bigsyis

bigsyis

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  1. Nurses taking patient's off backboards without doctor clearnce?

    bigsyis replied to the big nurse's topic in Emergency

    Again, whatever the ERP orders. If he says that the sorry mattresses on the ER stretchers are adequate to support the fx, then so be it, and chart that the board was removed after d/w Dr.

  2. Nurses taking patient's off backboards without doctor clearnce?

    bigsyis replied to the big nurse's topic in Emergency

    It is a risk I don't advise anyone taking, policy or not. When you are asked to defend yourself, a policy is better than nothing, but it does not take the place of good nursing judgement in checking...

  3. Nurses taking patient's off backboards without doctor clearnce?

    bigsyis replied to the big nurse's topic in Emergency

    I agree with littleRNthatcould and RN1980-you are setting yourself up for disastrous consequences if you remove someone from a backboard before they have been cleared by the MD. Whenever I did, I...

  4. Meds you hate to give....

    bigsyis replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    ...and I always tried to get them to the floor (sorry floor nurses!) before the mag citrate had time to kick in. I was also not fond of giving paralytics, any type of laxative, potassium IV, Dilantin...

  5. IM site bleeding

    bigsyis replied to marie-francoise's topic in General Nursing

    It happens occasionally. The bevel of the needle may have nicked a capillary or other very small vessel on the way through the

  6. Update: My wound patient

    bigsyis replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    Way to go,

  7. So I'm fired. Again.

    bigsyis replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    I sure am glad to hear that you are beginning to feel

  8. Sloppiness results in write-up

    bigsyis replied to longjourneydream's topic in Emergency

    cweeks, like I said in my original response to your thread, the ER and MD obviously recognize some serious value in you to give you this opportunity. If you are with the most experienced nurse and...

  9. Newbies - Keep an eye on your drunks!!

    bigsyis replied to CraigBSN02's topic in Emergency

    Let me assure you, Craig, the fewer the clothes they are wearing doesn't matter when they get it in mind to go "peesh" or to GO, period. On more than one occasion we had to notify Law Enforcement...

  10. Funeral Director messed up BIG time

    bigsyis replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    In our locale, when I was Charge on a Medical Floor and in ER, a family could request the services of a specific Funeral Home. Not one time, under any circumstance, were arrangements discussed at the...

  11. Made a Med Error and sick over it!

    bigsyis replied to Martinette's topic in General Nursing

    You'll never forget this, I promise you. I've been a nurse for 24 years and can still remember a med error that I made that first year. No one was harmed in that case, either, but it scared the...

  12. Held Down and Forced to Take The FLu Shot

    bigsyis replied to Nurse_FF_EMT's topic in General Nursing

    Any medical person who gave even one injection this way is out of their ever-lovin' mind! That is assault and battery, and should be a sure-fire way to lose a nursing

  13. How do I add an icon next to my user name?

    bigsyis replied to NICUrn2B's topic in General Nursing

    Not exactly related to the thread topic, but I sure do understand CT Pixie's refusal to use Paypal. My identity was hijacked through Paypal two years ago, and it was a nightmare. When I contacted my...

  14. So I'm fired. Again.

    bigsyis replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sue, may I respectfully suggest that it may be time to close this thread? Even though most posters are trying to help with their comments, you are still getting questions that don't help your overall...

  15. What do you think about people calling you "honey"?

    bigsyis replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Hellllllo Nurse, you win the prize for this

  16. Pharmacy and Doctor Errors

    bigsyis replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

    We had a Pharmacist who made fairly frequent errors, but he was a NICE guy and always immediately corrected anything that was brought to his attention. One day at work I noticed that he hadn't been...

  17. Silliest thing you ever did after a long shift...

    bigsyis replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    he obviously intended her for bigger and better things. i didn't wind up on the floor, but had worked 7-3 in the er, went home, took a nap, and from 1900-0630 worked as the night nurse at a camp for...

  18. Silliest thing you ever did after a long shift...

    bigsyis replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    Been there, done that, scared myself half to death! Snort, glub,

  19. What do you think about people calling you "honey"?

    bigsyis replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Forget the Ma'am or honey debate, as far as I'm concerned. I just really don't get what is so doggoned offensive about it. What grates on me is when my husband and I are greeted in restaurants by...

  20. Lots of reactions to the flu vax this year

    bigsyis replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've given almost 100 so far this year and haven't had anyone complain of anything other than a mild local

  21. Sloppiness results in write-up

    bigsyis replied to longjourneydream's topic in Emergency

    I think, considering some of the nightmare stories that we hear on this board about orientees and their preceptors, that your facility is doing their best to see that you make it as an ER nurse. If...

  22. They come out of the woodwork

    bigsyis replied to teeituptom's topic in Emergency

    Now that is stylin', really stylin'! I am impressed! Wish I'd thought of

  23. How to polite interrupt (co-workers) to get an anwer

    bigsyis replied to sail81's topic in General Nursing

    "I hate to bother you, but do you have time for a question?" This type of approach wouldn't bother me at all, and it offers the person being questioned the opportunity to answer at that time or to...

  24. Wanted - Funny Triage stories

    bigsyis replied to phuninfl's topic in General Nursing

    I'll scream right along with you! Why bother calling at

  25. Crash course in quick responses

    bigsyis replied to poppy07's topic in General Nursing