Nurse-o-holic replied to NoDayButToday's topic in General Nursing
Sounds like heart burn and indigestion. The acidity of the stomach acid can irritate the esophagus tissue and lying down (at night) can exacerbate the problem. When it happens, try sitting upright...
Nurse-o-holic replied to cre8tivRN's topic in General Nursing
Wow, some of these replies are pretty insightful! Some things I never imagined I could obssess about! :chuckle My list: -For breakfast, my mini-wheats must float sugar-side-up so the sugar isn't...
By 'backwards' I think they just mean to have the stethoscope's ear prongs pointing forwards, into your ears. On the show, the actors frequently put them in their ears the other way. I agree that the...
Nurse-o-holic replied to Mandylpn's topic in General Nursing
I didn't get the flu but felt absolutely awful/run-down for about a week or two after getting the shot for 3 years in a row. That was evidence for me that my body just didn't take to it very well so...
Nurse-o-holic replied to design_student's topic in General Nursing
Don't forget tall girls either! The only scrub pants that fit me that are long enough in the legs have the crotch down at my knees! There awful! And sorry but 'unisex' pants are made for men, NOT...
Nurse-o-holic replied to NurCrystal22's topic in General Nursing
In my facility this happens more often than I'd like to admit because the ports look very similar and are right beside each other (O2 is white/green, medical air is white) and of course, staff being...
Nurse-o-holic replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing
I try to read my shift flow sheet left to right: Vitals, IV, any attachments (ie. Chest tubes, epidural, etc.), relevant meds, tests/procedures, lab work, what happened that day and mentioning any...
Nurse-o-holic replied to RN12345656's topic in Nursing Humor
I was giving narcan to my over-sedated patient, and instructed my student to sternal rub him. Later in the charting she had written "Pt sedated, and sternal rub administered. Pt awake and asking what...
Nurse-o-holic replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor
My personal favorite was a very large gentleman calling us (on a night shift) to come and 'look at something'...only to discover when we got down there he wanted to show off the battleship he just...
I kinda liked her "no non-sense" attitude, and how she put Dr. Morris in his place --He is such a weasel! In my mind she will still be 'Sally' from 3rd Rock from the sun for a