Re: 24 Things ER Nurses Know All Too Well
Well, this was supposed to be a funny, venting thread. But some people are way too serious!
Lighten up - take what you need and leave the rest.
As for the medication issue - we are actually "allowed" to give up to the dosage the doctor ordered, don't always have to give the whole thing.
AND IT WAS A JOKE
I am thinking that if you don't get it you never worked in an ER - and never could.
ANd I don't know what number we are up to, but:
###. All family members (except the patient answering my questions and each one has a different answer:
Ma'am where does it hurt?
"Her shoulder"
"It's her belly"
Ma'am point to where it hurts -
Family member gets up and points to shoulder
Daughter "Do you think she will be admitted, because I have some phone calls to make"
"Also, how long will it take for her to get a room because I haven't eaten dinner yet"
Well, it's 5 0'clock now, let's let the doctor take a look at her and decide what to do.
(and by the way, you have no idea what my experience is). Writing in a post that you would falsify a narcotic dose because you think the patient is med seeking speaks for itself. Saying you are going to roll your eyes and think someone is a "loser", or a "tramp", or that you will use a bigger needle because they are yelling is just passive aggressive, behavior - no matter where you are working. If you think being an ER nurse makes that behavior ok, you are sadly mistaken. And then you will probably complain that nurses aren't treated like professionals......
(I do recognize sarcasm...)
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