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lagalanurse

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  1. Triage complaints- the good, the bad, and the shocking.

    Haha every time I get one of these I just want to say, "mine bleeds once a month too and I survive it every single time. Go home."
  2. Terrible Medication Error

    I gave 100mg IVP yesterday, so I'm not understanding why this is so bad. Did one dose of Lasix bring a K level down THAT much or did this pt have a low K level already?
  3. Whats your biggest pet peeve working in the ED?

    I had a lady the other day ask me to feed her husband. I almost asked her if her arms were broken, but found a better way to say it. Her husband could have fed himself for that matter.
  4. Aspiring ER nurse with a few questions. :-)

    I don't think you need a masters to be an ER nurse. I love my job. I have good days and bad days. Bad days consist of very sick patients that need more attention to give them, extremely demented pts with no family at the bedside who keep climbing ou...
  5. Whats your biggest pet peeve working in the ED?

    OMG. I had one the other day that I nicknamed *ussy boy. He was 22 and screamed like a little girl when I removed the tegaderm. He was literally in tears. Really????
  6. Whats your biggest pet peeve working in the ED?

    Another one from yesterday. A pt who opened the cabinet, got a bedpan, put herself on the bedpan, poured the urine into a specimen cup and then called me to say it was ready. I was like, "ma'am, the bathroom is next door. You don't have to use a bedp...
  7. Whats your biggest pet peeve working in the ED?

    Ok I have another one. I'm beginning to really dread pts with abdominal pain. I can't even tell you the last pt I had with that complaint that actually had something wrong with them. And then they pitch a fit when we tell them nothing is wrong with t...
  8. Whats your biggest pet peeve working in the ED?

    I have two of them (at the moment). When pts have that beloved abdominal pain and report nausea too--and the spend the whole time spitting into a bin. Really? Spitting? It doesn't make me think you are sicker. When the doc won't give you any more p...
  9. Am I Only one who is irritated by doctors and medical shows?

    It's so annoying when they are inaccurate! Private Practice had a seizure pt and the doc said "give 10mg of Lorazepam IVP" I was like WOW! I've never given more than 2mg to an actively seizing pt. lol. They were serious about stopping that seizure!
  10. Care plan help. Vomiting

    Manage pain Administer meds Assess vitals Assess bowel sounds educate patient on NPO status and additional s/s that may cause additional problems
  11. Patients who can do ADLs but want nurses to

    Ugh! A big pet peeve of mine. I work in the ER and everyone thinks they are dying!! I had a pt the other day that unfortunately an admit hold because we had no beds. I had to put the pills in his mouth and he didn't even put the straw in his mouth, I...
  12. Dealimg with radiology

    How does everyone deal with radiology when they try and take a patient while you are trying to start a work up or do an assessment? I find myself basically getting pushed out of the room and them I get behind since I have to wait for my patient to ge...
  13. Whats your favorite montra or saying?

    They are all crazy until proven otherwise.
  14. What do you do first, besides "ABC"?

    I actually prefer it when the doc beats me to the room, if the patient is stable. Then I can go in there and assess and implement orders. Saves me time. When I'm trying to assess and the doc walks in, then it takes foreverrrrr. Most of the time I hav...
  15. Pay check??

    Much happiness! I get paid every 2 weeks and my first check was $300 less than what I used to make in a full month at my previous job as a marketing coordinator. And I'm not even at my full rate, I get $4 less an hour while in orientation!