azreddun

azreddun specializes in ED, etc.

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1. What are they teaching?

   azreddun replied to egglady's topic in General Nursing

   Putting in my two cents. One of the frustrations of nursing is being trained in conceptual thinking, data analysis, research process, etc. ( which I was with BSN and later a non-nursing masters) Then being treated like a trained monkey by physician...

2. Why do you think nurses leave the profession?

   azreddun replied to Nacki's topic in Professionalism

   It is awful in the hospital environment. The other support staff are indignant when you don't want to hop in and do their job for them. This is everyone from the housekeepers to the techs, clerks,volunteers, doctors, visitors,dietary,X-ray, IS, pharm...

3. Another triage vent thread

   azreddun replied to Djuna's topic in Emergency

   I really hate the mean and nasty ones who are abusive and feel it is their god given right to say anything they want. It is sooo discouraging. I worked my a** off the other day, running, running and had a pt spouse get pissy and tell me he could do...

4. Venting, frustrating.....

   azreddun posted a topic in Emergency

   :uhoh21::uhoh21:I'm in triage at our community hospital. It's me and the clerk. The little old lady brings her husband, they are both 83. They have friends who helped to bring them who look in their 70's. The patient fell and hurt his hip, had it...

5. Guess this chief complaint

   azreddun replied to ernurse61's topic in Emergency

   Just triaged a patient whose throug hurts with headaid and stift nose who has been taking rubbytossin PTA, cute!!

6. Grrr.. Doc just burned me up!

   azreddun replied to EmerNurse's topic in Emergency

   Yes! yes! I so get what you are saying......grrrr. And then half the time your were running your a** off, the doc was looking up properties on the internet and eating takeout, grrr

7. Rules for the ER (long)

   azreddun replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

   Angry staring, glaring, huffy looks and pissed off body language are not going to make me change the way that I'm getting my job done. Believe me, I feel your misery, your desire to broadcast your feelings is working. I know how it feels to not get m...