NativeTexan

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  1. lidocaine for IV starts?

    NativeTexan posted a topic in Emergency

    We are curious if any of you out there use lidocaine to start IV's in the ER? We don't, but often have pt's show up that really get hacked when we don't do that for them. Any

  2. mandatory scrubs?

    NativeTexan posted a topic in Emergency

    Does your facility require you to wear a certain color scrubs for your unit, and if so, do they provide them, or give a clothing allowance? Our ER is talking about requiring nurses to wear one color,...

  3. New job! No more hospital for me!

    NativeTexan replied to CherryRN's topic in General Nursing

    Cherry, You go

  4. entertainment for 2 year old in pelvic sling?

    NativeTexan posted a topic in Pediatric

    My friend has a 2 year old that will be in a pelvic sling for the next 3 weeks. I would like to send her a package, and was wondering if any of you peds nurses have suggestions on what I could put in...

  5. Pt's C/O in the ER (funny)

    NativeTexan replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    Oh, and one of my favorites from 7 or 8 years ago was the guy who drank the Vicks for the vaporizer, instead of the Vicks cough syrup. That was a fun lavage. Everyone's nose was running, and that...

  6. Pt's C/O in the ER (funny)

    NativeTexan replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    People who won't treat a kid's temp because they want ME to see how high it really is..... "I lost my tampon"...... "I smoked marijuana all day and now I'm

  7. Your last day in the ER

    NativeTexan replied to teeituptom's topic in Emergency

    On my last day (night) in the ER, I'm sticking every patients cell phone where the sun don't

  8. Effexor Withdrawl

    NativeTexan replied to kathygirl8's topic in General Nursing

    Kathy, I took effexor for about a year after having a miscarriage. It took me nearly a year to wean off it, because the withdrawal symptoms were so bad.I'd end up taking a dose to be able to work or...

  9. D&C's in the ER?

    NativeTexan posted a topic in Emergency

    Do any of you have to assist with D&C's in the ER? We have to at our hospital, and feel strongly that these should go to the OR. Your feedback would be

  10. D&C's in the ER?

    NativeTexan replied to NativeTexan's topic in Emergency

    Well, I did a little research on the online edition of our newspaper. I remembered that one week ago today, a BUNCH of doctors got together and went up to the state capitol to address the issue of...

  11. Stool transplant???

    NativeTexan replied to Sadie04's topic in General Nursing

    I do NOT want to be the person THAT jar is handed

  12. Why Do We Push Ourselves? (Maybe long)

    NativeTexan replied to HannasMom's topic in General Nursing

    My mom is 56 years old. She had one semester of college left and she would have had a Bachelor's Degree in teaching. But, my dad came home after 3 years in Vietnam, and she quit school, got married,...

  13. Stool transplant???

    NativeTexan replied to Sadie04's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! 13 years in emergency nursing and THAT's the grossest thing I've ever heard of!!!! Whatever

  14. lidocaine for IV starts?

    NativeTexan replied to NativeTexan's topic in Emergency

    Thanks ya'll,very

  15. Is it me.....

    NativeTexan replied to nowplayingEDRN's topic in Emergency

    You guys are a hoot!! You'll be glad to know I was sooooooooo nice to my security guard pt last night. I tried to take the high road and subscribe to the "kill 'em with kindness" thing.

  16. Is it me.....

    NativeTexan replied to nowplayingEDRN's topic in Emergency

    Of all things....I have one of our security guards right now as a pt!! Think I should dole out the demerol for his kidney stone in proportion to how much security he provides?

  17. Is it me.....

    NativeTexan replied to nowplayingEDRN's topic in Emergency

    I hear ya....many of us get off at 3 am...my thing on parking lot and garage safety is..."where do ya'll think all these nuts we get in the ER come from anyway?? They come in from out there!!"...

  18. D&C's in the ER?

    NativeTexan replied to NativeTexan's topic in Emergency

    Sometimes we will do two or three in a week, and then it might be a month before we have to do another one. This week, we had a patient come in that had already had a d&c, but was still bleeding...

  19. Is it me.....

    NativeTexan replied to nowplayingEDRN's topic in Emergency

    Believe me, no way could I carry a gun....I probably would use it! Our ER has no security.Our "officers" are scared of their own shadow. Like some of the rest of you, I have taken knives off people in...

  20. Is it me.....

    NativeTexan replied to nowplayingEDRN's topic in Emergency

    Hey, don't laugh at those "pistol packing nurses". You may be working with some. I know I have worked with a few in the past. They made me feel a heck of alot safer than our "security" (keystone...

  21. triage

    NativeTexan replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    We had a memo very similar to that not long ago. We do try to check on people in the waiting room but when you're so busy you're running them through triage like cattle, and have a rack full to be...

  22. Lingo

    NativeTexan replied to JACALA_CL's topic in Emergency

    I worked with a very jaded nurse who always charted a frequent flyer's complaints as: SSDD (same sh** different day). When I asked her how she was going to explain that one in court some day, she...

  23. why do we baby our pts

    NativeTexan replied to MAGIK GIRL's topic in Emergency

    My theory has always been to have them sign an AMA form along with the "consent to treat" form when they register. Then when they leave, it's already signed.

  24. any nurses do only perdiem?

    NativeTexan replied to rn-jane's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked only per diem for the past five years. It's allowed me to have more control over my schedule than I've ever had. I have a wonderful lead nurse who hands us the schedule and says "fill...