Indiana ED RN

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1. Well it finally happened

   Indiana ED RN replied to teeituptom's topic in Emergency

   Tom, Sorry that this happened to you. I have taken those same medications and they are rough but you can make it through it.

2. Strange satisfaction...

   Indiana ED RN replied to ERNurse752's topic in Emergency

   Think?????? You and Capt Kirk are there!!!!!!!!!!!!!! he he

3. I never realized we are all in the same boat!

   Indiana ED RN replied to shootemrn's topic in Emergency

   I have had a few of those type idiots.... the best one that had poked himself so hard that he syncoped in the bathroom from the site of his own blood.....found urine cup with blood all over it and a thumbtack in the sink............. duh............

4. The Doctor oncall told me not to call him

   Indiana ED RN replied to catrn10's topic in Safety

   My fear would be the hospital would pull the RN into the law suit and find something he/she did wrong... even with the best documentation.... the lawyer for the hospital would be looking for a scape goat.... and so would the MD's lawyer..... Old sayi...

5. The Doctor oncall told me not to call him

   Indiana ED RN replied to catrn10's topic in Safety

   Wow talk about a little jewel of a hospital !!! An ER Doctor that can't do central lines????? Do they have electricity there or do you do everything by candlelight???? Sounds like you had a real mess on your hands....I personally would have kept call...

6. changing to ER nursing? give me the low down.

   Indiana ED RN replied to ap_rn's topic in Emergency

   I will have to agree with neneRN.... you either love it or hate it.... that was a very nice list of pro's and con's. Another thing you have to find out is how the management in the ED is. As you may find in other posts on this board.... no matter w...

7. One more

   Indiana ED RN replied to TexasRN31's topic in Emergency

   We don't do it as often as we used to....I have heard what pointhope has written before also. Here is an article that covers alot of it.... http://www.enw.org/Research-GastricLavage.htm

8. Which one?

   Indiana ED RN replied to TexasRN31's topic in Emergency

   Well I found somewhere that........... Intravenous DIAZEPAM (Adults: 5 to 10 milligrams every 5 to 10 minutes as needed; Child: 0.1 to 0.2 milligram/kilogram every 5 to 10 minutes as needed) may be helpful (Anon, 1984). Large doses may be necessary i...

9. Another question about nursing salaries

   Indiana ED RN replied to EmeraldNYL's topic in General Nursing

   All Aboard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ::::::::Reserving 10,000 person bus for trip:::::::: Me

10. Complaints vs Safety of the Nursing Staff

    Indiana ED RN replied to Indiana ED RN's topic in Emergency

    Gosh this must be every where. I thought there was a nursing shortage? Wouldn't hospitals want to protect the staff they have.... there always will be patients! Me

11. Trauma Blood Transfusions

    Indiana ED RN replied to pointhope's topic in Emergency

    In the times I have had to infuse rapid infusions I did not worry about a transfusion reaction. The rational on this is the blood is more important than a transfusion reaction (minor). Normally if you use O neg or type specific the likely hoods are...

12. Another question about nursing salaries

    Indiana ED RN replied to EmeraldNYL's topic in General Nursing

    Hello All, Oh what a wondeful subject.... Pay!!!! I recently moved from a different state to here in Indiana. My pay almost dropped 50%. I have also found out the only thing cheaper here is real estate. Everything else is about on an even par. I d...

13. Complaints vs Safety of the Nursing Staff

    Indiana ED RN posted a topic in Emergency

    Hello All, Wondering..... Over the many years of patient care I have..... I am seeing more and more verbal and physical abuse of the nursing staff by patients and families in the ED....I am also seeing more and more of management siding on the side o...

14. what can you say

    Indiana ED RN replied to teeituptom's topic in Emergency