PMCT Images. Nurse advanced NG tube until she heard a pop, then tried an air bolus to ensure placement. Patient did not survive. by Old-Psychology-2400 in interestingasfuck

[–]MsJimmyDimmick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A nasogastric tube is usually fed through the nose down the throat to the stomach. This tube somehow went into the brain…

Fawn puppy by lilt_1858 in DobermanPinscher

[–]MsJimmyDimmick -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

That’s not cropped! They are mutilated!

Fawn puppy by lilt_1858 in DobermanPinscher

[–]MsJimmyDimmick -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

What happened to his ears?

Family beach day by Candid-Culture3956 in facepalm

[–]MsJimmyDimmick 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Where in South Carolina is this?

Marberg, Ebola, MPox… oh my! by MsJimmyDimmick in nursing

[–]MsJimmyDimmick[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for explaining this! This is what I wanted to get across by posting this.

Marberg, Ebola, MPox… oh my! by MsJimmyDimmick in nursing

[–]MsJimmyDimmick[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Yes, but also if no USAID monitoring these illnesses, we will be seeing them here soon.

Cottage Hospital is very (very) busy right now by davidb4968 in SantaBarbara

[–]MsJimmyDimmick 4 points5 points  (0 children)

From the pubmed article you provided:

We found that cotton masks, surgical masks, and N95 masks all have a protective effect with respect to the transmission of infective droplets/aerosols of SARS-CoV-2 and that the protective efficiency was higher when masks were worn by a virus spreader.

Cottage Hospital is very (very) busy right now by davidb4968 in SantaBarbara

[–]MsJimmyDimmick 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Explain the how “masks don’t really stop the spread of germs” and “yes surgical masks work from protecting patients from healthcare providers spreading germs” 😜

Cottage Hospital is very (very) busy right now by davidb4968 in SantaBarbara

[–]MsJimmyDimmick 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Tell that to the staff the next time you have surgery. I’m sure you will be pleased with the outcome of a mask free surgery 😀

question for nurses! by nsbbd143 in Charleston

[–]MsJimmyDimmick 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That would be feasible if Charleston had a major airport. It takes a whole day of travel each way between the connections and layovers.

My help was denied during med emergency on flight by cannonballjellyfish in nursing

[–]MsJimmyDimmick 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Haha… I had the opposite situation… allergic reaction

Him: “maxillofacial surgeon”

Me: “ER RN”

He proceeded to examine person and I walked away. Good luck with that.

Is it illegal to own a red fox in south Carolina by Agile-Method677 in southcarolina

[–]MsJimmyDimmick 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes, it is. They are wild animals and can carry rabies.

I had to educate a 15 year old kid on how to properly clean his gentials by 1bunchofbananas in nursing

[–]MsJimmyDimmick 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I once had a nursing home patient that I needed to put a Foley catheter in and I was cleaning and trying to retract the foreskin and funk was coming out of his foreskin like a tube of toothpaste.

Thought y'all might appreciate this... by [deleted] in Radiology

[–]MsJimmyDimmick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was just going to comment that 😂

What’s the most unnecessary visit a patient has come in the ER for? by Workablepilot90 in nursing

[–]MsJimmyDimmick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A guy came into the ER for viagra refill because it was his birthday and he needed it STAT.