FERN-tastic

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  1. Northern Nevada

    FERN-tastic replied to FERN-tastic's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I'm nights too, so I'm sure I've sent you patients at some point. Though, I tend to send more to the trauma ICU. I've been tempted to try ICU for awhile, but I love the ED too much. The chaos is...

  2. Skin Care Protocols

    FERN-tastic replied to RedSox33RN's topic in Emergency

    I know patients are outpatient while in the ED until admit orders are written. I was tired and chose the wrong word. Very

  3. Northern Nevada

    FERN-tastic replied to FERN-tastic's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Oh yeah, I work at the wonderful world of Renown. Which ICU are you

  4. Do you feel like your screw up a lot?

    FERN-tastic replied to blondy2061h's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Glad to hear things are going better. The first year can be tough...trust me, it gets easier!!

  5. "Flex" Competition Ideas

    FERN-tastic replied to kaiteeb61's topic in Emergency

    Target shooting with saline flushes (the kind you can shoot the top

  6. Skin Care Protocols

    FERN-tastic replied to RedSox33RN's topic in Emergency

    We just started doing this as well, but I don't remember the protocol off the top of my head. I do know we do the head to toe assessment and photograph any areas of breakdown. We also have to tell the...

  7. Northern Nevada

    FERN-tastic replied to FERN-tastic's topic in Nevada Nursing

    LOL

  8. would you rather..

    FERN-tastic replied to glamgalRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I first started nights I split up the shifts because I was so exhausted. Now I work my 3 nights in a row (most of the time). Working 3 in a row makes it much easier to get a week off every...

  9. Strange things found on (or in) a pt.

    FERN-tastic replied to squeakykitty's topic in Emergency

    LOL Sometimes the story of how it got there is the best

  10. Northern Nevada

    FERN-tastic replied to FERN-tastic's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Weird, because I know there are tons of nurses in these

  11. faxing report to the floors

    FERN-tastic replied to ernurse1993's topic in Emergency

    We fax report to the floors, along with the med rec form now (which I don't understand because it's filled out by the RN and not signed by an MD). I also fax the orders for the patient. In theory it...

  12. Joke..You know you are truly an ER nurse if...

    FERN-tastic replied to HanaRN's topic in Emergency

    :cheers: So true. Also, you might be an ER nurse if you think every patient should be intubated, have a central line, and a

  13. Do you feel like your screw up a lot?

    FERN-tastic replied to blondy2061h's topic in First Year After Licensure

    When I first started I was paranoid after every shift that I messed up somehow and didn't even know it. I was always thinking about how I should have done this or that, and that I was the worst nurse...

  14. Strange things found on (or in) a pt.

    FERN-tastic replied to squeakykitty's topic in Emergency

    I believe the story has something to do with a treadmill and a faulty garage door. I still want to know why someone would be on the treadmill naked in the

  15. Strange things found on (or in) a pt.

    FERN-tastic replied to squeakykitty's topic in Emergency

    A guy comes waddling into our ER looking like he has a tail hanging down. Upon examination it turns out he had a garage door spring in his rectum. Had to go to surgery because the sharp end of the...

  16. Renown Apprentiships?

    FERN-tastic replied to targhee4's topic in Nevada Nursing

    "I think it's a good program that helped me become more prepared to enter the workforce after graduation, but whatever... They have done a lot of cutbacks in certain areas lately, so that explanation...

  17. Best shoe for the ED?

    FERN-tastic replied to oohappyday's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I wear Dansko clogs. They're the only shoes I've found that don't kill my feet after 12 hours. And I've managed to learn to run in them without twisting an

  18. Renown Apprentiships?

    FERN-tastic replied to targhee4's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I heard they cancelled apprenticeships throughout the whole hospital this year. Our new grads in the ED said they got the last apprenticeships for our department. It's probably budget related...like...

  19. What was the WORST thing a patient has been brought to ER for?

    FERN-tastic replied to SteveNNP's topic in Emergency

    Not the most gruesome by any means, but one we still talk about... Young man comes in with a 5-6 in. knife blade in his head (temporal area) up to the hilt. Awake and talking. Not sure what...

  20. new nurse in emergency nursing

    FERN-tastic replied to mikejsmithrn's topic in Emergency

    I started out as a new nurse in the ED a year ago, and I've made it through unscathed for the most part There were definately tough times, and many times that I've hated my job...but I wouldn't...