AlaskanRN

AlaskanRN

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  1. Dry, Cracked Hands

    No one has mentioned my favorite. I use lotion to prevent as much of the problem as possible but once the crack is there, I use Krazy Glue. It comes in a small bottle with a brush like fingernail...
  2. Funny Sign In Slips

    When a very young girl signs in with 'Mite be pregnate' makes me think if you can't spell it, you shouldn't be it! Man with rag over R eye CC 'Pan in eye' Turns out to be conjunctivitis and merely a...
  3. My travel nursing nightmare

    I can fully relate to your situation. My home hospital was great. First rate equipment, great doctors, helpful nurses, traveler friendly...really everything you could want in a hospital. Then I...
  4. Housing in Houston

    Does anyone have any info on the 4444 Westheimer Apartments (aka: Westcreek at Highland Village Apartments)? They are right inside the 610 Loop in Houston, Tx. My daughter will be moving in there...
  5. transportation

    You can also negotiate a rental car in your
  6. Agency Work in Tulsa

    Hello, I would like to go to Tulsa for a contract, but am having trouble finding a travel position there. As an alternative I'm considering Agency work. Can anyone suggest an agency that has...
  7. Do You Have A Favorite Area in Nursing?

    I work ER and have never wanted to do anything else. Maybe because I got my start in EMS. I like never knowing what might come through the doors next, the range of patients-newborn to those beyond...
  8. Now THAT'S the way to hold a Staff Meeting !

    We are fortunate to have a fabulous NM also. We have staff meeting in our dept once a month. It is always a veritable food fest with contributions by most of the staff so we can munch while going...
  9. What if all docs had to nurses first?????

    I have worked with two different doctors that were nurses first. On one hand, it makes them more tolerant of what is involved with nursing care in the ED (eg. the time it takes to juggle all your...
  10. What not to say / do while you are in the ER...

    How about the agressive, intoxicated, early 20 something male brought in by PD. Placed in four points. When asked to give urine, says yes if we undo his hands...obviously not, but I will assist you...
  11. Would you assist in abortions?

    Having done SART/SANE training, I have to say that yes, I would assist with the procedure. And yes, I have given the morning after pill on more than one
  12. patient lingo...

    In my nursing school OB rotation we each had to do a post-partum assessment of a pt's fundus. One of the students in my class announced that she was ready to go do her "post-mortem assessment of the...
  13. Lidocaine patches

    We used a Lido patch on a pt with Shingles around her left back/ribs. It seemed to make the pain more tolerable for the
  14. What does your post name reflect about you?

    Nothing too creative
  15. I've worked in the ER ever since day one, so I guess there is nothing I absolutely wouldn't do--since we seem to see it all/do it all--at one time or another. With one exception... My only real issue...