Toquay

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  1. Exhausting shifts

    Toquay posted a topic in Emergency

    Just thought I would share a funny moment I had a few years ago. I work nightshifts 12 hrs and did 6 on 8 off. I live about 30 minutes from the hospital, so I usually go to the gym after my shift to...

  2. please pray for me, had first wknd no preceptor

    Toquay replied to twinmommy+2's topic in Emergency

    Gratz you did it!! You will do fine. Just remember to ask questions if you need too no matter how silly you may think it is, we have all been there. I find that most nurses are their own worse...

  3. Benefits???

    Toquay replied to girlygurl's topic in Florida Nursing

    Benefits in SWF have gotten worse in my opinion. We used to have really good coverage $100 co pay and then 100% cover in any of our hospitals. Now it's $250 deductible and we have to pay 20% of all...

  4. How long of orientation in ER is enough?

    Toquay replied to Nurse4AU's topic in Emergency

    I got 2 weeks orientation yrs ago when I started in ER and another nurse starting when I did with 23 yrs ER experience got the same LOL. I was told it's best to jump in the fire to learn, kinda a...

  5. Refusal for Blood Draw

    Toquay replied to MikeyBSN's topic in Emergency

    In the state of Florida driving is priviledge not a right. It even says on the front of our DL "Operation of a motor vehicle constitutes consent to any sobriety test required by law". I am pretty sure...

  6. How do you treat Meth OD?

    Toquay replied to HopeItWorksDNP's topic in Emergency

    It just blows me away why anyone would ever choose to do meth... http://www.drugfree.org/Portal/DrugIssue/MethResources/faces/index.html

  7. transferring pts. from ED to floor

    Toquay replied to LCR_RN's topic in Emergency

    Well the reason it seems like the ER is dumping at shift change is not because of the nurse it's the ER MD. The Night ER MD comes on at 11pm and leaves at 7am, so the MD going off tries to clear out...

  8. new grad needing encouragment

    Toquay replied to kimber3ks's topic in Emergency

    Years ago when I first started in the ER I used a little EMS Pocket Guide. They provide quick and easy reference for Cardiac, Neuro, Respiratory (gases etc), ACLS, emergent med guidlines and fits...

  9. Craziest Thing You've ever Seen

    Toquay replied to krazy_coconuts's topic in Emergency

    Had EMS bring me a 34 yr old woman who claimed she had no pulse. Pt walks off rig into the ER and stops at the Nursing station with her fingers on her carotid. I look at her and say "No pulse?" to...

  10. Rules for the ER (long)

    Toquay replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    For foreign objects in the nether regions....don't use the excuse "I just got out of the shower and fell on (insert object). Try the truth we don't believe the above anyway. Don't ask us to forget to...

  11. How long did you stay at your first job out of nursing school?

    Toquay replied to scchickadee's topic in General Nursing

    What year did you graduate? 1992 What was your first job out of nursing school? I went to an Oncology Unit. How long did you stay there? 1.5yrs then PRN for another yr. Why did you leave? Left full...