LoriLeahRN

LoriLeahRN specializes in Telemetry, CCU, ED.

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1. phone calls no outsider would believe

   LoriLeahRN replied to JBudd's topic in Emergency

   I work in a rural hospital ER, which is affiliated with a larger hospital about 30 miles down the road. Whenever we get phone calls from them, the caller inevitably says something to remind us of our "country bumpkin" status such as....." Hi this is...

2. Need advice: should I start out in ER or tele/med-surg?

   LoriLeahRN replied to secondfiddle's topic in Emergency

   Will have to agree with the majority here, folks. Start out on M/S tele, learn your skills and pay your dues, your future ER coworkers as well as your patients will appreciate it and respect you for it, and you'll be glad you did! Good luck!

3. EMS Abuse

   LoriLeahRN replied to Jay Levan's topic in Emergency

   Yeah, I can't top any of them, either. WOW. My husband is a paramedic, I'll have to ask him if he has any stories that top those ones. I like the idea of squad triage....our hospital is in the process of expanding our ER and the nurse manager and...

4. How Marketable Are You as a Rural Nurse?

   LoriLeahRN replied to Camelhappy1's topic in Rural

   I work in a rural area, we have 3 RN's in the ED (I know, lucky us!) On med surg, there are 3 RN's and 3 techs, in CCU one RN for 2 pts and watching the tele for the floor. My first hospital job 13 yrs ago we had ONE RN in the ED, one for the floor...

5. Sticking a patient twice?

   LoriLeahRN replied to ghost's topic in Emergency

   I do that too, then the only time they need stuck again is if Doc decides he wants blood cultures or later on for a second set of enzymes.....but if they have a fever when they come in, I go on and draw the bc's with the rest of the rainbow anyway.

6. Rules for the ER (long)

   LoriLeahRN replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

   -Don't pick up a piece of gravel out of the parking lot, then later put it in your urine specimen cup and tell me that you've "Just passed that kidney stone" that you're here seeking pain meds for because you've had every non vital organ in your abd...

7. OHIO Nurses what part of Ohio are you from and what kind of nurse are you/will you be

   LoriLeahRN replied to GrnHonu99's topic in Ohio

   I'm in southeast Ohio. I'm an RN in the ER. I've worked on the telemetry floor and in the ICU before settling into ED...I love it.