bigsyis replied to billsnurse's topic in Emergency
Well, all, I posted much earlier about this topic. My opinion is that if you are in ER long enough, you will see most anything. I was irrigating an "impacted" ear in a 20 something young woman. She c/o itching in her ear. First came wads of cerumen, ...
Good for you! I remember the excitement and relief I felt when I was accepted. You're right, there is a lot of work ahead, but you are on the path you've chosen. Getting admitted into your chosen program is a big accomplishment, in itself!
When I was daytime Charge on a Medical Unit, the night Charge Nurse did the same thing to me. A pt wanted to complain about the way a nurse on dayshift had talked to him. She offered my first AND last name and then proceeded to tell our Manager abo...
It sounds to me as though that nurse was trying to show off in front of the father, perhaps to "cement" her job situation with the pt more soundly? She also sounds like a total PIA. What a waste of time! Think of all the things you could've been doin...
When I was a student I saw this surgery (nephrectomy), and your husband may be as fortunate as the patient I was following. It was CA, but the tumor (about the size of a golf ball) was totally encapsulated. The surgeon said that the risk of spread wa...
I say give yourself a few days to let the dust settle and to clear your head, and if you still want to teach, go for it! You know what working with the general public and management is like, so you aren't a babe in the woods to human behavior. You ...
bigsyis replied to LOVETHETRAUMA's topic in Emergency
I agree with the other posters. Don't look for things that aren't there, either. They are straightforward questions and they are not trying to trick you. As one of the posters above said, if you reread your scenarios, or as you read down into the que...
When I was Charge on Medical we had a family who never left their mother alone, for a single minute. There were 3 children and multiple adult grandchildren, and they rotated "shifts" w/this pt 24/7. The minute you stepped into the room for ANY reas...
Don't worry-no bowing and scraping will be done from this end;). I agree with you-we had one male in our RN class and he was there because of his testing, his interview, and his grades, PERIOD. It was the same reason we were all there. Some people...
I am amazed that the nurse that told you that is still employed. Anywhere I've ever worked documentation is reviewed for quality and accuracy, from time to time. Any time you do anything for a pt it needs to be recorded somewhere. Good for you for no...
I had a gentleman in a 4 bed ward one night who used all of those same questions on me and then wanted to know if I was nurse, where my cap was? I told him to watch me throughout the evening (3-11) and then let me know at the end of the shift if he t...