Uptoherern

Uptoherern RN

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  1. Things you wish someone told you...

    Uptoherern replied to NurseMedic28's topic in Emergency

    In my job no matter what you do it isn't good enough. Our "mandatory" meetings are always at 7a. We are constantly lectured about lwbs percentages and what we are doing wrong. We hardly ever hear...

  2. Overflow in the er

    Uptoherern replied to medic978's topic in Emergency

    It's usually not the case that there aren't any beds. It's because they staff so tight (wad) that there aren't enough nurses to take admits. Nobody on call either. So the patients lay in the Er and it...

  3. I cannot believe a nurse did this......

    Uptoherern replied to shellybsn's topic in General Nursing

    seriously???????????????? get a

  4. Good triage stories

    Uptoherern replied to patrice meursault's topic in Emergency

    I triaged an elderly man whose complaint showed up in the computer as "hand injury". When I asked how, he proceeded to tell me that he had had some severe chest pain and collapsed to the ground, thus...

  5. Go find your patient

    Uptoherern replied to irmaRN's topic in Emergency

    EEEKS! no one addressed EMTALA that I can see. Your ER is responsible for everyone in the ER and for everyone WITHIN 250 FEET OF THE ER. Call

  6. Ketamine

    Uptoherern posted a topic in Emergency

    Hello...............:) For some reason, I seem to be the ketamine queen in our er. The docs have started to use it on kids for extensive lacs or reductions when the kids are really (really, really)...

  7. Immediate Bedding. Thoughts?

    Uptoherern replied to HikingNinja's topic in Emergency

    i agree; it is confusing. We just started it & were basically given no "ground rules"; just get them to a bed, "maybe" put the cuff on them, push the button & walk away. So far the nurses are...

  8. Immediate Bedding. Thoughts?

    Uptoherern replied to HikingNinja's topic in Emergency

    we have been told in the past that only an RN can get initial sets of vitals. this is in AZ......are there other states that require this ? (Or maybe this is only required in the mind of our old...

  9. What was the WORST thing a patient has been brought to ER for?

    Uptoherern replied to SteveNNP's topic in Emergency

    guy up probably 30 feet, trimming a palm tree with chainsaw.........this is how they do it all the time. He fell, hitting his head on top of 6' block fence. doa. chainsaw

  10. internal waiting room

    Uptoherern replied to LoveMyBugs's topic in Emergency

    our hospital has now started a "bedside triage" rule. If there is an open bed, pt gets thrown into it. Am willing to try.......since we were told basically we would be fired if we don't. mgmt seems...

  11. new er director

    Uptoherern posted a topic in Emergency

    I've been in my current ER for about 6 years. In that time we have had 6 ER directors. Some awful, some trying . Is this normal????? Our ER main doc says it's the worst job; if you try to please...

  12. OPINION PLEASE-er triage situation-overwhelmed!

    Uptoherern posted a topic in Emergency

    :angryfire My newER director has recently told us that we are triaging "wrong". As an example, she said that a patient recently signed in as "lady partsl bleeding". The pt. waited in the waiting...

  13. "Don't get too worked up about it"

    Uptoherern replied to JaneyW's topic in General Nursing

    I had an emergency with my dog and took her to the vet office. When I got there, the girl at the counter got on an overhead speaker and called for the "triage nurse". !!! I asked if she was really a...

  14. Taking Lunches, Not Clocking Out

    Uptoherern replied to kelbel's topic in Nurse Management

    [ It does not matter how you are treated by an employer, you should always do your best and follow the rules unless there are extreme circumstances. To not do so is unprofessional. you have got to...

  15. sick as a dog

    Uptoherern replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    at least you didn't go to the

  16. Ratios?

    Uptoherern replied to FazRN's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Arizona can get a ratio bill passed, IF nurses support it and help it pass. It is HB2041. you can do an allnurses search for more info. There is a rally at the Phoenix capital bldg THIS thursday...

  17. We can't go on divert!

    Uptoherern replied to RNcDreams's topic in Emergency

    i read somewhere that for every hour of diversion, an er looses approx $1800 an hour. So yeseree bob.........the bottom line is colored

  18. hb2041 in az, help support it.

    Uptoherern posted a topic in Emergency

    Facilities & Bargaining NNOC Nursing Practice Media Center Press Releases In The News YouTube Videos Legislative Advocacy Research Photo Albums Employment Contact Us California Nurses...

  19. To Unionize or Not To Unionize: Questions that every nurse should ask themselves

    Uptoherern replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    question please! I was told today, by fellow nurses that since AZ is a "right to work" state that unions here have no "teeth". We can be fired for "no reason". I was also told that a certain...

  20. a dumb question

    Uptoherern replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    protonix was iv push bolus, then gtt. Thanks for all your responses. Last I heard pt had a successful TIPS and was out of ICU and on a tele

  21. a dumb question

    Uptoherern posted a topic in Emergency

    If you have a pt. with limited iv access....is it ever ok to give blood with, say, sandostatin? Seeing as how the pt has h/h of 3/10 with diprovan going in #2 line and protonix going in #3 line and...

  22. Calling in sick....feeling worst after the call!

    Uptoherern replied to TeresaB930's topic in General Nursing

    what is it with nurse's and this guilt ridden thought process? and why are we so treated like dirt by so many manager's. IS it because as a collective group we are mostly female? Just a...

  23. a dumb question

    Uptoherern replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    er doc for whatever reason just didn't want to put in a cvc. Pt wasn't in the er long. By the time blood was hanging, helicopter was on ground, and pt. was flown out. Thanks for your

  24. new orders at end of shift

    Uptoherern replied to august07's topic in General Nursing

    this is why nursing is a 24 hour a day profession. Nothing is ever "done". Pass it on, don't feel

  25. a dumb question

    Uptoherern replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    hemoglobin and hematocrit,,,,,,as in about 1/4th to 1/5 th of the amount of blood this gentleman SHOULD have had in his body. He came in violently vomiting BRB. (bright red blood, oh no.) hx.