LalaJJB

LalaJJB

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About LalaJJB

LalaJJB has 1 years experience and specializes in Emergency.


I'm a mother and wife. I love my family and friends!

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  1. Triage complaints- the good, the bad, and the shocking.

    A guy who injected too much heroin. his "best brah's" dropped him off in the valet parking lot....took many pictures of him pulseless on the ground and saying "ahh naw"... CPR started, narcan...
  2. Undiagnosed A Fib w/ RVR Medication?

    Like everyone else
  3. Calcium Gluconate

    and if you dont feel comfortable mixing it, have pharmacy do
  4. Calcium Gluconate

    I put it in a 250mL bag, and ran it WO....this guy did not have CHF...if they did, you can put it in a 100mL bag and run it over 10
  5. ^ exactly what @meandragonbrett
  6. One more thing. Dont worry about getting written up. When i was new, I was written up like 3 times in the first 6 months for things that were out of my control. At first i got all offended and was...
  7. What is your facility policy. I have also had the horrible experience of holding an ICU patient in my ER for longer than i should have. I basically told the charge nurse, "hey, this patient is 1:1, i...
  8. What's the longest er wait time you have Even seen

    If you're waiting more than 3-4 hours, you're probably not sick, go home and come back later...or even better, go to urgent care. With that said, I've seen a wait time of 9 hours...the guy had a...
  9. Brain Sheet

    Am I the only one out there that has no idea what a brain sheet is? I'm assuming it's some kind of organizational thing, but I've never heard that term before. Can someone be so kind to explain it to...
  10. Interviewing for ER Residency

    Remember the interview panel's names and dress NICE but not ridiculous. dont wear too much makeup... KNOW the mission, vision, values of the organization AND department. Think of a situation where...
  11. Introverted nurse+ ER nursing?

    Your "rambling" makes me think you'd be a GREAT ER nurse. I'm a lot like you. I dont go out of my way for small talk, in fact i hate it more than anything. I found that ER nursing is what i was...
  12. Busiest Time For The ER

    Mondays, especially our Trauma Mondays are the craziest! (We share trauma with another hospital in our city every other day.) Anyway, I've never had a Monday when i wasn't fully loaded with patients....
  13. Whats your biggest pet peeve working in the ED?

    To piggy back on the wait time pet peeve... The patient's who actually WAIT for 6+ hours in the ER to be seen. Sometimes I understand why, but when someone waits for 6+ hours to be seen for an...
  14. New grad in the ER-How do you know if a new grad will make it?

    Attitude, willingness to take criticism (from patient's and co-workers, whether it's warranted or not), thick skin, and ALWAYS BE WILLING TO LEARN and do research... Oh, and dont be afraid to ask for...
  15. OMg, settle down. dont be so sensitive. Air conditioners can't cause all that.