bigsyis

bigsyis

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  1. Why the stupid reasons to come to the ER?

    bigsyis replied to snowfreeze's topic in Emergency

    At least in our area, Medicaid pts see the ER as a walk-in clinic. As we have commented in several threads here before, they seem to look upon a sore throat or lady partsl infection as a family &...

  2. yet another agency adventure

    bigsyis replied to gonzo1's topic in Emergency

    I wonder if it ever occurs to those little darlings that if you weren't working with them, their workloads and responsibilities would be a lot heavier? BTW, it isn't very easy for an ER nurse to fake...

  3. Professional courtesy from police at traffic stops

    bigsyis replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    in light of the law enforcement stops we've been discussing, i thought i'd pass on these supposedly "true" comments: these 16 police comments were taken off actual police car video recorders in the...

  4. Why oh why

    bigsyis replied to All_Smiles_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I think you might be on to something there. I'm claustrophobic, and cannot imagine being restrained or tied down.:uhoh21: I sure do hope I behave myself as I get older, and if I do take my clothing...

  5. *sigh* How Many Times a Week Do You Say No?

    bigsyis replied to NursingAgainstdaOdds's topic in General Nursing

    ...and what Emmanuel said is very true. When I was Charge, I was always helping the Super make those calls as soon as someone called off, so we would have some kind of coverage for nights. Sometimes...

  6. Professional courtesy from police at traffic stops

    bigsyis replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    ...and I think that is basically what most of us have been trying to relate. I didn't ask for any favors. As I said, I was being read the riot act until the officer got close enough (and got those...

  7. Professional courtesy from police at traffic stops

    bigsyis replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Emmanuel, Emmanuel, Emmanuel! You poor, misguided, morally deficient:rotfl: person! How, in light of what you have read here, would you have the gumption to 'fessing up to being advised by an...

  8. Nurses belligerent towards MDs

    bigsyis replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    This was back in the early 80's. It wouldn't happen today, I don't

  9. Professional courtesy from police at traffic stops

    bigsyis replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Uhhh, who was bragging? The OP asked if anyone had had any experiences similar to hers. My brother is a Law Enforcement Officer, but that doesn't change the experience I had. Last I heard, relating...

  10. Harassment?

    bigsyis replied to UM Review RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    did you protest as loudly and vociferously when this was announced as being a team-building project, esp. about the $expense$? i don't know if you live near a wal-mart or not, but you can get pants,...

  11. Nurses belligerent towards MDs

    bigsyis replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've never seen the disrespect that the OP referred to. However, I have seen some nurses barely tolerant of inept or ETOH-impaired MDs a few

  12. MLK-Harbor Report

    bigsyis replied to JoshuaAdamsRN's topic in Emergency

    Isn't this the place where the female pt died on the floor in the ER Triage area? I think the place should be emptied, and welded shut, never to be used again as a hospital. That place is more of a...

  13. At what point of care does the patient become your responsibility????

    bigsyis replied to loricatus's topic in Emergency

    As one who has been on both sides of the coin in ER (Charge and Staff) TRIAGE is the thing that is constant. The Staff Nurse must constantly be triaging who or what is next, even if it is...

  14. Rarely discussed side of nursing

    bigsyis replied to grv68's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work with an RN in the ER who had been an Army nurse in Vietnam. She was one of the best, coolest-under-pressure-kind-to-the-patients-no-matter-what, Nurses I have EVER

  15. Harassment?

    bigsyis replied to UM Review RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree. Life is too short to be sweating the small stuff. I am watching a friend battle cancer, and when you put things in perspective, what to wear is just not that big a

  16. Professional courtesy from police at traffic stops

    bigsyis replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I was cooking along at about 65 one night in a 45 zone on the way home from work when the blue lights appeared. Not only that, but HUGE spotlights aimed into my rearview mirrors (and thus, into my...

  17. I graduated, now what?

    bigsyis replied to amp13071's topic in General Nursing

    Ask someone that you trust, who knows what the past year has been like for you, to loan you the money for boards. Your parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, good friends. You are exactly right-you've...

  18. Dont move to florida

    bigsyis replied to skuterkomputer rn's topic in Florida Nursing

    Ahem. As a fourth-generation Floridian (aka a "Cracker") whose family raised cattle and citrus, I think you should review a few history books before you make your broad statements. The main reason I...

  19. Scary scary thing on my FIRST day!!!

    bigsyis replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Lesson learned: just because an MD orders something does not mean that it should be done. If you are concerned about an order of any kind, for any reason, run it by a co-worker and/or your Charge...

  20. Stressed and Depressed

    bigsyis replied to antidote's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent, and so very true. If you look hard enough, there always seems to be a silvre lining to most

  21. Stressed and Depressed

    bigsyis replied to antidote's topic in General Nursing

    I'm really sorry that this happened the way it did. It must have been a shock to everyone. I have a question-why was the code called after only 15 minutes on a 14 year old? We used to work young folks...

  22. Doing the Happy Dance!!!

    bigsyis replied to Tweety's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Congratulations, Tweety! I'm happy for

  23. Nybody else can deal with anything except vomit?

    bigsyis replied to 1jazzynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Breathe through your mouth-an ERP taught me that when dealing with nasty multiple decubitii on a man who had nobody to check on him at home. With all that, he was incontinent, as well. Anyway-I can...

  24. Guess the mispronounced medical term

    bigsyis replied to EricJRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh,

  25. Warning - Thieves

    bigsyis replied to yellowbrickroad's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! I have ordered from them, previously, but not for about a year or so. Fortunately, when I ordered from them ONLINE I didn't have any