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  1. What Would You Change??

    auto5man replied to Back2School@40's topic in Emergency

    I love this one....great idea. And I would add the 12 hour shift they work must be walking in our shoes in the ER. Perhaps they could work as a tech in the ER pushing stretchers for those 12 hours....

  2. Terms we will not admit to using

    auto5man replied to gwenith's topic in Nursing Humor

    "Large Brown Trout",,,GI and ER docs use this one to describe, after viewing a KUB, an impaction someone is going to have to go after (manual

  3. What Would You Change??

    auto5man replied to Back2School@40's topic in Emergency

    Wow, lots of great responses here and I can identify with all of these. But the number one thing on my list that absolutely burns me is the holding admitted patients in the ER thing. I don't have...

  4. ER nurses...what shoes??

    auto5man replied to RN2MSNasap's topic in Emergency

    I have been wearing crocs the past two months and really like them, but I do experience the "trip" thing.... Maybe wouldn't be the best choice in a trauma center ER, though (not enough protection)....

  5. Is it a Genetic trait or a learned behaviour

    auto5man replied to teeituptom's topic in Emergency

    My opinion based on 11 years of ER (anecdotal) experience.....LEARNED BEHAVIOR. I think research has proven, however, that there can be a genetic predisposition as well. Having an addictive...

  6. propofol

    auto5man replied to popbob's topic in Emergency

    Going back to the original question....using diprivan/propofol for conscious sedation. At my hospital it is against policy to use unless a patient is intubated, only anesthesiologists can administer...

  7. Anyone work at Baptist Memphis?

    auto5man replied to cinja's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I worked at Baptist my first five years out of school. Never say never, but I cannot imagine finding myself in a position where I would want to work for any Baptist facility in Memphis again. There...

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

    auto5man replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Someone has already mentioned it but its happened to me to on more than one occasion. Patients who use the ambulance service for a taxicab. They call 911 with a made up complaint and get transported...

  9. Being a man in the field

    auto5man replied to tigress_8207's topic in Male Nursing Students

    RichW, I particularly enjoyed your comments and take on the discussion. My experience as a male in a female dominated profession... Choosing nursing for me was almost accidental when I remember back....

  10. NEW GRAD NURSE with LICENSE can't find work...

    auto5man replied to loveandnyc's topic in California Nursing

    Wow, I'm surprised. Shocked might be a better word! I don't know if a geographical move is possible for you but you might consider it. Here in Memphis for example, you would virtually have your pick...

  11. Connection between Eldery/UTI/Altered Mental Status?

    auto5man replied to jujejo71's topic in General Nursing

    All great comments...the other most common culprit for mental status change in the elderly pt when the neurological workup is negative.....Pneumonia. The same goes for the elderly and sepsis, the two...

  12. Working while going to school

    auto5man replied to godsend213's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I went to school m-f as well and worked at a local hospital on the weekends. It was tough but I made it. It does have an effect on the grades though. My last year I quit working all toegether for my...

  13. Doppler placement during code

    auto5man replied to gtmoore's topic in General Nursing

    Hi All, Many posters have had great comments, there are a lot of correct answers. But to answer the original question what is the best location to check for pulses with a doppler during a code? In my...