amy

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1. Craziest Thing You've ever Seen

   amy replied to krazy_coconuts's topic in Emergency

   posting

2. Does anyone feel burnt out who has only been a nurse for 3 years.

   amy replied to sweetpea839's topic in General Nursing

   Yeah

3. sleeping pills

   amy replied to SWAT_RN's topic in General Nursing

   Just make sure you devote 7-8 hrs (at least!) to sleep. When I was having problems, and first starting taking them, helped for about 4 hrs, added an antidepressant, and it took some time, but all...

4. How do I handle this?

   amy replied to clee1's topic in General Nursing

   Go to your charge nurse directly, and ask her!!! See what she

5. big bad nursing myths busted

   amy replied to adrienurse's topic in General Nursing

   men only go into nursing to chase

6. Song lyrics that remind you of nursing...

   amy replied to grace90's topic in Nursing Humor

   My all-time favorite?!? "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns 'N Roses... I SWEAR it's ALL ABOUT the ER... did you ever listen to the lyrics? ".. we got fun and games.. we got everything you want, and we...

7. My first SANE exam...

   amy posted a topic in Emergency

   So, I did my first SANE exam, and I expected it to be much more difficult than it was... I followed all the paperwork, and asked all the questions, however, I did not "dig" for information... I...

8. new ER nurse needs advice on IV therapy

   amy replied to Anagray's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   I have never had a problem drawing blood from peds/neonate iv, use a 3 ml syringe, not vacutainer... the draw is just too much pressure. I have used 5 or 10 ml syringes, just slowly withdraw with...

9. Glucose tolerance test

   amy replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

   speaking of gastrograffin, did you know you can mix gastrograffin with any noncarbonated beverage, not just water??? many patients tell me that it is quite palatable in apple juice or fruit punch,...

10. Question

    amy replied to coadestone's topic in General Nursing

    I can understand your frustration re: your phlebotomy skills, but remember!!! you are still new at this... And I know of no nurse who would be practicing for one month and expect to know everything,...

11. What's in a name?

    amy replied to stillpressingon's topic in General Nursing

    We have a volunteer who is wonderful, but sometimes a touch overzealous. He always makes a list of the empty beds for the secretary, charge, and triage nurses. We have dubbed it a "frank list". The...

12. Do you use a venoscope?

    amy replied to SillyLilly's topic in General Nursing

    Any idea of the approximate cost or the companies that produce

13. Ideas for ER nurses week in October

    amy replied to qtpieERnurse's topic in Emergency

    Re: Ideas for ER nurses week in October ER nurses week starts October 8 (I think) this year. I am a NP in the ER. I will be buying lunch for both shifts one day that week and encouraging others to do...

14. Does ED have a bad rep for mean nurses?

    amy replied to noelle4's topic in Emergency

    I have always referred to the ER as The Jungle, patterned after the song by Guns 'n Roses, "Welcome to the Jungle." Have you ever listened to the words? It really fits, and to me is hysterical. It...

15. Suny Upstate Peds

    amy replied to Mandarella's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't worked there, but in my experience, peds can be tough AND fun. Kids are still kids, and when you "play" with them, and make them giggle, they LOVE it. Yes, they have been dealt a lousy...