For The Love Of...

God and people.

[confessionsofabrokegradstudent]

When I take an exam and know I did not do well

1st year:

4th year:

[confessionsofabrokegradstudent]

#tbt

[lovejoynursing]

#nursepractitionerschool

[boluscoffeestat-deactivated2020]

What I tell my patients when they’re being noncompliant

“If you don’t wear your SCDs, you will get a blood clot which can move from your leg into your lung. And you will die.” “If you don’t do your incentive spirometry, you will get pneumonia. And you will die.” “If you don’t get out of bed, you will get a bed sore. And die.”

[derpycats]

Chillin

[lovejoynursing]

This is hilarious !

[lovejoynursing]

To the student nurse who was doing her first med/surg clinical day,

Don’t interrupt me while I’m giving report. Rude.

Don’t ask if they do echo’s at the bedside, then say “I didn’t think so. They do in the ICU where I work.”

Don’t get an attitude when I tell you I have the patients a suppository.  He’s hasn’t pooped in 4 days.  He needs it.

Thanks,

Tired Night Shift Nurse

P.S. What is with these first year students these days? I would have never dared to question the nurse on my first day of med/surg clinical.  Where is the fear?

[mrlapadite]

[feeln0thing]

I’ll always reblog this I adore it

[confessionsofabrokegradstudent]

When my classmate keeps bragging about their accomplishments

[lovejoynursing]

OMG thank you. Yes. I don’t care about the time you worked at a hospital on Cape Cod and all the time you had patients choking on fish bones.

[confessionsofabrokegradstudent]

When someone points out a mistake I made

[whatshouldwecalllaboranddelivery]

Pretty much every dinner I have with my family…

[boluscoffeestat-deactivated2020]

Oh my God that trach secretions bit — dying

[adenosinetriesphosphate]

I needed this laugh. This is why nurse friends are the best friends.

[mydaywasworsethanyours]

[mydaywasworsethanyours]

When patients leave AMA.

[mydaywasworsethanyours]

Every single staff member when someone puts food out in the break room.

[lovejoynursing]

No name, fair game!

[jethrocane]

a pregnant woman goes into a coma

months later she wakes up, no longer pregnant

“you had twins! ” the nurse exclaims. “your brother named them”

“what did he name the girl?” the woman asks

“denise”

“that’s alright, I like denise. and the boy?”

“denephew”

[leptys-deactivated20180625]

this is like 1998 chain email-level content

[thatssograd]

When Someone Asks Me Why I Went to Grad School

[lovejoynursing]

I'm considering my life choices at this time...

[sovietunions]

one thing i never do is write a rough draft it’s all or nothing go big or go home

[lovejoynursing]

18 pages and counting.

[sarcasticbabywhispererjess]

Do you like being a nurse?

[ultrafacts]

Mr Rogers Facts.

Source: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Follow Ultrafacts for more facts daily.

[azhuresunsoar]

World Thrombosis Day is October 13th.  And since I’m likely to forget this when it’s actually the official “day”, here’s the infographic that was posted on the WTD website.

As a personal story to this, I had my first PE while I was in my early 20s, I was on oral birth control pills.  I had a second PE after treatment for the first one, and I had genetic testing that showed I was heterozygous for Factor V Leiden, the most common of genetic clotting disorders.  I was put on blood thinner and had an inferior vena cava filter put in to prevent further PE that may come from DVTs in my legs.  However, due to other health issues, I was taken off blood thinner for a while, and I developed a DVT, which then clotted my filter, and the clot on the filter broke off and became a very large PE, which very nearly killed me.  I am now on lifelong blood thinner, and I haven’t had any further blood clots.

It’s incredibly important for people to know the risks and signs of blood clots, and how to prevent them.  Prior to having one, I was only vaguely aware of the fact PEs and DVTs were a thing, and I didn’t really know the symptoms.

More resources: 

National Blood Clot Alliance

Clot Connect

FVLeiden.org

ClotCare Online Resource

International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Vascular Disease Foundation

Office of Rare Diseases Research