ernurse4ill

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1. Entitled Generation

   ernurse4ill replied to javajaydon's topic in General Nursing

   Wow, NurseRatched..... What a blessing that letter from your grandmother is...to you and now to those of us that read your post. Thank you so much for sharing this. I sat here picturing you, as a little girl showing your grandmother so much love. I h...

2. Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act (THIS ONE IS IMPORTANT!)

   ernurse4ill replied to BethAn's topic in Activism

   I like the above layout for staffing, but I do not think it is very realistic, especially in the ER setting. There is absolutely know way of knowing how many patients will present in a shift. Especially in a rural setting. You may have a night with n...

3. Incometent Doctor

   ernurse4ill replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in Emergency

   At the risk of sounding dumb, in 20 years I don't know what code white is?

4. phone calls no outsider would believe

   ernurse4ill replied to JBudd's topic in Emergency

   OMG!!!!

5. true or false

   ernurse4ill replied to phiposurde's topic in Emergency

   i think what the original post meant about "reproduction cp" is if we are able to "reproduce" the chest pain by palpation, deep breath, movement etc. i could be wrong, but that is how i read it.

6. Pick up Malpractice! They went after my license.

   ernurse4ill replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

   Sue I am sorry that you had to go through what you did, but thank you for posting this. I, like many others, have always been told not to carry my own insurance. After reading through the last 9 pages, I called today and got my own. I have mine throu...

7. Chronic COPD'er, 1 lung, 02 @ 6L/min. What would you do?

   ernurse4ill replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

   Ok, I don't think you should try to have it both ways here.... FIRST you say that the patient was in no acute distress and doing quite well with sats in the low 70's. THEN you say this about her condition was too poor for her to sit in the waiting ro...

8. Tips on how NOT to appear like a Drug seeker

   ernurse4ill replied to WillowBrook's topic in Emergency

   Willow, you need to ignore the idiocy of some of the posts. It seems like most are truely responding in a caring and interested way. A couple of these posts just prove why you are concerned to begin with. My husband is a chronic pain sufferer and has...

9. I C E......In Case of Emergency

   ernurse4ill replied to TazziRN's topic in Emergency

   Vlsgrl, ICE stands for IN CASE of EMERGENCY... you list your contacts in your cell phones as ICE1, ICE2, ICE3, etc and the theory is that if you are injured or ill, they can look at your cell phone to be able to contact your next of kin etc. I have i...

10. Date MD's??

    ernurse4ill replied to mindyk04's topic in General Nursing

    ABSO-FRIGGIN-LUTELY!!!!!!!

11. Croc shoes Worth it? Or forget it??

    ernurse4ill replied to RNSacht's topic in General Nursing

    Is there anyone here that is overweight that wears crocs for long periods of time? I am just wondering how they hold up then? Also, how long do they seem to last?

12. Diabetes treatment and why success does not pay

    ernurse4ill replied to grannynurse FNP student's topic in Endocrine

    I am a Type II diabetic that just recently started insulin. I was very non-compliant for a few years. I too had every excuse known to man for not taking better care of myself. As a nurse I should have known better. It took me becoming gravely ill wit...

13. ER Pet Peeves

    ernurse4ill replied to ERERER's topic in Emergency

    The pt. screaming of ear pain...one look w/ otoscope reveals a live cockroach...irrigated out and still alive...pt asks for spec. cup to "take him back home" OMG!!! I have never had one ask to keep it!

14. ER Pet Peeves

    ernurse4ill replied to ERERER's topic in Emergency

    All I can say to this one is OMG!!!!!!!!!!

15. "What do you need Christmas off for? You don't have kids!" (rant)

    ernurse4ill replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I worked several years of 12 hour night shift. We always alternated years being off. I also have a daughter from my first marriage so I not only had to deal with work schedule, but also his plans. I simply told my kids when they were young that Sant...