rlgiv

rlgiv

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rlgiv specializes in ER.


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  1. Concealed Carry...as a nurse?

    Sorry, in an earlier post someone mentioned joining military if I wanted to carry while working. Then went on to mention rifles and 203 grenade launchers. I have no need for that as the weapons I...
  2. Concealed Carry...as a nurse?

    Spent 8 years on M1 tanks. No need to play with the little toys the hospital people would be carrying. I only carry now for self
  3. Notified of call before being on call

    Nobody stays late. I work in the emergency dept. We are divided into 4 sections with over 40 beds. We fill the the critical assignments first and close beds in the less critical areas or don't run...
  4. Notified of call before being on call

    Thanks for all the replies. Not as upset as I was before. In the past being on call meant be available to be called in at that time. New manager means new interpretation of policy. She can do...
  5. Notified of call before being on call

    They wanted me in at 7. This is also a new manager. I am a 14 year veteran and I've never had a problem with this before. She wanted to write me up and I asked her to see the policy. She could not...
  6. What are your hospitals policy when it comes to when someone is notified for call? I was on call from 7a7p on monday. Was at work Sunday and was not notified about being called in. Went to bed and...
  7. Concealed Carry...as a nurse?

    I doubt there are actually any statistics to back that up and I agree with the prison guards should not carry a firearm but in my situation, unlike if a prison guard carried a firearm. Nobody knows I...
  8. Concealed Carry...as a nurse?

    Im a conceal carrier. I carry everywhere I go. I work in an ER and my hospital has a no weapon policy but I carry in an ankle holster and have for years. We have security but they do not have weapons...
  9. I work there (careplex) and as far as I know there are not any agency nurses working in the
  10. Highest BP you have ever seen on a pt

    A few months back I had a pt we where giving TPA after a stroke. She bled out and died with a pressure that was 270's over 150's. She was completely alert and oriented when it happened and I was...
  11. pedi code

    Here is an article that explains lactate levels in relation to sepsis. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1235253 The baby had been ruuning a fever, vomiting, and decreased...
  12. pedi code

    Our doctor in the ER said it doesn't need to be a mec case. The family is requesting one but I think in that circumstance the family may have to pay for it on their own. Your right the mother...
  13. pedi code

    5 months old. Parents wern't divorced. I really got the impression from the parents that it was normally well cared for. Dad said he thought he was getting better because the morning he died he began...
  14. pedi code

    Had a very nice debriefing. The doc said we all did a great job and did all we could do. Chaplains where very supportive. I don't feel bad for our
  15. pedi code

    Two years and I have had four pedi codes. Tonite was the first one in which I was the primary nurse and we lost him. Mom said he had been running a fever for three days with a runny nose. Also found...