NurseJacqui

NurseJacqui

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  1. color coding staff

    NurseJacqui replied to hock1's topic in General Nursing

    What are they angry about? Nowadays no one knows the difference between an RN, an LPN or the housekeeper. If color coding helps people differentiate between the different people caring for them, I...

  2. Taxi vs. 911

    NurseJacqui replied to susswood's topic in Emergency

    It does amaze me how a pulmonary edema will actually WALK into triage, yet a girl with a sprained knee will arrive in an ambulance with sirens blaring and lights flashing. Or a pregnant DKA will sit...

  3. Taxi vs. 911

    NurseJacqui replied to susswood's topic in Emergency

    I love our medics. I don't understand the pissing contest between ER nurses and paramedics. Ours work very well together. I am always very appreciative when the medics start the IV in the field..why...

  4. Taxi vs. 911

    NurseJacqui replied to susswood's topic in Emergency

    The cockroach may die but it will burn the hell out of the pt's ear! We had a pt come in c/o earache. Later she added, " I don't know if this is related but I had a cockroach in my ear last night and...

  5. Triage Practices

    NurseJacqui replied to asapstat's topic in Emergency

    I have a hx of SVT and I have never taken any beta blockers because usually it breaks on its own but one particular time it was persistent and I was starting to get a little lightheaded and SOB. I...

  6. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    NurseJacqui replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Are you serious? A kidney stone is a valid reason to go to the ER...no one would think you silly. A hangnail, or pregnancy test is

  7. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    NurseJacqui replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    We had a guy call and ask, " What time do you close?" The nurse replied, " We close at 11 but we will reopen at midnight," Hey, you ask a stupid question....

  8. Patients who come to the ER in labor and do not know they were pregnant?

    NurseJacqui replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Also had a 48 year old woman who came in with dizziness, nausea/vomiting and abdominal pain. She had had a tubal ligation several years earlier. She was pregnant. I can understand how she had no idea!...

  9. Patients who come to the ER in labor and do not know they were pregnant?

    NurseJacqui replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Recently we had a woman who came in with severe abdominal pain who told us she thought she had an ovarian cyst. The " cyst" turned out to be a beautiful 10lb 4 oz baby girl. (I think she may have had...

  10. Could I be pregnant?

    NurseJacqui replied to oceanblue's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well....did you take a pregnancy test? Anything is possible...good luck to you

  11. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

    NurseJacqui replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    I have noticed that a lot of CNAS/MA's do not wear any kind of ID and some wear the surgical scrubs(thought they are not supposed to ) I think they like for people to believe that they are actually a...

  12. ER first assignment for new RN?

    NurseJacqui replied to MichaelSSSS's topic in General Nursing

    I went to the ER right out of nursing school as did many of my coworkers. Some of our best ER nurses have never worked a day of med-surg. If you have a supportive staff and the drive and ambition to...

  13. Eat Before You Get Here!

    NurseJacqui replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    I agree with you wholeheartedly. I don't know about you, but when I am sick, the last thing I can think of is food. Technically, we are only responsible for feeding the admitted pts. But nowadays,...

  14. Eat Before You Get Here!

    NurseJacqui replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    I like it when the families feel we are also responsible for feeding their children. We have a coffee shop, 2 vending machines and a cafeteria. Not to mention numerous fast food places surrounding...

  15. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

    NurseJacqui replied to Brian's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Come on, people. Most institutions offer tuition reimbursement nowadays and for crying out loud, you will have TEN years to do it! I have never seen so much resistance to obtaining higher

  16. Very Scary

    NurseJacqui posted a topic in Emergency

    OK...I have only worked in one ER, so I need some feedback on this. Last night we had 4 nurses call out which left us with only 4 nurses in core at 7pm. Well I realized there was a crit that NO ONE...

  17. Er Holds?

    NurseJacqui replied to tiredfeetED's topic in Emergency

    A big problem we have is that our ER docs pacify a lot of pts by admitting them, even if the million dollar work-up they receive is completely normal. Because the pt still SAYS they feel like they are...

  18. Er Holds?

    NurseJacqui replied to tiredfeetED's topic in Emergency

    We held 8 criticals recently for over 24 hours. 4 of them were vented. Not to mention that some of our ER docs tend to admit every pt that walks in the door, so we wind up holding them too. We were on...

  19. Very Scary

    NurseJacqui replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    The nurse I am referring to by the way has only been a nurse for about 2 years.She is one of those people who always looks busy but never does anything.If she doesn't know how to do something, she...

  20. Very Scary

    NurseJacqui replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    I DID drag the docs by the collar, so to speak. Thats what caused the problem. And I am a team player. Most of the nurses I work with are. And I would never interfere with another nurse trying to get...

  21. Reducing misuse of Emergency Departments!

    NurseJacqui replied to hmccartn's topic in Emergency

    Come to think of it...I used to eat a lot of play-dough as a kid. It was pretty good. Salty. I ate a hotdog once made entirely out of playdough. But anyway, do you guys get the people who fake...

  22. Very Scary

    NurseJacqui replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    In my opinion, an ER should be able to handle more than one emergency at a

  23. Reducing misuse of Emergency Departments!

    NurseJacqui replied to hmccartn's topic in Emergency

    Or we should tell women to stop getting their prenatal care in the ER. We have young girls who come in every few weeks complaining of abdominal pain so they can get an ultrasound. I had one girl try...

  24. Pseudoseizures?

    NurseJacqui replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Well, we are both ER nurses and she decided to fake her seizures while at work so she became an ER pt. I was her nurse. That's how I know. If she has a problem, I want to be supportive without feeding...

  25. Pseudoseizures?

    NurseJacqui replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Its funny because we went to college together and now looking back at all the medical problems she had, I am wondering if they ever even existed. Like she said she was in ICU over the summer with a...