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  1. EmerNurse

    ED admitting orders

    EmerNurse replied to bill4745's topic in Emergency

    Sorry we do the same thing you do. ED doc presents to the admitting doc on the phone, then turns it over to the RN for getting the telephone admit orders. We're required to do a med recon sheet upon...
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    Feeling beat up in the ER

    EmerNurse replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah it does get tiring, especially in triage,where you spend half your time thinking "you came to the ER on Christmas Morning at 3:30am for a possible YEAST INFECTION?", but you can't say it. My...
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    Bed Baths, I dread giving them.

    EmerNurse replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    You might also want to think about this: just because you've been taught how to do something, doesn't mean there aren't other ways, perhaps better ways, to accomplish the same thing. If I haven't...
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    Who Must "Take the Fall?"

    EmerNurse replied to Simplepleasures's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Face it - the fecal matter rolls down hill and nurses are at the bottom of that hill. Why else do WE get nailed for not catching a doctor's mistake (who got all those extra years of education and...
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    "Holistic" - What does this mean to you?

    EmerNurse replied to VickyRN's topic in Holistic

    I guess this holistic thing, while never really defined in my mind, has always been there. I try my best to recognize subtle signs of anxiety or depression and spend a few more minutes with my...
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    Should nurses be forced to take charge against their will?

    EmerNurse replied to luv2dive's topic in General Nursing

    Have to agree with the comment above. Worked on a floor where we could be put in charge without prior notice. But it was always "some" of us, not ALL of us taking a turn. The reason was that "well,...
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    I had to take care of druggies today, and was disgusted!

    EmerNurse replied to RN 4 U's topic in Virginia Nursing

    In the ER I see frustrating patients all the time. One guy comes in once a month at least with a severe exacerbation of CHF, another having had a few seizures, another in DKA (and wanting strong pain...
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    "I don't want to do bed side nursing"...SAY WHAT!

    EmerNurse replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

    Actually had a boss once who emailed the nursing staff beginning with the salutation" "Dear nurses and LPNs". Heck, I was offended for the LPNs on our staff. Sheesh! And this wasn't very long
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    Benefits Manager with questions concerning working hours?

    EmerNurse replied to benefitmanager's topic in General Nursing

    I'm really big on a hospital offering benies right off the bat, not after 3 or 6 months of employment. We're healthcare workers and we have to go for months without insurance????? Lord knows we...
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    The perfect candidate for ER Nurse.......

    EmerNurse replied to BrnEyedGirl's topic in Emergency

    Have a huge work ethic, work well with your team (even the worst nights are survivable with a great team), learn to prioritize and multitask, and don't get flustered easily. The actual nursing skills...
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    Why are nurses such back-stabbers?

    EmerNurse replied to RNforLongTime's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I can see where Tom's going with this. I'm always friendly at work and get along very well with my co-workers. We do chit-chat here and there, but it IS chit-chat. More along the lines of "hey, did ya...
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    How loyal must one be?! Considering work change...

    EmerNurse replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    Used to be that loyalty to one's workplace was simply done and expected ... not anymore. These days, look at your facililty. How loyal are they to YOU? Do they work with you when you need a schedule...
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    How busy is your unit this Christmas?

    EmerNurse replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in General Nursing

    Our ER has been rocking! Sat night, had 19 FR and 5 AMR in a 6 hour period, along with a full full full WR. Would someone PLEASE tell me how an ingrown toenail is an emergency on Xmas Eve Day at...
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    Will somebody PLEASE tell these doctors....

    EmerNurse replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    If I knew where to find a physician message board (anyone know of one?), I'd certainly read it! As for mine: Don't get mad at me for ordering a PT/PTT on a patient who's cc is a boil when he's on a...
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    Cure for whiny negative nurses - PET PEEVE game. Always read first post before entry.

    EmerNurse replied to UKRNinUSA's topic in Nursing Humor

    Pet peeve: protocols that aren't. Don't tell me that I shouldn't have ordered XYZ from triage, when the protocol says so, then tell me it's been changed but we don't take the old info down because...
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    Colorado - Illegal Immigrants no longer eligble for state health care

    EmerNurse replied to hope3456's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Probably because you can't, by law, pass off a medical patient unless you have an accepting doctor at an accepting facility - just which Mexican (or whatever country) facility/MD is going to do that...
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    Mars requires nurses

    EmerNurse replied to Barb101's topic in General Nursing

    Will we have to retake A&P I and II for the lil green guys? Do lil green guys get medicaid cards? Is a toothache lifethreatening for the lil green guys? Anyone know of any CEU's I can start on...
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    dreams

    EmerNurse replied to LargoLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I do this all the time - funny thing is, it's always NEW patients (not ones I've had recently, or ever). I have dreamed an entire normal mayhem shift, and then gotten up and gone to work. Felt like...
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    30 Day notice for resignation??

    EmerNurse replied to ctyler98's topic in General Nursing

    When I gave notice to my last job (and I left on good terms, to try out a new specialty), I gave about 35 days - that was to cover the rest of the current schedule. I know how frustrating it is to...
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    is this abuse

    EmerNurse replied to southernlady48's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sounds to me like the charge nurse just had a bad moment - Lord knows we all go through it, with our kids sometimes ("will you kids just CAN IT ALREADY?????"), our spouses ("for crying out loud, let's...
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    clients as stressor

    EmerNurse replied to student_nurse_2006's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The stress of "clients" (read: patients) who use the callbell like a nintendo controller, and for every tiny little thing... "My pitcher is only 3/4 full of cold ice water - can you fill it up right...
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    The most horrible things instuctor's say...

    EmerNurse replied to CyndieRN2007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    She was right LOL. Blunt, but
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    Happily Addicted to allnurses.com

    EmerNurse replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl: I'll be humming that all night long!! Well
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    Shaken Baby

    EmerNurse replied to royr's topic in General Nursing

    Royr - do hang in there - we NEED nurses like you in peds! Not everyone can do it, I know. I tried PICU, and left 2 months into the internship. There was a little kid, 2 yrs or so old, who'd been...
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    What kind of pill crushers are you using?

    EmerNurse replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in General Nursing

    I have a little round blue gadget I got from Walgreen's - it has a cutter on it, and a screw pill crusher - you put the pill(s) in and twist until the pills crush. Sometimes have to twist and untwist...