yankee nurse09

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1. Patients should ALL be swabbed tested for HIV

   yankee nurse09 replied to Cathylady's topic in General Nursing

   I may be going a whole diff. direction with this but I just heard about a major hospital not to far from where I work that was starting to test everyone who entered their ER between ages (15-65 ish) ?? for HIV, their reasoning ....didnt really specif...

2. gyn prob. in the ER??? GUESS THE DIAGNOSIS

   yankee nurse09 replied to yankee nurse09's topic in Emergency

   lol...... this diagnosis would be *LIAR* LADIES AND GENTLEMAN ... after we sat there did every uncomfortable test we could possibly do she says ...Can i tell you something ...im not having any of those problems i say thats great I'll let the dr. know...

3. gyn prob. in the ER??? GUESS THE DIAGNOSIS

   yankee nurse09 replied to yankee nurse09's topic in Emergency

   lol...wouldnt surprise me

4. Stupidest comlaint of the night award...

   yankee nurse09 replied to JDougRN's topic in Emergency

   sometimes i wonder if im on candid camera .....seriously! ....triage is the worst you get to hear it all...its TOO much sometimes they tell me their complaint and i just sit there and stare at them for a couple of minutes waiting for a laugh then I s...

5. gyn prob. in the ER??? GUESS THE DIAGNOSIS

   yankee nurse09 posted a topic in Emergency

   What would you think??? complaints of R MID-LOW BACK PAIN INTERMITTENTLY FOR 3 YEARS -extreme vaginal pressure x3 days feels like insides coming out but that pain also intermittent also rectal pressure that started with the vaginal pressure also int...

6. Cool Jobs to do after you gain ER experience

   yankee nurse09 posted a topic in Emergency

   SO, I realllly love my job in the ER started in the ER as a new grad, hated it at first, now that Im finally starting to feel a little more at ease I've been wondering what kind of jobs are out there that ER nurses can venture into but along the same...

7. CEN, ENA, TNCC

   yankee nurse09 posted a topic in Emergency

   to anyone who has any of these certifications can you tell me from personal experience what to expect? how hard is it to obtain the certification, how much , how long did you work in the ER before getting certified what skills did you have to do etc...

8. legal blood alcohol

   yankee nurse09 replied to yankee nurse09's topic in Emergency

   thanks for the feedback! yes, i was asking about the consent not the actual blood draw procedure! I just know that with any other consent we always make sure that the patient is awake alert oriented and has not has any narcotic pain medication...and ...

9. legal blood alcohol

   yankee nurse09 posted a topic in Emergency

   what is the procedure for obtaining a consent for a legal blood alcohol level for instance if a patient were to come to the ER after an MVC and admitted to ETOH and Xanax use prior to the wreck and police brought in kit asked patient to consent or th...