bissie

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1. You know you've been a nurse for way too long when...

   bissie replied to jalvino1's topic in General Nursing

   Don't know if this was mentioned but.... I've already checked out my 3 children's, my boyfriends and his 2 children's veins....just in case...and to the 2 I know will be hard sticks...pointed out their good ones to them so they will be able to tell t...

2. The most embarrasing thing you've done at work!

   bissie replied to ClaireMacl's topic in Humor

   I've done several stupid things in the ER since I've started working there. My first psych pt, I went to do his triage, and for his privacy shut the door. When I went to leave I found no doorknob. Luckily one of my 6 laughing coworkers watching on th...

3. How can you say you're not paid well?

   bissie replied to malusport's topic in Emergency

   I just moved from a busy city ER to a local community ER closer to home...took a $5 and hour pay cut...BUT I DO get bathroom breaks and so far have had at least one meal in a 12 hour shift! It does suck that, as a newly single mom, I can barely affor...

4. good agencies in MD?

   bissie posted a topic in Maryland

   Hi, I am wondering if anyone knows of a reputable agency to work for in MD? I used to do agency work all of the time, but it seems like they've all gone out of business! Thanks...

5. any well-equipped ED's out there?

   bissie posted a topic in Emergency

   I work in an inner city ED but have just accepted a postion in a rural ED closer to home. In my experience in the city, I've never had a day where you could find anything! Even basic things like BP cuffs and pulse ox probes. I'd first look in the pt ...

6. patients leaving with IV lock in place

   bissie replied to ellencrn's topic in Emergency

   I've been seen sprinting out to the waiting area and even outside after pt's who've left with medlocks in place. That's why I love the fact that our security is such a presence where I now work...there are often just as many security guards as nurses...

7. Pt's C/O in the ER (funny)

   bissie replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

   18 year old girl comes in drunk out of her mind. Her chief complaint, " I am dizzy and feel like I'm going to throw up." DUH

8. Bad Habits Nurses Develop

   bissie replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in General Nursing

   What about not wiping Y-ports on IV tubing with alcohol prior to accessing? This just isn't done in the ER..but when you think about it...eww

9. How Long Is Your Wait In The Er?

   bissie replied to mdslabod's topic in Emergency

   One of our docs just wrote an article for our city paper about this same topic. I don't know about an "average" wait time, but I can say that we've had pts there for days....very sick pts waiting on ICU beds that end up staying for their entire treat...

10. Pt's C/O in the ER (funny)

    bissie replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    Drank roach poison after wife put it in a coke bottle...on discharge instructions the PA wrote,"label all containers". The pt said,"it was labeled...it said Coke"