CLAIRE'SCOWBOY

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1. Why should family presence be allowed in the ER?

   CLAIRE'SCOWBOY replied to traumaRUs's topic in Emergency

   Think of some of the codes we've been in = would you like to remember your family member - most of us yelling to each other about iv's - watch us put our hands in his private regions and start shoving in tubes. Yelling out for something or help becau...

2. Why should family presence be allowed in the ER?

   CLAIRE'SCOWBOY replied to traumaRUs's topic in Emergency

   We went thru this years ago and it was a total disaster. When there was actually someone available to be with the fanily and answer questiions it was usually someone that never worked er themselves. We had families trying to pull the dr. Away durin...

3. Med surg nurse x 28 yrs needs advice about taking job in er

   CLAIRE'SCOWBOY replied to pawsomepooch47's topic in General Nursing

   Why were you thinking of moving to such a different type of nursing, loved working in the er for over 25 years. And yes there are big pros and cons and alot of those can be the er you move to. I guess i would have gone the other way from the er whic...

4. RN's who cannot insert IV's being Fired???

   CLAIRE'SCOWBOY replied to maidy's topic in General Nursing

   I Was Not Taught Iv Skills In School. My First Job I Was Required To Do Iv Starts As I Was The Only Rn. Then I Went To The Er And My Biggest Fear Was Starting Iv's On Children. Well I Spent The Next Week Starting Every Peds Iv In The Dept. And Gu...

5. RN Functions

   CLAIRE'SCOWBOY replied to nocturne716's topic in Emergency

   My Case Was A Little Different I Was The Only MICN We Only Ran With A Paramedic In Those Days. And Quite Some Time Later I Got Permission From Those Kid's Experiences To Use When We Would Go To The High School To Teach. Sorry To Bring Things Down But...

6. RN Functions

   CLAIRE'SCOWBOY replied to nocturne716's topic in Emergency

   I KNOW THIS SOUNDS CORNY BUT I EVEN FOUND ONE OF THOSE CARDS FROM 1ST GRADE ON WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE - SURE ENOUGH NURSE. I'M PROBABLY A LITTLE OLDER THAN MOST OF YOIU STARTED IN SURGRY AS A VOLUNTEER PARAMEDICqUIT FIRFIGHTING WHEN I HAD TO GO UP T...

7. RN Functions

   CLAIRE'SCOWBOY replied to nocturne716's topic in Emergency

   I AGREE, BUT IT IS NOT ALWAYS A BUNCH OF ACCOLADES. IT OFTEN IS NOT ONE PATIENT BUT MAYBE 6-7 CHARTS UNDERMY ARMS. MOST OF US HAVE SPENT MORE TIME WITH OUR ER DOCS THAN OUR OWN FAMILIES. I SWEAR HALF THE TIME ON A BUSY NIGHT NONE OF US EVER FINISH...