LilgirlRN

LilgirlRN ADN, RN

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  1. Dead or Not he was your Patient show some RESPECT!

    LilgirlRN replied to Jerry 75's topic in Emergency

    While this incident may be long ago it's burned a place in the poster's mind and heart. Talking about it is part of letting it go. We all have cases/patients that hold a special place in our souls....

  2. CEN-Emergency Nursing Content Review/Self Assessment

    LilgirlRN replied to mwboswell's topic in Emergency

    1) A 2) D 3) D 4) B (however if I had acute sinusitis I'd beg for oral decongestants, some prednisone and antibiotics) 5)

  3. Interview questions : Inappropriate or illegal ?

    LilgirlRN replied to WarmBlanket's topic in General Nursing

    Yes,

  4. Education 101: ER vs. ICU

    LilgirlRN replied to 1EmergencyRN's topic in Emergency

    No, I have no inferiority complex. Please remember I've been on both sides of this fence. Don't take what I wrote as an insult, it's just my version of the truth. When I worked in the unit we thought...

  5. Education 101: ER vs. ICU

    LilgirlRN replied to 1EmergencyRN's topic in Emergency

    Did CCU for 2.5 years then moved to the ER. Here's what I can tell you. In the unit the nurse has the luxury (most of the time) of only having 1-2 patients to take care of. In the ER I may have 2...

  6. Assaulted and written up. (vent)

    LilgirlRN replied to JessicRN's topic in Emergency

    You do know that assaulting a healthcare worker is a FELONY? Wonder if the hospital could be held as an accesory since you obviously didn't have enough people working to handle the situation? (I...

  7. Anesthesia: The Last and First Thing You Heard

    LilgirlRN replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    When I had my tubes tied many years ago.... CRNA "I'm gonna give you something to help you sleep." Me "OK" She pushes some sodium pentathol. Me "WOW this sh*t is great! They should sell it at the...

  8. best sounding stethoscope?

    LilgirlRN replied to k8lyns_mommy's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have an ancient Littman I bought 20 years ago. I worked in CCU at the time so it's a cardiology model. I also have one of the less costly Littman models that works well and is not as heavy. I think...

  9. Met with supervisor today....

    LilgirlRN replied to 2shihtzus's topic in General Nursing

    I used to charge. I enjoy patient care, not paper work so I gave up that repsonsibility!! I was charge on nights if someone quit, they found a new person and trained them on days. When they came to...

  10. Qualities of an ER nurse!

    LilgirlRN replied to kingramon15's topic in Emergency

    Prioritize, prioritize, prioritize. Delegate, delegate, delegate! Trust your gut! Be a sponge, absorb any wisdom experienced nurses can give you. Us old timers only do things that work. Oh yeah, and...

  11. Nurse Assignments in your ER

    LilgirlRN replied to jsoed9582's topic in Emergency

    Zone nursing here. We used to do team nursing which worked well if both nurses on the team actually worked. If you were paired with someone lazy you were

  12. still unemployed and still frustrated!

    LilgirlRN replied to VM85's topic in First Year After Licensure

    There are only about 30 some odd RN jobs where I work. I dunno where you guys are but there is a shortage where I

  13. EMR in the ED

    LilgirlRN replied to ERnursie172's topic in Emergency

    We use FirstNet!!! LOVE

  14. Blood draw from IVs?

    LilgirlRN replied to alkaleidi's topic in Emergency

    Don't worry the patients will start complaining and all will go back to normal. I rarely have hemolyisis. Most of the time I use a ten cc syringe instead of vacuutainer. I've also been known to pop...

  15. Macho Men in the ED

    LilgirlRN replied to Jerry 75's topic in Emergency

    I could care less if my coworkers are gay or not, male, female just do your effin' job! Often times I can work with the very upset, stressed out because I have a calming sort of personality, I'm...

  16. Emergency Department Ambulatory Access

    LilgirlRN replied to Rickbos's topic in Emergency

    Our ER ambulance entrance is as others have described. Our problem is that when the weather is bad the walking wounded don't want to come through the front door because they'll get wet. They go to the...

  17. Gagging a Drunk

    LilgirlRN replied to Jerry 75's topic in Emergency

    I've worked ER for 22 years in a large city and never had anyone do this. If they're spitting and trying to hurt you, we restrain and put a mask on them. I've heard the sutured the ears to the bed...

  18. Ballad Of The Frequent Flier

    LilgirlRN replied to texicannc's topic in Emergency

    Wah wah, I can't see the

  19. RN experience prior to ER triage?

    LilgirlRN replied to RNBelle's topic in Emergency

    Yes, there catastrophes from being triaged with the wrong diagnosis in mind. When I got to work today there was a guy in one of our "clinic" rooms, meaning he was thought not to be very sick. He was...

  20. Numbing cream for peds IV's?

    LilgirlRN replied to RoyalNurse's topic in Emergency

    I would never think of using ethyl chloride on a child. It hurts! Will also dissolve styrofoam coffe

  21. Dealing the 'that' nurse

    LilgirlRN replied to erqueen66's topic in Emergency

    I let them have their way. You think you can take better care of this patient? You think you're the best nurse in the whole ER? OK, take care of all of'em. I'm gonna sit over there and read a...

  22. Work place violence

    LilgirlRN replied to erqueen66's topic in Emergency

    I've worked places that have armed security and those who don't. Give me the ARMED, HUGE security dude anyday! Pt's usually back right down. The unarmed stand and watch the paranoid schizo pt beat up...

  23. So... How real is the show ER?

    LilgirlRN replied to FriarTuck's topic in Emergency

    ER is not real at all, we have no cute doctors, no one is having an affair with a doctor, nurse or tech. Someone else said "I wish our ER ran that smoothly". Yeah, same here. Controlled chaos. Team...

  24. Blanket warmers

    LilgirlRN replied to biker momma's topic in Emergency

    120 degrees

  25. New ER Nurse

    LilgirlRN replied to NanaRn86's topic in Emergency

    Remember... there are NO stupid questions but many stupid mistakes to be