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  1. migraine faker at the ED!

    TraumaNurseRN replied to z's playa's topic in Emergency

    I just asked you a question about whether you had contacted your primary about your 3 day migraine. Protesting a simple question or becoming angry because it is asked, puts up a red flag in the...

  2. Help Please!!

    TraumaNurseRN replied to ashleyjean3's topic in Emergency

    There's no explaining the ER nurse perspective at this point. Unless you have worked ER it's understandable you wouldn't know exactly we do. We aren't able to hold beds, period. Many times the squad...

  3. migraine faker at the ED!

    TraumaNurseRN replied to z's playa's topic in Emergency

    Yes, I get

  4. migraine faker at the ED!

    TraumaNurseRN replied to z's playa's topic in Emergency

    Sounds like you need to find a doctor who will treat your migraines. Having a 4 year history of migraines without medications used to treat that, such as imitrex, etc., sounds

  5. migraine faker at the ED!

    TraumaNurseRN replied to z's playa's topic in Emergency

    i don't know how you assess but when i assess someone i always ask if they have been seen and treated by their primary physician. it's information our physicians like to know, and myself frankly. so...

  6. What about my pain!?

    TraumaNurseRN replied to chicagobsn's topic in Emergency

    Yeah I totally agree with you. Just the other day I had a family member call regarding his FIL who had come in for HA he has had for 3 weeks shouting at me on the phone because a neurosurgeon hadn't...

  7. migraine faker at the ED!

    TraumaNurseRN replied to z's playa's topic in Emergency

    When you had the migraine for 3 days, was there a time when you called your own doctor about

  8. Help Please!!

    TraumaNurseRN replied to ashleyjean3's topic in Emergency

    I'm not certain what the answer is. Many times, I have 3 high acuity patients and know their admissions are inevitable. We take our patients to the ICUs but the medics take our stepdown patients and...

  9. Help Please!!

    TraumaNurseRN replied to ashleyjean3's topic in Emergency

    That's sad that the charge takes an assignment. High liability risk I would think. We don't have a staffing problem in my hospital.....very

  10. Admit orders

    TraumaNurseRN replied to JD228's topic in Emergency

    We complete the stat and now orders and that's it. (Normally they have been ompleted anyway in the course of the ER visit. Cultures, ekg,IV etc.There is plenty of work to be done preparing the patient...

  11. Hourly Rounding in the ED

    TraumaNurseRN replied to biker momma's topic in Emergency

    Our patients actually have 19 inch flat panel TVs in their rooms:D....that certainly

  12. What about my pain!?

    TraumaNurseRN replied to chicagobsn's topic in Emergency

    As a seasoned ER nurse I know that my post wasn't remotely the same as some goof who comes into the ER with a ear ache and proceeds to yell, scream whatever. I made a comment,that's

  13. Rules for the ER (long)

    TraumaNurseRN replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    I was able to handle it without security

  14. What about my pain!?

    TraumaNurseRN replied to chicagobsn's topic in Emergency

    Yes, you are right we weren't talking, but with an open forum I felt putting my experience in about the earache gave a different

  15. Full to Overflowing

    TraumaNurseRN replied to bjaeram's topic in Emergency

    If it's not an emergency then waiting to be seen is the norm where I work. We have a large ER. 65 beds with 6 quick care nonemergent beds. Quick care is staffed with 2 rn's 2 PAs and one of the docs...

  16. Hourly Rounding in the ED

    TraumaNurseRN replied to biker momma's topic in Emergency

    My ER wouldn't consider this , well I at least hope not. They are big on time managment. Our ER runs pretty smoothly and our press ganey scores are pretty good. The tales often posted in here...

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

    TraumaNurseRN replied to squeakykitty's topic in Emergency

    One nasty smell once I knew what was going on will have me never eating chocolate covered cherries ever again. I was an RRT at the time....A man with mouth CA, half of his left face gone, had a trach,...

  18. add your funny TRIAGE complaints from pts

    TraumaNurseRN replied to er nursing's topic in Emergency

    "My 5 year old swallowed a piece of candy." 5 year old sitting there fine as can be. I say hi there, what's your name...she tells me. I ask mom again....is there a problem mam...she says, omg you...

  19. Hourly Rounding in the ED

    TraumaNurseRN replied to biker momma's topic in Emergency

    While I know what you are saying....poking your head in is never just poking your head in anymore. Patients sometimes have this entitlement mentality that cannot be met in the ER setting, nor should...

  20. Hourly Rounding in the ED

    TraumaNurseRN replied to biker momma's topic in Emergency

    Hourly round?...not certain the concept is good for the over all lack of nursing care presenting in most ERs. I haven't read any other posts regarding this, but unless I totally misunderstand....there...

  21. What about my pain!?

    TraumaNurseRN replied to chicagobsn's topic in Emergency

    lol....put your feet up...wow it takes me off shift to do

  22. What about my pain!?

    TraumaNurseRN replied to chicagobsn's topic in Emergency

    We never knew of her earache until after she was intubated, ct scan, 2 large bore ivs, foley, LP etc, blah blah ...etc. I know your frustration and deal with it every time I work.....65 bed level II...

  23. What about my pain!?

    TraumaNurseRN replied to chicagobsn's topic in Emergency

    Oh I so know where you are coming from in this vent...until my shift tonight. Patient arrives via EMS unresponsive. Husband has not arrived yet....We intubate...initiate a second IV....so on and so...

  24. Suture to laceration

    TraumaNurseRN replied to Lacie's topic in Emergency

    Ours has been always a 12 hour window as you mentioned in your post. What did they say as far as closure?....No need?...What were the discharge

  25. Rules for the ER (long)

    TraumaNurseRN replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    Yeah....Happy 2009 to you as