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Top Ten Signs Your Patient is Really A Nurse

Posted on September 28, 2009 by admin

10. Records her own I&O (and her roommate’s!) 9. Makes her own bed, complete with hospital corners. 8. Reads her own chart to make sure no one wrote ‘obese’ in it. 7. Takes her own pulse while you take her … Continue reading →

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The Perioperative Nurse’s Top Ten Signs That They Need A Vacation

Posted on September 21, 2009 by admin

10. You answer your home phone by saying, “Surgery, Mary, May I help you?” 9. In the perioperative nurse’s kitchen, their recipes have the ingredients listed in CC’s, grams and ounces. 8. You enter your PYXIS password on the microwave … Continue reading →

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The Top Ten Ways to Tell if You’re A Nurse Midwife

Posted on September 7, 2009 by admin

10:  You’re talking about seeing the Crown and you’re nowhere near Buckingham Palace! 9: You know a fetoscope does not measure shoe size! 8:  Broken water never involves busted pipes in your world! 7: You can get out of a … Continue reading →

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Things We Learn From Our Patients

Posted on April 27, 2009 by admin

Education doesn’t stop when you leave nursing school — and we’re not talking about continuing education, either. Some of the most critical lessons we learn as nurses are taught by our patients, including:

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Top Ten ER Calls

Posted on April 27, 2009 by admin

Hey, all you ER nurses out there!  How many of these sound familiar?

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You Know You’re A Nurse When…

Posted on March 23, 2009 by admin

This week’s Top Ten You Know You’re A Nurse Submissions: You jingle when you walk…from all the scissors, keys, and clamps in your pockets! You know not all  patients are annoying.  Some are unconscious! You have the phone numbers of … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Reasons To Become A Nurse

Posted on January 22, 2009 by admin

1) Pays better then fast food, though the hours aren’t as good. 2) Fashionable shoes and sexy white uniforms. 3) Needles: “Tis better to give than receive” 4) Reassure your patients that all bleeding stops…eventually. 5) Expose yourself to rare, … Continue reading →

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