trueschatzi

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1. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

   trueschatzi replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   we have a guy that keeps coming in for swallowing a hand full of nails...and he has come in more than three time for the same thing! another time he came in because he swallowed a bent metal spoon. we all just wanna punch him when he walks in the doo...

2. Normal to feel so stupid?

   trueschatzi replied to Virgo_RN's topic in Emergency

   trust me EVERYONE goes through those feelings! i was an LPN in a nursing home for 2 years, then after getting my RN started in a ER... felt totally clueless. so don't feel bad at all, you'll get better!

3. Scribes in the ED

   trueschatzi replied to whichone'spink's topic in Emergency

   we use scribes in our ER too, they are sooo much help to our doctors. they dont bother us nurses at all actually, like some other people have said. plus some of our doctors are a little slower than others, so they help to keep them on tract and see p...

4. What Did You Think Of Nursing School?

   trueschatzi replied to rayofsunshine's topic in New Nurse

   I graduated from my LPN program in June 2003, (it was a 11 month program) and am in my last three months of RN school. After graduating LPN school, I started work at a nursing home and was very surprised how differernt real world nursing practice was...

5. My first 2 night shifts (7pm-7am)

   trueschatzi replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in New Nurse

   Aww, i feel ya sweet pea. I just started night shift last week as a ER tech. And like you, after my first shift I slept maaaybe 3 hours before going back in. I felt ok, but around 1am it was DEAD in the ER and I had nothing to do. I felt like I could...

6. Ed Techs

   trueschatzi replied to nursejennie76's topic in Emergency

   I just started working as a ER tech, and I've already seen them doing things that make me worry. I've seen tech's insert IV's (who ARE NOT IV certified) and even insert NG tubes. But all the nurses pretty much turn their heads to that sorta thing, t...