ERrookieRN

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1. Strange things found on (or in) a pt.

   ERrookieRN replied to squeakykitty's topic in Emergency

   Oh yeah...can't forget about the 75yo man that came in with a zucchini in his rectum. Ended up going to surgery because he perforated his bowel with it. He refused surgery at first, but when the ER doc told him that he would most certainly die a mis...

2. Strange things found on (or in) a pt.

   ERrookieRN replied to squeakykitty's topic in Emergency

   Cell phone stuck in a vagina. No kidding. Put there on purpose. Needless to say it was on vibrate. OH MY!

3. *Weird* Patient Allergies

   ERrookieRN replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

   I had a pt that said they were allergic to saline. They were probably allergic to the preservatives in the saline, so they said. However, the saline we use at our hospital is 100% preservative free. Weird. Bananas is the other weird one that I hav...

4. Worst doctors orders ever received

   ERrookieRN replied to jenfromjersey's topic in Emergency

   About the potassium IVP-did you mention to that doc that K+ IVP is part of the cocktail that is given during LETHAL INJECTION??? HAHA.

5. Worst doctors orders ever received

   ERrookieRN replied to jenfromjersey's topic in Emergency

   Ok, so most of these are about ridiculous orders actually related to diagnostics or interventions. How about just plain ridiculous? Here's one for you..."feed pt". An actual order I saw for a pt that was homeless and really only came in because it...

6. Rules for the ER (long)

   ERrookieRN replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

   OH MY! If I didn't know better, I would think I wrote this post myself! Too funny. Needless to say, there are probably a million ER nurses that could have written this word for word. I agree and wish we could post this on the entrance to the ER! ...

7. er visitors...a funny

   ERrookieRN replied to UtErRnEmt's topic in Emergency

   to daverika and all others who find this thread offensive: If you have truly spent time in an ER, you would realize these descriptions are really pts we see. Of course, in the perfect world of ICU, you never have to see these people. Why, do you ask?...

8. er visitors...a funny

   ERrookieRN replied to UtErRnEmt's topic in Emergency

   Yes yes, I know. Evil ER nurses. But anyway...I just wanted to say that all of these descriptions are soooo true. The sad thing is that if we can't laugh about some of the things we have to see/do/deal with we would all be insane from the stress!! ...

9. the RN's appearance

   ERrookieRN replied to Olli's topic in General Nursing

   I have to say that I am also a gum chewing, makeup wearing, jewelry wearing, perfume (although not overwhelming) wearing, cute scrub having, long hair down, nurse. I take pride in my appearance and why can't I continue that at work? I for one would...

10. Nursing: Taking Back Our Power

    ERrookieRN replied to Bugaloo's topic in General Nursing

    Hi there. I just wanted to share something I found very interesting. I did my critical care semester at a teaching facility in the Dallas/Fort Worth area that has what I think is a unique policy regarding physician abuse directed at nurses. It's c...

11. Question for RN's about specializing...

    ERrookieRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi. I am currently a 3rd semester Nursing student. I am very interested in going to the OR, ER, or the ICU. Many nurses that I work with have told me that if I want to specialize in an area like those, I need to go straight into an internship and ...