HoosiER RN RN

M/S, PEDS, HHC, ER

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HoosiER RN has 27 years experience as a RN and specializes in M/S, PEDS, HHC, ER.

Ice packs for fever?

HoosiER RN replied to santhony44's topic in Emergency

I have worked peds and er and have never used ice packs on kids.
Your Favorite one liner used with patients

HoosiER RN replied to scaredofshots's topic in Humor

was getting ready to start an iv on pt with n/v/d x 3 days, told him I would draw his blood at the same time. the pt chimed in with "all with one little prick" I automatically said "what did you call me " after uncomfortable second pt and his wife st...
Docs and their dirty sharps...

HoosiER RN replied to neneRN's topic in Emergency

All our docs are conscientious about cleaning up their sharps because they know if one of us gets stuck they'll be up @#%$ creek for a long time. But we are still very carefull when we clean up. Just in case,
After I graduate can I start right off in the ER?

HoosiER RN replied to sphz9471's topic in Emergency

Before I went to nursing school I worked in the ER as an orderly so of course planned to go there upon graduation. There was no position open then so went to medsurg/peds, ended up there for 9 yrs then HHC for 5, now ER for 6. Looking back I was dumb...