March 2012
85 posts
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Eat. Sleep. Nurse: WHY AM I A NURSE? →
nurse-on-duty:
Helper, teacher, mentor, friend. Working for others, hours on end. Kind words, friendly smiles, a listening ear. Taking the time to calm a patient`s fear.
Dependable, trustworthy, caring, Living for others, loving, sharing. At times wondering ” Why am I a Nurse? Is it a Blessing or maybe a…
Eat. Sleep. Nurse: MURPHY'S LAW OF NURSING (Part... →
nurse-on-duty:
You can please some of the patients all of the time, and all of the patients some of the time, but you just can’t please the family.
Management truly believes you are overpaid. But would never work for what they pay you.
People farthest from your work area are the least needy - and least afraid…
Eat. Sleep. Nurse: MURPHY'S LAW OF NURSING (Part... →
nurse-on-duty:
When you need the money, your shift is cancelled; when you have a weekend planned, you have to do overtime.
Realizing the patient you’ve just injected has a serious infection causes you to stab yourself with the used needle.
A 500 pound patient needs all care, while your 80 pound patient…
Quick cardiac notes
bloopz:
Heart sounds: S3= Heart fail-ure (3 syllables) S4=Hy-per-ten-sion (4 syllables)
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Sick Sinus Syndrome.
fuckyeahmedicalstuff:
Any irregularity in your heart’s natural rhythm is called an arrhythmia. Almost everyone’s heart skips a beat now and again, and these mild palpitations are usually harmless. But there are about 4 million Americans with recurrent arrhythmias, and these people usually need treatment for their condition.
Electrical impulses from your heart muscle (the myocardium) cause your...
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
fuckyeahmedicalstuff:
Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) is a group of rare disorders affecting the connective tissue and characterized by extremely fragile bones that break or fracture easily (brittle bones), often without apparent cause. The specific symptoms and physical findings associated with OI vary greatly from case to case. The severity of OI also varies greatly, even among individuals of the...
