Wantoknow-rn

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1. Feeling broken and there's no way out...

   Wantoknow-rn replied to RNRichi's topic in Emergency

   Well welcome to ER, listen you worry to much that lady screaming and jumping let her do it. One question? was her baker act signed if not does she need it to be? let the dr now and document that you told him. next time don't worry just have her sign ...

2. Lazy techs!!!!!

   Wantoknow-rn posted a topic in Emergency

   Doesn't matter how good of a nurse you are when you get bombarded you get busy. Anyone know the feeling and then all of the sudden you remember you had a tech anyone know or remember those a tech is a person that works in your ER but you don't see it...

3. Advice - I'll need a meal tray too

   Wantoknow-rn replied to LalaJJB's topic in Emergency

   I can't agree with you all more, I understand that healthcare is now day a business but I think they are taking it to the extreme and is all the weight falling on top of the nurses, cuz nobody else is there with the pt 12 hrs straight. So lets say yo...

4. Best way to get a transfer to an E.D Tech?

   Wantoknow-rn replied to Mini-Murse's topic in Emergency

   got it, i guess the way I said it did not sound good at all!:cheers:

5. Best way to get a transfer to an E.D Tech?

   Wantoknow-rn replied to Mini-Murse's topic in Emergency

   Hey i did not meant anything bad about EMT they are awesome with IV that is why i use them as a point of comparison.

6. Best ER Tricks what it meant is like putting two tourniquet to get the IV

   Wantoknow-rn replied to Wantoknow-rn's topic in Emergency

   I love this one no pressure bag ok, get the BP cuff everybody is gonna be like what:eek: and it is true it works just as good. Sometimes when i want to get the iv fast i also use the bo cuff to squeeze those veins out!

7. Best ER Tricks what it meant is like putting two tourniquet to get the IV

   Wantoknow-rn replied to Wantoknow-rn's topic in Emergency

   Hey that is so true very good tip to deal with the D-seeking patients maybe it would even go as far as making them quit on the drugs. I'm trying to be positive. thank you for your comment.

8. Best ER Tricks what it meant is like putting two tourniquet to get the IV

   Wantoknow-rn replied to Wantoknow-rn's topic in Emergency

   Awesome the urine trick that is so true, hey either you pee or i will get it with my I&O cath. Awesome trick and this stuff made sound mean but at the end is just for their own good because the faster they give you the sample the fast the either ...

9. Priority patient...abd pain, vag bleeding, or broken arm

   Wantoknow-rn replied to JDD1017's topic in Emergency

   People is obviously not enough information that's why she is asking here, just answer which one you would see first and stop saying not enough information this goes like this 1- Abd pain, Vag bleeding, Kid with the arm, just by what she got in the in...

10. Best ER Tricks what it meant is like putting two tourniquet to get the IV

    Wantoknow-rn replied to Wantoknow-rn's topic in Emergency

    Edrn10 that is just amazing, that's just one of the best tricks i have heard. Hopefully people would keep posting new tricks not only for ivs for anything hypotension, drug seekers, anything that you wont find in a book! Thank you for your reply!

11. Priority patient...abd pain, vag bleeding, or broken arm

    Wantoknow-rn replied to JDD1017's topic in Emergency

    All the people that have post on ur answer are right, but i would go with the abdominal pain, it just have the biggest chances of been more critical just think about how many organs does the abdomen has enclosed too many i would say. not to mention t...

12. Best way to get a transfer to an E.D Tech?

    Wantoknow-rn replied to Mini-Murse's topic in Emergency

    I believe you should wait at least a little it does not look good that u just got hired and want to "leave" some how. Just focus in your nursing school you don't need to work in an ER as a tech to get hired after as en ER nurse. trust me, when i got ...

13. Best ER Tricks what it meant is like putting two tourniquet to get the IV

    Wantoknow-rn posted a topic in Emergency

    I saw a ER Doc twisting a bag of saline to create like a pressure bag system because we did not have one at the moment. it seem to me like a very good idea we were in the middle of a code. So i though to share it here and i would like to hear your ti...

14. Nurse Report please answer

    Wantoknow-rn replied to Wantoknow-rn's topic in Emergency

    Thank you very much everybody for the responses. I just want to be clear because i like to do my job as best as possible.

15. Nurse Report please answer

    Wantoknow-rn posted a topic in Emergency

    I'm a new nurse at an ER, since patients are coming and going you may not necessarily have everything done for a patient that you just got at 1630 and got admission ordered at 1700(for example). Sometimes the nurse at 7 comes and gets upset because s...