Heather, R.N.

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1. Do you let ambulances drop off in triage?

   Heather, R.N. replied to Anagray's topic in Emergency

   We triage them. Like our pt who arrived by EMS the other day for burping.

2. Is this a "no-no"?

   Heather, R.N. replied to beachbum3's topic in Emergency

   Even though I am an ER nurse, I have no qualms with taking my kids in or other parents bringing their kids in. They are kids and due to the way diseases process in their little bodies, something seemingly minute could be serious. And besides, no good...

3. Do Nurses STILL want to marry Doctors?

   Heather, R.N. replied to showbizrn's topic in General Nursing

   No freaking way! I'm married to someone who isn't in the medical field (he's a real estate developer) and thankyouverymuch, I love that. There is no way I would ever marry a doctor...

4. How do you treat headaches?

   Heather, R.N. replied to Anagray's topic in Emergency

   By the way, I'm not trying to be rude in my above post and I always treat techs with kindness and consideration. I definitely value them and their importance to the team.

5. How do you treat headaches?

   Heather, R.N. replied to Anagray's topic in Emergency

   Please forgive me for finding those statements incredibly offensive. There is much more to nursing than "passing out meds" and starting IV's and foleys. Do you know how a med works, why it works, why you need to give it, the side effects, administr...

6. How do you protect your identity?

   Heather, R.N. replied to mcknis's topic in General Nursing

   That's a sweet story. I know, as a nurse, I always appreciate receiving an extra thanks from a patient or family member (especially a deceased pt's family member- that's the ultimate compliment for me). I became a nurse because of my L&D nurse ...

7. Job offer... but prego

   Heather, R.N. replied to notactuallyblonde's topic in General Nursing

   The cutest pregnant girl I have ever seen was just hired on at my hospital and she's 36 weeks... I say go for it. Some things are worth it.

8. Is there an 'us' and 'them' culture in nursing

   Heather, R.N. replied to nyapa's topic in General Nursing

   I think there is in some areas... I'm an RN who was precepted by a certain LVN and I wouldn't have had it any other way. She was by far one of the best nurses, regardless of her certification, that I have EVER seen. I've seen some scary RN's and s...

9. Should assaults on medical personnel be a Felony Offense?

   Heather, R.N. replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, yes, yes!!! Absolutely!!! I have never understood why injuring a police officer is a felony, but not a nurse, fireman, EMS worker, etc. We are out there on the front lines as well!!!

10. Epi Question - Stops working at 9 cm?

    Heather, R.N. replied to Redlady's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've had two eipdurals. With my first son, I received it about an hour before he delivered and it worked wonderfully. I didn't feel a thing and actually laughed the whole time... With my second son, I asked for an epi long before he delivered, but...

11. Stupidest reason to go to ER

    Heather, R.N. replied to DachRN's topic in Emergency

    You win!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

12. Stupidest reason to go to ER

    Heather, R.N. replied to DachRN's topic in Emergency

    When I was in school doing my ER clinical, I heard an exasperated mother come screaming into triage that her 2-year-old had a "rare acute tropical rash" (Q: "Have you been out of the country recently?" A: "No, but we did go to Dallas last week.") de...

13. Does your ED/ER hire new grads? (and related ?s)

    Heather, R.N. replied to beachbum3's topic in Emergency

    I just started an ER internship, but I've been a nurse for a year and a half. My hospital only hired 2 interns out of 20 applicants. The other intern is a new grad. January/June are typical start dates for most internships. But, my med-surg inter...

14. How Long is your New Grad Orientation at your facility?

    Heather, R.N. replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    When I started out in med-surg, I oriented for 12 weeks. I just got a new job in the ER and my orientation will be 12 weeks after 2 weeks of classes.

15. Ever pull the wrong med from the right cubie in the Pyxis?

    Heather, R.N. replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I found 10mg Coumadin tabs in the 81mg ASA drawer. Oops...