rncareerchgr

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

   rncareerchgr replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   :angryfire After re-reading my post, I think I didn't explain well. Kid has painful throat, fever, and feels really terrible. Is asthmatic and claiming to have trouble breathing. Starts puking. We call the PCP office, but while waiting for them to ...

2. Did anyone try to talk you out of being a nurse?

   rncareerchgr replied to following_faith's topic in General Nursing

   They're still trying. Friends & acquaintances who are nurses and burned out after xx years of hospital nursing, family members who think I've got a great gig where I am. (I'm one of those IT people mentioned in another thread). I question myself ...

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

   rncareerchgr replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   Actually, we do, and we went there first. Of course the first thing they asked for was the insurance info, and informed me that our insurance co. wouldn't pay for the urgent care clinic. If I'd been thinking straight (hey, it was a loong weekend) I'd...

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

   rncareerchgr replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   Hello. I'm a lurker and just getting started with prerequisite classes. But I'm curious what you all think ... how about strep throat in a teen over a 3 day holiday weekend? Just wait 'til Tuesday and see the PCP? It's emergent. He might not die, but...

5. More Strange Baby Names

   rncareerchgr replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Dick Peters At a place I used to work I often walked past a chair with a man's name on it -- Dick Holder This day and age, I'd think 3 or 4 times before calling a child Dick There were triplets near where I grew up named Obie, Ocie, and Odie (all wom...