September 13, 2007 by steven.

I know many of you nurses have considered some form of freelance work.  Perhaps you would like to be a writer of medical related information.  Perhaps a proofreader of medical documentation.  I ran across a site that looked very promising for the freelance, work at home job seeker.  The name of the site is freelancelistings.com.  Click Here!

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June 26, 2007 by steven.

Welcome Nursing Students - Here is where you can ask all those questions that you were afraid to ask in class or during clinicals.  Be open and honest and learn from experienced nurses and medical professionals.

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June 26, 2007 by steven.

How many times have you heard a patient talking to housekeeping or an aid as if they were their nurse?  Is it time for white uniforms again?  With the mix or match of uniform scrubs being tolerated in hospital settings, is there an identity problem?.  Let’s talk.

Steven

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October 2, 2006 by steven.

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October 2, 2006 by steven.

It happens to all of us.  Too much to do and not enough time to write it, type it, or proof read it.  I actually saw a diagnosis on Saturday that was really funny! The fact is this diagnosis was not a matter of misspelling, but a matter of not knowing medical terminology.  I was looking over an order for some cardiac studies on a patient who has been diagnosed with “Ventricular Attack Cardia”.  Now if I was a betting man, I would bet that the patient has “ventricular tachycardia”.

Anyway, enjoy!   Hospital chart bloopers!  Actual writings from hospital charts.

- The patient refused the autopsy
- The patient had no previous history of suicides
- The patient has left white blood cells at another hospital
- She has no rigors or shaking chills, but her husband stated that she was very hot in bed last night.
- On the second day the knee was better and on the third day it disappeared.
- The patient is tearful and crying constantly.  She also appears to be depressed.
- The patient has been depressed since she started seeing me in 1993.
- Discharge status:  Alive but without permission.
- Healthy appearing decrepit 69 year old man, mentally alert, but forgetful.
- Patient had waffles for breakfast and anorexia for lunch.
- She is numb from her toes down.
- While in ER she was X-rated and sent home.
- The skin was moist and dry.
- Occasional, constant infrequent headaches.
- Patient was alert and unresponsive.
- Rectal examination revealed a normal sized thyroid
- She stated she had been constipated most of her life, until she got a divorce.
- I saw your patient today who is still under our car for physical therapy.
- Both breast are equal and reactive to light and accommodation.
- Examination of the genitalia revealed that he is circus sized.
- Lab results indicated abnormal lover function.
- Skin:  Somewhat pale but present.
- Patient has two teenage children, but no other abnormalities.

PLEASE…  If you have some others to share, we would love to read them.

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October 1, 2006 by steven.

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September 29, 2006 by steven.

What has happened?  Who is taking care of the patients?  Is it the nursing assistants, techs, aids?  What ever happened to the bedside, compassionate, caring, nurses of years ago?  Are they still out there?  Can it be done?

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September 29, 2006 by steven.

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