DiannaK

DiannaK

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  1. Got any funny acronyms at your ER???

    DiannaK replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    in our ed, if you had the pid shuffle, you might get a hhi .... hoo-ha

  2. Songs to play in the Waiting Room

    DiannaK replied to S.T.A.C.E.Y's topic in Emergency

    I agree with this one .... especially for the folks who go to one ER, sit and wait, get ticked off, then come to our

  3. Help! Keeping it short and sweet???

    DiannaK replied to alkaleidi's topic in Emergency

    I say something very similar to this ..... I also may add, to the pt's who don't want to answer questions, because they are in too much pain, etc, etc .... "The quicker we get through this process...

  4. Disturbing incident in triage .....

    DiannaK posted a topic in Emergency

    I may have to cross post this in the Psych Forum, if there is one .... Last night, while doing time in Triage ... I had a sweet 3 year old boy ... I'm asking meds/allergies, etc. Turns out, the...

  5. Dropping in from ER forum to ask a question ...

    DiannaK posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Hey fellow nurses! I'm hopping over from my home in the ER forum to ask a question of you guys/gals. I was in Triage the other night, and had a 3 year old that was on Abilify and Risperdal. When I...

  6. Another triage vent thread

    DiannaK replied to Djuna's topic in Emergency

    Sometimes .... if we aren't completely slammed, I ATTEMPT to teach pt's a little ... ex: mother who brings her baby in with diaper rash, not getting better with treatment. "doc will see you when we...

  7. Any nurses out there who think express care should not exist?

    DiannaK replied to JessicRN's topic in Emergency

    Thank God we don't have an express care .... I get irritated when half the patients I have, could have seen their PCP for treatment. I suppose I have the most fabulous pediatrician in the entire...

  8. Disturbing incident in triage .....

    DiannaK replied to DiannaK's topic in Emergency

    What a fantastic post!! I'd echo a lot of the things you said, and I think I did, in my post, but not quite so eloquently/entertaining! I'm really shocked that you had no withdrawal! EWW! It's NASTY!!...

  9. Disturbing incident in triage .....

    DiannaK replied to DiannaK's topic in Emergency

    First of all, thank you for sharing .... and I'm sorry to hear about your son's illness. I don't believe that anyone has said that people are bad parents for medicating their children, and I'm not...

  10. Okay, Angel O'Mercy, I'm askin about your new grandson!

    DiannaK replied to stillpressingon's topic in Emergency

    I love this .... too funny! What an awesome

  11. Disturbing incident in triage .....

    DiannaK replied to DiannaK's topic in Emergency

    when I read this ... I thought .. "wonder if she went to school with me?" When I was in high school ... worst things kids did was to bring alcohol to school, smoke in the bathroom, and MAYBE smoke...

  12. Disturbing incident in triage .....

    DiannaK replied to DiannaK's topic in Emergency

    I did end up posting in the Psych forum as well .... haven't heard anything back from them yet. I'll keep you posted. I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one who thought this was very wrong

  13. Venting, frustrating.....

    DiannaK replied to azreddun's topic in Emergency

    ewww ... Our ER too .... we (on evenings/nights) call it "Triage-

  14. Was I out of line ?

    DiannaK replied to grantw9066's topic in Emergency

    If I'd seen the same pt in Triage, I would have placed a C collar. All it took was one time getting screamed at about NOT putting a collar on a pt .... If there's a question about whether I should...

  15. Cardiac patients in the ER - a poll

    DiannaK replied to NurseCherlove's topic in Emergency

    we see about 60-80 pts per day ... Our C/P complaints seem to wax and wane .... when I worked last night, we had zero C/P on my shift (3p-1a). It seemed to be a dangerous night to be at the ball...

  16. IV Dex for PO Dex?

    DiannaK replied to stayseerrn's topic in Emergency

    I gave this for the first time last night ... we give it in ibuprofen to kill the taste. My pt (8 yrs old) swallowed it like a champ, and chased it down with some Sprite. He didn't vomit at all....

  17. Charm school for new RN?

    DiannaK replied to RNSurf's topic in Emergency

    I think that the whole comment from your NM is a bit ridiculous, and part of me is firmly planted right beside you, as a nurse new to the ER. First .. we are adults, and like it or not, the majority...

  18. Funny Sign In Slips

    DiannaK replied to TraumaInTheSlot's topic in Emergency

    oh no! not more toxic spiders!! they've migrated to Kentucky, as well. Someone HAS to stop

  19. Taking floor orders in the ED?

    DiannaK replied to sorefeet's topic in Emergency

    very well written ... and I think it's difficult to see both sides, unless you've done both. (see my previous

  20. Taking floor orders in the ED?

    DiannaK replied to sorefeet's topic in Emergency

    I work in a stand-alone ER, which is a part of a larger hospital network in the city. We always take admission orders from the admitting MD when we are sending a pt to be admitted. In our ER, the only...

  21. Clark Memorial Hospital (in IN) near Louisville

    DiannaK replied to Saltysaltyky's topic in General Nursing

    My best friend is an ER nurse there .. if you have SPECIFIC questions, I'll ask her, and get back to you. She seems to be pretty happy, and she's been there for a few

  22. surprised at how non active this board is

    DiannaK replied to rntoben2008's topic in General Nursing

    I started at BHE, in TCU ... YEARS ago.. this was back before we had Vencor/Kindred, so we had vents on TCU on a regular basis. I left for a while, went to Caritas, then came back to BHE, working CCU,...

  23. Cath lab salaries

    DiannaK replied to heartlover07's topic in Cardiac

    I've not heard of any cath lab paying more than floor/ICU/ER nursing. Where you could pick up more money would be in the call pay, depending on the hospital's policy. When I worked OHRR, I was prn. I...

  24. CVD prevention in women

    DiannaK replied to mousesn's topic in Cardiac

    From what I've seen, lipid control seems to be an issue, at least in the primary care realm. I can't tell you how many times, when taking a history before doing a stress test on a patient, folks told...

  25. Heading to the ED from ICU

    DiannaK replied to ParrotHeadRN's topic in Emergency

    speaking as a former ICU/CCU/OHRR nurse, RELAX! I just started in a free standing ER, after working for a cardiology group for about 5 years. I was petrified about starting in the ER, for many of the...