ThrowEdNurse

ThrowEdNurse BSN, RN

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  1. thug got shot and crying

    ThrowEdNurse replied to C-DIFF PHIL RN's topic in Emergency

    Okay, Gila, if you want to be like that, I am too busy to be bothered. Just know that I can be as petty as you have been. I could have spent an hour or so, breaking down statement by statement each...

  2. thug got shot and crying

    ThrowEdNurse replied to C-DIFF PHIL RN's topic in Emergency

    :yeah: WOW!!! Thank you so much for totally getting it and nailing it on the head. You have accurately articulated something I have fruitlessly attempted to explain many times. Thank you, thank...

  3. thug got shot and crying

    ThrowEdNurse replied to C-DIFF PHIL RN's topic in Emergency

    Dear GilaRN, No, I am not being judgemental. I am being protective and defensive. Why do you care if I am being judgemental against people attacking ER staff? I also never noted where the OP stated...

  4. Advice for ED Nurse on orientation

    ThrowEdNurse replied to inkedRN's topic in Emergency

    As a new grad I only got 8 weeks orientation in my ED. They tried to get me out after 6 but I asked for extra. In the ED they kind of expect you to move super fast all the time, in every instance....

  5. thug got shot and crying

    ThrowEdNurse replied to C-DIFF PHIL RN's topic in Emergency

    OMG!!!!! If you are a student, pt, or family member, just do us all a favor and lay off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so sick and tired of people who have no right to even form an opinion on the way we think...

  6. Rules for the ER (long)

    ThrowEdNurse replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    Thanks to those of you who understood the message the way it was intended. For the one person who doesn't get it, I'll type slowly for you. It was a joke. I was kidding. I have never abandoned a...

  7. Rules for the ER (long)

    ThrowEdNurse replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    One of my favorite rules is regarding pets. I am a huge animal lover ergo.... Don't come into the ER in some jacked up state and mutter something about your cat or dog, etc. Chances are good I will...

  8. Rules for the ER (long)

    ThrowEdNurse replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    Suspicious when people don't have their education or profession/licensure listed under their info. I was really hoping that I could fine out what princess2b does for a living so I could find a web...

  9. 24 Things ER Nurses Know All Too Well

    ThrowEdNurse replied to RN_in_SC's topic in Emergency

    Don't be mad at EMS when you call them for a family member's near syncopal episode when they get a dangerously low bp and insist on transporting him instead of using your at home machine to recheck...

  10. 24 Things ER Nurses Know All Too Well

    ThrowEdNurse replied to RN_in_SC's topic in Emergency

    Darwinism is also about survival of fittest. As in the wild, the fat cats can't hunt down prey. Ergo they die or lose weight. The same isn't true of humans. Just ask my 65 yoa back attatched to my...

  11. Question about DKA

    ThrowEdNurse replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I always give insulin IVP unless a drip is ordered, obviously. It's also the only thing I push fast. I always dilute it because if not, there is absolutely nothing in the 3ml

  12. Solutions for Belligerent Patients

    ThrowEdNurse replied to MikeyBSN's topic in Emergency

    Also, do you get to turn non emergent pts away in the hospital??? Yeah, neither do they!!! Anyway, back on topic, had a pt get tased 3x's yesterday by the police in the hospital bed. Now that is...

  13. Solutions for Belligerent Patients

    ThrowEdNurse replied to MikeyBSN's topic in Emergency

    Are you kidding me? You can't work in emergency medicine???? Does EMS triage??? Are you American? Yes, they triage as much as they can while keeping the company's image intact, practicing CYA...

  14. Sign announcing you're an RN on your car?

    ThrowEdNurse replied to Perpetual Student's topic in General Nursing

    Firstly, it was Wal-Mart, not Target. If you're gonna criticize, get it right. Secondly, Target it too expensive for my pts! Thirdly, you clearly don't know my pts, because they would chase me down...

  15. 24 Things ER Nurses Know All Too Well

    ThrowEdNurse replied to RN_in_SC's topic in Emergency

    Insert belabored sigh here. Feel free to navigate your cursor to the red x. You are clearly on the wrong forum as previously warned. You may want to repost on soap box

  16. Sign announcing you're an RN on your car?

    ThrowEdNurse replied to Perpetual Student's topic in General Nursing

    Huh???? Anyway, I don't want to be chased down in the Walmart parking lot to ID someone's rash, or be targeted by a criminal because I have a J-O-B, or for my driving to be judged in relation to my...

  17. Best days/times to volunteer in ER for pre-nursing student

    ThrowEdNurse replied to frnzy's topic in Emergency

    Well, guess they'll put you to use, but honestly you may not see that much. Usually by 7A most of the traumas are gone, you probably would've done better after 11P. I don't know why you are scared...

  18. Funny seizure patient cartoon...

    ThrowEdNurse replied to Larry77's topic in Nursing Humor

    This is meant to be funny, not a serious lecture on seizures worth valuable CE's. Take a breath and a laugh, geez! I am tired of being lectured when looking for a laugh and fun

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

    ThrowEdNurse replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    "That's nuts!" Ha ha!!! We had a psych pt who used a knife to cut into the side of a coke can to make a sharp tool out of the aluminum to cut his off. It didn't work but did make a huge mess....

  20. Do you like ER or ICU better?

    ThrowEdNurse replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in Emergency

    Yeah, it's because we've got all this advanced training and education yet stand in the corner while the critical care nurse takes care of the emergency room patients for us. We're funny like that....

  21. 24 Things ER Nurses Know All Too Well

    ThrowEdNurse replied to RN_in_SC's topic in Emergency

    When you've grown into and around the wheelchair to the point that we have to extract/cut you out of the wheelchair, it's time to lose weight. When your wheelchair gets a flat tire, it's time to lose...

  22. 24 Things ER Nurses Know All Too Well

    ThrowEdNurse replied to RN_in_SC's topic in Emergency

    Don't repeatedly tell the trauma pt "follow the light" when assessing his eyes. By the 8th time you say it I will loudly interrupt and tell the pt, "Do NOT follow the light! Do you hear me??? Don't...

  23. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    ThrowEdNurse replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Sometimes it's okay to interrupt a church service. For instance....death. When you find that the guy next to you isn't a sleep but is dead, don't take the time to assimilate a team to carry him off...

  24. "Old" Neuro assessmet of Nipple Twisting of Pinching

    ThrowEdNurse replied to Zachhorse's topic in Critical Care

    Oh, and SI doesn't excuse overly dramatic behavior. I won't tolerate disruption of proper triage processes because of drama, regardless of the medical complaint in ANY situation. Across the board,...

  25. "Old" Neuro assessmet of Nipple Twisting of Pinching

    ThrowEdNurse replied to Zachhorse's topic in Critical Care

    When did my pt become suicidal? I do use all of your suggested recommendations during the secondary, lengthy assessment, they however don't wake the pt. I didn't say I do it because the mds do. The...