SouthernERNurse

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

   SouthernERNurse replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   We had a patient present to the ER the other night with chapped lips. Chapped lips!!

2. Thinking about going into the ER? HELP

   SouthernERNurse replied to johnson0424's topic in Emergency

   I'm also a NP student, and have been an ER nurse for almost 5 years. There are many occasions that I feel that my experiences in the ER have given me an advantage over others in my graduate program. You do see emergencies, but you also see a lot of ...

3. ER :) Rn

   SouthernERNurse replied to babyphat's topic in Emergency

   Usually Busy, busy, busy! And it's not always with exciting "ER stuff" either. There's lots of days when you're busy starting IV's on babys, swabbing throats for strep, or giving IM injections. But then you also get to work on patient's having MI'...

4. How much OT do you do?

   SouthernERNurse replied to ChristineG's topic in General Nursing

   Overtime is not required at my facility. However, since I am single with no children, I usually work one 8 or 12 hour shift extra per week. I've been doing that for almost two years though, and starting to get tired. It's hard once you get used to...

5. any nurses out there who LOVE their jobs?

   SouthernERNurse replied to pie123's topic in General Nursing

   I've worked ER for 3 years, and I absolutely love my job (or at least most of it). I can't imagine working anywhere else, and have no plans to anytime soon. Nowhere else can I find such a variety, such adreneline rushes, and get to work so closely w...

6. Things I've learned from my ER patients...

   SouthernERNurse posted a topic in Emergency

   It's amazing the little things that I can learn from my patients in the ER. Just this week for example I've learned... 1. When your patient states "Nurse, I feel like I'm going to throw up", don't ever EVER, no matter how far away this nearest emes...

7. The tortoise or the hare? How do your docs rate?

   SouthernERNurse posted a topic in Emergency

   Hi! I work in a 36,000 visit a year 17 bed ER. This time of the year, as in most ER's I'm sure, we are especially busy with pediatric cases and geriatric pneumonia cases, etc. Even the busiest days can run smoothly depending on the doc that is the...