ERbunny

Where oh where do y'all work that you can get that pt "in the back " right away ?? Lucky, lucky. I know we are all struggling with packed ED's and often triage is full of waiting patients who really should be on monitors, etc. We have 3 beds, 3 r...

I was a new grad so long ago, my preceptor's first name was Florence. All kidding aside, my first job as an RN was CCU in 1968. I was incredibly fortunate in that the staff took me under their wings and treated me with care and respect. Critical ...

It was brought up that perhaps the toradol and phenergan were given too close together and came in contact. When Toradol first came out, I was working in a very small rural facility with 1 other RN and an always half-asleep doctor. We decided to "...

I hope the original poster will return and let us know how her experience turned out. I have had several subpoenas, have only had to testify twice. Once my testimony helped convict a man who kidnapped and murdered a woman and her three year old da...

Much as I agree with my colleagues complaints, humorous and not so...and I do agree with almost all of them (My top ten pet peeve list has been expanded to at least 20)..I feel like it is time to say what I like about my job, and see what anyone else...

Once more...I do have some experience: 40 years in critical care and ED. New grads, who I love working with, have requested me to be their preceptor. Yes, I do remember being new. I was very lucky to have winderful preceptors both as a new CCU nurs...

Oh great...another thread where the less experienced nurse is complaining about the more experienced ones in her department. Could it be possible that your charge nurse and the other nurses are right ? Instead of complaining about your mangaement,...

Kizzy, you express yourself beautifully, here and on your other postings. Dear colleagues --the reason this turned into a discussion of age is the inflammatory phrase "past their prime". The obvious conclusion from so many readings of this and othe...

This 17 year old sounds like a perfect candidate for the "medical necessity" screening by the MD....More of the hospitals in our area are going this way and perhps when word get around some of the abuse of the ER will diminish ( I know better than to...

I am so very disappointed by the ageism displayed by some of the younger RNs on this board. There are several other posts and threads where ageism is rearing its ugly head. It is also showing up in my workplace where some of the very young techs se...

I am very impressed by the care and concern expressed here, and it brought back memeories of my nervous student days. However, you have descrbed fears that go beyond the nervousness many posters have described here, and I think it only fair to yours...

Whew...In a few short weeks I will celebrate being 60 years old and an RN for 40 years, all critical care and ED. Of course this does not mean I know more than the OP, but it does mean there are several things I do know. One of them is that I am ...

WELL......I think the OP said it in first post, that these people may have been mean even when younger. Please do not attribute their attitudes to age alone. You seem to be a thoughtful person and supervisor, so I hope you are not really guilty of ...

Please accept my condolences on your losses. I commend your courage in sharing this heartbreak with your students. Many years ago I worked with a woman whose son was brought in to the ED as a traumatic arrest while she was on duty. She was a very ...

Here is what happens in the ED when no one will take report at 0700. Exhausted night nurse has to either give report to day nurse , who really should n't have to bother with a pt she will not be taking care of, she then has to give a report on a pt...

How interesting that this older thread is still relevant to us .and sad. We try as hard as we can to expedite employees when they show up as patients in our facility...professional coutesy, ya know. And I know they often expect it, or actually thin...

Well, I happen to think that in the ED, PG does have a high serum porcelain level. Especially at night , the patients who really need to be here are stressed out to the max, and often sleep deprived. They are all worried they are dying or have cance...

Here's my take on why we are never completely happy campers in the ED...and I agree with all the pet peeves..here goes..and yes, despite all this , I still love ER nursing.... ER nurses can't stand those poor ill-educated folks who come in for the s...

Blood, Sweat , Tears Blood--Hey, I work in the ER Sweat--We work hard Tears--That's the compassion part If we could add a 4th word it would be Smart. Love this thread and the great variety of responses

Very young voice at 0200: Can my girlfriend get pregnant through her underwear?"

In 40 years of nursing , mostly in ED, where patients are at their worst, I am sure I have ticked off one or two (LOL)...Have yet to have anyone look me up....All they have to do is pay five bucks to get their medical record, and Bingo! there is you...

Although I don't go back quite as far as lamazeteacher, I have seen many changes in nursing, many good , some not so. The "hospital as business" mentality has seen the pendulum swing to an absurd degree, where the customer is always right and the nu...

Zamboni's experience is so like mine !! A so called expert came to our hospital several years ago, and stated that 22s were the only acceptable choices , and some of the floor nurses got mad about our 20's..you can imagine what the ED docs had to s...

I lived outside of Riyadh for 3 years inthe mid 1980s. My husband was Director of Respiratory Therapy, and it was my chance to be a stay at home mom while my children were small. My husband became friendly with several of the young Saudis he worked...

Just last night , @ 0200.... Excessive ear wax !!! OMG, please get a life sir !!