10. Nursing beer mug
9. The Fanny-Q: Fanny pack on weekdays, fold-out BBQ apron on weekends
8. Swiss Army Knife with thermometer
7. “I Brake for Print Scrubs” motorcycle helmet
6. Scent of a Nurse aftershave lotion
5. Skull and crossbones surgical cap
4. Mustache and sideburn sanitizer
3. Tabasco sauce in vending-machine size
2. Patient fantasy football chart
1. Fold-up traveler’s poker table
Is nursing considered a career or a trade? I am not just a skilled craftsman, I am an educated professional.
Student nurses are frazzled and panicking right now. You’ve been there. Got any advice for us?
Male nurses are almost not existent in the clinics. Other than the MDs, I am the only guy on the floor.
I love hearing about how the nurse practitioner is the “next best thing” in the medical profession. Is it?
I was at our ergent care today for a travel nursing physical, I was put into an exam room, heard a scream outside, “help” and people running past my closed door. A 3 year olg girl passed out in the waiting room. The hospital for the ergent care was the same hospital I had worked in ICU. Wanted to help, but not an employee anymore. Mom and Dad were outside my exam room, as you would expect they were traumatized, went out and prayed with them, after our prayer, the little girl began screaming, what a brillant sound that was! Stayed with the parents until an ambulance took there daughter to the hospital ER. I have been on the other side during codes and never had experinced the family, a real eye opener. Had I not been there, no one would have been there to assist the parents. They had just enough people working to care for the child. I am pleased to have had the opportunity to help the parents. Guess I was there for more than a physical?
What a great GOD, SAVIOR, HOLY SPIRIT WE SURVE.
Alan Thomas, RN
By Alan Thomas on June 24, 2010 at 10:25 pm