traumagirll99

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  1. Songs to play in the Waiting Room

    traumagirll99 replied to S.T.A.C.E.Y's topic in Emergency

    How about "I want to be Sedated" by the

  2. Ack! My Mother is "That patient"

    traumagirll99 replied to Cattitude's topic in General Nursing

    Sadly I also went through a situation of my mother being in MY hospital and actually in the ICU where I was working at that time. To make long story short, I let my mother move in my house when her...

  3. Dear nurse, I really don't want to bother you

    traumagirll99 replied to JeanettePNP's topic in General Nursing

    This is probably going to come off as way harsh but perhaps if you are really interested in helping to take care of your loved one then maybe you could become involved before they need to be in the...

  4. Dear nurse, I really don't want to bother you

    traumagirll99 replied to JeanettePNP's topic in General Nursing

    To answer the question re people with lesser needs being ignored versus people with Bigger needs, as a 16 year ER nurse I would have to say Yes at times. I only say this after having dealt with a...

  5. Best Thanksgiving Complaints

    traumagirll99 replied to JRapha'sRN's topic in Emergency

    I worked triage on Thanksgiving Day and it seemed to be fall down and go boom day. In a 6 hour period we had 5 fractured wrists and 1 fractured arm. The strangest one though was the young woman who...

  6. ER violence

    traumagirll99 replied to night fox's topic in Emergency

    I work in mid-size ER on the "nice" side of my town. "nice" compared to my sister hospital which is right in the middle of crack alley. You would think that we would see very little violence. But...

  7. Co-worker hitting up the Dr.s for meds during shift?

    traumagirll99 replied to babiesX2's topic in General Nursing

    I think the bottom issue here is that there are some nurses who will take advantage of the situation. I used to work in the ER with a nurse who was going through a difficult divorce. She would come...

  8. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    traumagirll99 replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    I once had a 18 year old girl check in at 2330 on a Sat night with the c/o tumor on her neck. I triaged the girl and asked her how long the tumor had been there "3years" and she wanted it checked...

  9. ER nurses...what shoes??

    traumagirll99 replied to RN2MSNasap's topic in Emergency

    Dasko all the way!!! I have back problems (herniated discs) and I used to wear Berks, the first time I saw my neurologist she told me to "get my foot off the floor and it would take pressure off my...