FF-PHRN

FF-PHRN specializes in ER, Prehospital, Flight.

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1. What do you do with motorcycle helmets after a motorcycle accident?

   FF-PHRN replied to LegzRN's topic in Emergency

   All the property of the pt goes back to them. We have no rules to keep anything other than illegal stuff. A pt that is awake\alert or a family member gets the helmet speech. A helmet has a one time use. Technically, if a helmet is even dropped, it i...

2. What's an IO

   FF-PHRN replied to ErinBSN's topic in Emergency

   Anybody remeber the IO that you had to twist and push in "until you feel the pop". Yikes!! The EZ IO goes in like buttah!

3. Giving Report to Medics... What do they know?

   FF-PHRN replied to casi's topic in General Nursing

   Good idea. Another approach is to flat out ask the medics what info they want or need after you give them report. Gets right to the point. They will appreciate it also.

4. Giving Report to Medics... What do they know?

   FF-PHRN replied to casi's topic in General Nursing

   To answer your question, I'll tell you I can't answer your question. What education do they have or what do they understand. It will vary greatly. I have taken many patients from various facilities. You can be giving me report and see me as the local...

5. Giving Report to Medics... What do they know?

   FF-PHRN replied to casi's topic in General Nursing

   Give report just like you would to a nurse. Some medics are high speed and some are not. I have been surprised at how they can be both ends of the spectrum, just like some nurses I have dealt with. I have been on an ambulance and had a nurses talk ...

6. smoking clients

   FF-PHRN replied to fuzzygirl's topic in General Nursing

   Is the patio enclosed or ventilated at all? Or are we talking outside all together? Do you take the pt to the patio and let them smoke alone coming back to take them in when they are done? Can you give a description of the process you go through to ...

7. Does anyone who has made a lifelong career of the ED still love their job?

   FF-PHRN replied to NeoPediRN's topic in Emergency

   Twelve of my fifteen years as an RN have been in the ED. I left a flight job to get back in the ER. It is an addiction. I missed the chaos and the drama you don't get anywhere else. Sometimes getting to help people who are really sick is nice too. S...

8. Ever had a patient refuse you based on your gender?

   FF-PHRN replied to JG_0311's topic in Men

   Yup, happens on occassion. If thats what they are comfortable with, I have no problem getting a female. I go as far as getting female nurses to do my foley\peri care stuff with the younger females. It just makes sense they would feel more comfortab...

9. white scrub tops and males

   FF-PHRN replied to jltbone's topic in Men

   I was just waiting to see the responses....figured it would be entertaining since you used the "g" word. PC stuff what it is these days. Anyway, don't overthink this, they are just scrubs. It not like they want all white or all pink or something ridi...

10. Who wears a nursing cap?

    FF-PHRN replied to raincitynurse's topic in General Nursing

    .......and all the guys are gonna wear ....um....what? I catch enough grief from the guys at the firehouse. I have heard every gaylord focker joke known to man. For the sake of the profession, can't we just let the nurse cap go away?

11. What is your de-stress?

    FF-PHRN replied to AngelicDarkness's topic in Stress 101

    Now that looks like fun! How does one get into this? Maybe there should be a thread for this sort of thing

12. Men and jobs

    FF-PHRN replied to SunSurfRN's topic in Men

    Please, don't shed any tears for me. I don't mind actually working for what I get out of life. I feel sorry for those affected by affirmative action.

13. As basic decency slips away....We watch them die and do nothing.........

    FF-PHRN replied to greenfiremajick's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, I am gonna be a little clearer. I am a fulltime firefighter (the FF of FF-PHRN), I have multiple experiences of water rescues and as part of the boat crew\water rescue of my dept. You dont understand how this is quite the challenge and NOT someth...

14. As basic decency slips away....We watch them die and do nothing.........

    FF-PHRN replied to greenfiremajick's topic in General Nursing

    The article stated they are going to retrain, re-equip, and allow land based water rescues at their discretion (the incident commander) As a nurse, I am not doing anything outside of my scope of practice much the same as this FD on scene. I do know t...

15. As basic decency slips away....We watch them die and do nothing.........

    FF-PHRN replied to greenfiremajick's topic in General Nursing

    Any suicide is tragic if they are crying for help or just ready to end it. The article doesn't state anything about basic decency slipping away so I am assuming you are thinking the basic decency of those who were present is slipping away? This is y...