shootemrn

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1. What Freaks You Out?

   shootemrn replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

   Working in the ED nothing really freaks me out. Well one thing does that makes me want to barf is when pt's have pureed soft diet and seeing pureed beef. UGH!

2. Anyone involved in a lawsuit?

   shootemrn replied to Jas honey's topic in General Nursing

   I have been named in a lawsuit and was named as a defendant. The lawsuit was actually for a child who died of menengititis. We saw the child in our ED one week before he died. He was diagnosed with...

3. Admissions at shift change

   shootemrn replied to kahann's topic in General Nursing

   In our hospital we have a 30 minute blackout period at shift change. Works out well and I work in the

4. Gotta good "poop" story? I do.

   shootemrn replied to st4304's topic in General Nursing

   Katana that was soo

5. Gotta good "poop" story? I do.

   shootemrn replied to st4304's topic in General Nursing

   Okay folks I hold my hand on a bible and have witnesses to the following poop story is complety true. I work in The ED of my hospital and we get a frequent flier who is the most disgusting woman...

6. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

   shootemrn replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

   Last year we got a (1) pencil with the hospitals name on them. Can only imagine the massive budget for nurses

7. Waiting Room Signage

   shootemrn replied to willa76's topic in Emergency

   i wish there was a rolling electronic marquee sign that says over and over we are not a detox.....we are not a fast food franchise....your version of a emergency may differ from the triage nurse's...

8. Do you hold patients in the ED?

   shootemrn replied to shootemrn's topic in Emergency

   The holding situation got so bad in our hospital with consistently holding 20+ patients in our 25 bed ED that the DON did something drastic. He cancelled all elective surgeries and freed up about 15...

9. Are you ashamed of being a nurse?

   shootemrn replied to Mijourney's topic in Nursing Career

   Of course I am proud of being a Nurse! If someone is ashamed of being a nurse they need to get out of the profession. I am a male nurse. So I face even further scrutiny from other female nurses...

10. Do you hold patients in the ED?

    shootemrn posted a topic in Emergency

    Hi All, I just wanted to ask everyone if they have the same problem that my ED is currently facing. The last three weeks we have been holding patients in our department because the hospital is...