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Congrats. Hope you enjoy your new position.

Ammonia, methane. It's all the same.

I have never in my life seen an eye or nose injury from dropping a patient's hand on his face from 12 inches away. But hey, if you're that concerned, just use the farting technique.

There is much fail in this post I don't even know where to begin.

Personally, I prefer the farting technique because, if they are really having a seizure, they don't even know. If they are faking it they act all offended that you just ripped one in their face. Then you point out,"Yeah, but you faked a seizure." They then get all embarrassed at the realization that they are the ones in the wrong.

I'd say at least a year, year and a half. Any med-surf unit, but a tell or step down unit would probably be better.

1., there isn't that much blood. even in traumas. it happens, but it's less than you think. 2. I'm not a big fan of new nurses in the ED, especially very busy EDs. There is a lot of critical thinking that really only develops through time that one has to already have to work in the ED. I've seen medics who worked in the ED for years, go back and get their RN, and struggle in that role because of the thinking that has to happen.

I once had an attending show me to hold the patient's hand over their face and let it go. If they are truly having a seizure, the hand will hit their own face. If they are faking it, they will pull their hand so that it doesn't hit their face. That same attending one time farted in a patient's face who he suspected of having a pseudoseizure. He said only fakers would turn their head to avoid the odor.