wandernsoul

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1. Who uses scalp veins in babies?

   wandernsoul replied to wandernsoul's topic in Emergency

   Just to clear up any confusion, the baby was indeed conscious so I never considered an IO. She was taking sips of fluids, but still vomiting. I do only ER, never done Pedi, and certainly not NICU. I've worked for 16 years in ERs, dealt with lots of...

2. Who uses scalp veins in babies?

   wandernsoul posted a topic in Emergency

   Never had to question this before in all my ER years. Had a 16 month old with persistant vomiting, chunky but nearly bald little girl. As we (another traveler and myself) were looking for IV sites the mom commented on the child's scalp veins, which...

3. Have you ever taken care of a celebrity?

   wandernsoul replied to BarbPick's topic in General Nursing

   President Bush, the old guy, came to visit a friend of his in the ICU where I was working a number of years ago. And you can imagine the place was just crawling with secret service guys!! He also introduced himself to all the rest of the patients ...

4. What's your craziest story of the ER

   wandernsoul replied to debo_lpnER's topic in Emergency

   There's quite a difference here. Disgusting, well rats are right at the top of the list. As are maggots, which we've had hopping off the bed.....that came from decubitus ulcers. Crazy though.....? Oh so many stories to tell! How bout the guy who...

5. Has anyone done an assignment in Exeter New Hampshire?

   wandernsoul replied to mother/babyRN's topic in Travel

   And I'm currently a traveler working in the ER! So I guess between Andre and I we've got the whole place covered. This is actually my 3rd stint as a traveler here.....nice place, lovely community and surrounding area. The hospital is well supporte...

6. What's your craziest story of the ER

   wandernsoul replied to debo_lpnER's topic in Emergency

   Not nearly as impressive as the first story but still a good 'read'. Great big older guy comes in by EMS, lives in a little apartment alone, hasn't been out in eons. He can't really get around at all, even to the bathroom, so he has a bucket next to...

7. Travel to National Institutes of Health

   wandernsoul replied to sassyfrassy's topic in Travel

   Sassy, Could you send me that email as well with the name of the travel agency? [email protected] Thanks much!

8. Travel to National Institutes of Health

   wandernsoul replied to sassyfrassy's topic in Travel

   So Sassy, how did you go about getting an assignment there?

9. Morehead City

   wandernsoul posted a topic in North Carolina

   Anyone out there work at Carteret Hospital in Morehead City? I'm thinking of taking a travel position in the ER so just wondering what the place is like. Any info would be helpful. Thanks much.

10. Dealing with "ER" attitudes

    wandernsoul replied to happystudent's topic in Emergency

    Oops, that response was meant for Happystudent, not Huggietoes. Must have more coffee........

11. Dealing with "ER" attitudes

    wandernsoul replied to happystudent's topic in Emergency

    "I just want to work in an enviornment with no Petty issues............. " Huggietoes, Please call me when you find this heavenly place!!

12. Need some Help Regarding Practice Issues

    wandernsoul replied to TerriRN's topic in Emergency

    I have worked in 7 ER's in 5 different states and have never put these in, nor seen any RN insert one either. Seems to me the appropriate way to deal with it is to have the ER doc talk with the ENT doc and sort it out. ER docs insert these all the ...

13. Any info on Middle-East nursing?

    wandernsoul replied to TheSquid's topic in General World

    Yes, of course there are other countries, of course, and I didn't mean to exclude them. UAE is one I had discussed specifically with the recruiter, that's why I mentioned it. And yes, they're not all Muslim. I"m curious now where you are located? ...

14. Any info on Middle-East nursing?

    wandernsoul replied to TheSquid's topic in General World

    As I said above there are too many negatives for me to take one of these jobs. If there were no nights involved, and I could have a bit more freedom i would definitely do it. I"m actually heading to Egypt for a few weeks to see some of the country ...

15. Any info on Middle-East nursing?

    wandernsoul replied to TheSquid's topic in General World

    There's a travel nurse company called Helen Ziegler that does staffing for lots of facilities in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and a few other countries. I called and spoke with a recruiter several months ago as I was interested in going. ...