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  1. Craziest Thing You've ever Seen

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  2. Yeah that!!!
  3. sleeping pills

    Just make sure you devote 7-8 hrs (at least!) to sleep. When I was having problems, and first starting taking them, helped for about 4 hrs, added an antidepressant, and it took some time, but all turned around. I joke to my doc that I volunteer to...
  4. How do I handle this?

    Go to your charge nurse directly, and ask her!!! See what she says...
  5. big bad nursing myths busted

    men only go into nursing to chase women
  6. Song lyrics that remind you of nursing...

    My all-time favorite?!? "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns 'N Roses... I SWEAR it's ALL ABOUT the ER... did you ever listen to the lyrics? ".. we got fun and games.. we got everything you want, and we know the name, we are the people that can find wha...
  7. My first SANE exam...

    So, I did my first SANE exam, and I expected it to be much more difficult than it was... I followed all the paperwork, and asked all the questions, however, I did not "dig" for information... I figure it was my job to get the mechanism of the assaul...
  8. new ER nurse needs advice on IV therapy

    I have never had a problem drawing blood from peds/neonate iv, use a 3 ml syringe, not vacutainer... the draw is just too much pressure. I have used 5 or 10 ml syringes, just slowly withdraw with steady light pressure... Hope this helps!
  9. Glucose tolerance test

    speaking of gastrograffin, did you know you can mix gastrograffin with any noncarbonated beverage, not just water??? many patients tell me that it is quite palatable in apple juice or fruit punch, and now I REFUSE to mix it in plain h2o...
  10. Question

    I can understand your frustration re: your phlebotomy skills, but remember!!! you are still new at this... And I know of no nurse who would be practicing for one month and expect to know everything, and do it all correctly every time...
  11. What's in a name?

    We have a volunteer who is wonderful, but sometimes a touch overzealous. He always makes a list of the empty beds for the secretary, charge, and triage nurses. We have dubbed it a "frank list". The techs will ask, "do you want me to make a Frank l...
  12. Do you use a venoscope?

    Any idea of the approximate cost or the companies that produce them?
  13. Ideas for ER nurses week in October

    Re: Ideas for ER nurses week in October ER nurses week starts October 8 (I think) this year. I am a NP in the ER. I will be buying lunch for both shifts one day that week and encouraging others to do the same. I hope we can feed the staff nurses tha...
  14. Does ED have a bad rep for mean nurses?

    I have always referred to the ER as The Jungle, patterned after the song by Guns 'n Roses, "Welcome to the Jungle." Have you ever listened to the words? It really fits, and to me is hysterical. It all started one night when I was driving home from...
  15. Suny Upstate Peds

    I haven't worked there, but in my experience, peds can be tough AND fun. Kids are still kids, and when you "play" with them, and make them giggle, they LOVE it. Yes, they have been dealt a lousy hand, and yes it sucks, but sometimes the best you ca...