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'.
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 ...
CountrifiedRN replied to ER Tigger Girl's topic in Emergency
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...
CountrifiedRN replied to RNCENCCRNNREMTP's topic in Emergency
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...
CountrifiedRN replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency
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 ...
CountrifiedRN replied to athomas91's topic in Emergency
"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)
CountrifiedRN replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing
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...
CountrifiedRN replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency
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...
CountrifiedRN replied to GAstudent's topic in General Nursing
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.
CountrifiedRN replied to jfpruitt's topic in General Nursing
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...
CountrifiedRN replied to momoftriplets's topic in General Nursing
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