RoxCRN

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1. Nurse as a patient...

   RoxCRN replied to Brian's topic in Rock

   Well as the saying goes, Nurses make horrible patients and I guess I'm no exception but not without cause. I think we hold the nurses that care for us to a higher standard because they know we are watching. I had emergent surgery last year requirin...

2. Fast Food Medicine.

   RoxCRN replied to rnjlin's topic in Emergency

   Very well said!!

3. Cinnamon challenge dangerous

   RoxCRN replied to paphgrl's topic in Emergency

   Really!! What is wrong with people! Although I swear nothing should suprise me anymore...I had a 67yo lady come in with an LSD type high, cardiac arrythmias, hallucinations, the whole bit. Her tox screen was negative. Come to find out later that ...

4. What's the longest er wait time you have Even seen

   RoxCRN replied to Trekfan's topic in Emergency

   The longest wait time I had in the ER while I was working was over 10 hours. Compared to some other posts, doesnt seem like a lot, but I should mention this was a suburban/rural hospital with only 24 ED beds, and 115 inpatient beds counting ICU. No...

5. Well, I finally made a big medication error.

   RoxCRN replied to brainkandy87's topic in Emergency

   I am so sorry that this happened to you and sooo happy to here that the itty bitty patient will be ok!!! I'm also extremely greatful that you posted this because this is an error that is sooooo easy to make. I usually trust that my triage nurse is ...

6. Question regarding ED holding orders

   RoxCRN replied to maiday's topic in Emergency

   At my facility if an ICU patient or any patient for that matter, tele or med surg, peds etc.. is admitted but must remain in the ER as a boarder patient, it is the responsibility of the ICU intensivist or the admitting physician to write those inpati...

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

   RoxCRN replied to LalaJJB's topic in Emergency

   To OP, your post had me laughing so hard I just about peed my pants!! It cracks me up when patients come in wanting food when their chief complaint is vomiting and abdominal pain or Severe, god awful 10/10 pain for whatever reason and they want a t...

8. Which ER is best fit?

   RoxCRN replied to jesse'sgirl's topic in Emergency

   To OP, IMHO I think each ER will have its own demographic of patient and injury types, and your choice will depend on what you care to see, treat and experience. For example, the first ER that I worked in was a rural hospital, level II trauma center...