Angelicpurl

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  1. A Wardrobe Malfunction, or Why Not to Wear A Halloween Costume to Work

    Angelicpurl replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I just laughed so hard I've got tears streaming down my face & I just peed a

  2. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    Angelicpurl replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Yikes! We had the SAME type thing at the 1st place I ever worked. A man called out saying he saw a dog between him & his roommates beds. He swore he saw it IN the mirror. We rolled him over to...

  3. Domestic Violence: What Leaving Feels Like

    Angelicpurl replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my! Thank you for being a supportive coworker even if it still ended badly. I say that as a survivor of DV. My coworkers gave me money to stay in a hotel room for the night while I figured out what...

  4. Nurses with asthma

    Angelicpurl replied to VampyrSlayer's topic in General Nursing

    I have my rescue inhaler on the ready too. Like many posts have said, I too have asthma & have worked in several settings. Don't be afraid to let your manager know you're an asthmatic but are...

  5. let go during orientation, needs advice?

    Angelicpurl replied to sheepingarden's topic in General Nursing

    I don't like the journal either, but I did train for a preceptor program that required we write 3 items for improvement & 3 items that the preceptor found that the orientee did very well. It was...

  6. Dumbest thing a doctor has done/said to you

    Angelicpurl replied to WorriedNurse25's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hmm....like others have said, "where did I begin???" I had a doctor fresh from residency respond to an RRT. We hooked up the patient to the crash cart & he had textbook 360 BPM V-tach & I saw...

  7. Is clinic nursing a dirty job?

    Angelicpurl replied to Yerani27's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I agree. I just know that agriculture students showed up at the college computer lab for help, still dressed in their farm clothes. Yuck!!! Some people don't mind what they're wearing, no matter...

  8. Is clinic nursing a dirty job?

    Angelicpurl replied to Yerani27's topic in General Nursing

    Could be talking about a worker on a hog operation (really BIG farm).... Some "farm hands" get into nasty situations & have to go to clinic or ER. But, not all of them can or are willing to stop...

  9. Really, is this real?!?!

    Angelicpurl replied to FlossyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about the being picked on part as true or not. I had a charge nurse (telemetry unit) about 20 years ago who gave me 14 patients! I was one year out of school but only 3 days off my 1 WEEK...

  10. Drug seekers

    Angelicpurl replied to russianbear's topic in General Nursing

    Want to know why we use "smart" PCA pumps that read barcode? Because of patients like my aunt who had terminal cancer. She suffered for over a week in uncontrolled pain. A doctor refused to change her...

  11. Is clinic nursing a dirty job?

    Angelicpurl replied to Yerani27's topic in General Nursing

    No, he was NOT amused. I didn't even suggest it since he has such a dry sense of humor. He usually ends up grumbling at all of us for even laughing. Good doctor, but he probably would have been...

  12. Is clinic nursing a dirty job?

    Angelicpurl replied to Yerani27's topic in General Nursing

    Worst I saw was a woman complains of lady partslly bleeding & severe pain, hysterectomy history. GP sends to GYN for evaluation. He thought maybe some cancer? She had put Jacks & rocks up...

  13. Odd interactions

    Angelicpurl replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hey, if it works....we had a former nurse on our dementia unit. She had her own "book of notes" that she wrote on each resident. The doctor even humored her by "reading" them and making suggestions....

  14. Odd interactions

    Angelicpurl replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Did you work with me once? I had a lady like that

  15. Drug seekers

    Angelicpurl replied to russianbear's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I see. But.... I am told to NOT take any NSAIDS....I have a history of gastritis AND I'm not supposed to take ANY blood thinners. I have Von Willebrand syndrome. Bleeding is hard to stop! So...

  16. Is clinic nursing a dirty job?

    Angelicpurl replied to Yerani27's topic in General Nursing

    Yep! I taught school too....I asked several tenured teachers for help with doing my plans the way the district wanted them. No help....not even by showing a correct one. Did they want them the way we...

  17. Is clinic nursing a dirty job?

    Angelicpurl replied to Yerani27's topic in General Nursing

    You're kidding, right? No, the doctor who makes $750,000 per year is NOT going to help me clean and exam room! I'm just thankful that he's finally learned to: shield his scalpel & leave the rest...

  18. Did I do the right thing?

    Angelicpurl replied to Live.Love.Nurse.♡'s topic in General Nursing

    I called rapid response team on pt. Change in LOC....well, daughter didn't think momma has diabetes because she only takes pills. We had been given NO home med list & pharmacy clised, PCP out of...

  19. Did I do the right thing?

    Angelicpurl replied to Live.Love.Nurse.♡'s topic in General Nursing

    I worked where doctor suggested to patient they should take their NTG and quit crying wold when their chest hurt. Coroner case 3 days later....neighbor found them dead (quite grossly so because of...

  20. Nurse Slang Yo!

    Angelicpurl replied to ladysushi's topic in General Nursing

    ABH cocktail is highly effective. We used it in psych before Zyprexa came along. Love

  21. That one random nugget of information from nursing school that you've never forgotten..

    Angelicpurl replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in General Nursing

    Probably. My personal experience was having a catheter inserted for a procedure, my bladder filled up to about 3000 mL and was suddenly released. It HURT!!! The spasms were awful & I had clots...

  22. Can i still get a job with an ADN??

    Angelicpurl replied to Sparky231's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure if this is an option for you, but check Berea College in Berea, KY. It has NO tuition & is a BSN program. They have some strict admission requirements and about 1/3 nursing students end...

  23. New Grad, work calling on days off

    Angelicpurl replied to hopemedsurg2picu's topic in General Nursing

    I have also asked for a trade that helped me. No, trading for them might not help me, but I look & see if I can find a better trade that DOES work for

  24. (8/29) This week, I have learned......

    Angelicpurl replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    My favorite line from a new grad nurse was, "I'm doing my year here on the floor. Then I'm going to the ICU! I didn't go to school for 2 years just to wipe someone's ###." So, I gathered she didn't do...

  25. (8/29) This week, I have learned......

    Angelicpurl replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    After your BFF visit, your nurse starts wheeing, sneezing, has facial edema, & you're out cold. Don't mind that security was called because your room smells like marijuana, we sent you to ICU,...