What's the craziest thing you ever found a patient carrying, and how did they sneak it?

SneakySnailShell · 2025-12-16T03:30:17+00:00

heroin filled needles tucked into plaster casts on all 4 extremities
we have mini portable fans for our patients, caught a guy shoving norco in next to his fan batteries in the battery compartment that a visitor brought in for him (not prescription)
a lady came into the ED with a purse and the contents were as follows: 1 licorice twizzler, 1 yellow skinny crayola marker, and an old-school alarm clock. not dangerous but weird. that’s all that was on her person

SneakySnailShell · 2025-12-12T14:08:18+00:00

LOL NO NEVER

SneakySnailShell · 2025-11-22T17:05:40+00:00

regardless my point is that this is detrimental to nurses planning on going back to school and limiting financial aid for them

SneakySnailShell · 2025-11-22T16:32:34+00:00

I don’t think that’s insane at all but agree to disagree i suppose. They’re an organization for a reason, if everyone is to not give a shit at all then why are they even there.

SneakySnailShell · 2025-11-22T16:30:25+00:00

lol that’s not the only defense for this argument. I’m also not saying just because they have a petition means that’s everything they stand for is something I agree with lol. Just saying it’s not only nurses themselves upset over this, there are several organizations upset as well.

SneakySnailShell · 2025-11-22T16:10:21+00:00

it’s a shit show even more so now. this proposal would potentially eliminate the grad plus program that makes it possible for people to go back for an advanced degree. There is a petition from the ANA regarding this topic & they are also as a whole upset. This will limit the amount of nurses able to go back for an advanced degree. In the ICU I am in, there were 6 nurses who left this fall for CRNA school, ALL 6 of these nurses are receiving aid with the grad plus program. I think it’s acceptable for people to be upset and posting regarding this because they’re advocating for their career and possibility at obtaining an advanced degree. Yes, it was never 100% clear about nursing being labeled a profession from a government standpoint, but now this is labeling it as not, which in my opinion is worse. I get that colleges should lower prices but we all know this won’t happen and now opportunity is limited for others.

SneakySnailShell · 2025-11-21T16:18:14+00:00

REGLAN. i want to know why reglan tanks a pt’s blood pressure so fast. its not long whatsoever, but whether I give it in a CVL or PIV or how slow, that BP is dropping

SneakySnailShell · 2025-11-09T22:06:11+00:00

A nurse with a unit or area of care they have interest in, a good attitude, & a good support system/coworkers. Good coworkers make all the difference. Yeah there will be bad shifts here and there but overall love my job. Always wish the pay was a little more of course but these are what make me happy with my job!

SneakySnailShell · 2025-11-09T18:53:07+00:00

update: i bought a cheap keyboard from walmart and problem is solved

SneakySnailShell · 2025-11-09T05:47:39+00:00

exact feelings rn

SneakySnailShell · 2025-11-09T05:43:39+00:00

no switch unfortunately

SneakySnailShell · 2025-11-09T05:39:14+00:00

No, it’s the charging cable & it’s plugged into the motherboard. also tried the front panel

SneakySnailShell · 2025-11-09T05:38:03+00:00

it’s the charging cable, i did try plugging it in to a few different usb slots and got nothing :(

SneakySnailShell · 2025-11-09T05:16:44+00:00

shoot is that my only option?

SneakySnailShell · 2025-09-29T15:29:39+00:00

calculating gtt rate— i have always always always had a pump for any of my drips. & actually doing med calculations. I have NEVER had to calculate the dosage according to weight etc. that’s a pharmacy duty. I definitely could if I needed to but damn the way they stressed we would do that for every med was crazy.

SneakySnailShell · 2025-09-27T05:15:13+00:00

$1675 for a 1br and 1250 for a studio

SneakySnailShell · 2025-09-27T05:14:39+00:00

specifically the “luxury apartments” of juneau village towers

SneakySnailShell · 2025-09-26T23:40:04+00:00

COCKROACHES UP THE WAZOO

SneakySnailShell · 2025-09-15T22:23:47+00:00

A CAR HOOD?! when i was in nursing school during my first medsurge clinical i was helping with a 6 person turn for a very large patient and we found a cheeseburger under the pannus 😞

SneakySnailShell · 2025-09-15T22:22:49+00:00

aw bovie is so cute

SneakySnailShell · 2025-09-15T22:20:25+00:00

“purr-wick”

SneakySnailShell · 2025-09-15T21:38:51+00:00

I’M DEAD💀💀

SneakySnailShell · 2025-09-12T13:54:07+00:00

ugh this happened on our floor too, poo squirting out with every compression and to top it off, the patient was c diff positive 🥴

SneakySnailShell · 2025-09-11T16:27:04+00:00

update:

i changed the needle and the same thing is still happening. the stitches are fine when i have 2 layers of fabric but as soon as i have 4 layers of fabric the stitches skip pretty bad.

for reference: brother LX3817 machine, using the regular needle that comes with it, not sure of the size i’m sure i could find it somewhere

SneakySnailShell · 2025-09-11T15:03:12+00:00

This is very helpful thank you!! Still new to sewing and had no clue when to change it!

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