ThrowEdNurse

ThrowEdNurse BSN, RN

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  1. Rules for the ER (long)

    ThrowEdNurse replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    For the cable company: tell them to wait in the waiting room after triage and when they ask how long it will be, tell them it will be "sometime between 2p and 5P." Then get them back at 5 til

  2. Public Service Announcement

    ThrowEdNurse replied to ThrowEdNurse's topic in Emergency

    During our last hurricane our pts brought in kids that were as old as one week with c/o "being fussy." It was the middle of the night and the damage to the city wasn't asseessed. We were supposed to...

  3. What do you want O.R. nurses to do during a trauma alert?

    ThrowEdNurse replied to linda2097's topic in Emergency

    Verbalize loudly that you are in the room with your name if we need anything. I sometimes look up during a trauma and there are so many nurses I don't know just standing there or talking and I may...

  4. Rules for the ER (long)

    ThrowEdNurse replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    Too bad. Is famous LSU football coach who dressed down the press 2 years ago and ended it with, "Have a nice day." T-shirts were made. It was

  5. Rules for the ER (long)

    ThrowEdNurse replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    Don't request that I send room service to your room. We don't serve liquor here

  6. Rules for the ER (long)

    ThrowEdNurse replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    out of curiosity, are you Les Miles

  7. Rules for the ER (long)

    ThrowEdNurse replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    Would have lost my job that

  8. 24 Things ER Nurses Know All Too Well

    ThrowEdNurse replied to RN_in_SC's topic in Emergency

    We always triage them as "multiple complaints" Some nureses tell them they only get one so

  9. Public Service Announcement

    ThrowEdNurse replied to ThrowEdNurse's topic in Emergency

    No, it is just that ALL ER nurses are

  10. 24 Things ER Nurses Know All Too Well

    ThrowEdNurse replied to RN_in_SC's topic in Emergency

    ha-ha!!!! The Wahhhbulance! I had a pt last mos with chronic pain, she was older may 60's or so and I honestly can't remember her c/o of but I do remember it was iffy and it did turn out to be her...

  11. Public Service Announcement

    ThrowEdNurse replied to ThrowEdNurse's topic in Emergency

    You know how nurses give nick names to one another occassionally? Well when I was a new nurse, alot of my pts died. Not all on one day or anything, but my pts seemed to have bad luck. Not my fault,...

  12. Public Service Announcement

    ThrowEdNurse replied to ThrowEdNurse's topic in Emergency

    That's soooo funny! I took a bottle of heparin one time and stuck it up on the bulletin board @ the nurses' station with a sign that said, "Poisoned Heparin from China!!!" in big letters. Everyone...

  13. 24 Things ER Nurses Know All Too Well

    ThrowEdNurse replied to RN_in_SC's topic in Emergency

    I need this little violin dude to stay with me in my pocket all day so I can whip it out as needed when triaging a

  14. Things you would like the ICU to understand

    ThrowEdNurse replied to I_LOVE_TRAUMA's topic in Emergency

    I love ER nurses!!! I hate when I give report and not know the exact location of the IV (it's on the L, somewhere....) I swear I was accused of not assessing the pt because iI didn't know the exact...

  15. Things you would like the ICU to understand

    ThrowEdNurse replied to I_LOVE_TRAUMA's topic in Emergency

    Okaay

  16. Public Service Announcement

    ThrowEdNurse replied to ThrowEdNurse's topic in Emergency

    Some of these things happened on different days, but for the most of them were one day and normally things are like this daily. Plus several other minor irritants I didn't include. I get the...

  17. Things you would like the ICU to understand

    ThrowEdNurse replied to I_LOVE_TRAUMA's topic in Emergency

    I was referring to critical pts as well as

  18. Things you would like the ICU to understand

    ThrowEdNurse replied to I_LOVE_TRAUMA's topic in Emergency

    And

  19. 24 Things ER Nurses Know All Too Well

    ThrowEdNurse replied to RN_in_SC's topic in Emergency

    Yeah, but like most things that are, funny! (to me anyway, but I am rude most of the time,

  20. Things you would like the ICU to understand

    ThrowEdNurse replied to I_LOVE_TRAUMA's topic in Emergency

    I know I do critically think. I critically think all the time for pts who are waiting hours for an md exam. I diagnose, treat, and order interventions daily on pts who cannot wait on an md exam. I...

  21. 24 Things ER Nurses Know All Too Well

    ThrowEdNurse replied to RN_in_SC's topic in Emergency

    Great, now I have to end all my posts with, "Disclamer and Red

  22. Freaky Things

    ThrowEdNurse replied to ThrowEdNurse's topic in Emergency

    Well? Did you turn around? I would have HAD

  23. Things you would like the ICU to understand

    ThrowEdNurse replied to I_LOVE_TRAUMA's topic in Emergency

    WHOA!!! No I did not. You may want to reread the post. I just said to take. Please, anyone. I don't care who takes it, I just want to give it. Also in defense of the PEA pt. I rarely check for...

  24. Freaky Things

    ThrowEdNurse replied to ThrowEdNurse's topic in Emergency

    Awesome

  25. Rules for the ER (long)

    ThrowEdNurse replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    Don't pace around the room and say you are in too much pain to lay down and vomit repeatedly in the garbage can. Don't at some point decide you can lay down and when you chose to vomit on the floor....