veronicajr

veronicajr has 3 years experience and specializes in Emergency Room.

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1. Wearing Gloves When Taking Vital Signs?

   veronicajr replied to student1000's topic in Emergency

   Okay, I work in a large ER and I also work PRN in a rehab hospital. I will say that many times when I go in to do a simple assessment on a patient, especially at the rehab hospital, I don't necessarily wear gloves. They're always bedside, for me, and...

2. Stop nursing for ever in my life

   veronicajr replied to shiriin's topic in General Nursing

   I, for one, am glad that nursing schools have tough standards.

3. Night Shift = Second Class?

   veronicajr replied to NewNightShifter's topic in General Nursing

   Seriously?? Wow, maybe it's different in the south or something. I love my night shift. We have dinners/parties all the time, our management is great...I never feel like we get the "shaft," so to speak.

4. Not taking 0xygen Saturation on patients...???

   veronicajr replied to RN2B123's topic in General Nursing

   If I have a patient with a simple extremity injury, chronic back pain, toothache, etc....no, I most likely won't take an O2 sat reading.

5. IV tips and tricks

   veronicajr replied to kloock's topic in Emergency

   I understand it's best not to stick an unnecessarily huge IV in someone; however, I hate to use 22s for the simple fact that if for some reason that patient ends up needing blood or blood products, I'm going to have to stick them yet again. I know ev...

6. Team Nursing with Paramedics........

   veronicajr replied to CEN35's topic in Emergency

   We are a 35 bed Level 1 trauma center, and we have 2 paramedics in our dept who function in the same role as a nurse. They can give meds, about the only thing they don't do on their own is hang blood. However, our NM hired these people very carefully...

7. Standby: VENTING

   veronicajr replied to FlyingED's topic in Emergency

   Yes indeed, the rivalry is alive and well. I respect ICU nurses, and know that they have a stressful job just like we do. My only gripe is that at times, it seems they wil do ANYTHING to avoid getting a new patient. The nurse will be "out of the dept...

8. Never felt so helpless in my life!!!! LONG

   veronicajr replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

   I think you did great! You can only do so much, people have their right to refuse I guess. Maybe next time she'll listen to you.

9. Questioning Our Compassion

   veronicajr replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Emergency

   So true! Wouldn't life be so much better if that were the case?? If your family member is unresponsive, sure, I'll let you answer for them. But if they are awake and talking, come on...they are at least capable of providing their own pain scale numbe...

10. Ratios? Do you have them in ER, or are they just for the floors?

    veronicajr replied to Lurksalot's topic in Emergency

    Each nurse where I work is assigned a pod, or section of 4 beds. If we're staffed well, we'll often have a nurse assigned to the hallway until 11 pm. After that, different people will usually pitch in to take the hallway pts if needed. Our trauma bay...

11. reportable cases in the ER

    veronicajr replied to b eyes's topic in Emergency

    I'd be careful, this might be state specific. Where I work (TN), we have to report an assault of any type. The pt is not required to actually make a report, but the hospital is obligated to let the local PD know so that they can come and talk to the ...

12. add your funny TRIAGE complaints from pts

    veronicajr replied to er nursing's topic in Emergency

    I just had a patient call our front desk and request to speak to a nurse, so our patient reps transferred the call over to me at triage. This chick says "umm...I'm just wondering, if I have genital herpes and I have sex, can I spread it?" I think th...

13. IV tips and tricks

    veronicajr replied to kloock's topic in Emergency

    For the record, I don't have peds experience, so I don't intend anything that I say to be taken in reference to peds. I have to agree with the many who have stated that it's all about feel. IT IS!! I started working in the ER as a nurse tech during ...

14. add your funny TRIAGE complaints from pts

    veronicajr replied to er nursing's topic in Emergency

    That's hilarious. She didn't have ONE person in her life who was like "hun...they meant C or K at the end of his name"? Poor child.

15. LPNS in the ER?

    veronicajr replied to BShelleyLPN's topic in Emergency

    I work in a 40 bed Level 1 trauma center's ED...we are able to have one LPN on shift at any one time. They have taken add'l classes and can give IVP meds. About the only thing they have to get an RNs help with is to hang blood and sign off on their a...