ojoern

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1. I'm an ER nurse and I love my job because...

   ojoern replied to sowie's topic in Emergency

   I get to: ....pull someone's butt out of the fire.... ....tie people down....heh, heh...... ....be with people when they learn how bizarre people can be from the patient on the other side of the curtain.... ....enjoy excellent short term relationshi...

2. Discharge orders you'd LIKE to write!!!

   ojoern replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in Emergency

   Here are a few I'd like to write: The wall (or other hard surface) always wins. Tell all your friends. (for the boxer's fx crowd) Hamburger that "smells funny" will not be rendered safe by lots of ketchup. "Drinking two beers" combined with "minding ...

3. homeless pt's?

   ojoern replied to scrmblr's topic in Emergency

   Well, I can see this discussion has become quite heated since yesterday. It is fraught with emotions for many. I look at it this way: I do what I can for the homeless folks I see. Sometimes it's not much. Sometimes it is. Through all of it I keep tw...

4. homeless pt's?

   ojoern replied to scrmblr's topic in Emergency

   I have a lot of mixed feelings about homeless people. You have all sorts of reasons for people to be homeless: loss of job/income, mental illness/substance abuse, plain bad luck, and personal choice. Homeless people are a strain on E.D.'s that are of...

5. Share Your Saying

   ojoern replied to angelique777's topic in Humor

   Some of my favorites: A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step, ~Lao Tzu You don't own anything that you can't carry on your back at a dead run. ~Unknown Anywhere is within walking distance if you have the time. ~me Hope you enjoy, Joe

6. Got any funny acronyms at your ER???

   ojoern replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

   Amber, I'm sure you find all of this very disconcerting. I would have also, when I was a student. After several years of nursing, I find it hilarious. There is no way to give you the perspective that only experience can. Allow me to assure you tha...