flnurse51

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1. A word of advice for a strange question?

   flnurse51 replied to bebbercorn's topic in Emergency

   The better choice is no scarf or no work.

2. Can nursing students triage ED patients?

   flnurse51 replied to taylord's topic in Emergency

   Absolutely not, and you should only be observing so that you can ask questions and start learning about triage. Triage is a very serious responsibility with repercussions that affect a patients life.

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

   flnurse51 replied to Whts_Ur_Emergency?'s topic in Emergency

   My pet peeve: When the patient satisfaction survey is done and the inevitable question about how well the persons pain was controlled. Wonder why so much Dilaudid is given when Tylenol or Motrin would be perfectly adequate? Wouldn't want to get a...

4. Parents!!!

   flnurse51 replied to daviex's topic in Emergency

   Parents today seem to be at the dumber end of the spectrum. Recently had a mother curse me out and throw tantrum in the waiting room upon leaving. Why was she so angry? Because the physician told her that her child had a viral illness, and did not...

5. IPN questions, please help!

   flnurse51 replied to NurseNeedsHelpPlease's topic in Recovery

   If you are referred you will most certainly be told that you need to be in the program. I got a DUI in another state in 2007 and haven't had anything to drink since that fateful night (6 years now). When I applied for my Florida license in 2010,I d...