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Stupidest complaint I have ever seen was "hole in vagina"...when we got a mirror so she could show us what she was talking about....it was her urethra!

i thought it was only our goofy linen room that was saying that we are using to many sheets. they actually had the nerve to say that we were " inappropriately using our linen supply" ....how can you inappropriately use sheets? :uhoh21:

We actually have people come in off the street...and not necessarily homeless people...wait for the locked doors to open to get back into the ER and steal food from the dietary room!

I have been getting a reaction to my PPD for about 3 years now. It is very similar to what you describe. It is a large red mark at the site where the test was given. There is never any induration and the test is always read as negative. One person to...

In our ER we are required to have ACLS and NRP but not PALS. We are about to make it madatory for everyone to have PALS. The NRP is helpful to us as we do not have and L&D floor so we do all the emergency deliveries AKA: " I didn't know that I ...

We always have to wait until we get the results of the RSV swab. Our peds unit houses 3 kids in a room...so we wait to get that back before sending them up so they can plan accordingly.

I am about to take ENPC and was wondering how difficult it is? Any info is helpful!

Okay...I am not and L&D nurse...I am and ER nurse...but this thread caught my eye. As a woman who has delivered 2 babies in the past three years I do not understand why people want every person that they have ever met in the room with them while...

LOL...I too laughed a little when I read the post. I am an ED nurse who works 12 hr shifts. I can safely say that I am on my feet for probably 11 of 12 hrs that I work. It is crazy busy all the time and you literally hit the ground running as soon ...

That is a fabulous idea! :)

Please don't take this the wrong way...but the problem with drug seekers in the ER is that they are taking up beds that are needed by real sick patients! And all we are doing is feeding into their behavior by giving drugs that they don't need. I am ...

In Md after 1 yr. of Tele and 4 years in the ED my base pay is $24.20. When I run charge I get an extra $1 more per hour.

Shock times three...then drug-shock-drug-shock! Always use electricity first!

This question is for the people who work 12 hr. shifts. What is your hospital/unit policy for holidays? Does your unit still make everyone work their 12 hr. shifts or is there some flexibility so that you are able to work shorter shifts so that eve...

That is also one of the problems that we are having. We are now being forced to work 12 hr shifts on holidays...thanks to a new manager...and we also only get 8 hrs of holiday time back. Plus our holiday pay on christmas for example is 4pm Xmas eve...

My husband is a police officer

Just wondering what everyone thought of the pay here in Maryland? And are any local hospitals paying more for ICU/ER nurses?

My absolute biggest pet peeve is the parent that rushes their child into the ER because they have just discovered that the child has a fever...when questioned when the last dose of Tylenol/Motrin was given..the response...."well I didn't give hime an...

Gotta love those fake seizures while at the commisioners office! You know the ones that are willing to do almost anything so that they don't have to go to jail!

I will be working 8a-8p in the ER all day tomorrow...I am praying for a semi-tolerable day! I will settle for only having to run one code if I am lucky! Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving!

You make a great point monkey....most floor/tele nurses aren't aware of what it is like in the ED. I think that you will find that a majority of nurses that work in the ED have worked on the floors in the past and know what both areas are like. I k...

The lowest I have ever seen a bs....and the patient was still conscious and alert was 12 and the highest was 1800.

What does it mean if you found all six?

We have a 25 bed main ER plus 2 trauma rooms, a seperate psych area that can take max of 3 pt's, 12 fast track beds, and we usually have up to 4 pt's in the hallway at any given time. We see about 260 pt's per day and we a nurse to triage out front ...

Maryland ED 1 nurse to 4 Pt's day shift 8a-8p