lagalanurse

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

   lagalanurse replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

   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

2. Terrible Medication Error

   lagalanurse replied to rekea526's topic in Patient Medications

   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

3. Whats your biggest pet peeve working in the ED?

   lagalanurse replied to Whts_Ur_Emergency?'s topic in Emergency

   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

4. Aspiring ER nurse with a few questions. :-)

   lagalanurse replied to FaithGurl93's topic in Emergency

   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...

5. Whats your biggest pet peeve working in the ED?

   lagalanurse replied to Whts_Ur_Emergency?'s topic in Emergency

   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.

6. Whats your biggest pet peeve working in the ED?

   lagalanurse replied to Whts_Ur_Emergency?'s topic in Emergency

   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...

7. Whats your biggest pet peeve working in the ED?

   lagalanurse replied to Whts_Ur_Emergency?'s topic in Emergency

   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...

8. Whats your biggest pet peeve working in the ED?

   lagalanurse replied to Whts_Ur_Emergency?'s topic in Emergency

   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...

9. Am I Only one who is irritated by doctors and medical shows?

   lagalanurse replied to Destiny'skid's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   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....

10. Care plan help. Vomiting

    lagalanurse replied to hawksrn2014's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Manage pain Administer meds Assess vitals Assess bowel sounds educate patient on NPO status and additional s/s that may cause additional

11. Patients who can do ADLs but want nurses to

    lagalanurse replied to destova's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    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...

12. Dealimg with radiology

    lagalanurse posted a topic in Emergency

    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...

13. Whats your favorite montra or saying?

    lagalanurse replied to Kimynurse's topic in General Students

    They are all crazy until proven

14. What do you do first, besides "ABC"?

    lagalanurse replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Emergency

    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,...

15. Pay check??

    lagalanurse replied to All Star_Pre Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    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...