Rain

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1. Medicaid. Is it being abused?

   Rain replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

   A few weeks ago, I was discharging a patient from the ER. The MD wrote a prescription for benadryl. I gave the script to the patient and also said you can buy this over the counter if you want to. (it was 1 am in the morning-thought it would be easie...

2. Scripts

   Rain posted a topic in Emergency

   We actually have someone asked for a tylenol prescription...Never in my life have I been so amazed. It would cost them maybe $3. But of course, they just want to ride the system.

3. Medications for IBS

   Rain posted a topic in Gastroenterology

   Anyone have any luck with bentyl and / or robinul? Just started both of these yesterday. Also having to take 3 others medication for interstitial cystis....wonderful....

4. I wish I had a nickel for........

   Rain replied to petiteflower's topic in Emergency

   I refuse to let my patients go out and smoke. If they sneak out, then I sign them out AMA and they have to go through the whole process again. I feel if they think they are sick enough to be in the ER then they don't need to smoke. I tell them up fro...

5. Flank Pain

   Rain replied to Rain's topic in General Nursing

   thanks...i am going to see another doctor about all of this...i want someone who will listen to me and not blow me off...they just keep giving me pain meds but i don't like taking them (can't function very well with them) i want an answer, etc not pa...

6. I wish I had a nickel for........

   Rain replied to petiteflower's topic in Emergency

   AND FINALLY... If I had a nickel every time a nonemerency patient took the ambulance into the ER while the sickest -ready to code pt- drove themselves in--I wouldn't be working ever again!

7. I wish I had a nickel for........

   Rain replied to petiteflower's topic in Emergency

   When in triage, "How much longer...I was here before them and they got to go back before me" When pt's are in the ER for abd pain n/v/d yet they eat and drink from the vending machines while they wait in the lobby. Letting kids run, crawl, etc all ov...

8. Flank Pain

   Rain replied to Rain's topic in General Nursing

   i have seen 2 urologists

9. Flank Pain

   Rain posted a topic in General Nursing

   Every once in a while I have terrible flank pain and trouble with urination (retention-where i have ended up with a F/C for several days) . I have seen 2 MDs regarding this and they have basically blew me off. They did an IVP and CT scans but since t...