shootemrn

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1. Visitors putting your patient at risk?

   shootemrn replied to nurs2bhopefully's topic in General Nursing

   Do you think after the fourth or fifth code the pt or the family would have figured out that bringing grandma popeye's fried chicken is friggin bad!

2. What is your most valuable piece of advice?

   shootemrn replied to AmandaRN's topic in General Nursing

   Make you sure you got comfortable shoes!

3. What Freaks You Out?

   shootemrn replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

   Working in the ED nothing really freaks me out. Well one thing does that makes me want to barf is when pt's have pureed soft diet and seeing pureed beef. UGH! :imbar

4. To All Party Girls....signs that it's time to go home.

   shootemrn replied to Mary Dover's topic in Humor

   I dont know why I neveer seen that list before it is soo funny!:roll

5. Anyone involved in a lawsuit?

   shootemrn replied to Jas honey's topic in General Nursing

   I have been named in a lawsuit and was named as a defendant. The lawsuit was actually for a child who died of menengititis. We saw the child in our ED one week before he died. He was diagnosed with URI and sent home and did well for three days and ca...

6. About Central lines....

   shootemrn replied to Sleepyeyes's topic in General Nursing

   pushing KCL is bad!

7. Admissions at shift change

   shootemrn replied to kahann's topic in General Nursing

   In our hospital we have a 30 minute blackout period at shift change. Works out well and I work in the ED

8. nclex freakout

   shootemrn replied to joyrochelle's topic in General Nursing

   I know your freaking out now but dont! Many years ago I was preparing to graduate from nursing school and was preparing to take my NCLEX. I had a job lined up in a ED where I worked as a ED tech for 5 years. Alot of pressure since I respected the...

9. Gotta good "poop" story? I do.

   shootemrn replied to st4304's topic in General Nursing

   Katana that was soo funny.

10. Gotta good "poop" story? I do.

    shootemrn replied to st4304's topic in General Nursing

    Okay folks I hold my hand on a bible and have witnesses to the following poop story is complety true. I work in The ED of my hospital and we get a frequent flier who is the most disgusting woman in the world. first a brief history about this pat...

11. Shoes

    shootemrn replied to nrselisa's topic in General Students

    I wear New Balance 810's also. There is actually a factory in the next town over so I can get em cheap. For the students that are not allowed sneakers can you wear those vinyl clogs? I wore them for a while and they were comfortable but my wife made ...

12. What if I really said that???

    shootemrn replied to Sleepyeyes's topic in General Nursing

    I actually had a really bad experience with a primary doctor whose pt was admitted with GI bleed and a hct 22 on the ICU floor. I floated up there occasionaly but usally work in the ED. I was assesing this pt because her HR went up to 140 and she was...

13. Violence in your ER - what do you do???

    shootemrn replied to traumaRUs's topic in Emergency

    Emergency rooms are very very dangerous places to work in. In our department we had so many assaults on staff and other incidents we have police 24/7 and you have to be buzzed in and all vistors must go through a metal detector. You should let your a...

14. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

    shootemrn replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

    Last year we got a (1) pencil with the hospitals name on them. Can only imagine the massive budget for nurses week!

15. When nurses are mean to patients

    shootemrn replied to RNinICU's topic in General Nursing

    As with all professions you have people that need to find another career. As nurses we are obligated to protect all patients. If you see a nurse abusing a patient either verbally or physically you are obligated ethically and legally for that patients...