Emma Peel

Emma Peel specializes in surg/tele.

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1. You Know You're a Nurse When...

   Emma Peel replied to Brownms46's topic in Humor

   On busy days, I used to run into the kitchen/coffee/ice room and start a pot, tell my fav CNA when I passed her in the hall "New coffee, 7 minutes, meet you in the kitchen!" We'd meet, throw about 6 oz each over ice, raise our cups in "Cheers", chug ...

2. You Know You're a Nurse When...

   Emma Peel replied to Brownms46's topic in Humor

   Knew I was a nurse when my bf had been sleeping restlessly for 2 nights (Lyme disease is like flu aches X10!) and is finally sleeping really soundly. The alarm in my head goes off "He's too quiet" and I am checking pulse and looking for chest rise! E...

3. Nurses and Organ Donation

   Emma Peel replied to DolceVita's topic in General Nursing

   On the opt in/opt out subject I like Illinois' approach: When you get a driver's license in Illinois, part of the process is signing a yes/no form about organ donation. I'm pretty sure the form is part of getting an Illinois state ID as well, since t...

4. Funniest real orders you have seen in a chart?

   Emma Peel replied to nilepoc's topic in Humor

   This is true. As I remember it, what is dangerous about antifreeze is the by-products when the body breaks it down and metabolizes it. The receptors that bond to the antifreeze are the same ones that bond to booze, and they prefer booze. So, you give...

5. Funniest real orders you have seen in a chart?

   Emma Peel replied to nilepoc's topic in Humor

   Some people who get migraines get relief from caffeine, so coffee enemas may also be given to people with severe migraines when they can't keep down p.o. meds. I think the migraine drug Cafergot used to come in oral or suppository form for this purpo...

6. Nurses and Organ Donation

   Emma Peel replied to DolceVita's topic in General Nursing

   Same here. My family are donors going back at least two generations. Since this was before organ donation was possible, we donated our bodies to science. So now my wishes go in order: 1) organ donation if at all possible. 2) tissue donation if possib...

7. Male Nurses/female Patients

   Emma Peel replied to ern91's topic in Men

   OK, best answer I can think of under the circumstances...explain to the patient why the care is necessary and that there is no female nurse available at this time. If the patient still refuses the care, DOCUMENT the whole thing, explanation, refusal...

8. Worst doctors orders ever received

   Emma Peel replied to jenfromjersey's topic in Emergency

   This doc needs a psych eval, STAT. Holy cow! Emma "get the Haldol!" Peel

9. protecting yourself against complaints

   Emma Peel replied to am4182's topic in Men

   I am sorry you have had to go through all this. There is no excuse for them not investigating the whole situation. I don't know what else to say except good luck with your case against them. I hope they have to pay for the damage they have done you b...

10. Clock out by 8am or get reprimanded!!!

    Emma Peel replied to RnM21's topic in Activism

    I am a new grad and I do come in early to read charts before I clock in, and sometimes stay after I clock out to finish up what I couldn't finish during the shift. I only clock out before finishing if what I am finishing is regular charting I know I ...

11. Male Nurses/female Patients

    Emma Peel replied to ern91's topic in Men

    I have also never seen male nurses "trying to get out of doing nursing duties". Sometimes they will ask for help, chaperone, or for a female nurse to do private area care, usually at the pts request. One of the things I have seen on the floor is tha...

12. Young female patients

    Emma Peel replied to corbinRN's topic in Male Students

    It is a shame, but I am sure it is true, especially for male nurses. We are supposed to think of the patient first, but in this litigious society, we have to take care of ourselves. Pity. I WANT to think of the patient first.

13. protecting yourself against complaints

    Emma Peel replied to am4182's topic in Men

    While I definitely think that people should be held accountable for false accusations made, I don't think that incarcerating two older women with psych issues would help anyone. I agree with the suggestions here about communicating with you manager/f...

14. Young female patients

    Emma Peel replied to corbinRN's topic in Male Students

    I think if you ask any risk manager or hospital legal expert, they will tell you that the best way to avoid lawsuits and accusations is to have a good nurse-patient relationship. If the patient feels that the nurse truly cares about helping them, the...

15. Pain is subjective?

    Emma Peel replied to lena130's topic in General Nursing

    Your post reminded me that medicine and nursing are always changing. All we can do is try to keep up with the changes, know why we do the things we do, and evaluate whether they are working well. We can go push forward, but we must start from where w...