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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
LalaJJB replied to daisyfleur70's topic in Emergency
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...
LalaJJB replied to born2circulateRN's topic in Emergency
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...
LalaJJB replied to chimpanzee's topic in Emergency
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....
LalaJJB replied to Whts_Ur_Emergency?'s topic in Emergency
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...
LalaJJB replied to whichone'spink's topic in Emergency
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...