nuangel1 BSN, RN

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    Psychiatric Patient's triaged through ER?

    nuangel1 replied to retro-active's topic in Emergency

    agreed .this usually happens .we have voluntary and involuntary admits in our ed .they get medical clearance in ed first then get psych clinician eval and either of 3 things happen .pt gets admitted...
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    Thoughts - Nurse Mistake

    nuangel1 replied to Seven, RN2b's topic in General Nursing

    i am so sorry this happened .i am glad your aunt and her son are doing ok .clearly it was a mistake.but info like that should not be given by a nurse over the phone .the only way the hospital and...
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    Pyxis in ER, Pharmacy Oversight, Joint Commission Requirement.

    nuangel1 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    there is a er forum its listed under speciaty forums.we have accudose in our ed when pt comes in if we need a med immediately we put in pts name room etc as we know it and take meds out .then wehen...
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    nurse lost baby to SIDS

    nuangel1 replied to ANG_LPN's topic in General Nursing

    ang i am sooo sorry for your
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    Chiropractors

    nuangel1 replied to Paprikat's topic in General Nursing

    i was skeptical about chiros as well ,until a few years ago i was in agony with neck and back pain.i saw my dr who i have known for many years and besides meds mri and ortho visit suggested i see...
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    So I'm fired. Again.

    nuangel1 replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    sue i am so sorry
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    Transfusion too fast?

    nuangel1 replied to Butternut's topic in General Nursing

    ditto wide open and press
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    Your Gettin a Patient - The Doors Open and In Rolls Your Pt.

    nuangel1 replied to CarVsTree's topic in General Nursing

    well in the case as you describe above that is the charge nurse and or unit secretaries fault for not telling you about the pt sooner.it is certainly NOT the ers
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    I made an "Oopsie", need some pointers

    nuangel1 replied to RNcDreams's topic in Emergency

    first i did not say we don't take any tel orders .i said we try not to take alot .ie i don't have time in my er to take 2 pages worth of tel orders on 1 pt .we take basic orders diet activity pain med...
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    I made an "Oopsie", need some pointers

    nuangel1 replied to RNcDreams's topic in Emergency

    its not a big deal .the nurse would call md for orders thats all.in my ed we are not required to get floor orders before pt goes to floor.exception is if pt is staying in ed overnoc then we do get and...
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    Comfort care med protocol??

    nuangel1 replied to starcandy's topic in General Nursing

    i worked icu for 12 yrs i would have given both .pts comfort care seems uncomfortable i would definetly give meds.regardless of vs and i wouldn't have worried about hastening death.comfort care to me...
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    I left a patient's home crying today

    nuangel1 replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    take care
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    Florence Nightengale Pledge.

    nuangel1 replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in General Nursing

    learned about flo before nursing school and again in nsg school while i can respect her and her work i disagree with the pledge as written.i think its outdated.i am glad for some nursing is a calling...
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    Nurses dating doctors

    nuangel1 replied to btown annie's topic in General Nursing

    even if they do i don't care it doesn't effect
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    8:1 ratio in the ED?

    nuangel1 replied to TamrRN07's topic in Emergency

    no way would i take a 8;1 ratio in a main ed area .6:1 is the max i have ever had and i have worked ers.no that number of fasttrack pts is different its treat and street .i would never except 8:1...
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    Oh what they've done now!

    nuangel1 replied to littleRNthatcould's topic in Emergency

    i don't do scripting .i have heard of places that want you to do that but fortunately i have never worked at one that did it.cuz i wouldn't do
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    What we say and what we do....

    nuangel1 replied to CRNI-ICU20's topic in General Nursing

    crni i agree name calling should not happen .but we as group of adults can have differing opinions.and yes since i have joined over 1 yr ago i have seen a few threads get rather testy .but in general...
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    Am I reading this right...?

    nuangel1 replied to xptp29a's topic in General Nursing

    i can't speak regarding your institution .i don't know your contract .but in my hospital overtime is anytime worked past 40 hrs or past your scheduled shift whether thats 8hrs or 12 .i am a 36/40...
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    Would you have done anything different? VERY LONG!

    nuangel1 replied to RN50's topic in General Nursing

    i to think you did fine.you had a busy assignment.but i will also say after working in er and icu we too run it slowly for 15 min per policy then if no reaction we run it wide open .but it also...
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    Rich nurses?

    nuangel1 replied to tiij's topic in General Nursing

    what you say is so true .but i have to kringe when you as a relative new nurse earn 33/hr when i have been a nurse >20 yrs and i only make 34/hr.where do you live?i live near boston and we have a...
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    My brain says no but my heart says yes

    nuangel1 replied to Megsd's topic in Emergency

    go for
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    LPNS in the ER?

    nuangel1 replied to BShelleyLPN's topic in Emergency

    we have 2 lpns in our ed .we are level 2 but they can only work in fastrack with an
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    Male ED nurses in the GYn room

    nuangel1 replied to CatintheER's topic in Emergency

    the point is regardless of female or male nurse having the pt assigned to them .when the pelvic exam is done there has to be another female in the room .we have female pa's /np when they do the...
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    Iv Versed Given Po

    nuangel1 replied to RARRN's topic in Emergency

    i agree .you did the correct thing .iv versed is for iv use .if this is the policy in your ed then they need to use po versed and have a written policy for it .you need to go up the chain of command
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    "let loose the nurses of war"

    nuangel1 replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    i also posted .tazzi i saw your post as