Dragonnurse1

Dragonnurse1 ASN, RN

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  1. How do you diagnose diabetes?

    Dragonnurse1 replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient in the ER once that came in because "she just wasn't herself" nothing else no specific compllaints. Routine blood work chemistry came back. The PA and MD and I walked back to her...

  2. Does your hospital have a morgue?

    Dragonnurse1 replied to Tiki_Torch's topic in General Nursing

    Our morgue holds 4 but the best part is that it is right next to the cafeteria - and they often serve mystery meat

  3. Imetrex for Migraines

    Dragonnurse1 replied to Monica RN,BSN's topic in General Nursing

    I have had migraines since I was 17. Went thru all drugs everyone has listed. My miracle drug was reglan. Take one reglan at first sign of mirgaine and presto - no migraine. Also so things to...

  4. Nurses pay

    Dragonnurse1 replied to ChristineG's topic in General Nursing

    Stay away from Alabama. New grads start at 12.75 per hour and it took my 10 years to get to 18.95. That is without shift diff, acls, and

  5. night shifts....

    Dragonnurse1 replied to uk_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Nights Rule:D Worked nights for 10 years . My children were young when I started and I wanted to be up and at home after school. It worked great for me. We had several staffers that were nights...

  6. I saved a life today! hehe

    Dragonnurse1 replied to marcicatherine's topic in Emergency

    We got a call that the medics were bringing us a teen involved in MVA with cyanotic legs and feet. Her car landed in the creek just below a bridge. We were confused because it was July and in the deep...

  7. Old School

    Dragonnurse1 replied to acuteobrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Before I went to nursing school and it was time for baby #3 went to L&D in labor. Spent several hours nursing staff kept trying to send me home. I refused until I saw the MD - just felt...

  8. Physician/Nurse relationship

    Dragonnurse1 replied to Moho's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital has a resident program and each summer we would get 6 - 10 "baby docs" as we woud call them (amoung other things). On their first night in the ER we would let them do things their way....

  9. Critical Incident Stress Debriefing

    Dragonnurse1 replied to damaro's topic in Emergency

    I went to the only one offered by our ER and it was useless. The hospital offered us two people. One was our nurse manager which so many of us disliked and distrusted and the other was a hospital...

  10. What's your craziest story of the ER

    Dragonnurse1 replied to debo_lpnER's topic in Emergency

    How about the winner of the 2003 Darwin awards - guy with a gun tries to hold up someone pulls the trigger and nothing happens - what does he do? Looks down the barrel and pulls again - it works the...

  11. Changed my major to surgical tech..

    Dragonnurse1 replied to LPN-n-2005's topic in General Nursing

    Good for you. My hubby is scrub tech and he really likes it. Also down here the scrub techs get to assist and do hands on is surgery. The nurses step and fetch or chart

  12. What's your craziest story of the ER

    Dragonnurse1 replied to debo_lpnER's topic in Emergency

    This is to Skybirdrising- Get over it. We have compassion and patience and strong stomachs etc. But if you do not find something to laugh about in nursing then either you have or are about to burn...

  13. New Grads in the ED (?)

    Dragonnurse1 replied to Evelyn2003's topic in Emergency

    I graduated nursing school at 40 and went straight to the ER I knew from the very beginning that the ER was the only place for me. I thick that there are 2 kinds of nurses that do NOT belong in the...

  14. New Grads in the ED (?)

    Dragonnurse1 replied to Evelyn2003's topic in Emergency

    I graduated nursing school at 40 and went straight to the ER I knew from the very beginning that the ER was the only place for me. I thick that there are 2 kinds of nurses that do NOT belong in the...

  15. timepiece for nursing

    Dragonnurse1 replied to Alisha H.E.'s topic in General Nursing

    Get a watch that has second hand it is easier to count while watching hand sweep that way you don't lose track. A dual readout would be OK but make sure your watch is water resistant. You will be...

  16. Anyone else experience this ... ?

    Dragonnurse1 replied to nurstudnt546's topic in General Nursing

    Get your hubby to a doc and have complete workup. You do not state age, occupation, habits(smoke, drink) and all these things figure into diagnosis. Find good Internal Medicine Md with admitting...

  17. Is 11-7 shift 1st or 3rd shift?

    Dragonnurse1 replied to goodun's topic in General Nursing

    Every hospital I know of considers 3rd shift to be 11PM to 7AM. Shifts are broken down like this 7am - 3 pm 1st 3pm - 11 pm 2nd 11 pm - 7 am 3rd 1st shift 12 hours 7am - 7pm 2nd...

  18. Made to look like an idiot. (rant)

    Dragonnurse1 replied to MarcusKspn's topic in General Nursing

    :kiss You are not an idiot. But the MD might be lol. Why is he giving narc to ilius patient anyway. Perhaps with such extensive GI Hx doc feels there is no need to rework the patient. Having been...

  19. pain in the ed

    Dragonnurse1 replied to MAGIK GIRL's topic in Pain Management

    Get a grip people. Each of us who has worked in ED need a chance to vent. And to Magicgirl (spelling may be wrong) AMEN Sister. There are certain physical truths about pain. If someone of average...

  20. Please Help!!!!!!

    Dragonnurse1 replied to Brittneesher's topic in General Nursing

    Pharmacy is a good practice, it offers many rewards that nursing cannot. Do not jump into nursing or NP or PA school until to talk to many people already in those fields. If I had known 10 years ago...

  21. Need Advice- Serious Latex Allergy

    Dragonnurse1 replied to debo_lpnER's topic in Emergency

    Latex-free environment???No such thing if you are that sensitive. Find a good lawyer in your area that spec. in WC. Even that may not help. Your lucky to have a positive rast. It will help with...

  22. Need advice/help w/bad situation!

    Dragonnurse1 replied to gypsyatheart's topic in Ob/Gyn

    RUN RUN as fast as you can. Your hospital sounds like my former emp. No amount of complaining will change anything. They are trying to meet budget and doing it on the backs of their emp. Ours once...

  23. Need advice/help w/bad situation!

    Dragonnurse1 replied to gypsyatheart's topic in Ob/Gyn

    RUN RUN as fast as you can. Your hospital sounds like my former emp. No amount of complaining will change anything. They are trying to meet budget and doing it on the backs of their emp. Ours once...

  24. Do you think it will come to this?

    Dragonnurse1 replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Unfortunately I'm afraid that the day may come when there will be many towns and cities without any hospital at all. With the current payment formulas on medicaid and the amount of indigent care...

  25. Crowd Control

    Dragonnurse1 replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    When your hospital is too busy kissing butts because they want to be THE Best hospital in town it makes work a *****. I have been in your position and this is basically how we resolved our "crowd...