JoJo445

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1. Verbal Orders - MD to RN to RN without Chart

   JoJo445 replied to Multicollinearity's topic in General Nursing

   totally dangerous.not a good habit to get into. starts with normal saline, but once in the habit you could find yourself in big trouble if something more serious is ordered and done in that manner....we all know if there is a bad outcome who would ge...

2. I'm sure this has been said.. MA's calling themselves Nurses

   JoJo445 replied to AprilN's topic in General Nursing

   i cannot tell you how many times, as an er nurse, i have had people say, "i am a nurse" and when i question them more it comes out they are cnas or some thing like that. it makes me furious inside, but we end up laughing because they think they know ...

3. Should spelling count?

   JoJo445 replied to betc's topic in General Nursing

   spelling can be very important, but like a co-worker of mine pointed out..if i wanted to spell evrything right i would have been an english major not a nurse.

4. "Us" and "Them" ... It Could Mean Trouble

   JoJo445 replied to vadushkas_nurse's topic in General Nursing

   And , by the way, I am one of those nurses who place migraine headache patients in a nice quiet,dark room to wait. And the pts who are actively vomiting also get placed out of the main ED. Just FYI

5. "Us" and "Them" ... It Could Mean Trouble

   JoJo445 replied to vadushkas_nurse's topic in General Nursing

   I also work in an ED. But I work in a military ED. What is so frustrating to me is the fact that the military offers free clinics for soldiers and their families, but they still continue to bring in the child with a low grade temp, the runny nose, th...

6. Weight loss surgery

   JoJo445 replied to RN1982's topic in Stress 101

   i am looking into getting roux-en-y done. just had the little inservice on what needs to be done to be eligible. and i too have tried and tried to lose. now i also have arthritis in knees, and borderline diabeties as well as hypertension. all can be ...

7. Newbie to the ER

   JoJo445 replied to Annken's topic in Emergency

   Your experience with pediatric pts should come in handy in an ER. And the nurse...Annalee is right ...we like to "Treat em and street em".