Patma

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1. Rules for the ER (long)

   Patma replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

   After my heartfelt post, you take a part of it and make a joke. I hope you feel better now. It's things like this that make me afraid of Nurses!

2. Rules for the ER (long)

   Patma replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

   Leah, no way would I EVER spit, cuss, hit or do anything to a Nurse or anyone for that matter. Like I said, you need a place to vent and I meant it. I sit here and laugh and giggle at them too. One of the reasons I read this site is to learn. In t...

3. Rules for the ER (long)

   Patma replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

   Thank you Tazzi. You seem like a very kind caring Nurse...wish I had had you when I had a bypass last year. You are right, even though I was suffering from the pain of the bypass, routing around jabbing for a vein is not fun in my book, and YES, it...

4. Rules for the ER (long)

   Patma replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

   YES YES YES!!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!! Excellent post.

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

   Patma replied to WillowBrook's topic in Emergency

   It breaks my heart as I read your story, but it happens all the time. As far as I'm concerned, being "humbled" is not enough for what you went through. He should have been disciplined in some way, so that others will see what happens when you deny ...

6. Rules for the ER (long)

   Patma replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

   Do you work in Michigan? Just wondering.

7. Drug seeking patients?

   Patma replied to butter's topic in Safety

   Z, I truly just wanted to know if a person would or could die going thru withdrawal from taking large amounts of narcotics given to them by their pain management Doctors. I'm sorry my post was so long....guess I was truly shocked that 60 yr. old peop...

8. Drug seeking patients?

   Patma replied to butter's topic in Safety

   I just had to respond to this post because you mentioned cocaine. Today, when I was visiting my PM Doctor for my monthly visit, we sometimes get to talking about drug seekers and the like. I've been his patient now for over 18 years and have had nin...

9. What do your ER patients families say or do that irks you?

   Patma replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

   I've gotta say that 80% of disappointed patients must be sadistic, because you haven't lived until a Doctor digs in your neck trying to get a line started.....that's the absolue worst IV I've ever had started, with my ankle running a close second! T...

10. What do your ER patients families say or do that irks you?

    Patma replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    WHY does it irritate a Nurse when a patient states they are a "hard stick"? And, the patient tries to help by informing the Nurse what type of needle and where to try? I still don't understand why it angers a Nurse, because no was has really answer...

11. U of D Mercy

    Patma replied to Sirena922's topic in Michigan

    My daughter is attending there now beginning her 3rd. yr. in the Arch program. Yes, its about $12,000 per semister, but she gets a $4,500 Dean's grant as long as her GPA is a 3.0 or higher. The biggest problem is the crime and the school is doing a...

12. Bizarre, Odd or just plain Gross Patient Habits.

    Patma replied to caroladybelle's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, he was an RN. In his defense, he did try to protect my modesty by keeping me covered in places while he washed my arms, legs, etc. I had had an emergency surgery on C-3,C-4 and C-5 and was unable to lift my arms or use my hands at that time ...

13. What do your ER patients families say or do that irks you?

    Patma replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    What's wrong with informing the Nurse that you are a "hard stick"? Over the years, the usual amount of pokes is three to five times. If I know I can make it easier by informing the Nurse where a vein is or using a smaller needle or using a butterfl...

14. Bizarre, Odd or just plain Gross Patient Habits.

    Patma replied to caroladybelle's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a patient in the ICU, I had a male nurse. As I was not able to get out of bed, he was assigned to give me a bath. I wasn't too thrilled with it, but was too ill to fight it. During the bath, I noticed that the nurse was getting a bit ex...

15. Drug seekers "Drug of Choice"

    Patma replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    I appreciate all the posts regarding people who suffer from pain. Your educated responses does help me to understand the other side of the coin when trying to treat people in pain. I'm sorry about your Mum, it must be hard on you to watch her suffe...