ThrowEdNurse

ThrowEdNurse BSN, RN

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  1. Public Service Announcement

    ThrowEdNurse replied to ThrowEdNurse's topic in Emergency

    I'm sorry, where did I bad mouth other kinds of nursing? Nor do I feel I exhibited a high and mighty attitude. The message isn't that I do everything perfectly right all day. It is just that I do get...

  2. 24 Things ER Nurses Know All Too Well

    ThrowEdNurse replied to RN_in_SC's topic in Emergency

    My obvious sarcasm wasn't directed @

  3. I cant start IV's!

    ThrowEdNurse replied to Creamsoda's topic in Emergency

    I really think the best thing is to find super easy sticks and do a ton of them. You won't be able to get a difficult line without knowing how to do an easy one, what it's supposed to feel and look...

  4. 24 Things ER Nurses Know All Too Well

    ThrowEdNurse replied to RN_in_SC's topic in Emergency

    ALL ER NURSES KNOW: To not tell the pt how much IM Rocephin burns until you actually have the needle in the

  5. 24 Things ER Nurses Know All Too Well

    ThrowEdNurse replied to RN_in_SC's topic in Emergency

    Maybe I'll transfer to peds so that I will never be so stressed out that I need to vent. Then when I hear others venting I will judge them and tell them that they are unprofessional judgers. Or...

  6. Public Service Announcement

    ThrowEdNurse replied to ThrowEdNurse's topic in Emergency

    No trauma, but there's no real trauma center in the area, so we do it. It is not a particularly large city, but it is the biggest in the state. We get lots of indigent, thugs, and bangers. We also...

  7. Public Service Announcement

    ThrowEdNurse replied to ThrowEdNurse's topic in Emergency

    I waffle. I love it sometimes and sometimes I hate it. The days that I hate it though are influenced by factors beyond my control. Other people aren't doing their jobs properly and making my job...

  8. Rules for the ER (long)

    ThrowEdNurse replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    Don't come to ED and request a script for medical marijuana. Medical marijuana isn't even legal in this state. Where are you going to get it filled? You obviously can't afford soap and toothpaste...

  9. Public Service Announcement

    ThrowEdNurse replied to ThrowEdNurse's topic in Emergency

    Think???? Oh, come on! I swear, men and

  10. Public Service Announcement

    ThrowEdNurse replied to ThrowEdNurse's topic in Emergency

    I prefer my pts to die in my room as I don't find calling the coroner and organ donation that arduous of a task. Sometimes, the physical stress of moving the pt upstairs is all it takes for them to...

  11. Public Service Announcement

    ThrowEdNurse replied to ThrowEdNurse's topic in Emergency

    Geez, was just so busy yesterday, completely forgot to take

  12. Things you would like the ICU to understand

    ThrowEdNurse replied to I_LOVE_TRAUMA's topic in Emergency

    If your ED is consistently sending you pts in this manner you may 1) want to request that they hire full RNs instead of what I can only imagine is nursing students and 2) want to consider the kind of...

  13. 24 Things ER Nurses Know All Too Well

    ThrowEdNurse replied to RN_in_SC's topic in Emergency

    Let me take this opportunity to introduce you to a friend. You'll love it. It's called the little red x and you can find it at the UR of your screen. If at anytime anything you read online is...

  14. kind of a rant

    ThrowEdNurse replied to Guest219794's topic in Emergency

    There's a chance the nurse was telling you "she doesn't look too sick" so that you wouldn't worry excessively. She may have known of the pneumonia and course of tx but many people with elderly family...

  15. Rules for the ER (long)

    ThrowEdNurse replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    Oh, and don't try to kill yourself by taking 12 flagyl. This will make me laugh and offer you a beer. Then when the doctor orders charcoal with sorbitol I will really laugh.....hard. And make sure...

  16. Rules for the ER (long)

    ThrowEdNurse replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    When you take four Tylenol in an "overdose attempt" because you are depressed that your boyfriend dumped you, then you immediately text message him to let him know of your "suicidal ideations" before...

  17. ER candidate

    ThrowEdNurse replied to ttbird1's topic in Emergency

    Ask about required certifications, how is scheduling handled, how are breaks covered, pt load and how load is affected by pt acuity, ED boarding policy, are there residents, how are psych pts managed,...

  18. ? for ER nurses

    ThrowEdNurse replied to kermitlady's topic in Emergency

    Everyone has to have a first day in triage. Kind of like when you are starting an IV and the pt wants to know if you're any good. When I am helping nursing students I say "this is her first one!" I...

  19. Beginning RN Salary in Louisiana

    ThrowEdNurse replied to LouisianaNurse2006's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    Shift differential is way higher than that. You get $5 for nights, 4 for evenings and

  20. Worst doctors orders ever received

    ThrowEdNurse replied to jenfromjersey's topic in Emergency

    Not an order but, the overnight nurses had a slow night so when they called a code on the floor one of them actually went. (We don't usually go to codes on the floor although we are supposed to....

  21. ER nurses wear "biggirl panties"

    ThrowEdNurse replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Emergency

    too bad we couldn't get off page 1 without losing the red x. Silly ED nurses, thinking you're as good as

  22. What about my pain!?

    ThrowEdNurse replied to chicagobsn's topic in Emergency

    Also, general shot out, it's very obvious when you are not in

  23. What about my pain!?

    ThrowEdNurse replied to chicagobsn's topic in Emergency

    I wish you evil ER nurses would quit acting like people don't have pain. People hurt and if it's not deadly, it may as well be. So, if someone is dying, don't bother with chest compressions. Give...

  24. Need Night Shift Tips

    ThrowEdNurse replied to amb123456's topic in Emergency

    Avoid snacking all night (new nurse 15) and take nexium (it upsets my

  25. add your funny TRIAGE complaints from pts

    ThrowEdNurse replied to er nursing's topic in Emergency

    Husband and wife come in. Wife (the pt) sits in the triage chair: RN: What's going on with you today. Wife won't look at nurse and purses lips. Husband: Well, I'll tell you. She just don't taste...