Andy S. BSN, RN

I know this happens everytime something hits the news and the world has a collective freak out. I think I mostly need to vent. I work in a Pediatric ER in AZ and we have had droves of patients convinced they have Swine flu. And then demanding imme...

lol I know I should be thankful for more numbers in the ED but they already cut staffing in anticipation of the summer slow down. So we are doing winter numbers with summer staffing, soooo much fun. I was happy to see the 101 today, keep it coming:...

Got to love the economy! I work in ER and we recently had to cut back. We have an Acute and Critical side to our ER and our Acute care side used to be open 16 hours of the day, but now is only open 13. No one has been laid off yet, but shifts got ...

Hello everyone, I have been an RN for about 3 years (1yr med/surg; 2 yrs cardiac) I just started working ER about 3 weeks ago, and I just have a quick question. Are alot of floor nurses rude and essentially no help what-so-ever when you transfer pat...

Ok, I admit it! I watched Dr. Phil today on my day off! I have a cold on my day off and was lounging on the couch. lol This mother has a son who weighs 150 pounds and was in complete denial about the entire thing! She keeps taking him to doctors w...

ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Seriously loved that!! It should be the ER theme song or something!!!

I was reporting a urine dip to the doc and said that the dip was "positive for neuks and litrites".......... after I quit laughing I corrected myself and said leuks and nitrites. Andy

Hey all, get this................ This is a true story, but I felt it belonged here as opposed to the general forum. The other day at work, a SOON TO BE new grad was bosting that she would know more than a doctor by the time she graduated!!! I don...

lol, we thought she was kidding at first.........but sadly she was dead serious!!!!!!!!!! lol

Nice! I loved it!!!!!!!!!! :roll :roll :roll

cute love it.........hehehehehe I'm not working today and staying home too!

ok, ickie!!!!!:chuckle

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: HAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAH! Love it!

too cute love it! Life is too short and too serious without nit picking the small stuff. Laugh when you can! Andy

Got to love Phoenix AZ, it's too hot for mosquitos! :)

you know it's going to be a bad shift when you ............walk into the ER and a full code is in progress. ............you find out that is now your patient and there are no ICU beds. ............the first words out of everyone's mouth is "Thank goo...

:roll love it

too cute, i love it! I wish I would have written something similar in one of my entrance essays. Andy

OK, sorry venting session here............ Someone please remind me why in the h*** I am doing this! I ran my butt off for 8 hours straight in the ER. No break, no sitting, hardley any charting. I had everthing today from the ICU pt I had roll thr...

You all ROCK!!! I think I will go get a massage............hmmmmmmm sounds nice! Most days I love my job and I don't have too many days like yesterday. But she was the cake topper! LOL, at least I can laugh at it now. This gal has been out of nu...

I'm not sure what the pay for new grads is now or whether they hire new grads in critical care. I know most places you can transfer to the ICU after 6 months to a years worth of experience. My suggestion would be to call Human resources at the hosp...

Quote of the day/year/era? "You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance,Germ...

I got as an email, I have no idea where it came from. But I loved it! Andy

Histerical, loved it! :kiss :kiss :kiss :kiss

How about the Quiet Fairy - Lurkes around waiting for some unsuspecting nurse to let the "Q" word slip. Then is responsible for rustling up some "business" untill all insanity breaks loose! :)