LeahJet

LeahJet ASN, RN

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  1. Twas the night before Christmas in the ER

    LeahJet posted a topic in Emergency

    'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the ER Not a patient was arriving by ambulance or by car. The r/o cardiac patients were all tucked in OBS. beds, While visions of negative...

  2. Camera phones in the ER

    LeahJet posted a topic in Emergency

    The other day, while in triage, I was confronted by a woman. I had triaged her earlier....she had an abscess that probably needed I&D, therefore she needed a room in the area of our ED where we...

  3. Any Pregnant ER nurses out there?

    LeahJet posted a topic in Emergency

    Hi....I just wanted to get some input from others that are/have been pregnant while working in the ER and how it was on you. I am almost 25 weeks and planning on working until I go in for my...

  4. Flu Cases

    LeahJet replied to michael79's topic in Emergency

    Excellent

  5. Flu Cases

    LeahJet replied to michael79's topic in Emergency

    All due respect, but I think that by the time a patient goes to the cath lab or to ICU, they are truly in need of medical care. Walk a few miles in our shoes and be expected to give "high energy skill...

  6. How do you deal with Non-Urgent Patients

    LeahJet replied to mom2michael's topic in Emergency

    We have been doing the exact same thing for the past month now and I've gotta tell you.........I LOVE IT!!! There are two other hospitals in town and I've heard that they are feeling it. (All of our...

  7. Flu Cases

    LeahJet replied to michael79's topic in Emergency

    I'm sorry for your health problems and misdiagnosis. However, I still stand by my opinion. I really couldn't tell from the wording in your post, but I think you may have been trying to convey that I...

  8. Flu Cases

    LeahJet replied to michael79's topic in Emergency

    Call me insensitive, but I totally agree with the whole "whiner" thing. People don't seem to realize that life is not perfect..... ya DO get sick every once and a while. The last I heard, there is no...

  9. How do you deal with Non-Urgent Patients

    LeahJet replied to mom2michael's topic in Emergency

    Just updating my previous post..... We've been doing the "medical screening" process for a couple of weeks now and I have to say, I REALLY like it. We are collecting three times as much as before and...

  10. Advise on how to deal "bossy" colleagues?

    LeahJet replied to uniquenurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I tend to give them a blank stare for a few seconds and then go back to what I was doing. That usually gets my point across better than any words I could

  11. How do you deal with Non-Urgent Patients

    LeahJet replied to mom2michael's topic in Emergency

    Oh yes, we are a Medicaid heavy area. But you see, they have only so many "punches" on their card. And to be honest, just making them pay 3 dollars is good for our

  12. How do you deal with Non-Urgent Patients

    LeahJet replied to mom2michael's topic in Emergency

    We are starting something in our ED next week that everyone is really excited about. If the patient is triaged a 4 or 5, they go to a small exam room with a nurse practitioner for their medical...

  13. Fibromyalgia

    LeahJet replied to veetach's topic in Emergency

    Fair (pale), Fat, Forty-ish, Female.......... "Fibro" Not saying ALL Fibro patients fit this demographic, but does anyone else notice the trend? I had a patient once that was "end stage Fibromyalgia"....

  14. Ever had an ex-boyfriend, or someone you didn't like as a patient?

    LeahJet replied to preciousbaby621's topic in General Nursing

    One day in our ER, a male co-worker asked me to go straight cath the lady in Minor 2. When I looked at her chart, I saw it was my boyfriend's Ex-wife!! Ew. Didn't EVEN want to go

  15. Rules for the ER (long)

    LeahJet replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    Oh man...I have SO had that same

  16. Would this happen at your ER?

    LeahJet replied to AlisonBSN's topic in Emergency

    Sorry for your bad experience. If I weren't busy, I would have gladly helped you. And if I were busy, I would have asked one of my co-workers to help you out. I have been an ER/ICU nurse for 10 years...

  17. What do you love about ER nursing?

    LeahJet replied to jollyjenny's topic in Emergency

    A little bit of this....a little bit of that....nothing lasts too long. Suits me to a

  18. Fibromyalgia

    LeahJet replied to veetach's topic in Emergency

    You are exactly right, Tom. I once triaged someone that said she was in "end stage Fibromyalgia". No

  19. big bad nursing myths busted

    LeahJet replied to adrienurse's topic in General Nursing

    All ER nurses are mean, tough, and

  20. Triage sucks!!! Any tips??

    LeahJet replied to BrnEyedGirl's topic in Emergency

    I'm one of the strange people that like triage. I just don't let people get to me, plain and simple. I don't want another individual to have that much control over me. Especially the winners we see...

  21. Things you wish you could say to your co-workers...

    LeahJet replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I am in Triage and taking a patient to one of your rooms.... do not yell across the ER asking me what is wrong with the patient so you can yell back a reason why the patient needs to go to...

  22. do you ever have "stupid" days at work?

    LeahJet replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Oh.... one more thing.......... We have a room that is specifically for the application of splints. There is a huge sink with a stupid faucet head that is loose. I swear I think someone goes along and...

  23. do you ever have "stupid" days at work?

    LeahJet replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    I was trying to get a wire from under a pt's head (that had a huge GSW) and flicked blood all over the RT that was bagging. I still got a dirty look after a sheepish grin, an "oopss", and a sincere...

  24. "Customer service" and nursing

    LeahJet replied to LilPeanut's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My sentiments exactly. I don't do the martyr thing very well. Make no mistake, I can and I WILL take care of my needs before I run around trying to take care of frivoulous requests. Does that make me...

  25. Do nurses only "eat their young" in certain departments?

    LeahJet replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, I don't know why people have a problem with the advice to develop "thick skin". It just simply means, deal with conflict in the best way you know how.... choosing battles, working it...