ERNurse752

ERNurse752 RN

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  1. skunks on night shift?

    ERNurse752 replied to mednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe they're drug-seeking

  2. "Thats not my patient"

    ERNurse752 replied to nurse2002's topic in General Nursing

    Hehe...night shift and day shift where I work are (no pun intended!) like night and day. It's very common to hear, "That's not my patient," or "That's not my area," on days. On nights we have much...

  3. Teen daughters 1st pelvic exam...

    ERNurse752 replied to itsme's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm taking a SANE class right now...we're learning how to do speculum exams on Tuesday. Maybe I should print out this thread and take it in.

  4. Teen daughters 1st pelvic exam...

    ERNurse752 replied to itsme's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was so scared of them, I didn't go for my first one until I was 23 years old...after I had been working in the ED, and had seen about a trillion of them, realizing it wasn't so bad after all, and...

  5. why do some nurses forget that they were once students?

    ERNurse752 replied to geleesa's topic in General Students

    Lots of good advice given...I don't really have anything to add, just wanted to say good luck with the rest of your school!

  6. Checking FHT's?

    ERNurse752 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Can anyone tell me what in what general locations FHT's can be found, according to weeks? Seems like every other pt I've had lately is pg, and I always have to search and search to find them...

  7. Checking FHT's?

    ERNurse752 replied to ERNurse752's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Pregnancy/labor/delivery/infants fascinate me, so I'm actually glad when we have OB pts in the ED...I get to learn fun new things! (well, sometimes

  8. Songs that you can relate to nursing.

    ERNurse752 replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing

    Highway to Hell Stairway to

  9. Blocking beds when understaffed

    ERNurse752 replied to Nurse Ratched's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital will block beds if there aren't enough nurses. It mostly happens in ICU and PCU...so then the ED gets backed up and we have to go on diversion. It's a vicious

  10. Checking FHT's?

    ERNurse752 replied to ERNurse752's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks!

  11. Patients who refuse to cooperate with medical/nursing treatment....

    ERNurse752 replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    Had a guy in the ER the other night for DKA. One of the nurses went into his room, and he had his insulin kit and his Methadone bottle out (also on a meth. tx program.) She found that he'd drawn up...

  12. Memories of nursing school.....

    ERNurse752 replied to wv_nurse 2003's topic in General Nursing

    My A&P prof was talking about purulent drainage one day, telling us to always use the word "purulent," and then wrote on the board, "xxx," telling us to never, ever use that word...we about lost...

  13. anyone wear Danskos?

    ERNurse752 replied to MelRN13's topic in General Nursing

    I have Birkie clogs, Anywears clogs, and am planning on getting Danskos soon...all closed-back shoes. Much more comfy than tennis shoes, I think.

  14. Am I just being petty?

    ERNurse752 replied to huggietoes's topic in General Nursing

    No, you are in no way whatsoever being petty. Fight for the pay they're trying to screw you out of, get the heck out of that hospital for good and don't look back...hire an attorney if you have to....

  15. Patients who refuse to cooperate with medical/nursing treatment....

    ERNurse752 replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, really...drives me nuts wondering why they waltz in, refuse everything, and then get mad because we didn't do anything??? My official diagnosis: TSTL (too stupid to live...) (sorry...worked...

  16. sleeping staff

    ERNurse752 replied to night owl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    hehe...or a good time to run in and start shaking them, yelling, "Code

  17. This is "how" Nurses divert drugs for their own use.

    ERNurse752 replied to WriteStuff's topic in General Nursing

    ...which brings up another interesting topic... Should all hospitals institute mandatory random drug testing for all employees? I can see where it could be good...impaired staff wouldn't be able to...

  18. Transportation of Telemetry/Stepdown Patients

    ERNurse752 replied to nursemouse's topic in General Nursing

    In the ED, if we are transporting a patient to a floor where they will be hardwire-monitored, they go on a portable monitor with an ACLS-qualified RN. If they are just going to be on tele on a...

  19. Christmas Humor

    ERNurse752 replied to nurse wisdom's topic in Nursing Humor

    ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!! heee heee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  20. Faxed Report

    ERNurse752 replied to Y2KRN's topic in Emergency

    We fax reports... The pt gets admitted, so the doc faxes a sheet with pt's demographics, adm dx, adm md to Admissions...they send us a note on the computer that they received the fax, and whenever we...

  21. How do you deal with rude patients?

    ERNurse752 replied to rachel h's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    After the night we just had, "Shut up or go to jail," sounds about right!

  22. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

    ERNurse752 replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm...this may not be a popular opinion, but I think it's possible to be an effective nurse without loving or caring about the pt. You don't really have to care about someone to know that if their...

  23. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    ERNurse752 replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    EWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! On all counts!!!! Gag

  24. L&D/NICU hostility!!!!

    ERNurse752 replied to at your cervix's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Oh geez...they can't get their own FHTs? And then they try to get someone else to find them on someone who may not even be pregnant?

  25. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    ERNurse752 replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Had a very sweet pt this morning...she had an abdominal surgery about a year ago, and has had incisional problems ever since. She came in this morning, dehisced. (sp?) Huge pocket of pus, clots, and...