jojotoo

jojotoo RN

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  1. Thank you

    Oh great. Now that I've also admitted it, does that mean that I'll have to go in to a 12 step
  2. Hearing with an Ultrascope?

    Kudra - Thanks for the advice. I just ordered one. Can't wait to get it and try it
  3. Sticking a patient twice?

    I draw about 95% of my labs through the IV to prevent the patient from getting a second
  4. Too much pain medication

    We semi-routinely give Dilaudid 4mg IV (especially to the sickle cell patients). And may have a repeat order X1. But MOST of us know that doesn't mean to run in at 15 minutes and give the second...
  5. holidays and hospitals...

    We have three minor hoidays: Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day. You have to work one of them. It is a department requirement that you work two shifts of the following: Thanksgiving Eve or Day,...
  6. what would you do

    I'm also an ER RN, and I would have hung the abx first under the conditions that you describe. Sounds like there's more to this story - previous negative interaction with the ER manager, negative...
  7. Too much pain medication

    Usually I like to think of the RN and MD as a check and balance system on each other. But if they're BOTH idiots, who"s going to check on them?
  8. I've got to tell you, that when I wake up and before I take a shower and do my hair and out on my makeup - I've scared myself! I think that there were a couple of times that I even scared the cats!!...
  9. How can I say anything?

    How do you know that her weight is the cause of her depression? And not just a contributory factor? Overeating/ weight gain AND anorexia/ weight loss are both signs of depression. I can assure you...
  10. Nurses as Patients

    Good
  11. Should I look for another job - advice needed

    It's over. Let it go. Take the rest of the day and do something nice for yourself - shopping, lunch, a movie. It's all fresh and raw right now but you WILL heal. And I firmly believe that when God...
  12. "The Healthcare Crisis"

    Your points are right on
  13. Noc-shift blues

    Well, there are definitely day shift and night shift people. I have worked night shift (7P-7A or 11P-7A) my entire adult life - except for an occasional swing shift. I would never dream of working...
  14. Should I look for another job - advice needed

    Good Luck!! Sometimes change is hard even when it's for the better. Be brave. I'm excited for you - that you're going to get a position that you enjoy and that is more suited to you. And I know...
  15. Should I look for another job - advice needed

    Get out now!!! A $5 gas card? Are they nuts? You were at a meeting (at work) at their request - you should have gotten your regular hourly wage! And EIGHT VP at the meeting? What was that about?...
  16. Should I look for another job - advice needed

    Different floor? I think that you should be looking for a different hospital! A new grad on orientation should be in the "courtship" period of her new employment. Management should be making sure...
  17. Think I could get fired for this.....

  18. Emergency Nurses Week

    THANK YOU!!! :kiss That was more recognition than the hospital is providing. They're not doing any thing for us and neither are the
  19. patient satisfaction

    You have got to be kidding!! I am NOT feeding or wiping the butts of people that can do that for themselves. I see enough patients that actually need help with these ADLs to spend time being a...
  20. ER nurses w/ impaired hearing

    I think you'll be Ok In ER. Your hearing impairment might actually work to your advantage - maybe you won't hear the names that patients and visitors will call you!
  21. ER-101...Route/Meds/Terms

    Multi-system
  22. ER nurses w/ impaired hearing

  23. I had a new intern order IV Tylenol once.
  24. ER to ICU?

    I'm all for increasing your knowledge base whenever you can. but I don't think that it will make you a better ER nurse (unless you are holding ICU patients in the ER). Zashagalka is correct that the...
  25. ER experience

    Ditto.