Uptoherern

Uptoherern RN

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  1. ck of > 26,ooo

    Uptoherern posted a topic in Emergency

    Had a guy admitted the other day with a ck of >26,000. :imbar HX. htn, and hyperlipidemia. took bp pill and zocor. He just started the zocor 2 months ago. (remember Baychol?) Anyway, he had...

  2. emtala question

    Uptoherern posted a topic in Emergency

    This is a little complicated, so bear with me! I recently transferred (by BLS ambulance) a pt from our ER to a sister facility (the hospitals are owned by the same company). The pt. was transferred...

  3. triage

    Uptoherern posted a topic in Emergency

    We've just been informed by our new er manager (an rn), that our LWBS numbers are too high. (Left Without Being Seen). Meaning the patients are not wanting to wait (sometimes 2-3 hours, not bad...

  4. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    Uptoherern replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    feeding patients, walking them in the halls or to the bathroom. toooooo long. necessary

  5. Ketamine

    Uptoherern replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    The worst part is having to be one-on-one, and not being able to leave the bedside. (Iwouldn't dare). We usually have 2-3 other patients, and have to rely on the other nurses to watch them, but I am...

  6. I wish I had a nickel for........

    Uptoherern replied to petiteflower's topic in Emergency

    wish I had a nickel (or 1 penny,for that matter) for every patient who can not wait to get into the ER for their non-emergency complaint. Then, once they are in the back, keep bugging you about how...

  7. What not to say / do while you are in the ER...

    Uptoherern replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

  8. What not to say / do while you are in the ER...

    Uptoherern replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    here's what not to say when you are the nurse manager of the ER..........."we need to be more warm and fuzzy to our patients" (actual quote). I almost had to say that old joke...........what's the...

  9. What not to say / do while you are in the ER...

    Uptoherern replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    I could see how some "lay" people would be offended by our comments..... but hey.......sometimes you gotta laugh or go completely insane. We had a double drowning yesterday........17 yr old trying to...

  10. mcdonald's is not us

    Uptoherern posted a topic in Emergency

    it's true, if you feed them not only will they return.....they will tell every homeless person within a 100 mile radius to make up whatever illness, and they can get a free meal at "meals r us er"...

  11. trauma

    Uptoherern replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    ok, I'm tired now............gotta work 12, then 12, then 8. Need sleep.............zzzzzzzzzzzz. anybody got any other cool er sites? interactive sites are the coolest. good

  12. trauma

    Uptoherern replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    ok, I'm tired now............gotta work 12, then 12, then 8. Need sleep.............zzzzzzzzzzzz. anybody got any other cool er sites? interactive sites are the coolest. good

  13. trauma

    Uptoherern posted a topic in Emergency

    http://www.trauma.org/index.html not for the faint of heart...... :chair: we were looking at these trauma images last night at work. (till we got

  14. trauma

    Uptoherern replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

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  15. trauma

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    http://www.randylarson.com/acls/

  16. trauma

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    http://www.traumanurse.org/

  17. trauma

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    http://www.traumanurse.org/

  18. trauma

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    http://www.ems-c.org/

  19. trauma

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    http://www.ems-c.org/

  20. trauma

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  21. trauma

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    http://www.drugs.indiana.edu/slang/home.html

  22. trauma

    Uptoherern replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    http://virtualnurse.com/er/er.html nobody is joining

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  24. trauma

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    http://www.enw.org/

  25. trauma

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