sharksgal

sharksgal has 8 years experience.

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1. Taking admission orders over the phone.

   sharksgal replied to YippiNurse's topic in Emergency

   When the ED doc hands me the phone I very politely say, "Dr____, please hold while I get the nurse." and promptly transfer the call to the floor. (I just need to make sure I know which floor :]) Works about 99% of the time. Bonus is that the floor no...

2. Best & Worst Excuses for Not Taking Report?

   sharksgal replied to loricatus's topic in Emergency

   Of course there are twelve sides to every story...especially the report story...however I believe this thread-posted in emergency forum-was to be about best and worst excuses. I believe it is way off topic now. BUT really...it's not about the length...

3. What do your ER patients families say or do that irks you?

   sharksgal replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

   debanam--I can totally relate I was called to respond to a patient complaint...22 y/o M was MAD b/c I gave him a towel and had him clean his own feet!! Are you kidding me....to the office for that???? Tonaight: Triaged a 38 yo F (that looked 58) for...

4. question...to go meds

   sharksgal posted a topic in Emergency

   We're anticipating Joint commission....while preparing our NM stated that we have been giving "to-go" meds incorrectly. We have been told that nurses cannot hand over the to-go meds to the patients as this is dispensing and only MD's and RPh can do ...

5. How many visitors in the ED?

   sharksgal replied to twright's topic in Emergency

   If only all our ERs could be in this perfect world of harmony between visitors and staff.... But back to reality..."excuse me, pardon me, I'm just trying to reach the Lifepak and the hands-free paddles, I hope you don't mind if I step in and try to s...

6. er visitors...a funny

   sharksgal replied to UtErRnEmt's topic in Emergency

   OMG should be sleeping but had to read all the posts...laughed so hard...thanks guys! Just can't wait to see all these visitors for another 12hrs tomorrow. :)

7. Joke..You know you are truly an ER nurse if...

   sharksgal replied to HanaRN's topic in Emergency

   Reality can be so much scarier than fiction!! Laugh or DIE that's my theory.