Ok we all know that working with the public can be VERY interesting. Things they do to get in the hospital or do while in the hospital can make you wonder what is really going on in their head. I'll start off.....

Today I learned not to take 40 unknown pills that I may find in a trash can because I want to know what they would feel like. I could end up Dig Toxic and with an INR through the roof.

What did you learn today?

Too funny!!!

I learned that if an inmate “accidently spit on an officer” I get to do a psych evaluation on that inmate.

charlita, why should you be any different from the rest of us? This is the way nursing has been for years. Who is going to change it?

Always mark Coumadin bottles with a big red X. That way your patient doesn't confuse their Coumadin with their antibiotic and take it four times a day for three days before they call and report that strange bluish/purple rash all over their body!!! INR of >50, thats as high as the lab machine reads!!!

Funny story: Like me, my daughter is also a RN. When the vet gave her flea medicine to give to her dog, she administered it orally. Should have been administered topically at the back of the dogs neck. This proves you must always read the medication orders and administer as directed. She learned a valuable lesson!

PS~The dog was not harmed. :)

I am learning that stolen property can be hidden in places you would never dream of. Just to give you a hint; it would explain why someone you see being taken out in handcuffs on TV would walk funny. Learned a new phrase as well. I kiestered them." When I told the officers what this inmate told me they all cracked up. The inmate now has a new name. The Kiester Kid.” I learn new words every day in this place.

charlita, Oh Yeah! I have seen the dual personalities from the romancing stage to the now we gotcha stage too many times.

i always wonder what the DON always do with the d/c narcotics. this afternoon, i knocked at my DON's office. i almost laughed seeing our administrator punching all the narcotics while sitting comfortably on the floor while theDON and ex-DON are sitting on the chair. on top of the table are narcotics piled up almost hiding the neck of the two.

back in my country, i have to give blood to my dad. i went to a tiny room where they will get the blood from me. the room's name is BLEEDING ROOM.

i learned where my pen was when I pulled the rectal themometer from behind my ear...

just kidding................adding some humor i hope....

I've learned that when the office manager and the other nurse are best friends, they will never really see your side of the story..oh well

I learned that if a patient chart is nowhere to be found all you have to do is refuse to see the patient until the missing chart is found and cop an attitude; BAM! there is the missing chart.

WoW, I really learned a lot just from reading the forum today. Lots of Laughs and y'all brightened my othewise boring day.

Too funny!

I learned this at work today from a doctor. Ever heard of a stool transplant? Me either-until today. here's what it is - when a patient has c-diff (they have diarrhea with this , so you cannot get a good stool sample) the doctor can obtain a stool sample from someone else (I'm not joking) mix it up with alittle water, fill a syringe and insert it into the patient. When the formed stool is expelled, it is sent to the lab for testing. Can you believe this? It's absolutely true. The doctor knows doctors who do this on a rountine basis .*I just had to share! ( we were cracking up at work)