JNJ Twitter Updates for 2010-02-26
February 26, 2010 by karynbuxman · Leave a Comment
- Clones are people two. #
JNJ on Twitter
February 24, 2010 by karynbuxman · Leave a Comment
- 404 Moment: when med records/chart can't be located during doc's rounds (From HTTP 404 error "Not Found") #
- FF# @NurseTogether, @BlueSky107, @socialEspeaking, @LorettaLaRoche, @DonnaCardillo, @LeAnnThieman, @franlondon, #
- More FF# @PattyWooten, @NurseTalk, @DrRobertHolden, @realpatchadams, @ronculberson #
- Asked pt family member "R U closest relative?" response "Oh no, I live all the way in Pennsylvania!" (don't have 2 make this up!) #
- Woman's abd pain turns out to be foot long surgical instrument–oops! How'd we overlook that?! http://ow.ly/19sAU #
- Kudos to the students at Graham Hosp School of Nursing (the last diploma school in IL). You guys rock! #
- Apparently there was a flight that took off on time from O'Hare last night–mine! Too bad I wasn't on it. Long night… trying to get home. #
JNJ Twitter Updates for 2010-02-23
February 23, 2010 by karynbuxman · Leave a Comment
- Kudos to the students at Graham Hosp School of Nursing (the last diploma school in IL). You guys rock! #
- Apparently there was a flight that took off on time from O'Hare last night–mine! Too bad I wasn't on it. Long night… trying to get home. #
Nurse Marge in Charge
Dear Nurse Marge,
I’ve just discovered I’m pregnant. Now, I’ve been a nurse for a while, and I’ve seen how the other nurses treat pregnant colleagues — it’s all nice up front, but nasty nasty behind the back. I don’t want that — so I’ve kept it quiet. But I won’t be able to keep it quiet for long. What’s the best way to stop my co workers from treating me any differently than they have up until now?
Signed,
Stressed in Spokane
Dear Stressed,
To really believe that your fellow nurses will treat you differently if you’re pregnant means you must believe they’re not talking behind your back now. Come on. You know these people.
Leopards don’t change their spots, but they will generally shell out for a nice romper, some onsies, or even a Diaper Genie if you play your cards right. Assume that they’re going to be annoyed and irritable — that’s their nature, and you’ll only stress yourself out trying to change it. Meanwhile, enjoy the daylights out of being pregnant.
Can’t go in the isolation room? Don’t go in — JOYOUSLY!
Too far along to turn the 500 pound patient who insists on groping every woman within reach? Shucks! Make sure to cheer supportively from the sidelines.
Have to vomit suddenly, despite the fact Dr. Annoying Face is right there? Make sure you get a picture afterward for the baby book!
Some times in your life are special, and you shouldn’t let the actions of the people around you dictate your enjoyment of them. Don’t worry about cranky faces and nasty attitudes — as soon as you’re not pregnant, they’ll have something else to be cranky and nasty about. That’s the nature of the beast. You go have fun. And maybe, just maybe, you’ll serve as an example that others will emulate.
By the time you’re back from maternity leave, they’ll be so happy to see you (and share the workload!) that they’ll even smile at all your new Mommy stories.
For a while.
Good Luck!
Nurse Marge
Star Charts by Suzanne LaBarne
February 22, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Horoscopes just for Nurses!
Pisces
Asking “What were you doing to that dog before he bit you?” may not be part of the standard rabies control protocol, Pisces, but this week, you might understand why it should be. Congratulations on another successful week saving humanity from itself.
Aries
If the patient calls to see if the ER is ‘too busy’ before they come in with their emergency, the only possible answer is “Oh my God a bus just crashed through the front door hold on!” Or so I’m told. You would never do such a thing, would you, Aries?
Taurus
There are questions in this world you don’t want the answers to, Taurus. Like why someone would want the foreign object retrieved from an uncomfortable location back — they didn’t want it when they had it! But if you get an answer to that mystery, let us know.
Gemini
If a patient has a vowel obstruction, does that mean they can’t say A, E, I, O, or U?
Cancer
Weighty issues have been on your mind, Cancer. Whether it’s your own personal quest for fitness or your own personal quest for a patient-turning strategy that works on people who weigh more than your car, you’ve been doing some heavy thinking. Stop it and go for a walk.
Leo
Taking histories is a special delight for you this week, Leo, as you learn that your patient has no previous history of suicide.
Virgo
Word play delights you, and you spend much of a shift musing aloud if something that’s been bothering someone for six years can truly be deemed an emergency.
Libra
If you remove the pizza the NPO patient had delivered from his room, is it REALLY wrong to swipe a piece,or REALLY REALLY wrong? Does it matter if it’s double pepperoni with extra cheese? This week will be full of moral quandries, Libra, try to stay strong.
Scorpio
If you’re a psychiatric nurse, Scorpio, nothing this week will seem the least bit unusual.
Sagittarius
This week, you have a chance to introduce a patient to that radical new health care innovation: SOAP! Future generations will have to see if the trend toward cleanliness is anything more than a fad, but the roommate is pretty happy with you.
Capricorn
A surprise encounter will have you rethinking your entire career path. Be careful on Wednesday.
Aquarius
Feelings of sorrow and regret plague the beginning of the week, but give way to the wonder of realizing you really do make a difference midweek.
Star Charts by Suzanne LaBarne are for Entertainment Purposes ONLY!
Is It Safe To Laugh: When To Use Humor As A Nursing Intravention
February 22, 2010 by karynbuxman · Leave a Comment
It had not been Jenny T’s best day ever. After discovering that she — along with many of her colleagues — were being downsized out of a job, she’d gone out with some friends. They’d had a few drinks, but Jenny wasn’t behind the wheel when they headed home. That didn’t help her much — she’d spent most of the night in the ER, being ‘reassembled’, after the car she was riding in was involved in an accident. We tried to reach her husband, and when we finally did, it turned out he was at his girlfriend’s house and he wasn’t in a big old hurry to come see her — seeing as the girlfriend still had a job and all, he figured it was as good a time as any to jump ship.
What, she asked Linda, her ER nurse, was she going to do?
Linda, a RN with a great deal of experience, had taken in the whole sad tale. She listened, thought about it, and said, “I think you better write this all down and sell it to a country music singer. You’ll make a million dollars.” Read more
More Medical Daffy-nitions
February 22, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Alzheimer’s disease
Ahhhh…ummmm….sorry, it’s gone again
Amenorrhea
The result of spending too much time in church. A couple of weeks in Vegas usually eliminates the symptoms.
Cerebral hemorrhage
The thinking mans hemorrhage
Club foot
The inevitable result of too many nights on the dance-club floor. A simple remedy for this is particular ailment is marriage.
DysPEPSIa
A type of indigestion brought on by over-consumption of one particular fizzy cola beverage
Elephantiasis
A strange birth defect in which the sufferer has a body part that would be more in keeping with an elephant, rather than a human. Some get big feet, the well-known “Elephant man” had the trunk, and, of course, the elusive porn stars…..
Irritable bowel syndrome
A condition that may develop when a bowel has had a real gut-full of all the sh** it has to deal with
Middle ear infection
This is rarely seen; mainly because most people have only a left ear and a right ear. But for those lucky enough to have one in the middle, watch out, it might get infected
Stye
Normally a place where pigs and teenagers live. So, you want to hope that you don’t get one of these in your eye on the night of the big date….
This Kitty Works Triage, Clearly
February 22, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
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The More Things Change
February 22, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Pt c/o abdominal pain, unspecified. Here’s how the medical community has responded, over the course of time:
2000 B.C. – “Here, eat this root.”
1000 B.C. – “That root is heathen, say this prayer.”
1850 A.D. – “That prayer is superstition, drink this potion.”
1940 A.D. – “That potion is snake oil, swallow this pill.”
1985 A.D. – “That pill is ineffective, take this antibiotic.”
2010 A.D. – “That antibiotic is artificial. Here, eat this root!”
Submitted by Terry L., RN
Comedy Cures!
February 22, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
The ComedyCures Foundation tickles funny bones! They focus on bringing joy, laughter, and therapeutic humor programs to kids and grown-ups living with illness depression, trauma and disabilities. Through large & small scale therapeutic comedy programs, they entertain and educate patients, families and caregivers about the power of a comic perspective and the positive benefits of laughter on the body, mind, and spirit. “Yes, laughter is great medicine!” Love, laughter and hope are communicated in every aspect of our unique programs.
To learn more about ComedyCures, including the inspiring story of founder Saranne Rothberg, a cancer survivor, you’ll want to visit their website!
