RainbowSkye

RainbowSkye

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  1. pain in the ed

    RainbowSkye replied to MAGIK GIRL's topic in Pain Management

    You guys, I think we need to meet somewhere in the middle. Prescription drug abuse is an enormous problem in this country, ruining many, many lives. Please don't think that those of us who believe...

  2. Tips for bringing your child to the ER (rant)

    RainbowSkye replied to NYCRN16's topic in Emergency

    I agree, that's why I think telephone triage is so great. Moms (and dads) have the opportunity to ask questions, and they'll always get a consistent answer. I like the idea of giving Dr. Schmidt's...

  3. Beware Gastric Bypass with stapeling!

    RainbowSkye replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    I only know three people who have had bypass surgery; two are dead and one is living with a porta-cath (and heart disease, diabetes, falling out teeth, liver disease - all that she did not have before...

  4. Tips for bringing your child to the ER (rant)

    RainbowSkye replied to NYCRN16's topic in Emergency

    One of my favorite telephone triage stories was when a dad called me about his four year old daughter who had been "vomiting all day". I did the usual assessment, and advised him to have her rest her...

  5. Tips for bringing your child to the ER (rant)

    RainbowSkye replied to NYCRN16's topic in Emergency

    Here's some information from Barton Schmidtt about severe allergies: Anaphylactic Reaction What is a severe allergic reaction? A severe allergic reaction is called an anaphylactic reaction. It is an...

  6. Tips for bringing your child to the ER (rant)

    RainbowSkye replied to NYCRN16's topic in Emergency

    Myths and Facts about Fever Misconceptions about the dangers of fever are commonplace. Unwarranted fears about harmful side effects from fever cause lost sleep and unnecessary stress for many...

  7. pain in the ed

    RainbowSkye replied to MAGIK GIRL's topic in Pain Management

    Pain management: the eternal ER conundrum. I do not want anyone to suffer pain. However, I don't always believe that opiates/narcotics/whatever are the solution to some patients' pain. I believe...

  8. Child head circumference in the ER

    RainbowSkye replied to jenturnrn's topic in Emergency

    I thought the same thing when I was told it was mandatory to do head circumferences in the ED. We were supposed to measure the kid's head, and that was that. I wondered where the normals were posted...

  9. sleeping staff

    RainbowSkye replied to night owl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You know what? I think you have a responsibility to report this to whoever you need to report it to. I know it's hard to be the bad guy, but if anything would ever happen to one of the patients...

  10. Am I crazy to leave my desk job?

    RainbowSkye replied to Wren's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hey, I'm 49 (50 this year!) and I left a cushy Monday - Friday desk job for weekends in the ER. Now while I'm a little more achy than I was when I was 20, I far prefer working directly with patients....

  11. Pinning ceremony

    RainbowSkye replied to Marlo2bRN's topic in General Students

    Black banding refers to getting a black band for your nursing cap. At my school we had no band for our freshman year, a narrow band for our junior year and a wide band for our senior year. Our bands...

  12. Pinning ceremony

    RainbowSkye replied to Marlo2bRN's topic in General Students

    I went to a three year diploma school and this is what we did back in the dark ages. We received our caps the second semester of our freshman year (we all had to pass the first semester of "nursing...

  13. Transferring patients to larger hospitals...

    RainbowSkye replied to deespoohbear's topic in Rural

    I work at a very small rural hospital. And occasionally we do have a problem getting a doctor to accept a patient (especially a patient without insurance with an orthopedic problem). However, there...

  14. when pts leave AMA do you..........

    RainbowSkye replied to l.rae's topic in Emergency

    Well, I don't know our official policy, but I have had doctors tell me that just because someone refuses a treatment or admission to the hospital doesn't mean that we don't offer them some other...

  15. Stripes

    RainbowSkye replied to Paprikat's topic in General Nursing

    At my diploma nursing school (I graduated in 1974) we had our capping ceremony after successfully finishing our first term of school. The cap was plain white. For our junior year we had a thin black...