northshore08

northshore08

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  1. Policy on patient leaving AMA with IV in place

    northshore08 replied to trainer2070's topic in General Nursing

    You are probably right....I think it's just that the pts who get ushered back by the cops don't realize they could refuse. If they realized it, I guess it could usher in a whole new era of ED...

  2. Policy on patient leaving AMA with IV in place

    northshore08 replied to trainer2070's topic in General Nursing

    Okay. We know. Thank

  3. Policy on patient leaving AMA with IV in place

    northshore08 replied to trainer2070's topic in General Nursing

    You said that

  4. Are all floor nurses rude to ER nurses?

    northshore08 replied to Andy S.'s topic in Emergency

    LOVE IT!!! (it's the little things that

  5. How do people manage?

    northshore08 replied to Shenanigans's topic in Emergency

    :confused:Does anyone use CISD at their facility? (critical incident stress

  6. Are all floor nurses rude to ER nurses?

    northshore08 replied to Andy S.'s topic in Emergency

    It's a great thing when nurses work together to see these situations from both sides, and I am all for working together. Whenever I have the chance to work with staff from other departments, I get to...

  7. Policy on patient leaving AMA with IV in place

    northshore08 replied to trainer2070's topic in General Nursing

    Nurse4years, it's a terrible shame you did not clarify this for us when the OP brought up the subject. Guess we are all wrong. Have a good

  8. Policy on patient leaving AMA with IV in place

    northshore08 replied to trainer2070's topic in General Nursing

    Might be illegal under the same law that does not allow the general public to use medical devices without a prescription, or the the law that makes it illegal to harm yourself. Or maybe the one where...

  9. Thinking of changing departments (sort of long and venty)

    northshore08 replied to TriageQueen's topic in Emergency

    Sounds like you need help. What do your ED docs say? Sometimes they can go to bat for you to administration and help get more staff if they see the flow is not going well. Until then..... Evidently...

  10. Need help deciding between ED nights or DOU days

    northshore08 replied to username2008's topic in Emergency

    After reading your last post more closely, I would lean toward the tele job, too. My reasons are: 1. I think it's a better learning environment for a new grad. Everything you learn there can and...

  11. Need help deciding between ED nights or DOU days

    northshore08 replied to username2008's topic in Emergency

    Our calendar runs Sun to Sat. My variable schedule for the last four weeks looks like this: week 1--mon 12-12 tues 12-12 sat 12-12 week 2--sun 12-12 mon 3-3 fri 10-10 week 3--mon 10-10 tues 3-3 wed...

  12. Policy on patient leaving AMA with IV in place

    northshore08 replied to trainer2070's topic in General Nursing

    Our ED policy is to notify the pt by phone, then to call the sheriff if you cannot reach them or if they do not return immediately. I tell them if they do not return, the sheriff will come get them...

  13. Nurse was so RUDE to me in report, what should I say next time)

    northshore08 replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the above posters; it is wrong for you to document it in that way. You were right to report the changes to her. She was wrong to try to belittle your concerns. Explain in the notes that...

  14. Need help deciding between ED nights or DOU days

    northshore08 replied to username2008's topic in Emergency

    Congrats on having two great job offers right out of school!! There is a lot to be said for being in the department you want to be in, learning the kind of nursing you want to learn. That said,...

  15. Reciprocity

    northshore08 replied to stcroix27's topic in General Nursing

    Hey stcroix: http://hawaii.gov/dcca/areas/pvl/boards/nursing/application_publications/ click on "nursing--endorsement only" and print the packet and instructions in the PDF file. If you have to call...

  16. and the problem is..........?

    northshore08 replied to marcicatherine's topic in Emergency

    :yeah:Thanks for bumping this thread!! So funny! It's sad that people really are like that. I love the ones that say, "You are the medical person! YOU tell me why I am here!!" No joke, I have had...

  17. Links/Guidance of Great Nurses here willing to teach new grads a few of their tricks?

    northshore08 replied to Christy1019's topic in Emergency

    The LED is called a transilluminator. My ED here has one, but I've never used one. The only suggestion I can give you is to keep practicing. It's difficult for us to give tips since we don't know...

  18. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    northshore08 replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    They do....and promptly seize. It made us get rid of all bottled alcohol in the hospital (in pt care

  19. People who ask for medical information

    northshore08 replied to sfsn's topic in Emergency

    :up: That's it. I know they sometimes will get manipulative or ugly; those folks get the hold button and the charge nurse. If you are the charge nurse, they get the number for the customer relations...

  20. Shot time

    northshore08 replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    20-30 minutes has always been the rule for me, and it was always backed up by ED policy. Wonder what studies/documentation they are using to say now it is safe for immediate discharge after decades of...

  21. Are all floor nurses rude to ER nurses?

    northshore08 replied to Andy S.'s topic in Emergency

    i feel for you, gator. you have been royally s**t on. but the good thing about that is it won't happen again with that nurse, or, i daresay, with anyone else. that nurse has ruined it for herself...

  22. Aloha....introduce yourself

    northshore08 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hey kauainurse! Nice to meet you, and thanks for posting. I was getting tired of seeing my name as the last poster! I found a job in a local ED here on Oahu and like it a

  23. Pet Un-Peeves, or what I like about Emergency Nursing

    northshore08 replied to ERbunny's topic in Emergency

    That is why I chose the place I am working now. BIG variety of very interesting people....I work in Hawaii. And that is also the reason I am still in the ED after 22 years of emergency nursing. I...

  24. Attention all ER Travelers!!

    northshore08 replied to RNcDreams's topic in Emergency

    As an agency nurse working with the travelers, I was very grateful that I worked travel perdiem (without a contract) and could refuse anything at any time when I heard some of the horror stories of...

  25. CVC's and PICC's- to use, or to x-ray, then use?

    northshore08 replied to RNcDreams's topic in Emergency

    Us, too....initial placement requires verification by xray, but blood return is sufficient