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  1. The every year Snow thread

    traumagirll99 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    Being a southern girl ain't gonna save you this weekend. I'm in SC and they are calling for 3-5 inches between tonight and the am. Yes it happens rarely but it still happens. Hope everyone is

  2. Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist...

    traumagirll99 replied to SeaTracer75's topic in General Nursing

    Hey there and welcome to CDI nursing! I've been in CDI little over a year now and love it. I didn't have to take a test for job but the learning curve is huge! You have to learn to reconcile your...

  3. Fired. How Do I get rehired?

    traumagirll99 replied to pppp87's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Most of us have been in your situation in one way or other during our nursing careers. It hurts to have to admit our mistakes, but you sound like you have taken responsibility for what happened and...

  4. Advice - New coworker on orientation may be let go

    traumagirll99 replied to Lev's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I know this wasn't the focus of the OP's question but do I understand correctly the older nurse's preceptor has been talking about her performance to other nurses including the OP who is relatively...

  5. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    traumagirll99 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I did actually say this one night after 2 previous nites of being "the ***** in the box" as we refer to triage. Had a FF who had chronic back pain, pain was always 12/10 scale. Allergic to everything...

  6. Struggling on Medical Floor!

    traumagirll99 replied to NickiJules's topic in General Nursing

    I wanted to comment after reading this thread and it is off topic, sorry in advance. But first to the OP, hang in there...it does get better, you simply have to find a system that works for you and...

  7. Unsupportive 'team' members

    traumagirll99 replied to Chixie's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The yelling is really unnecessary and

  8. In the box

    traumagirll99 replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    We refer to triage where i work as being the B**** in the

  9. Code Blue Experiences

    traumagirll99 replied to Nurse0621's topic in General Nursing

    Probably wasn't the most dramatic code i been in but it was certainly the one that seemed to be the most chaotic....I had brought a pt up to one of our med/surg floors from the ED and was standing at...

  10. Anyone know of an RN to FNP prog. without a Bachelors?

    traumagirll99 replied to stephenfnielsen's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    If someone says there is...i'm going to be really upset,lol. it will mean i have been torturing myself doing this the long way

  11. An open letter to the ER triage nurse

    traumagirll99 replied to laurasc's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    First off, I was truly wishing you luck on your nursing career..but hey if you are going to accuse me of something well let me accomadate you by doing it at least. Yes experienced nurses, especially...

  12. An open letter to the ER triage nurse

    traumagirll99 replied to laurasc's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i read your posting and really did stop and think about why i became a nurse, honestly i did. i became a nurse to help people, yes i did. i went into nursing with absolutely no experience in the...

  13. An open letter to the ER triage nurse

    traumagirll99 replied to laurasc's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow...having just read this entire thread or as I have taken to calling it the circle of repeating the same comments by a few select posters, I have come to the conclusion that this thread is...

  14. Lopressor drip

    traumagirll99 posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I hope someone here can give me some info on this. I am working in a 22 bed ICU(mixed census of coronary/surgical/med- little of everything). This past week I was assigned to a pt who had suffered a...

  15. Question: Is there a thread that ONLY belongs to nurses?

    traumagirll99 replied to sweetsounds's topic in Emergency

    All I want to say is that being a patient does not qualify you to be a nurse or tell nurses or other healthcare workers how to behave or how mean we are in general. I can understand the curosity...

  16. Question: Is there a thread that ONLY belongs to nurses?

    traumagirll99 replied to sweetsounds's topic in Emergency

    Let me preface this by saying I truly appreciate and respect all my fellow healthcare workers and all the experience and knowledge that they bring to this site and I also value the insight that...

  17. Bad attitudes in the ED

    traumagirll99 replied to motivated2nurse's topic in Emergency

    IMHO nursing/healthcare as far as the people you work with is pretty much like any other field we have the good the bad and the ugly. I have worked some places where everyday seemed like a mini...

  18. Tell me what could have happened, and did I miss something?

    traumagirll99 replied to dorie43rn's topic in MICU, SICU

    I am sure you did everything that you could for the patient. My only thought would be was she having any cardiac changes that you noted on the monitor?> With a k that high she might have had some...

  19. Tips on how NOT to appear like a Drug seeker

    traumagirll99 replied to WillowBrook's topic in Emergency

    I could not agree more with you. I have visited this site for few years and am always amazed at the # of nonnursing people on this site; and how those nonnursing people are always ready and loaded...

  20. Comments from the peanut gallery....

    traumagirll99 replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    I know that this is not exactly in line with the original topic started here but....it never ceases to amaze me how just about everytime a topic is started that contains the LEAST bit of normal...

  21. Comments from the peanut gallery....

    traumagirll99 replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    When I hear this I always want to say"Or what? Are YOU going to do

  22. Dress Codes for the ER

    traumagirll99 replied to nursebrandie28's topic in Emergency

    I just started a travel assignment at a Level 2 trauma ed that requires all nurses to wear white head to toe, not even allowed to wear colored socks. I thought this was a rare situation but...

  23. Negotiating visiting hours

    traumagirll99 replied to marie7217's topic in MICU, SICU

    I am so glad that I am not the only one who is having issues with visiting hours and the way some family members/friends of the pt are taking advantage of the situation. I thought I had seen it all,...

  24. Lopressor drip

    traumagirll99 replied to traumagirll99's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    thanks everyone for the info and feedback. To answer the question only the pump was labeled levo the drip was Lopressor 10mg/50ccNS. I worked last night and this pt was still in the ICU, I didn't...

  25. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    traumagirll99 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Here is one that I would like to tell all nursing students who think they know and understand so much more about a nurse then all of mean and hateful licensed and experienced nurses: until you have...