belle87RN

belle87RN specializes in Emergency!.

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1. You Know You're A Nurse If...

   belle87RN replied to Joe V's topic in Humor

   Thought of another one... If you've ever said, "This patient's history reads like a textbook."

2. You Know You're A Nurse If...

   belle87RN replied to Joe V's topic in Humor

   When you can change your dust ruffle on a full size bed using the same technique as doing a bed change on a total care patient. You have night mares of taking care of 8-9 patients after a night of chaos and getting 4 admissions. You know for a fact...

3. Worst doctors orders ever received

   belle87RN replied to jenfromjersey's topic in Emergency

   Why was he giving in and giving her Dilaudid, if he knew that she is a drug seeker?

4. What is the most interesting case you've seen in the ER?

   belle87RN replied to BigDiesel's topic in Emergency

   You guys all have great stories. Mine is from when I did a shadow day in the ER as part of my new nursing orientation. I had previously worked in the ER as an aide before I graduated nursing school so to be honest I didn't expect to see much else th...

5. Epic (Nursing) FAILS!

   belle87RN replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Humor

   Ouch! That had to hurt. Nubain and I are not friends. In my OB rotation in nursing school I went it to my patient. It was my ever REAL experience with an ampule and was supposed to be my first ever IVP med. Well I broke the top of the ampule off the...

6. Best Shoes...

   belle87RN posted a topic in Uniform/Gear

   I'm sure this topic has gone around this place a few time, but I have yet to really find a pair of shoes I love. When I worked in a college kitchen for a year I had a pair of shoe called Klogs, they were the best shoes I ever owned, not pretty but de...

7. Call Off Policies?

   belle87RN replied to belle87RN's topic in General Nursing

   It frustrates me that we don't have a little more leeway. If I'm sick, I don't think I should be taking care of any patient, let alone the surgical patients that I was supposed to take care of. I was sick for 3 weeks and kept working, my body just co...

8. Am I wrong for calling off? Please help!

   belle87RN replied to np2b4me's topic in General Nursing

   It probably wasn't the best idea to call off, although I don't blame you. No nurse, no matter how experienced you are should ever have to deal with that kind of mess. The charge nurse was definitely wrong in telling you flat out that she was calling ...

9. Call Off Policies?

   belle87RN posted a topic in General Nursing

   What are you facilities call off policies? I think my work stinks, if we call of more than 3 times in a rounding year we either get a verbal or written warning, or suspended if it's more than 5. The only exceptions are if you use medical leave or are...

10. He wont bleed....Is there a trick to this?

    belle87RN replied to dscott76's topic in General Students

    Warming up their fingers or a little finger tip massage to get the blood going. Although the later isn't really recommended. Also make sure you aren't too far off to the side. Sometimes the sides of their fingers won't bleed well. Get it right in tha...

11. What is your Nursing Kryptonite?

    belle87RN replied to Lunah's topic in General Nursing

    I CAN NOT stand epistaxis! Ugh, so gross! Especially when they have clots built up in their throats and they are hacking it up. I volunteered to help out in room 7 in our ED (our ENT room, without thinking) The guy had a massive bleed he'd had for a ...

12. Just 75 Questions!

    belle87RN posted a topic in NCLEX

    I can't believe it! I took the NCELX yesterday and only had 75 questions. I was so nervous and didn't know what to think. But I got my results this morning and I passed! I was so excited, one of the nurses I worked with when I was a nurse aide gave m...

13. I want to be an ER specialist Nurse

    belle87RN replied to Dijon's topic in Emergency

    You are able to specialize in emergency medicine here in the states. There is something called a CEN or certified emergency nurse that you can earn (not sure how yet cause I'm still in school). But definitely try out emergency nursing first, some peo...

14. Funny things that pts say

    belle87RN replied to jRN4now's topic in Humor

    I love the patients that come to the ER thinking the have "amonia" One time a patient came in complaining of pain in his "wing muscle" I said to him "you mean your shoulder?", "No my wing muscle, right here." he said as he pointed to his shoulder bl...

15. How to give an injection?

    belle87RN replied to Aspiring Nurse 777's topic in General Nursing

    The above two are correct, you will be taught the best ways to give injections in schools and the patient rights. I was scared at first too but there are a lot of ways to reduce pain with injections. One of the best ways to reduce discomfort is to sw...