ERNurse752

ERNurse752 RN

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  1. Does your hospital plan for code blue events?

    ERNurse752 replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    In my hospital, there is always a "code bed" available in the ICU for an in-house code. It is assigned to someone at all times, in the event that someone needs it. It is kept clean, as no one else is...

  2. Unlicensed personnel calling in prescriptions?!

    ERNurse752 replied to bassbird's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I live in IN, and I've seen this done...I'm not sure of an actual law permitting/prohibiting it though. It's scary...unless you have training and education with medications, it's easy to make a...

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

    ERNurse752 replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    "...cottage cheese crawling down those thighs..." You don't know how glad I am that I'm not eating cottage cheese for breakfast right

  4. cops 'n nurses

    ERNurse752 replied to rachel h's topic in General Nursing

    Frisk me, cuff

  5. Bell's palsy...how long and will I ever recover??

    ERNurse752 replied to rndiva1908's topic in General Nursing

    I'm 23, and I had Bell's palsy last summer when I was 22... When I went to brush my teeth in the morning, I noticed that water dribbled out one side of my mouth, but I didn't really think much of it....

  6. ER nursing Pocket guide

    ERNurse752 replied to ekianurse's topic in Emergency

    http://www.kathywhite.com

  7. The Top 25 Witty Things to Say to Your

    ERNurse752 replied to Andy S.'s topic in Nursing Humor

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  8. Has anyone ever had this problem with Reglan?

    ERNurse752 replied to Heather333's topic in General Nursing

    I too, make sure to give it

  9. Has anyone ever had this problem with Reglan?

    ERNurse752 replied to Heather333's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, I've seen it...probably only once or twice though, out of all the times I've given it and seen it given. Just list it as one of your allergies.

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

    ERNurse752 replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Say it ain't so! ?

  11. Torsedas ?

    ERNurse752 replied to RNConnieF's topic in General Nursing

    Is she on a Lido or Amniodarone gtt to help decrease the # of arrythmias she's having? I had a pt once who was constantly in VT, and he felt fine...very stable, but man, we were nervous too! Have...

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

    ERNurse752 replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Last night, walked into a room to give a pancreatitis pt some MSO4...the pt (rather large woman, covered in tattoos) was lying with her gown pulled up to her chest, with her leg hooked up over the...

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

    ERNurse752 replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Oh my GOD!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!! EWWWWW!!!!!!!

  14. Crazy, abusive patient? What do u do?

    ERNurse752 replied to Anagray's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    J-A-I-L!! If he was there for detox, why was he on a cardiac floor? Seems like he'd be better suited for psych or a detox unit... Do you remember if they did an etoh and/or drug screen? Might be...

  15. How many of you married doctors?

    ERNurse752 replied to JHUnurse's topic in General Nursing

    There's a doc in my hospital with quite the track record... I was a GN and he came up and introduced himself to me. My preceptor said, "Stay away. Stay far, far

  16. Medication Aides

    ERNurse752 replied to R.L.Silva's topic in General Nursing

    My cousin became a CNA, then a QMA, and she never even graduated high school (got a GED.) I don't think QMAs should be able to pass meds...they don't have enough training to understand what the med is...

  17. Sick at work, AND disappointed!

    ERNurse752 replied to hapeewendy's topic in General Nursing

    That sucks...the triage nurse didn't listen to what you were telling her, and it all snowballed from there. Hope you're on your way to feeling better now!

  18. Bossy Unit Clerks

    ERNurse752 replied to NancyRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    quote "Your patients are all FINE! I had them YESTERDAY!" Just because a pt was fine yesterday doesn't mean they can't crash and die today...that's what *assessments* are

  19. Nurse fantasies

    ERNurse752 replied to zumalong's topic in General Nursing

    Micro, I was going to go for the Star Trek world too.

  20. RN to Paramedic Bridge Course

    ERNurse752 replied to ironjohn929's topic in Emergency

    I'm talking to someone in IN soon about this...I got my EMT cert my senior year of high school, but let it drop during my senior year of nursing school. I've been thinking about going back to get my...

  21. New use for Tylenol?

    ERNurse752 replied to mattcastens's topic in General Nursing

    I've heard of people taking it for that too...I'm not sure what's in it that would cause drowsiness/relaxation? It sure doesn't make me

  22. What do you carry your pens, tape, scissors, etc in?

    ERNurse752 replied to RNforLongTime's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Left pocket: money, chapstick, gum, keys, 2 laminated 5x6 cards with pertinent phone #'s (it was someone's education project...a lifesaver!) Right pocket: scissors, hemostats, small notebook,...

  23. Gotta good "poop" story? I do.

    ERNurse752 replied to st4304's topic in General Nursing

    Awhile back on the ICU, when we still used to dye our tube feedings blue, pts poop was this nasty liquid green stuff. It was especially nasty on the nights the cafeteria sent up creamed spinach on the...

  24. HELP......I'm having a "dumb" moment!

    ERNurse752 replied to duckie's topic in General Nursing

    What about rhonchi? When people have agonal respirations or Cheyne Stokes breathing, they're not able to clear their secretions adequately, and they can collect in the lungs and upper

  25. obituaries

    ERNurse752 replied to shannonRN's topic in General Nursing

    I read them sometimes...but they tend to drive me a little nuts, b/c I always want to know what they died of, especially the younger ones, and most of them don't have any