R!XTER

R!XTER specializes in Emergency Room.

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1. Would you do it all again?

   R!XTER replied to wooten3955's topic in General Nursing

   Hard to say. This career has changed me for the better and for the worse.

2. Drug Seeker Stories

   R!XTER replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

   Because it's mounted and glued to the wall. But this is obviously a larger issue lol he also roams the hallways looking for anything he can ingest.

3. Outside of Nursing..

   R!XTER replied to waiting4ivpush's topic in General Nursing

   Kudos to all of you who have so much else going on besides work! Right now I'm working and in school for my masters and a mom and wife, and my energy is depleted by those pursuits! I wish I had more time to volunteer, cook, or spend time with the fam...

4. Triage Gems

   R!XTER replied to R!XTER's topic in General Nursing

   Patient came in describing symptoms of TIA but was back to normal by the time he got to the ER. "Any medical problems?" "Nope." (His wife) "tell her about the heart thing!" "Oh yes, I have Afib" "Do you take any blood thinners?" "No way! My Dr. Wante...

5. Triage Gems

   R!XTER posted a topic in General Nursing

   A few recent gems from triage: "pt complains of a fingernail stuck in her throat for 6 years; states it's causing fevers" "pt fainted as his fiance cleaned his infected toe" "pt arrives via ambulance for feeling tired and not wanting to take medicati...

6. Do a disproportionate amount of nurses suffer from anxiety?

   R!XTER replied to R!XTER's topic in Stress 101

   Thanks for the support! As of now I'm trying to work through it on my own, but I'm willing to seek therapy if it gets worse. I'm hoping I won't need medication because I don't like taking medications in general. Sending hugs to all who are dealing w...

7. Are ER Patients Getting More Ridiculous?

   R!XTER replied to us2uk4u's topic in Emergency

   Can I ask what kind of environment you work in now? I 100% identify with your post. I had a patient the other day who was just so nice and behaved so "normally" that I said to my colleague "isn't it nice when people are just normal?!" then the crazin...

8. Some Days I Can't Stop Crying

   R!XTER replied to NurseOnAMotorcycle's topic in Emergency

   I feel ya. Some days on the way home from work I just burst out crying from all the sadness I've witnessed. It gets overwhelming.

9. Drug Seeker Stories

   R!XTER replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

   Had an alcoholic patient yesterday, the MD order "constant observation: patient eats hand sanitizer if left alone" Best part of my day!

10. Spice?

    R!XTER replied to AZQuik's topic in Emergency

    The ED where I work is very close to a local psych facility where the patients are free to come and go as they please (not lock down) and we are off the wall with it!! In our area they're using K2. They freely admit they are buying it at a bodega nea...

11. Do a disproportionate amount of nurses suffer from anxiety?

    R!XTER posted a topic in Stress 101

    I'm doing a bit of an unofficial survey - I've been wondering if nurses are disproportionately prone to anxiety. This is something I've been dealing with practically since starting my first job (I do believe there's some genetic component for me as m...

12. Cra Cra co-workers

    R!XTER replied to NursesRmofun's topic in General Nursing

    When I was on orientation they put me with the craziest nurse I have ever had the misfortune to meet. Mean doesn't begin to describe her. She was a crazy stickler for the rules but had zero compassion for patients or colleagues. She would scream And ...

13. Triage Practices

    R!XTER replied to applesxoranges's topic in Emergency

    Sounds super unsafe. I would try to avoid being put out in triage with that system (or lack of system). Triage holds tremendous liability for the triage nurse, and it sounds like you are being set up for problems... If your management is receptive to...

14. Silly random nursing thoughts, one sentence, NO JUDGMENTAL FOLKS ALLOWED

    R!XTER replied to wooh's topic in Humor

    The only patient I remember yelling for a doctor was an elderly psych patient who was yelling for just about anyone and everyone at top volume. Somehow she got the resident's first name and was screaming "I need Dr. "Joe"! I need Dr. "Joe"!" Over and...

15. Silly random nursing thoughts, one sentence, NO JUDGMENTAL FOLKS ALLOWED

    R!XTER replied to wooh's topic in Humor

    Whatever happened to personal responsibility?