RTFM!!!!!!

A few nights ago I was jolted out of a sound sleep by the wife of a patient who was having problems with her husband’s peritoneal dialysis machine.  I could not understand what she was trying to describe and everything I suggested did not work so I had her get out her operator’s manual, [...]

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DNR Video

One of the commenters on the last post sent this link.  I think it should be in regular rotation on every television station.  Go watch and let me know what you think. It expresses the sentiments of every nurse I know.   DNR VIDEO

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You Know You’re A Nurse When. . .

Allow me to quote an email that landed in my inbox today.   I have mixed feelings about it.  One one hand it is so true that it is funny, on the other I can see why it might offend some people. Judge for yourself.

You know you’re a nurse when..

 

  1) the front of [...]

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Electronic Umbilical Cords

I was wandering the aisles of Safeway this morning when my pager went off. It was a patient from another clinic. I answered her questions, directed her to go to the ER, and then asked her why she called my clinic’s pager. She said she had called information and ours was the [...]

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