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    you CANNOT eat me!

    gentle_ben_RN replied to lulu rn's topic in Emergency

    From my experience, I also want to share with you that due to it being a high stress environment you may even find nurses that you like and respect can hurt or offend you without meaning to. I work...
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    Thank you NICU nurses!

    gentle_ben_RN posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thank you NICU nurses! I work in the emergency dept and have had my share of mothers having premature emergent deliveries. I just wanted to say a big thanks to NICU nurses everywhere for the job you...
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    ER vs. PACU

    gentle_ben_RN replied to groettger's topic in Emergency

    I worked in PACU for 2 years before going to the ER. I liked PACU and it was a much easier job than the ER, but very repetitious. After 2 years worth of PACU I felt like I started losing skills. Now...
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    I Feel So Dirty and Used! - An ER doc unloads his frustrations

    gentle_ben_RN replied to Anxious Patient's topic in Emergency

    The pseudocidal patient: This patient is unhappy or angry, and doesn't want to go home. He complains of being suicidal, stays in the ED until being fed. This one is my favorite...and soooooo
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    ER being taken over by behavioral health patients

    gentle_ben_RN replied to gentle_ben_RN's topic in Emergency

    thanks for the input guys. have a great
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    ER being taken over by behavioral health patients

    gentle_ben_RN posted a topic in Emergency

    I work in a large ER that has an 8 bed behavioral health locked unit where BH patient's are held until being admited to the 2nd floor psych unit. They are to be evaluated by a psychiatrist withing 16...
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    ER being taken over by behavioral health patients

    gentle_ben_RN replied to gentle_ben_RN's topic in Emergency

    I absolutely want to help the patient's who truly need help if they are considering suicide. I don't want to help the same john/jane does who are at the ER 2 or 3 times a week who act like they are...
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    ER being taken over by behavioral health patients

    gentle_ben_RN replied to gentle_ben_RN's topic in Emergency

    Thanks DManAZRN! I like you idea the best!
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    ER being taken over by behavioral health patients

    gentle_ben_RN replied to gentle_ben_RN's topic in Emergency

    Hey RN2B84. No, I live in NC. It's crazy though isn't it!
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    Personality Traits common in the ED

    gentle_ben_RN replied to trinitygrad07's topic in Emergency

    wanted to add a few to moms great list... 1. good humor 2. Good upper body strength because doing CPR ain't easy 3. Repeat after me...."we're still waiting on your test
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    What does it take to be an ED nurse, and should a new grad even try?

    gentle_ben_RN replied to futurecnm's topic in Emergency

    What does it take to be and ER nurse......let's see....... 1. A great pair of shoes because you will be on your feet 90% of the time and will probably be wading through a ton of crap (figuratively and...
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    Do all the ICU RNs gossip?

    gentle_ben_RN replied to poppy07's topic in MICU, SICU

    I personally get highly offended if someone hasn't said atleast one snide remark about me daily. Then again, I usually give them something to talk about anyway. Afterall, that's what they live for.......
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    Goodbye, PACU! Hello, ER! Any tips?

    gentle_ben_RN posted a topic in Emergency

    Well today is my last day as a PACU nurse. Monday I start in the Emergency Room. Just wondering if anyone has any insight on what I'm getting myself into.:uhoh21:
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    Use of Diprovan in your ER

    gentle_ben_RN replied to TRAMA1RN's topic in Emergency

    When I worked in the PACU, I saw propofol used frequently, but it was always administered by anesthesiologists or CRNA's. It was used a lot to sedate patients for closed hip manipulatons. In the ER,...
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    Songs to play in the Waiting Room

    gentle_ben_RN replied to S.T.A.C.E.Y's topic in Emergency

    For the drunks and overdoses.... "Rehab" by Amy Winehouse But change it to....."I wish you would have went to rehab but you said NO NO
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    So far so good!

    gentle_ben_RN posted a topic in Emergency

    Hey ya'll! So you may remember me from weeks earlier. I posted a thread about my new job in the ER. Well I've been in orientation for about 5 weeks now and I think I'm adjusting well. I'm formerly...
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    transferring pts. from ED to floor

    gentle_ben_RN replied to LCR_RN's topic in Emergency

    Maybe as equally despised as the
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    You might be a PACU nurse if...

    gentle_ben_RN replied to mustanggirl's topic in PACU

    1. All PACU nurses do is empty drains, watch monitors, and ride elevators. 2. "eternal hold" when you try to call report. 3. When trying to call report, nurse replies.... "I didn't even know I was...
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    Tell me what it's really like.

    gentle_ben_RN posted a topic in Oncology

    Calling all oncology nurses. I've always had an interest in working in oncology. I am very happy with my area now (PACU), but was thinking about trying oncology some day. I've heard it can be...
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    Best ways to deal with the stress?

    gentle_ben_RN replied to HopeItWorksDNP's topic in Emergency

    Try a FULL glass of wine....that's what I
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    Sweet Dreams, Baby! Tell us about your strange dreams r/t nursing

    gentle_ben_RN replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I've had nightmares where I was awake and walking but I couldn't breathe on my own so I was put on a ventilator. Then my manager wanted me to come to work of the vent!!! I know....it's
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    I am a nurse, but I dream of....

    gentle_ben_RN replied to Elisheva's topic in General Nursing

    I am a nurse but in my dream life is am definately a dancing cowboy......i'm serious
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    Admissions to pacu, rotation, how does it work, etc..

    gentle_ben_RN replied to SeaTracer75's topic in PACU

    Our system is similar to starae....but we have a "float" nurse on both sides of our PACU that will relieve the nurses in slots for lunch breaks. The floater also helps with checking in the patient,...
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    Rn

    gentle_ben_RN replied to mjcummi's topic in PACU

    Our standing orders for PACU: 1. Morphine 5mg IV Q 5 min up to 20mg PRN 2. Dilaudid 0.5mg IV Q 5 min up to 2mg PRN 3. Demerol 12.5mg IV may repeat x1 for shivering 1. Phenergan 12.5 mg IV may repeat...
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    Telemetry VS PACU GN

    gentle_ben_RN replied to nyspecialist's topic in General Nursing

    That's unusual to go from PACU to ICU. From my experience in PACU, you fix the immediate problem with your critical patient (usually airway), recover them, and then send them to ICU. IF there is not...