katrina, rn

katrina, rn

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

    katrina, rn replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    menstrual cramps... not because of endometriosis or anything like that, just plain old menstrual cramps... i also had a lady that came in and said she took 42 mg of Klonopin. i lavaged and all of the...

  2. ICU holds in the ER

    katrina, rn replied to Altra's topic in Emergency

    in our er, if you end up holding a unit pt/med surg, you're expected to take care of that pt as well as your 3-4 other er pts. if you call to get someone to come down from the icu or med surg floor...

  3. Got any funny acronyms at your ER???

    katrina, rn replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    our favorites are: B & T cocktail: benadryl and thorazine for our chronic migraines that are in there EVERY DAY!! AAD: Acute ativan deficiency DRT: dead right there AMF: adios mother f*****...

  4. Are your hopital security armed?

    katrina, rn replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

    one of our security guards is like a 58 year old woman that is like 4 feet 8 in tall... and she doesn't carry a gun... the other ones also do the same thing as someone else reported.. just stand...