Dixielee

Dixielee BSN, RN

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About Dixielee

Dixielee has 38 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in ER.


Spend my time rambling around the ER looking for something useful to do.

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  1. Whats your biggest pet peeve working in the ED?

    My current pet peeve is people texting or talking on cell phones while I am trying to triage them! I have had people answer their phone while I am trying to get their history. Not just answer but hold conversations! I had a MVC come in EMS last week ...
  2. You said she was profusing, but she was barely maintaining her sats with no activity, and you said her H&H was low, so regardless of what her vital signs say, she was just barely hanging on! You didn't give much medical hx, i.e. age, COPD, etc. I...
  3. Question regarding Tetanus toxoid

    I don't have an official answer, but will tell you how we do it in my ED. We recommend every 10 years if you are a person who never gets their hands dirty, never work in the garden, never walk in the woods, etc. If you are every exposed to "dirt", it...
  4. Ethical/Personal Dilemma - What would you do?

    I would not say anything to her employer because you are not involved there, but I would most definitely tell the director of the nursing program about it. This is extremely unethical behavior and should not be tolerated on any level. She violated a...
  5. Newsflash: Med/Surg RN's have the toughest job

    I have to agree! I have been a nurse 39 years. I worked med surg the first year out of school and could not do it today. I think I would have to leave nursing if that was my only option. My hat is off to those who do. It is a great learning experienc...
  6. Medication tidbits an ER nurse should always know

    With few exceptions, i.e. adenosine, and apparently hydralazine (which I didn't know about), if you are unsure, dilute and give slowly. Always read the side of the vial if you have it available. It will give you valuable information such as what dil...
  7. I agree with others. I have a friend who has been a hygienist about as long as I have been a nurse and our salaries are comparable. She, however has much better hours! But I have more flexibility and options. If I get tired or bored with one area of ...
  8. So confused-What to do?

    It sounds like you would like to "audit" the classes to obtain the information you might need to become an RN. As others have stated, no, you have to be in the program, do your clinicals (hands on part of program) and successful graduate. My advice i...
  9. Thinking of re-entering telephone triage

    I have a friend who is doing it from home now. I can't remember the name of the company, but she makes $25/hr with no benefits. I have another friend who lives in Oklahoma and works for a company who primarily work with worker's comp injuries related...
  10. Quoted MassED: You've been in the ED for 38 years? Geeez, I know I won't last that long at this pace. No way. I don't think anyone could. I think for some, leaving the ER would bring a fear of boredom, perhaps? I think, "Boredom? Bring it on...
  11. Thank you for this wonderful article! I became a geriatric resourse nurse for our ED last year and this article is exactly the type of information that needs to be shared with ED nurses. We have a number of retirement communities in my area and we do...
  12. What a great thread that speaks to me! I, too, have been an ED nurse for many, many years and know that my time in ED is coming to a close soon. I don't think this is just a summer problem and it will end in a few months. I think it is here for the l...
  13. Finding job in Atlanta-is it hard for a fairly new nurse?

    I'm afraid I can't help you find a job, but I can say you should protect your marriage. It is more important than any job. Jobs come and go, presumably, your marriage is permanent. A year separation can do irreparable harm. There is not enough email ...
  14. Our jobs as nurses is to protect/help/serve the doctors.

    I do wonder if he was impaired (nothing obvious except of course his actions). He is fairly new and I have not been impressed with his judgement. He is sloppy and careless with the way he practices, and that is NOT acceptable. I went to one of the ED...
  15. Our jobs as nurses is to protect/help/serve the doctors.

    i could have worded my comment better. what i was trying to say was the nurse is responsible if she implements a blatantly wrong order. it is the nurses responsibility to make sure those orders make sense and will do no harm. you are absolutely corre...