Hilinenursegrl

Hilinenursegrl

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  1. What gauge IV to use?

    Hilinenursegrl posted a topic in Emergency

    So I know that if you have a trauma or something major come in you should get in an 18, or two. We have a nurse here who is what we all call a trauma junky. Our ER is small and we don't get alot of...

  2. What the Heck Moments!

    Hilinenursegrl replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Nursing

    I just read this on an old thread here.This was a response about hand washing vs alcohol prior to fingerstick glucose testing. I read this about the carb traces and was really like What the heck. I...

  3. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    Hilinenursegrl replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think this post has really, really gotten off topic and I think it is time to close this thread or get back to the topic at hand. The OP started this thread not for pronunciation problems but for...

  4. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    Hilinenursegrl replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think the OP meant anything about pronouncing the words when this was written. The example used was STAT vs sat which are two entirely different things. Yes sometimes I don't like the way...

  5. IM Injection sites

    Hilinenursegrl posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a new nurse in the ER. I give alot of IM injections and am wondering if I am giving them right. I have looked up charts and marked my landmarks. The one I am concerned with is the ventrogluteal...

  6. How do you manage to get to work in snow storms ?

    Hilinenursegrl replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Now I'm all for coming to work, I am the one who is always at least 15 mins early. The one morning I was 3 hours late was a very bad blizzard, those of you who don't live in Montana, Wyoming or North...

  7. Would you have done the same? Recieved wrong prescription.

    Hilinenursegrl replied to RN BSN 2009's topic in General Nursing

    Before nursing school I worked in a couple different fast food places. Customers would often bring their bags in from drive through claiming that they got the wrong order. We would get them their...

  8. Stupid Nurse Trick... Don't try this at home... or work!

    Hilinenursegrl replied to TXRN02's topic in Nursing Humor

    This happened to me not long ago. My first time with the epi pen, trying to waste an expired one into the trash. I have no idea how it happened but it went off into my thumb! I feel so much better...

  9. Worst doctors orders ever received

    Hilinenursegrl replied to jenfromjersey's topic in Emergency

    What is a myers cocktail and why does it need to be

  10. Can't we all just get along

    Hilinenursegrl replied to livingthedream33's topic in General Nursing

    I have a similar problem in my ER. Each shift is 7-730 and has two RNs. As always its the old day vs night shift fight. There is one dominant nurse on the day and one on the night that do nothing...

  11. Tired of EMS thinking they can walk in!

    Hilinenursegrl replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Emergency

    Ok there was a reason that staff closed this post in the first place. I believe somewhere in here Trauma made a comment about Medic beating a dead horse, but it was Trauma that started this thread,...

  12. I hate nursing

    Hilinenursegrl replied to prettylittlenurse2b's topic in General Students

    I would advise you not to persue your nursing education any longer. If your feelings against it are that strong you need to follow your gut. I would not want you to be my nurse or the nurse for...

  13. Paramedics in the ER

    Hilinenursegrl replied to errneducator's topic in Emergency

    I have to agree with you. I went through a two year program for an ADN and I spent a total of 18 hours in the ED. We spent way more than that on the medical floor. I started in the ED fresh out of...

  14. wrong injection for the patient

    Hilinenursegrl replied to nursey2008's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    And a seventh that our instructers always told us was... Right to

  15. Is this a safety hazard?

    Hilinenursegrl posted a topic in General Nursing

    This issue was brought up last night here with another nurse and I thought I would throw it out there to get some different opinions. I have always put needles, and broken ampules in the sharps...

  16. Is this a safety hazard?

    Hilinenursegrl replied to Hilinenursegrl's topic in General Nursing

    Wow I guess posting this question has left me more confused now! LOL, seriously though I guess I will just have to look up the policy or ask the safety manager. Thanks for all the

  17. Just got off the witness stand

    Hilinenursegrl replied to suger56's topic in General Nursing

    That's why you shouldn't only rely on the little drop down phrases and all, but you should also type notes and comments just like you would if you were paper charting, I see no

  18. Just got off the witness stand

    Hilinenursegrl replied to suger56's topic in General Nursing

    I thought stuff like that goes in an incident report, not the pt chart. At least that's the way it is

  19. Just got off the witness stand

    Hilinenursegrl replied to suger56's topic in General Nursing

    They don't expect you to remember it. It should be in the chart. It has always been beat through my head how important documentation is. I hope I am never in this situation but I also hope if I am...

  20. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    Hilinenursegrl replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Never play with your friends' "pet" raccoon and then be shocked that they won't have it killed and you have to get through a whole series of rabies shots "just to be

  21. wrong injection for the patient

    Hilinenursegrl replied to nursey2008's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    From the way you say you are so depressed and suffering from panic attacks it sounds like you need to set up a councelling session. It seems from the information you have given us that you should not...

  22. So upset about VRE!!!

    Hilinenursegrl replied to Deb123j's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.gentlebirth.org/vre/vremain.html#What This link has alot of helpful information and the only thing I could find pertaining to babies was that it is harmful to newborns because of their...

  23. wrong injection for the patient

    Hilinenursegrl replied to nursey2008's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You seem to be a little dramatic about this. Raises red flags to me that maybe there is more to the story. I am not sure about Ireland, but I know here in the US a med error does not destroy your...

  24. How Can You Tell if a Pt. Is Addicted???

    Hilinenursegrl replied to Pretty in Ink's topic in Addictions

    You job as her RN is to relieve her sx and help her heal from the surgery. There are RNs trained in what s/s to look for in addiction and that's why they specialize in that. And the itching is a...

  25. very excited- $50/hr

    Hilinenursegrl replied to Ally0981's topic in General Students

    I am not sure that this would be the best fit for a new grad as you will have a hard enough time orienting yourself to the floor and all that goes on there let alone jumping from specialty to...