meyerbj81

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1. ER Prioritizing/communication help please!

   meyerbj81 replied to cmarn's topic in Emergency

   I recently moved to the ED from the floor a few months ago as well. What I found was important was to pretty much draw a rainbow on everyone, within reason of course, this has saved me a lot of time being proactive. Also, they should have been tria...

2. Worst doctors orders ever received

   meyerbj81 replied to jenfromjersey's topic in Emergency

   My newest one in the ER was a urine preg and beta hcg on a 6 year old boy. This was done by a wonderfully sweet elderly ED doc, who is brilliant with procedures(previous surgeon) and treats the nurses like gold but is a little past his prime. I pol...

3. Strange things people present to the ER with....

   meyerbj81 replied to klcrn1987's topic in Emergency

   We just had a guy last week with one of my favorites. He c/o chest pain after smoking crack when he masturbated. He was admitted to the floor, went AMA to go smoke more crack and came back. While one of our patients was about to code he went AMA a...

4. Nursing student pass out??? I

   meyerbj81 replied to ladybugme!'s topic in General Nursing

   I remember once when I was working at a med/surg unit I was starting an IV in a pt with the student observing me. I got the cath in but fumbled a little securing it on the "hub" so some blood dripped out but nothing too bad. The student I was with ...

5. Request advice from Nursing Managers

   meyerbj81 replied to streptococcus's topic in General Nursing

   I'll shoot her an email Monday and ask what exactly the policy is on new nurses. Feel free to email me at [email protected] with some more info about yourself and I will let you know what she says. Brian

6. Request advice from Nursing Managers

   meyerbj81 replied to streptococcus's topic in General Nursing

   I'm here in Memphis as well. I currently work on a cardiac floor at St. Francis. What hospitals have you applied for, also what areas are you open to working in? I know my manager in looking for help like mad. I know most of the new grads to a Ve...

7. Any Lubbock nurse

   meyerbj81 posted a topic in Texas

   Hey guys I'm in Memphis now I'm about to move back to Lubbock in July. I was wondering what the low down is on the hospitals around the area. I've looked at UMC and Covenant's websites already to check for openings. Are places doing sign on bonuses, ...