Hilinenursegrl

Hilinenursegrl has 1 years experience and specializes in Emergency/Trauma.

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1. What the Heck Moments!

   Hilinenursegrl replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Nursing

   I just read this on an old thread here.This was a response about hand washing vs alcohol prior to fingerstick glucose testing. I read this about the carb traces and was really like What the heck. I tried to do a quick search to see if there was any ...

2. What gauge IV to use?

   Hilinenursegrl posted a topic in Emergency

   So I know that if you have a trauma or something major come in you should get in an 18, or two. We have a nurse here who is what we all call a trauma junky. Our ER is small and we don't get alot of action, just usually alot of clinic stuff. In the la...

3. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

   Hilinenursegrl replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

   I think this post has really, really gotten off topic and I think it is time to close this thread or get back to the topic at hand. The OP started this thread not for pronunciation problems but for people (nurses) using the wrong word entirely; like...

4. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

   Hilinenursegrl replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

   I don't think the OP meant anything about pronouncing the words when this was written. The example used was STAT vs sat which are two entirely different things. Yes sometimes I don't like the way people pronounce things but using the enirely WRONG ...

5. You Know You're a Nurse When...

   Hilinenursegrl replied to Brownms46's topic in Humor

   Your new (less than one day) husband c/o a hemerrhoid and gets suppositories prescribed twice a day. You don't even think about having him do it himself you just take over the job so you know it's done right and you can assess the hemorrhoid twice ...

6. How do you manage to get to work in snow storms ?

   Hilinenursegrl replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

   Now I'm all for coming to work, I am the one who is always at least 15 mins early. The one morning I was 3 hours late was a very bad blizzard, those of you who don't live in Montana, Wyoming or North Dakota don't really know what that is. I work 50 m...

7. Would you have done the same? Recieved wrong prescription.

   Hilinenursegrl replied to RN BSN 2009's topic in General Nursing

   Before nursing school I worked in a couple different fast food places. Customers would often bring their bags in from drive through claiming that they got the wrong order. We would get them their order but I would always offer if they wanted the o...

8. Stupid Nurse Trick... Don't try this at home... or work!

   Hilinenursegrl replied to TXRN02's topic in Humor

   This happened to me not long ago. My first time with the epi pen, trying to waste an expired one into the trash. I have no idea how it happened but it went off into my thumb! I feel so much better now that I know I am not the only one! LOL!

9. Worst doctors orders ever received

   Hilinenursegrl replied to jenfromjersey's topic in Emergency

   What is a myers cocktail and why does it need to be sterile?

10. Can't we all just get along

    Hilinenursegrl replied to livingthedream33's topic in General Nursing

    I have a similar problem in my ER. Each shift is 7-730 and has two RNs. As always its the old day vs night shift fight. There is one dominant nurse on the day and one on the night that do nothing but fire emails to the boss about every little thin...

11. Tired of EMS thinking they can walk in!

    Hilinenursegrl replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Emergency

    Ok there was a reason that staff closed this post in the first place. I believe somewhere in here Trauma made a comment about Medic beating a dead horse, but it was Trauma that started this thread, again. I for one have more to do than to watch rou...

12. I hate nursing

    Hilinenursegrl replied to prettylittlenurse2b's topic in General Students

    I would advise you not to persue your nursing education any longer. If your feelings against it are that strong you need to follow your gut. I would not want you to be my nurse or the nurse for anyone I love. Not because you are a horrible person ...

13. Paramedics in the ER

    Hilinenursegrl replied to errneducator's topic in Emergency

    I have to agree with you. I went through a two year program for an ADN and I spent a total of 18 hours in the ED. We spent way more than that on the medical floor. I started in the ED fresh out of school, I was very lucky, and its a small ED. Whe...

14. wrong injection for the patient

    Hilinenursegrl replied to nursey2008's topic in Safety

    And a seventh that our instructers always told us was... Right to refuse

15. Is this a safety hazard?

    Hilinenursegrl replied to Hilinenursegrl's topic in General Nursing

    Wow I guess posting this question has left me more confused now! LOL, seriously though I guess I will just have to look up the policy or ask the safety manager. Thanks for all the responses,