BuffyRN

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1. I Double Dawg Dare You, Do It!

   BuffyRN replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

   I have a few things that come to mind, but I think the most heartwarming for me was the gentleman who was brought to our ER from a nursing home with apparent pneumonia and was in respiratory distress. For whatever reason, the overwhelmingly busy nig...

2. Anyone worked as a unit secretary?

   BuffyRN replied to bmburke78's topic in General Nursing

   Very nice reply jb2u... any good, experienced nurse will tell you that a unit cannot run effectively or efficiently without a knowledgeable clerk and tech/CNA. I started as a unit clerk in the ER quite a while ago, long before nursing school. I've ...

3. Medicaid. Is it being abused?

   BuffyRN replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

   This thread has definitely hit a nerve with me, and unfortunately, I don't see an end to the "it's owed to me" mentality. The system is most definitely abused on a regular basis, and I see it every day in the ED. My biggest gripe of all is entitlin...

4. Pt's C/O in the ER (funny)

   BuffyRN replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

   I had one the other day... of course we were extremely busy with no open beds or any hope of getting one soon... 3rd ambulance in line comes in with a 40 something female, in obvious manic state, complaining she is pregnant and contracting every 2 mi...