dspring RN

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1. ED t-shirts Hilarious

   dspring replied to ecat81's topic in Emergency

   actually it is in OH

2. ED t-shirts Hilarious

   dspring replied to ecat81's topic in Emergency

   One of our Dr's had a shirt made that said ER where the life you save may someday take your own.

3. IV size

   dspring replied to danger's topic in Emergency

   We just used an IO on a code the other night. pt was extremely obese, and it was to difficult to get a central line. The Dr put a IO in a matter of seconds, and poof you now have a line.

4. Accidental arterial stick !!!

   dspring replied to Li'lOne's topic in Emergency

   If you were to look at a persons antecube under ultrasound, you would really be shooked that more people do not accidently hit the artery when attempting AC sticks. My friend hit the artery one time a few years ago, and I had to laugh the ER Dr ende...

5. facial hair?

   dspring replied to Medsport's topic in Men

   I work with a lot of guys with facial hair. I do not see a problem as long as it is kept neatly trimmed. I myself have a well trimmed beard. D

6. Residents say the funniest things

   dspring posted a topic in Emergency

   I had a Resident write on the chart today for a pt with a humerous fx, No weight bearing rt upper extremity. This was for a young person, so it is not like they used a walker or anything. Just struck my co workers and myself as funny. Lets hear y...

7. maggots?

   dspring replied to billsnurse's topic in Emergency

   Awsome topic people. I must say it has really sparked an interest. Also does anyone elsr have the creepy crawloes after reading this? LOL I just read this from National Geographic; I call them microsurgeons," said Edgar Maeyens, Jr., a doctor in ...

8. Oh what they've done now!

   dspring replied to littleRNthatcould's topic in Emergency

   On of my classics was I was at a meeting, and one of the administrators actually asked us what we could do to increase patient satisfacion, without spending any money. Give me a break. I left management shortly after that.

9. Odors--Help!

   dspring replied to TraumaTrainingWheels's topic in Emergency

   I have used a very small amount of tincture of benzoin on the inside of a mask before. I prefer the vicks though.

10. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    dspring replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    I had this sweet little old lady in triage one night, and she held up her hand with a dressing on it, and said I want to get this checked. I did just what she said I put a check mark on her hand, and then asked her if there was anything else I could...

11. Why are emergency nurses not considered critical care nurses?

    dspring replied to JessicRN's topic in Emergency

    Sorry my mistake. it is PCCN

12. Why are emergency nurses not considered critical care nurses?

    dspring replied to JessicRN's topic in Emergency

    There was a time that I would have agreed with this statement, but with the way the trend is going with the ER's across the country, and the way many have to hold pt's for extended periods of time I just can't agree with this. Also AACN does not co...

13. Why are emergency nurses not considered critical care nurses?

    dspring replied to JessicRN's topic in Emergency

    This has always been a pet peeve of mine. I have argued for years that ER Nurses, are Critical Care Nurses also. As someone else has pointed out the AACN considers us Critical Care Nurses, and we can sit for our CCRN being ER Nurses. In my opinion...

14. I'm going to probably open a can of worms here, but I want your opinion

    dspring replied to dspring's topic in Emergency

    Thank You everyone for you input. I didn't realize I would get quite the response that I did. I am also going to talk to one of our Dr's who is muslim, and get his opinion.

15. I'm going to probably open a can of worms here, but I want your opinion

    dspring posted a topic in Emergency

    I was just at a seminar a couple of weeks ago, and the person at one of the lectures commented that they are no longer make a heparin from beef, and it is all pork heparin. This triggered something in my mind, and mad me think if this is the case, c...