CountrifiedRN

CountrifiedRN

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  1. online medication ordering

    I agree that we should not condone this practice. I was shocked to see an ad at the bottom of this page for Meridia with no prior prescription necessary, and 'discreet service'.
  2. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    Never let your cousin try to shoot anything off the top of your head with his new BB gun. If by chance you do, don't tell your mom that the resulting red lump and hole between your eyes is a zit that you tried to pop. Don't ask the ER nurse "How in ...
  3. Come backs...

    I like Althomas answer for the pts who don't get off the phone when you walk in. As far as having too many visitors, our policy is also 1 visitor per pt, and is usually strictly enforced with some exceptions, like parents of small children. #3 is m...
  4. Awful, awful week!!!

    I second that.
  5. TV in the ED

    We have TV's in all rooms except the trauma rooms, and I agree with those who say it decreases complaints about wait times. Ours are on moveable arms attached to the wall, so they can be pushed up out of the way or pulled right down to the pts bedsid...
  6. Washable Bruises

    How clever, a purple eyeshadow bruise. Ya gotta love it! :chuckle
  7. Crowd Control

    I work in a relatively small ED but we serve a large area. We get occasional threats from patients and family members, and it is absolutely not tolerated. The last pt to threaten a nurse was approached by several staff members while the charge nurse ...
  8. patient lingo...

    "I got small veins, it's generic." (genetic) "I had my technical shot last year." (tetanus shot) "I think I'm having one of them mycardia infarts" (No explanation necessary, hee)
  9. Anyone sick of the "Drama Queen" patient?

    Oh how I love that point of reference! :chuckle My favorite was a pt that had been in the hospital for several days with back pain, abd pain, and migraine. Lots of tests, nothing showed up, but her pain was constant and 10/10, even with pain meds. H...
  10. Crowd Control

    Whoa, I don't see any similarity between a celebrity leading the police on a chase after his ex-wife, who he was known to abuse, was found murdered, and an overwhlemed triage nurse who has a management with no back bone. But maybe that's just me. I...
  11. Flirting at work

    RN2007, I PM'ed you about the video you were describing. (Check your private messages in the user control panel, the button at the top of the page that says User CP) I haven't seen it yet, but I will watch for it.
  12. Your number of NCLEX Q's to Pass?

    Congrats!! Emery, I don't know if it differs by state, but in NC those who don't pass have to wait 3 months to retake it.
  13. Your number of NCLEX Q's to Pass?

    I had 75 questions and passed, as did three of my friends. One girl had 77 questions and passed, and another had around 120 and passed. When I came out of that test, I honestly didn't know how I did. I thought it could go either way. The questions we...
  14. Family members at the bedside during a code blue?

    I posted a similar question in the emergency nursing forum and got a lot of great responses. Here's a link to the thread: https://allnurses.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=35879
  15. pediatrician in trouble"Mr Enema"

    It's times like this that I really miss using curse words here. I have a few choice ones in my mind right now.