I work at Loyola. My friend also works there and was looking to transfer to another unit. She had applied to come to the ER where I am. In March there were two positions open for the ER, she got the...
SMY2367 replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency
Yeah, that one kills me. Or the "I need 4 of morphine and 25 of benadryl. I will ask for the same in one hour". Don't come into triage eating a juicy cheeseburger c/o abdominal pain or not being able...
SMY2367 replied to jenfromjersey's topic in Emergency
Patient had low grade fever with an allergy to aspirin. Resident ordered aspirin. I asked the resident if she wanted to change it, she replied "no, put in the MAR the patient refused. She only has...
I recently bought Danskos at the advice of my co-workers. They are tough to break in but I haven't had back pain since I started wearing them! Plus, I am short, so they make me
SMY2367 replied to squeakykitty's topic in Emergency
A lady came in and described sx of a yeast infection to me. However, she disclosed much more to the doctor (who was male, so I don't know why she didn't want to tell me but told him). She said she had...
I understand that the ER is a busy place, and yes it is hard to manage your own patient plus teaching a new staff member. But think about the floors that are understaffed, it can be just as bad. I...
I live in IL, just graduated nursing school. I am starting in an ER in July. I took the EMT-B class last summer, but never took the exam for my license (there was confusion over whether I would have...
I just recently passed my boards and will start in a month at a Trauma Level 1 ER. I think it's should be on a person to person basis. There are some people that are just strong minded, it doesn't...