ernoc333

ernoc333 has 18 years experience.

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1. It's FRUSTRATING that....

   ernoc333 replied to ernoc333's topic in Humor

   Thanks Morte.

2. What would you do?

   ernoc333 replied to shoegalRN's topic in Emergency

   Welcome to Nursing and Being Accountable. As a Nurse you aren't only Professionally Accountable for your Practice, but also accountable to the Conditions of your Workplace, the Behavior of your Coworkers, Safety and Ethical Issues. If you're not Ma...

3. What do YOU think President Obama should know about nursing and health care reform?

   ernoc333 replied to depaul09's topic in Activism

   That the EMTALA law has both Helped and Hurt people, and that parts of it need better clarification in order to prevent much of the abuse of the Emergency Medical System.

4. Is this Ethical or Legal?

   ernoc333 replied to ernoc333's topic in Emergency

   :eek:What a SCARY situation.

5. If an ER patient is Not Sick, are we still supposed to treat?

   ernoc333 replied to ernoc333's topic in Emergency

   Right. Exactly my point. I'm so glad there are others who have the same observation. It does seem like it would be extremely difficult to stand up for the ideal principles all of the time. My fear is that given the current Legal Environment, we a...

6. What are some of the most ridiculous things patients have asked of you?

   ernoc333 replied to mother/babyRN's topic in Humor

   Hahaha. What a dirty old man!

7. What are some of the most ridiculous things patients have asked of you?

   ernoc333 replied to mother/babyRN's topic in Humor

   A male patient asked me to put the Pulse Oximetry Probe on his Penis....so sick and wrong!

8. What are some of the most ridiculous things patients have asked of you?

   ernoc333 replied to mother/babyRN's topic in Humor

   Male patient, born male, insisting that he was pregnant....and the doctor DID order a Urine Pregnancy Test because the patient insisted on it.

9. If an ER patient is Not Sick, are we still supposed to treat?

   ernoc333 replied to ernoc333's topic in Emergency

   True....antibiotics for simple URI are detrimental, the doctors always explain this, but with patients' insistence, will write for antibiotics anyway. And most if not all of us Nurses will give it to the patients anyway as well. Sometimes I feel a ...

10. If an ER patient is Not Sick, are we still supposed to treat?

    ernoc333 replied to ernoc333's topic in Emergency

    You missed the whole point entirely. You are on a whole other tangent.

11. If an ER patient is Not Sick, are we still supposed to treat?

    ernoc333 replied to ernoc333's topic in Emergency

    Yes exactly my concern. Thanks.

12. Most Embarassing Nursing Moments

    ernoc333 replied to Jessiedog's topic in Humor

    I was assessing a supine patient in the ER. The gurneys are such that the patient's eye level just happens to be at our crotch level. My patient said, "do you know that your pants are unzipped?" I looked down, sure enough.:imbar And I happened to...

13. If an ER patient is Not Sick, are we still supposed to treat?

    ernoc333 posted a topic in Emergency

    Under EMTALA, we're required to Triage, Provide a Medical Screening Examination and Stablize. Once a patient is deemed medically stable, we have fulfilled our EMTALA requirement. Although I know that doesn't end our obligation. What if after the Medi...

14. It's FRUSTRATING that....

    ernoc333 posted a topic in Humor

    :banghead:It's frustrating when during Triage, a 23 year old will arrive with his mommy, and she won't let him answer questions. For example, Me to the patient: "Can you rate your Sore Throat Pain on a zero to ten scale?" Mommy: "Oh it's more than te...

15. Is this Ethical or Legal?

    ernoc333 replied to ernoc333's topic in Emergency

    All of these complaints would receive very very liberal IV Opiates, then a prescription to go. The typical Opiate order would be an initial moderate dose of say, Morphine 6mg IV or Fentanyl 50mcg IV, then titrate every 5 minutes as requested by pati...