lisawindow

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1. Patients who steal from the ER

   lisawindow replied to mdslabod's topic in Emergency

   They use the speculum light to work on car engines, it's so small and bright they can squeeze it into tight spots! (Ours is stolen a lot too)

2. What's the weirdest baby name?

   lisawindow replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Xochiquetzal (Aztec goddess of the earth) Anita Penn (I need a pen)

3. Question: Do ER nurses do more things independently?

   lisawindow replied to nocturne716's topic in Emergency

   In our ED we have a set of standard orders, arranged by triage colors. If a patient is going to be waiting more than 10 minutes to see a doc, we pick up the color coded sheet, place it on the chart and start the orders, CP, AP, SOB, etc. It took se...

4. Phenergan?

   lisawindow replied to RN92's topic in General Nursing

   I work in ER and we IVP phenergan a LOT. There are some patients that it burns and it can ruin a good IV. I always dilute it in NS, but some nurses don't.

5. migraine faker at the ED!

   lisawindow replied to z's playa's topic in Emergency

   We get TONS of drug-seeking fakers in the ED. They commonly fake migraines and abdominal pain. "I'm allergic to ibuprofen, toradol, tylenol, codeine and morphine." They are after dilaudid. The newest trend is to fake chest pain, because in triage...

6. Xray tech~ more $$$ than RN???

   lisawindow replied to SoulShine75's topic in Career Support

   Yikes! Where do you live? I'm an Associate's degree RN one year experience, ACLS, TNCC, PALS and I make 25$/hour here in seattle

7. GOOD nursing shoe suggestions other than Danskos??

   lisawindow replied to NCNurse2be's topic in General Nursing

   I tried Dansko and they were too heavy, not a good fit. Try Klogs, they are awesome, my feet never hurt. They cost about 45$ and you can replace the inner sole when it wears out.