googlyeyes

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1. ICU holds in the ER

   googlyeyes replied to Altra's topic in Emergency

   Sounds like your hosp. has some policy changes to work on. In our E.R. when a service accepts a patient like the ICU team ect, they come down , see the patient, write orders, if there is an emergency and they are not there the E.R dr.s take care of...

2. need help (am being sued) (long)

   googlyeyes replied to emsboss's topic in General Nursing

   Sue her for hitting your son and not paying attention (sue her for being too dumb/cheap to have better insurance) , she should have had better coverage, don't let her stupidity cause your family money.

3. Got any funny acronyms at your ER???

   googlyeyes replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

   SPAK =status post ass kicking WHOML= worst headache of my life (wants demerol)

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

   googlyeyes replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   Where do I start. I broke my glasses I slipped in the shower and my 3 y.o grabbed the shower rod and the end is stuck in my rectum. ( yeah that's how it happened, that's the ticket) I was scratching my "roids" with a cresent wrench and slipped on ...

5. What's the nicest thing a patient has done for you?

   googlyeyes replied to RN always's topic in General Nursing

   In the ER patients come and go. One woman I noticed sitting on her gurney in her street clothes, knitting. A little while later I asked what was up with the woman in rm 5. She has lung cancer I was told. She does'nt know yet. I talked to her for...

6. single umbilical artery

   googlyeyes replied to Tweety's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hey There were about 3 of us all pregnant at the same time in my department, one had a single artery. She was fine, is fine. She was a little peanut about 5 pounds but healthy. Don't worry