Lurksalot BSN, RN

Lurksalot is a BSN, RN and specializes in Emergency Nursing.

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   Pet Peeve: Poor Grammar by Nurses

   Lurksalot replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

   Same one where "I was vomiking so I took a bambulance to the ER" is a primary complaint.
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   My best orientation mistakes

   Lurksalot replied to skicoachrn's topic in Humor

   Keep laughing and you will be fine. I started in ER, and had a 6 month orientation. First ICU patient I had all by myself, I was so excited, thought I did a great job, had all my tubes and lines nice and neat and orderly, all my meds given, patien...
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   Facebook or Blackboard

   Lurksalot replied to elizhealy's topic in General Students

   well, I cruise facebook while I'm supposed to be on blackboard. But if the instructor really wants me, it all goes through school email.
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   What do you pack in your lunch box?

   Lurksalot replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

   couple bottle of 5 hour power drink.
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   What do your hands say about you?

   Lurksalot replied to AltaEnfermera's topic in General Nursing

   haha, its not my hands that would talk, it's my aching wrists from computer charting and writing papers for school. Ouch!
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   how to cope with humiliation

   Lurksalot replied to PRETTYODD's topic in General Nursing

   I am very sorry to hear you are going through something like this. I know it is probably the hardest thing in the world to keep your head up & face scrunity straight on, especially when you know you didn't do anything wrong. Stay strong, lean on ...
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   nursing heartbreak :/

   Lurksalot replied to bowser301's topic in General Nursing

   The only thing that should have happened is that your instructor takes the opportunity to show you how to correctly mark a documentation error. The correct way to strike out a written error is to put a single line through the entry, initial and date...
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   How much pain medication is "too much pain medication"?

   Lurksalot replied to Phillygryl's topic in General Nursing
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   Ratios? Do you have them in ER, or are they just for the floors?

   Lurksalot replied to Lurksalot's topic in Emergency

   Thanks for all the input everyone. It is very enlightening to see the different ways places are staffed. Soon we will be expanding our Ed, and your responses have given me some ideas for discussion at our next meeting. The structuring is one thing,...
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    Rules for the ER (long)

    Lurksalot replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    rule: Bring in a list of your 15+ medications... not all of the bottles in a trash bag with the labels worn off rule: Don't come straight from your doctors office visit for a "second opinion" and then holler at the nurse because of the wait time to b...
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    Ratios? Do you have them in ER, or are they just for the floors?

    Lurksalot posted a topic in Emergency

    Curious if your ER has any sort of ratio for nurses to patients. In my ED, for example, we self-assign patients most of the time. At shift change, we will be assigned patients from the offgoing nurse, but then we pick up new patients as we are able...
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    Need advice on dealing with missed IV's and what to say to the patient...

    Lurksalot replied to HamBiscuit's topic in New Nurse

    IV placement really is a skill that gets better through practice, lots and lots of practice. Don't be too hard on yourself, you will get the hang of it. If I miss a stick on a patient I usually look them in the eye and say "I'm so sorry, this one is...
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    Triage Rules / Rants

    Lurksalot replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    No, you are not wrong. I once had a patient who came in eating fries from a bag of mcdonald's who stated that he had 10/10 pain as he smiled and giggled at my question. I said "No, sir, I do not think you understand what I am asking. On a scale of ...
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    add your funny TRIAGE complaints from pts

    Lurksalot replied to er nursing's topic in Emergency

    "I've got a bullet coming out of my leg" (yes, he ambulated in & really had an embedded bullet making its way out of his leg like a splinter) "My baby had a bug on his head today. Can't find it now." "Uhmm, a bottle is stuck up...there. Don't kn...
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    Triage Rules / Rants

    Lurksalot replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    My triage complaint for the week: Family member accompanied patient. Family member is dressed in scrubs and has some sort of badge on I can't see (and don't care to see). Family member speaks for the patient, patient says nothing. I ask if the pa...