9years of bedside nursing and the last 5yrs I’ve been in the Emergency Dpt. I am sick of the increase in rude patients, increase in hostility towards nursing, increase in young patients who think...
kelzerize replied to kelzerize's topic in Emergency
He was dead on arrival, shot in the heart. That was my first real trauma ... pretty much worse thing ever. and I definitely want to learn from what was going on. I think we could have done the...
kelzerize replied to kelzerize's topic in Emergency
Also, can I ask how many units of blood are at your fingertips for a GSW? We put in a chest tube and out came 4L, so I know what our doc ordered was not right
kelzerize replied to detrelibre's topic in Emergency
You did everything right, don't be hard on yourself when your patient crashes. You are not the provider either so don't try and run the show either its just a matter of watching out for your patient...
We're not a trauma hospital but we got a GSW that was DOA basically. I asked if we can give blood products theough the IO but it was said no. We waited several minutes for the doc to get the femoral...
LOL because this lady sounds all too familiar. I applied two years ago for AF through the Los Angeles recruitor, and was ultimately denied for the mild psoriasis at MEPS. But I was at a point...
OK....can I ask about the biggest thing on my mind that I don't ask about: I have no husband, no boyfriend, and no children...but I know I want all of that. I am hoping someone will tell me that it...
FO' real. this is what I needed to hear. I am too, new grad, no prior military experience, the 1st one in the family to be in the military. I'm sweating bullets working to pay rent, and finishing my...
Hi everyone! I am a COT-January hopeful, and just finished with all the paperwork for my application. I found it pretty challenging to get all that paperwork done, because I still haven't graduated...
Hi there. i graduate in December, just started the process as well. Recruiters can't guarantee anything. Thats all i know :-/ Keep a positive attitude and hope for the best despite any discouraging...