bisacat

bisacat has 3 years experience and specializes in ER.

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1. Lots of young people on disability?

   bisacat replied to bisacat's topic in Emergency

   ugh, I can't figure this board out....I did the quote thing and replied to your comments dance4life but it's intertwined in your post in the same font....i need to get used to posting here

2. Lots of young people on disability?

   bisacat replied to bisacat's topic in Emergency

   Thank you and I know, I know! I love helping people (no, really - don't roll your eyes LOL). I just get tired of the abuse sometimes! I had to call CPS twice last week and I am just a bit negative over what I see.

3. Lots of young people on disability?

   bisacat replied to bisacat's topic in Emergency

   Also....(sorry I forgot to mention this)... As for the comment about "being poor is getting under everyone's skin"....The POINT (again) is that these are NOT POOR people! Do we not know what poor is anymore? Cell phone, ipod, acrylics, tattoos, a $1...

4. Lots of young people on disability?

   bisacat replied to bisacat's topic in Emergency

   That's like saying it was ok for the burglar to take everything in an unlocked house, because, in fact it was unlocked!! I am frustrated at the people who take advantage because they know EXACTLY what they are doing and how to do it. Do you think t...

5. Lots of young people on disability?

   bisacat replied to bisacat's topic in Emergency

   Well, of course you have!

6. Lots of young people on disability?

   bisacat replied to bisacat's topic in Emergency

   A 21 yr old girl told me the other day that she has a government provided CELL PHONE that you get if you get food stamps!! OMG....I have been working since age 15 and she's collecting food stamps on our dime. BTW, our local McDonald's and Dunkin Do...

7. Lots of young people on disability?

   bisacat replied to bisacat's topic in Emergency

   I was ONLY referring to the ones who abuse the system. I did not mean for this to be a "oh this poor guy I know with bi-polar...you are so hard" thread. Like I said my own stepson has the disorder. Why is it that in today's world no one has any ...

8. Lots of young people on disability?

   bisacat replied to bisacat's topic in Emergency

   First of all thank you to Fribblet and CardinalRN who recognized that I was venting AND that I was referring to the VAST (sorry, but it's true) amount of drug addicts and freeloaders. We see a lot of them in our ER. If you don't in YOUR ER, know th...

9. Lots of young people on disability?

   bisacat posted a topic in Emergency

   Lately it seems all we do in our ER is see very young (like 19-30) unemployed, drug seekers who are "disabled" due to bi-polar or some chronic back/knee pain (that all xrays/CT show no evidence of). While there is no intention of working, these pts ...

10. Holding our tongues vs things we really want to say!

    bisacat replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Emergency

    When I am the triage nurse I get sooo frustrated over the abuse of the ER. What I get (some) satisfaction from is, instead of the standard "what brings you here?" etc....I say "What is your EMERGENCY today?".....I love watching these idiots short ci...

11. Excessive Foley drainage

    bisacat posted a topic in Emergency

    Hi everyone, I have a question, I know nursing texts say to clamp the Foley after 1 liter. Is this still what you find to be true? At what point do you clamp if at all or do you let it flow. (I am referring to urine retetion, hard distended belly,...

12. IV start on obese pt

    bisacat replied to bisacat's topic in Emergency

    Thank you iluvivt for your advice. :)

13. The things you never forget...

    bisacat replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    I will never forget the autopsy I watched when I was in an ER intern program. As fascinating as it was I could not get over how the ME just tossed and threw organs around and how rough she was with the body. I kept thinking how ignorance is bliss a...

14. Strange things people present to the ER with....

    bisacat replied to klcrn1987's topic in Emergency

    I had a lady come in by EMS. Pt: Anxious, crying..."My skin hurts all over my body!" Woman's skin is slightly red. Doc: "How do you think this happened?" Pt: "I don't know". Doc: "It looks like a mild sunburn". Pt: "Maybe. I'm here on vacation ...

15. IV start on obese pt

    bisacat posted a topic in Emergency

    What was I doing wrong? I get this very obese lady the other day. I cannot see a vein ANYWHERE let alone feel one. I have been a nurse for 10 months and do okay at IVs. Well, I couldn't even ATTEMPT this IV because if I can't see or feel it, forg...