erShocker

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1. Carotid's ER Stats (Unofficial of Course)

   erShocker replied to Carotid's topic in Emergency

   You are correct! Now, all we need is a slurrpy machine and a slim jim rack!

2. OPINION PLEASE-er triage situation-overwhelmed!

   erShocker replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

   Congrats!! You are todays sacrifce for the 'Customer Service' Diety! (An evil diety that knows nothing nor cares about you, your dedication to thousands of other patients, or how hard you worked to get where you are now.) You will now be tossed aside...

3. Evil People

   erShocker replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in Emergency

   Momma sounds like a real enabler. Best I've seen was a 17 y.o. male. Drunk and fell down the steps sneaking home. Broken are - could have told them that without x-rays. Mom and Dad were riding this kid hard. You could tell they loved this kid, but t...

4. Medicaid. Is it being abused?

   erShocker replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

   Is Medicaid being abused? YUP! no news there. In Kentucky, If you have medicaide you get a cab ride from the ER to home or a voucher. If you are retired and old and living with Medicare, you better call a family memeber or walk. A cab ride is not co...

5. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

   erShocker replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   Had a guy come in the ER with cut up arms. Bleeding quite a bit. Took him directly to a room and triaged him there with a doc and another nurse looking on. ME:"What happened?" PT:"Cut them on a friends window." ME:"Oh, were you helping him put the...

6. Have you ever gone in to find a patient dead? What happened?

   erShocker replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

   Yes. It happens. Especially when you deal with older people and DNRs. Even in the ED you see them coming in looking fine and minutes later your coding them for a AMI and they dont make it. It happens and you best is not going to stop someone who is i...

7. This article insults nursing as a lower skilled job

   erShocker replied to Cheyenne RN,BSHS's topic in General Nursing

   I hope this doesn't come out wrong, BUT... It is from San Francsico, CA. They have recently passed several 'unique' laws. It seems as if they are playing down eduacation and promoting a different view of professional from nursing to police to physici...

8. What's your story? Why did you take up nursing?

   erShocker replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

   I worked for a bank as a branch manager. My office was down sized and I was told I had to move to another state. HA! My wife had a great job so I went back to school did 2 more years of general pre-med stuff, took the MCAT and decided I did not want ...

9. What's your story? Why did you take up nursing?

   erShocker replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

   Randy they stopped by here and want their probe back. You know which one!

10. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    erShocker replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    "Do I have to wait here with all these sick people?" Nurse: "If your not in pain and you dont have any symptoms, why are you here tonight?" Patient:"I havent been seen by a medical professional in a while and I want to be seen tonight." Nurse: " Well...

11. Scheduling lunch breaks in the ED

    erShocker replied to Elle2's topic in Emergency

    I worked in ED 8 years and I think that my lunch was schedualled one bite at a time. Isn't it the ways, it slows down and you say the words " I going for a bite" when the doors crash open with someone dragging a smurf into you ED. Or you have someon...

12. Can you believe this?

    erShocker replied to LolaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Bring back the labotomy! for your super and the patient! Sheesh! What a marooon! I wonder if the patient ever smoked before if she thought it was a good idea to start now? Smoking, as we all know, makes you look cool.

13. Team nursing is causing many good nurses to leave any suggestions

    erShocker replied to fight fatigue's topic in General Nursing

    We used team nursing in Louisville about 6 years ago and it was a failure. BUt like a good failure that promises to save money, management stuck with it for a long time. Even getting rid of CNA and house cleaning staff( Hold the code while I clean th...

14. Trying to Bust a Strike

    erShocker replied to Town & Country's topic in Activism

    Not ife the RN's go on strike. I cant see how a patients are supposed to fend for them selves while the nurses go on strike, are they supposed to go to another facility? If so what makes them think they will come back again?

15. Canadians seek ban on U.S. drug shopping

    erShocker replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism

    I know of people who bought meds in mexico. Went there to buy the meds. Doctor visit - $50, Meds from phamacy $250 (1100 in the states), value of meds tested $0. Blood pressure meds were flour and sugar pressed andHCTZ not only did not reduce fluids ...