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Posts Tagged ‘Embarrassing Moment’
Visitor Topics The life of a CNA can be trying at times but it can also be funny. I work as a CNA in long term health care. In the year and 3 months that I have work in my current job I have realized that male CNAs can be hilarious when they are assiting female residents. I was working with a male CNA at my job [...]
Reality Unscripted We've shared our most embarrassing moments in nursing. We've shared our funniest nursing stories. Now it's time we turn the tables on the docs.
Though usually professional, respectful, and brilliant, even our highly esteemed doctors occasionally misstep. It's only fair we take a little time to share their stories. Here's my favorite. One Tuesday morning this summer, a patient came into the clinic [...] Reality Unscripted Poop and mental confusion: Those are the common denominators in the stories you shared with us.
As I read through all the entries, I realized what a quirky profession we are in. We see people in their rawest form. Sometimes it makes us recoil. Sometimes it makes us sad. Sometimes it makes us pee in our pants in laughter. This [...] Reality Unscripted Google is a wonderful thing.
I had been having this weird gunk in my mouth for a few weeks and had no idea what it was. Nor did I want to mention it to anyone because it seemed so bizarre and embarrassing. So I went to Google. I typed in "white stringy mucous in mouth." (Too much information, I know, but hang in there with [...] Seasoned with Sage If it feels like a cold front has hit your unit—cool looks and frosty comments are the norm—then be the one to bring some life into the unit.
Some of the best bad-mood breakers are embarrassing moments. And, boy, do nurses have a ton of crazy stories. It is freeing when you can laugh at those moments that make you want to crawl under the gurney. [...] Rookie Wit & Wisdom As a traveling nurse, I was sent to check a patient who was close to dying. The night prior to my arrival, he had gone to the ER to have a Foley inserted.
When I arrived at the patient's home, his wife greeted me with, "Oh, nurse, I am so glad you are here! My husband needs to move his bowels, and I cannot [...] Interacting With Patients How to get your patients out of their funk.
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Leslie Gibson’s patient had gotten the boot from her nursing home. The 96-year-old crotchety woman commonly assailed nurses with bare-knuckled blows. Once home, neighbors witnessed the elderly woman’s emotional crash—and called in Leslie, a visiting nurse at the time, for support.
When Leslie first met her cranky patient, she saw that pain, anger, and confusion shrouded any vivacity that might have once been present. Leslie had a [...] Reality Unscripted Ever have a Most Embarrassing Moment (MEM) in your role as "Nurse: Healer of All Things"?
My problem is narrowing the possibilities to only one. The one that makes me laugh the most (and turn red at the same time) is one I can share only with other nurses. No one else really sees the humor in it. I was (newly) working at a Family Practice office with [...] |
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