NurseNancy

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1. Are all floor nurses rude to ER nurses?

   NurseNancy replied to Andy S.'s topic in Emergency

   I agree floor nurses can be rude but i have a bigger problem with CCU or tel nurses being rude and lazy. I just wonder how they treat the pt when we leave. I can't tell you how many times the pt or their family members will turn to me and ask me to s...

2. RN to Paramedic Bridge Course

   NurseNancy replied to ironjohn929's topic in Emergency

   It's funny that you should ask that question.. I just finished my EMTP certification. It took over one year. I thought since i was ER nurse for 15 yrs i could challenge alot of the course.. WRONG.. i had to sit thru 85% of the classes. I did think i...

3. Why you love/hate ER

   NurseNancy replied to BlueBear's topic in Emergency

   Why do i love the ER. It is never a dull moment.. You will never know what is going to come thru the doors. Unlike CCU or floor nurses once their beds are full they can't get any more patients.. NOT in the ER.. You must come up with new ways to house...

4. I never realized we are all in the same boat!

   NurseNancy replied to shootemrn's topic in Emergency

   I'm still laughing cause i thought my ER was the only one who had those types of patients.. They all must be on a bus making regular stops at everyones ER's... How do we get off the bus line..

5. Survey: Should family be present for a code?

   NurseNancy replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   As a ER Rn i have been faced with this issue for many years. I find physcians are the ones who are the most uncomfortable with family members being present during codes. They have voiced their concerns that the family members might think we did somet...

6. Triage Resources

   NurseNancy replied to ERNurse752's topic in Emergency

   As a new ED nurse you should fear triage. I have been a ED nurse for 15 yrs and triage is still a little scarey for me. Books are nice to read however it is you gut feeling that will save you most of the time.. Be careful with the patient that doesn'...

7. A question for ER nurses

   NurseNancy replied to Nurse Jenni's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with Jen. However it rarely happens. As a ER nurse and a ems provider it is doubly fustrating when you go to a LTC and you walk into the pt's room and there is no one in the room. (they called 911) When you do find someone who works there the...

8. admission delays

   NurseNancy replied to NinaC's topic in Emergency

   I agree that we all have problems getting our patients out of the ER. However it's not med-surg that gives me the excuses. It's the criitical care unit. When I call up report they are always "to busy". However they only have 1 patient. Heck i don't...

9. Venting...a really arrogant SOB doctor at my new job!

   NurseNancy replied to EMaas's topic in Relations

   I agree that your doctor made a HUGE EMTALA violation. I just hope when he needs a doctor one day , he gets the same treatment. As a ER nurse i would have written he up so quick that the ink would not have had a chance to dry.:)

10. How long have you been in ER?

    NurseNancy replied to janine3&5's topic in Emergency

    I have to smile when i think about when i came to the ER. I applied to the ER 6 mos out of school. The head nurse was going to take a "chance" on me because i was a new grad with no experience. 15 yrs later i am a clinical educator... and my head nu...