defib queen

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ER NURSE, MOTHER, WIFE AND VERY TIRED

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  1. What is Caring to You?

    How I would describe truly caring, I try to think of it like this: I try to treat my patients like I would want my family or myself treated if we were in their place. When I was in nursing school my father had a bout with cancer, this taught me what...
  2. sad day at work

    I had a similar patient a few years ago. 4 days post-op colectomy for bowel obstruction. He was a known alcoholic and was also on dt precautions, getting librium q6 hours im for dt s/s. We had had trouble getting him to do post-op ambulation, howe...
  3. Thank You

    I just wanted to say thanks to all who responded to my recent post worst day, mass casualties. To update you, five are now dead. The fifth died early this am. We have been told to expect probably 4 more will die within the month, they have 80% to ...
  4. worst day, mass casualties

    maia 1212, brmc.
  5. worst day, mass casualties

    Today was, quite honostly, the worst day I've ever had. Not because of management or the usual bull. A local factory exploded. It was a mass casualty incident. I've seen and smelled things today no one should ever have to. We got 30 patients, altho...
  6. ER Jam

    The other night, my night shift cronies wrote the following, they set it music and rapped it, they had a very slow night. I thought you might enjoy. ER Jam Working every night on this hill, Everybody just wants a pill.......from us My belly hurts, I ...
  7. Desparate, freaking out

    Thanks everyone, these posts have really helped ease my mind somewhat. When more details are available to me I will let you all know what the final diagnosis was, I'm pretty sure they sent the guy for autopsy. As for doing something nice for myself,...
  8. Desparate, freaking out

    Yesterday I triaged from 7-3 dayshift in our 17 bed ER. It was extremely busy, as usual lately. We kept a full ER and a waiting to come back list of 10-20 patients all day. Today my supervisor called me to let me know that apparently someone that ...
  9. Direct Admits

    As an er nurse, I would have to ask, why would you want all direct admits to be worked up in er first? In our er, if we worked up all the direct admits before they were admitted, we would not have time or space to take care of the emegency patients....
  10. Did I participate in an unethical situation?

    First, I must clarify something. It was not a matter of moving a deceased pt from one place to another. The er was full, hallway beds included, there were approx. 15 pt's and visitors in the hallway between the two rooms, there was nothing discreet a...
  11. I am worried that last week I participated in an unethical event. Here is the situation. At our facility, we have a, usually yearly, mock disaster. At our facility it is known as a code delta. Usually it is a staged mass casualty situation such as an...
  12. Change of direction??

    RN2B, I have found that with 12 hour shifts, I actually get more time off to be with my family than my teacher relatives do. Plus, I am not stuck at home evenings and weekends grading papers and creating new assignments. I love kids too, even though...
  13. Change of direction??

    I was one year from having a teaching degree in elem. ed. I had just become a mother and everyone said (everyone being parents, husband, in-laws who were teachers) "be a teacher, it will be great, you will be off when your daughter is off, and you wi...
  14. Anyone in Tennessee???

    Hey NurseAngie, I also live on the TN/KY border, maybe we are close. I work in Corbin, live 50 min west.
  15. Extreme Measures

    A DARK ROOM, (THICK DRAPES, GARBAGE BAGS OVER WINDOWS, WHATEVER IT TAKES) AND COOL AIR VIA AIR CONDITIONER IN THE SUMMER OR CUTTING OF MOST OF THE HEAT IN MY ROOM IN THE WINTER WITH LOTS OF COVERS. THAT IS HOW I DID IT FOR 3 YEARS. THEN I WENT TO DA...