nuangel1 BSN, RN

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    Getting a hard night off my chest-

    nuangel1 replied to FNimuaeMae's topic in General Nursing

    thats so sad .poor woman losing her husband and son in same day .you did what you could for the dad .remember that .take
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    Transitioning from Level 2 to Level 1

    nuangel1 replied to alkaleidi's topic in Emergency

    [ I can assure you one needs to be ready to care for a level one type patient even at the community band-aid station in the sticks. Our worse trauma often times walked in the front door. As Suz said...
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    ED Physicians with overkill

    nuangel1 replied to ThisEDRNRocks's topic in Emergency

    yeah we have both extremes in my er .we have one dr that does every test and then despite all normal will still admit pt .then at other end we have one dr that wants barely anything and will d/c...
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    Admit Orders in the ER

    nuangel1 replied to Toquay's topic in Emergency

    in my er we only have to get admitting orders if the pt is an eu hold .ie pt is staying in er because there is no floor bed .at that point the pt is officially admitted and we have to get orders and...
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    Male ED nurses in the GYn room

    nuangel1 replied to CatintheER's topic in Emergency

    we have 1 room in main er for pelvics and 1 in fast track .if male nurse has the pt he does everthing but the pelvic.one of us females rn or tech assist the pa-c or md doing the
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    It's moon flower season!!!!!

    nuangel1 replied to FlyingScot's topic in Emergency

    never heard of moon flower.but we just had a guy come in with jimson weed od .he aslo drank bottle cold med and used marijuana .talk about hallucinations.why do people do this to
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    Seriously Ill Patient vs A New RN Who Clearly Did Not Know How To Work in That Area

    nuangel1 replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    fran takecare of yourself and see better days ahead .i am sorry for all you have been
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    Is it my fault???

    nuangel1 replied to Cmariehart's topic in General Nursing

    i agree you did nothing wrong .it was prescribed .the pt shouldn't be in pain because of a family members
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    Cab Vouchers

    nuangel1 replied to Kidrn911's topic in Emergency

    no vouchers at all.no bus passes nothing .the pt is responsible for finding a ride home .unless there is a medical need for med transport .then dr has a specific form to sign and ambulance .med...
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    What is your ER like?

    nuangel1 replied to rachelgp's topic in Emergency

    its everywhere .we hold alot
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    Happily Return to Allnurses.com

    nuangel1 replied to a-rose's topic in General Nursing

    hello welcome
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    Losing confidence in new job b/c of IV insertion?

    nuangel1 replied to moliuchick's topic in General Nursing

    i agree with the others .you have been given good advice .all i can add isgive it time ,nore practice ,the confidence will come and noone is 100 % .its a learned practice and has a learning curve like...
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    At what point of care does the patient become your responsibility????

    nuangel1 replied to loricatus's topic in Emergency

    first off i am sorry this happened .second you need to protect yourself .you were put in a very unsafe situation and the pts safety was at stake as well.no one in any er should have 10-11 pts .i have...
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    Waiting for bed- start floor orders sooner or later?

    nuangel1 replied to RNcDreams's topic in Emergency

    in our ed once pt is adm to a floor dr ,we are responsible for completing transfer form,getting old medical record if we haven't already,and once we have a bed we fax report and send pt to floor .if...
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    Pyxis, Omnicell, Accudose Comparison

    nuangel1 replied to jkarras81's topic in General Nursing

    i have used the pyxis and accudose .i find the accudose simpler and easy to use .only thing is you can't waste at time med is taken out .you have to go back in to do a waste . i have never used and...
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    My hospital stay

    nuangel1 replied to Barbq's topic in General Nursing

    i am sorry barbq that you had such a rough time .they certainly should have responded quicker and you should have had assistance to br and back.i would write a letter to the hospital and describe what...
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    chronic pain patients: pain in the behind to care for

    nuangel1 replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

    rehab nurse thankyou for your candidness .and you are correct not all cp pts such as yourself are pain in the behind .i have all the compassion in the world for someone in pain .i have pain everyday...
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    chronic pain patients: pain in the behind to care for

    nuangel1 replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

    very true .i have seen it too many times."that medicine its starts with a d worked last time i want that
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    Male Urologic Dilemma

    nuangel1 replied to 58flyer's topic in General Nursing

    congrats i am glad you had it done .sounds like good news
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    Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    nuangel1 replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    no you are just being ridiculous and adolescent about what probably is just a typo .and by the way your responses tell me all about you too.ie you don't like it when other people have a difference of...
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    transferring pts. from ED to floor

    nuangel1 replied to LCR_RN's topic in Emergency

    once supervisor assigns bed .we write a transfer note -its a standard form used thru out hospital and is used to give report .floor has 15 min to call with questions.sometimes they do some don't .i...
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    I think this borders on malpractice? or not?

    nuangel1 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Emergency

    i do agree .she received appropriate tx in ed .for chronic problems if it turns out to remain high then pcp needs to order the med .she was told to f/u it is her responsibility to do so .most times if...
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    Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    nuangel1 replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    well thats the ridiculous part .instead of seeing the movie and even thinking or debating the topic .you would rather trash the man who made it .thats the ridiculous part .get over who the director of...
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    Paramedics in the ER

    nuangel1 replied to errneducator's topic in Emergency

    i work with paramedics and students all the time .i have great respect for them and appreciate the work they do .i never said i didn't but i don't like generalizations .you have a right to your...
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    Just thanks, ER nurses.

    nuangel1 replied to Nursing On The Run's topic in Emergency

    i too am glad that the husband is ok .thanks for posting this.lately us er nurses have been taking a "beating" around