[TeleRNer]

Er nurses totally rock!! And very very very funny too!

Alls I can say as a Telemetry nurse who on occasion must float to the ER (VERY SCARED, mind you!) I have been treated very nicely by the ER staff and given the come aboard line that most new nurses die to hear...but, still not ready...OMG!

Anyway one night in ER there's this drunk thin man with a hint of alcohol to his breath given the royal treatment...for dx dehydration (where I live it is blazingly hot in summer) well, I hang the banana bag, give him a sandwich and some soda and before I know it I'm taking his final vitals before discharge and the doc says in a savagely brutal sarcastic way "Welcome to the hotel San Joaquin" mel blankish in accent....hilarious!

I am dumbfoundedly amazed at the level of skill the ER nurses have at starting IVs...almost out of thin air a flash appears where there was none!
Simply amazing, but I know a lot of practice, What you receive a lot of down there is plentiful. Hats off to you women/men who work ER! Bravo!!!!

[caroladybelle]

Originally Posted by Aliakey

I agree with ya!
I've lived in a similar condition in my worst days of life, so had some empathy for her situation. Well, my feeling for her *sons* all changed when I wheeled her out to the lobby after being discharged. One of her sons pulled around in a nearly new shiney, loaded, red Ford pickup... and yep, it *was* his (I made a comment about how nice he kept that pickup looking, asked how long he had it, etc. just to test my theory). Grrr! So while their mother lives in a clapboard house, the sons are enjoying their comfy luxuries?

Grumble. All I can do is think that on the day of death, everyone has to answer to what less-than-nobel deeds they have done in their life. The only way to keep my sanity (if I have any left, lol!)

Please do not assume.

I have tried valiantly to keep my mother's house clean, to get work done on it, to improve her circumstances. She refuses the help, doesn't maintain what she can maintain, or complain about any improvements. It was a fight to even get her to get the roof repaired after Charley/Frances/Jeanne hit.

She will not trash a piece of mail - or let me do so. It is always the "I'll get to it" which has gone on for 4-5 years.

If this elderly person is in her right mind and independant, it may have more to do with her refusing help, rather than her son not providing it.

[katfishLPN]

Originally Posted by ChayaN

Are you saying that the ER abusers come to the ER because they find the surroundings there a lot more pleasant than their own homes? Sad.

No, I would say they come in to see a doctor!

[chip193]

Originally Posted by katfishLPN

No, I would say they come in to see a doctor!

For many of the abusers, the last thing that they want to see is a physician. See my post above of the regulars that visit my place.

[LeahJet]

Originally Posted by ParrotHeadRN

I have to share a little story: the other night a 35 yo man called the squad in the wee hours of the morning because he was vomiting. Nothing else, just vomiting. When he arrived he was crying. His only complaint was he'd been vomiting for "about an hour." He was also drooling because he couldn't swallow his saliva. Honestly, I just stood there and looked at him for a minute because I didn't trust myself to say anything. He would retch and retch and it was easy for even this newbie to see he was really TRYING to vomit. And when he did retch, he sounded like a crow cawing, no lie. I had to go behind the curtain for a minute because I really didn't want to laugh right at him. So, I am getting better and am starting to enjoy the entertainment value. Luckily, we weren't very busy at that point so it was okay. But, JEESH!

An obvious case of what we like to call.......vaginomegally

[UKRNinUSA]

Originally Posted by LeahJet

An obvious case of what we like to call.......vaginomegally

Love that - can't wait to use it myself

[Altra]

Originally Posted by LeahJet

An obvious case of what we like to call.......vaginomegaly

Good one!

[kk2000]

Originally Posted by caroladybelle

Please do not assume.

I have tried valiantly to keep my mother's house clean, to get work done on it, to improve her circumstances. She refuses the help, doesn't maintain what she can maintain, or complain about any improvements. It was a fight to even get her to get the roof repaired after Charley/Frances/Jeanne hit.

She will not trash a piece of mail - or let me do so. It is always the "I'll get to it" which has gone on for 4-5 years.

If this elderly person is in her right mind and independant, it may have more to do with her refusing help, rather than her son not providing it.

YES, yes, yes-I completely understand! With our parents sometimes things are not what they appear to others.
K-