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  1. 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...

  2. Craziest Thing You've ever Seen

    amy replied to krazy_coconuts's topic in Emergency

    posting

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

    amy replied to sweetpea839's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah

  4. 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...

  5. 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

  6. big bad nursing myths busted

    amy replied to adrienurse's topic in General Nursing

    men only go into nursing to chase

  7. 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...

  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...

  16. Stupid People Award

    amy replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    Two weeks ago... Callus on foot x 2

  17. tell me a story that ends in "i can't believe they just did that!"

    amy replied to goats'r'us's topic in General Nursing

    Had a patient last night, MCA, TRASHED his bike, and had broken wrist and clavicle that we know of. MD absolutely REFUSED to give pain meds, lots of documentation, until we obtained urine specimen....

  18. Any Public Health nurses here?

    amy replied to nurscee's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    Not so much a reply as a comment... I am an ER nurse, who worked Public Health for about 1 year. Many of my coworkers stated "I don't know how you could work there-- it must be so hard." Well, I've...

  19. Administering IV antibiotic bolus with concurrent IVT

    amy replied to wils0389's topic in General Nursing

    I would not stop the infusion of NS. If you flush the line after antibiotic administration you should be fine. Most all current IV drip sets now are produced with an anti-reflux filter or valve...

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

    amy replied to sowie's topic in Emergency

    I love stupid people

  21. Best & Worst April Fool's Pranks

    amy replied to Fran_Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    I have been the recipient once by my DH, and he got me GOOD!!! About 2 weeks before our wedding, in April, he got me up on the 1st, to see the nerws. He told me the reception hall had a fire, was...

  22. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    amy replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    All in one day; - "my ear hurts" s/p using a telephone antenna to scratch inside it - "every time I have sex I get a headache" x > 3 attempts - ingrown toenail x at least a week-- was the GROSSEST...

  23. "You know you are an ER Nurse when..."

    amy replied to Divern808's topic in Emergency

    I LOVE the "punitive wait times"!!! I will use that today when I go in!!! "Hello, welcome to McER, can I take your med order? Would you like a voucher with that? How about a work note to go?"...

  24. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    amy replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    The best one I have is a 20-something male came in because he was masturbating, which he stated he did 2xweek, and his ejaculation was not as strong as normal. He wanted to know if there was...

  25. New ED Tech--

    amy replied to Pose's topic in Emergency

    As a nursing student, one of my clinical instructors assisted me in obtaining a nursing assistant job in the float pool of a large community hospital. Singularly the best experience I had ever had....