Happynurse2222

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1. What's Your Longest Lasting PIV?

   Happynurse2222 replied to bgxyrnf's topic in General Nursing

   I work in ER and the hospital just rolled out a new policy that we have to pull EMS lines and lines from other hospitals that are put in anything other than the arms. I personally don't see the good in pulling a perfectly good line and sticking someo...

2. Confusing and irritating situation

   Happynurse2222 posted a topic in Safety

   Hi all! So here's the situation. I'm on a unit that is critically short staffed all the time and we've got this unit supervisor who (bless her little soul) has taken to working shifts to help us out. The problem is that she is constantly getting pul...

3. ER rushing patients to the floor

   Happynurse2222 replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

   At my hospital, the er has taken to just showing up with patients. It's about 50/50 whether you actually get a call. I've gotten some sick ones that show up without an Iv and without any documentation that an ER doc has even looked at them. I just th...

4. Nightmare on Night Shift

   Happynurse2222 posted a topic in General Nursing

   So I'm a new grad, fresh off orientation. Part of this is a rant and part of it is asking for advice. So I work in a observation area of the ER. I was mostly oriented on day shift, but for whatever reason, my hospital wants all new grads working nigh...

5. Ativan and getting punched in the face

   Happynurse2222 replied to Happynurse2222's topic in General Nursing

   I mean I agree with the delirium thing but when I called the doctor about getting more pain meds, because yeah I'd like to treat the pain for this guy, the doc wouldn't write me anything stronger than 1 MG of morphine which even on those little old l...

6. Ativan and getting punched in the face

   Happynurse2222 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi all! Situation. So I'm a new nurse, just out of school. My background is psych but I figured I'd give the ER a try to get some medical experience. Anyhoo, I'm in the observation area and I've got a patient with a kidney stone and appendicitis and...