Uptoherern

Uptoherern RN

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  1. negative attitude

    Uptoherern posted a topic in Emergency

    i've put my kids to bed, and sat here responding to a thread and realized that almost all of my threads seem so negative.... don't mean to do that, just venting, I geuss. What I want to do, is...

  2. Volunteers in the ER

    Uptoherern replied to ChristineG's topic in Emergency

    dress litters? I had an image of little puppies with clothes on.......... :chuckle We love our volunteers. They are usually pre-med students, so they like to watch and learn. They also "dress...

  3. Newsweek letter to editor

    Uptoherern replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in General Nursing

    overtime pay..............right, like our overtime pay is anywhere near a dr. salary. I saw this article in my magazine today. Was going to post about it if no one else did. This person seems like...

  4. negative attitude

    Uptoherern replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    ok then, how's this.....the 4 year old with the nasty BOM and temp of 104. His parents say "he won't take medicine, we've tried"............so you don't believe them and sure enough, he spits that...

  5. mcdonald's is not us

    Uptoherern replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    oops, meant this as an add on to the er restaurant

  6. Personalities of an ER Nurse

    Uptoherern replied to harry Krishna's topic in Emergency

    what about the "never, never there" nurse. The one who disappears when orders need to be done, who goes to the bathroom when the medic doors swish open. Talks on the phone....alot. Does the bare...

  7. newsweek column

    Uptoherern replied to momoftriplets's topic in Emergency

    I thought it was a well thought out article. but...........I would have added some insight as to how we are spit at, sweared at, yelled at, etc. It's hard enough to do a job right when you are...

  8. Bad choice of words

    Uptoherern replied to RoadRunner's topic in Nursing Humor

    HAD A LADY WITH ARTHRITIS, AND NOTICED SHE'D HAD BOTH KNEES REPLACED. i ASKED HER, "HAVE YOU HAD YOUR NIPS DONE TOO?" SHE WAS ABOUT 80, WE BOTH LAUGHED SO HARD I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA STOP BREATHING....

  9. Your last day in the ER

    Uptoherern replied to teeituptom's topic in Emergency

    1. my back hurts. my throat hurts. my tooth hurts. sorry! that's not an emergency, here'ss the address of the nearest urgent care! next! 2. My wife is nauseated! do something!...

  10. Prn Vs Full Time

    Uptoherern posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just wondering how other facilities choose to deal with this..... At the hospital where I work, staff position rn's are given evaluations and merit raises every year (granted they are not much), they...

  11. pain in the ed

    Uptoherern replied to MAGIK GIRL's topic in Pain Management

    you may have been taught that pain is what ever the patient says............but. having been a nurse for umpteem years, my bullshit detector is fine tuned. If a patient is moaning when I'm in the...

  12. The tortoise or the hare? How do your docs rate?

    Uptoherern replied to SouthernERNurse's topic in Emergency

    HA! We used to actually HIDE the chart on the patients that were (finally) ready to be transferred to the floor,so the doc couldn't order any more tests. He was a great doc, just ordered one lab...

  13. Lingo

    Uptoherern replied to JACALA_CL's topic in Emergency

    TF BUNDY............TOTALLY FU***ED, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, NOT DEAD YET. FHHS............FEMALE HISPANIC HYSTERICAL SYNDROME. ( YOU HAVE TO BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO UNDERSTAND THIS. I AM NOT...

  14. Flu epidemic?

    Uptoherern replied to marcicatherine's topic in Emergency

    YOU CANNOT GET A FLU VACCINE FOR ANYONE UNDER 4 YRS OF AGE. IN AZ, WE ARE NOW SEEING 4 HOUR WAITS IN THE GROCERY STORES FOR THE VACCINE! WE HAVE HAD 2 CHILDREN DIE FROM THE FLU, AND, I BELIEVE, 4...

  15. CT scans and how long to wait?

    Uptoherern replied to TexNurse's topic in Emergency

    our ct scans are sent (in off hours ) from our er in arizona to radiologists on call in Austrailia!!! Because if it's night time in AZ, it's daytime in austrailia. The docs there have licenses to...

  16. emtala question

    Uptoherern replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    I have not heard anything (in a week) about this incident, so am fairly certain that I am ok. My major question was if it is an emtala requirement for there to be a nurse to nurse report. I have not...

  17. What's your craziest story of the ER

    Uptoherern replied to debo_lpnER's topic in Emergency

    I work in a college town, so you can imagine the stupid things we see. some that come to mind are: college guys at a halloween party..........decide it'd be cool to see the carved pumpkin with fire...

  18. emtala question

    Uptoherern replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    thks..........I'll try this again. I did document the calls to the RN. I did send the cobra form signed by the pt and the doc. I didn't get signed consent from the pt to fax his chart to the rn,...

  19. emtala question

    Uptoherern replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    OOPS, I picked new thread, instead of "post reply".............. can moderaters move this to my originial emtala

  20. emtala question

    Uptoherern replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    did document the phone calls. did sent copy of the cobra form (signed by the pt and doc) because that particular doc said, if in doubt, fill it out. Didn't get permission from the pt to fax the...

  21. Tired Of Abuse!

    Uptoherern replied to Y2KRN's topic in Emergency

    I'd love to be able to tell all the nasty, foul-mouth drunk and smelly people to leave..............that would be great. But,,,even if they are not drunk, and are alert/oriented (except to manners),...

  22. Crowd Control

    Uptoherern replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    NOTHING, AND I MEAN N-O-T-H-I-N-G. IS WORTH CRYING OVER.:) If you are upset, it is ok to get MAD!, Then let it go. This is a job, not a 24 hour-take-it-home and worry about it thing. LET IT GO!...

  23. Welcome to the ER. Please observe the following rules. (mild rant)

    Uptoherern replied to V. Nightingale's topic in Emergency

    old joke...........................what's the difference between a bulldog and an er nurse?????????????? lip

  24. standard of how many IV attempts

    Uptoherern replied to megpwh's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    it depends on if they are

  25. "Thats not my patient"

    Uptoherern replied to nurse2002's topic in General Nursing

    " You'll just have to make do with what you