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I have mixed feelings on this subject. As a libertarian I am strongly opposed to government restrictions on freedom of speech AND freedom of private employers to hire/fire employees who do things...

Chart from a critical care pt for my ER pt, all written at the same time with other admit orders in between--not after pt reactions: ---- "Dilaudid 2mg IV stat" ---- "stop dilaudid" ---- ...

Thank you!

You are so welcome Corey. I come back to that article myself occasionally after a really bad trauma to reflect and remember all the wonderful people who feel the way I do. Glad my words touched...

You know I can't decide if this is hilarious or sad! Right now hilarious is winning.

Have you tried talking to management or HR about how you feel? Large corporations like hospitals have to have guidelines in place to protect their business but sometimes exceptions can be made for...

In TN you can work as a "nurse tech" after one semester of nursing school (where you learn how to take VS, do bed baths and other fundamentals). I would talk with HR at your local hospital(s) and...

Thanks so much!!

I wanted to start something very similar to this in our ER and am in the process of gathering info. Would you be willing to share your protocol and any other info you have? We see so many...

I just started as an RN last year at the same time my husband got back from Iraq. I have an awesome ER job that I worked my tail off to get at the only Level 1 Trauma center around but... we just...

I was a compulsive nail biter until age 14 then moved on to food so I feel your pain. The underlying problem is not a fake nail or real nail issue--it is the chewing desire and the anxiety. Maybe...

Wow! I have seen attendings sit back and let resident MD's jump in and help us control a combative pt but never seen it in that kind of situation! I would be writing a letter of complaint to...

I have a problem with allowing pt's to act like this without saying anything. It is not acceptable to be rude just because you don't feel well--and I have taught my children that too. Yes, this...

Wow, you should be very proud of yourself! Look at all that you have overcome and are now doing something as awesome and fulfilling as nursing (and sometimes nerve-wracking! LOL). I am impressed...

All ER nurses are just fantastic :D Wow Jennyw, what a night. That definitely tops my worst so far! :bowingpur

Oooh! I hadn't thought of that--definitely cleaner!!!

This is something I have been wanting ever since stepping foot on the hospital floor as a nurse. I kept telling myself, there has GOT to be a better way! Doctor's routinely use hand-held voice data...

Thanks so much for sharing your experience and your advice. I have never had to deal with a miscarriage and have had four wonderful children. So I have always felt very awkward and inadequate when...

What an awesome recap of our "normal" workday! I love it!!! And to the question about do we love it....it really is a love/hate relationship. I can't imagine being anywhere else more than for...

Do you WORK in an ER?? I find it hard to believe that you do. We all have infinite compassion for those who truly need to be there--otherwise we wouldn't do it! It is the ones who come in via...

#51 The number of times you come out of the room and up to the desk to ask when your loved one is going to go upstairs is exponentially related to the time it will take to get you there. ...

We have a nursing progam in TN that will not admit anyone who is overweight. It also said in my nursing school handbook that you must be able to function within the tight spaces common in hospital...

I heard about this the other day. Very exciting news!! I think research on gene therapy is going to be the answer to many of our "incurable" diseases eventually. I just hope it is done carefully...

After several days of working regular ER zones and one of triaging I worked as one of the trauma response nurses yesterday. My first patient was from a head-on MVA. He came in with a serious facial...

Wow, I am humbled by all of your kind comments. I almost didn't post this story because I never have started a thread before and am relatively new to the field. Boy am I glad that I did--thank you...