TraumaNurseRN

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  1. I don't think I can handle this!

    TraumaNurseRN replied to eldragon's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Eldragon, How awful for you! Is this position worth your license and the grief of wearing yourself too thin? There are good jobs out there....have you tried a hospital? So what if you quit....sounds...

  2. Unfair Wage Increase

    TraumaNurseRN replied to snuggles49's topic in Nurse Management

    I still think the job only became interesting once the increase in salary came into play. I personally also take offense to the "doesn't have her BSN" like that defines how she can do the job or be...

  3. Personal Life at Work?

    TraumaNurseRN replied to nursebrandie28's topic in Emergency

    Who has time to discuss personal life at

  4. Am I too old to be new in the ER?

    TraumaNurseRN replied to joy09's topic in Emergency

    You'll be great, and good

  5. Resp. tasks VS. Nursing tasks

    TraumaNurseRN replied to LisaRRT's topic in Pulmonary

    in our hospital it is not an increase in

  6. A Generation of Wimps?

    TraumaNurseRN replied to EDNewbie's topic in Emergency

    I know I am not the only nurse who feels this way. I get so frustrated with the abuse of the system. Chronic pain, sore throats, vomiting and diarrhea. Now granted, there are exceptions to each of...

  7. Your One Best Piece Of Advice Please.

    TraumaNurseRN replied to whitman's topic in Emergency

    Maintain healthy coping

  8. How many visitors in the ED?

    TraumaNurseRN replied to twright's topic in Emergency

    We have a policy that allows one visitor back with the patient until the physician exams the patient. Then a second family member can come back. Many times more come back and I am the 2 family member...

  9. OPINION PLEASE-er triage situation-overwhelmed!

    TraumaNurseRN replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    If the patient left without being seen.......there was no misconduct on the triage nurse's part. As triage nurses you have no control over who walks in...or out of the doors and to suggest that we...

  10. OPINION PLEASE-er triage situation-overwhelmed!

    TraumaNurseRN replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    I agree with you....and as far as the legal nurse, she is mistaken....if a person leaves the ED without being seen, there is no legal misconduct on the hospitals part. The patient left without being...

  11. OPINION PLEASE-er triage situation-overwhelmed!

    TraumaNurseRN replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    One thing that the sonogram tech (who has no clue what is going on in the ED) may have failed to know and tell you is, many ERs have specific rooms for specific complaints. Such as an ENT room, psych...

  12. Trauma Patients in the PACU

    TraumaNurseRN replied to Hopecascade's topic in PACU

    Your Trauma Services Manager should be able to help you out there. The Trauma Surgeon assigned to the patient should provide 24/7 care as mandated by the State Trauma Board. There should be no reason...

  13. Unfair Wage Increase

    TraumaNurseRN replied to snuggles49's topic in Nurse Management

    I think in the end that the job was suddenly interesting when the increased wage came into play. Live and learn

  14. Strange things found on (or in) a pt.

    TraumaNurseRN replied to squeakykitty's topic in Emergency

    We had a transfer from another hospital come in by squad. EMS called before arriving and I answered the phone for report. EMS: "We're enroute with a 66 year old man who has a stove top stuck to his...

  15. Growing Thick Skin.

    TraumaNurseRN replied to Dempather's topic in Emergency

    I personally think it takes a special kind of person to work in the ER. You do need a tough skin at times. It's a tough job. But there has been nurses who some have thought they would never make in...

  16. er visitors...a funny

    TraumaNurseRN replied to UtErRnEmt's topic in Emergency

    yep, Larry's are out there....hahahaha....I have resorted to telling them my husband is the Chief of police in conversation...hahahahaha....stops em short each time. (of couse it's a lie.....my...

  17. er visitors...a funny

    TraumaNurseRN replied to UtErRnEmt's topic in Emergency

    hahahaha....We get those daily! One thing we have resorted to with these patients and it has stopped some of the freq. flyers.....we cannot give narcs to people who do not have a ride home. Then...

  18. er visitors...a funny

    TraumaNurseRN replied to UtErRnEmt's topic in Emergency

    Are you joking? Perhaps shadowing an ER nurse on the afternoon shift for a short 8 hours would help you understand the humor of all of this. Funny sick humor is all we have at times to get us through...

  19. Evaluate me and tell me what you think.

    TraumaNurseRN replied to RNcDreams's topic in Emergency

    "would i be better of trying to get a per diem job in tele, so as to solidify my skills (like giving daily meds like coumadin, etc., getting better at reading tele, doing more thorough assessments,...

  20. Transfer at change of shift?

    TraumaNurseRN replied to BeachBayNurse's topic in Emergency

    As a med surg nurse may be you can tell me why ALL the nurses disapear when I roll in with an admit!! ha ha ha ....so

  21. "Tips for the ED Drug Seeker"

    TraumaNurseRN replied to loricatus's topic in Emergency

    yeah, i had that one just the other night. this was after 10mg morphine wasn't helping her pain. i get so frunstrated when you know a drug seeker when you see them and recognize them, (and i only work...

  22. Tolerance wearing thin in Triage,Help!

    TraumaNurseRN replied to concededrn's topic in Emergency

    We have a pretty nice setup for triage. #1 RN takes the complaint, then the #2 RN takes the patients back to one of 3 triage rooms and does a triage assessment and vitals( along with a tech). If,...

  23. How would you summarize level 2?

    TraumaNurseRN replied to beachbum3's topic in Emergency

    The main difference between a Level I and a Level II is that a Level I has a Neurosurgeon in house 24/7 whereas a level II they are on call. I used to work in Trauma Services and that was the biggest...

  24. Last Name on ID Badges

    TraumaNurseRN replied to phillyrn10's topic in Emergency

    We are not required to have our last names on our badges working in the ER. (I'm glad about that) There's really no reason a patient would have to know your last name and agree it could be a safety...

  25. Stupidest reason to go to ER

    TraumaNurseRN replied to DachRN's topic in Emergency

    Without going into strokes, puking projectile green, or other co-morbitities....Sometimes a migraine is just a migraine....and sometimes.....calling EMS for a migraine is just abuse of the EMS system....