Erin RN

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  1. Prior to a doctors appt have you ever had to

    Erin RN replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in General Nursing

    Okay Dave "be nice"...I am a case manager and I know of NO clinician or case manager that would request this either. About the Oxycontin..I have a claimant that is addicted..not abusing has just been...

  2. and the problem is..........?

    Erin RN replied to marcicatherine's topic in Emergency

    When god was handing out brains they all thought he said trains and they said.."No thanks, I don't want to go anywhere"..:)

  3. Ghostly experiences??

    Erin RN replied to Erin RN's topic in General Nursing

    [ QUOTE]Originally posted by Audreyfay In a hospital's Intensive Care ward, patients always died in the same bed, on Sunday morning, at about 11am, regardless of their medical condition. This...

  4. Things Med students/residents have taught me

    Erin RN replied to harry Krishna's topic in General Nursing

    If a little old lady comes into the ED c/o acute GB pain and is given MS..it is not a good idea to tell the nurse. "just give her another 10" when the pt's respirations are 8...Don't worry I did NOT...

  5. Ghostly experiences??

    Erin RN replied to Erin RN's topic in General Nursing

    Louise "Embraced by the light" is by Betty Eade..For anyone who has not read it..it is a thin, quick read and fascinating..I have read it a couple of times. I love that book...now I will have to go...

  6. Things Med students/residents have taught me

    Erin RN replied to harry Krishna's topic in General Nursing

    In the ED on the order board never write..."Lortab 7.5mg IM"..it is way confusing to the nurse!. Actually really great doc just a busy night...We had to play it out so myself and another RN put a...

  7. Ghostly experiences??

    Erin RN replied to Erin RN's topic in General Nursing

    FLausa Maybe it is a little of both as far as the sensitivity. I also think that as healthcare professionals we have the advantage since much of what we practice is "6th sense" stuff..I can' t tell...

  8. rotating/night shifts-how do you do it with a family?

    Erin RN replied to hartsbur's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience highly unlikely on the days and near to impossible on no weekends at

  9. Ghostly experiences??

    Erin RN replied to Erin RN's topic in General Nursing

    Magik Girl It sure does!! I think we are capable of much more than we know and there are obviously things out there around us we have no inkling of ( based on this thread!!). I like hearing about...

  10. Ghostly experiences??

    Erin RN replied to Erin RN's topic in General Nursing

    Reading these is so cool!! I never expected to get such a response and hearing all of these stories solidifies (for me) that we just don't know everything do we? This is dream related versus ghostly:...

  11. Soooo Tired....Need encoragement!!

    Erin RN replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    I rewrote my lecture notes to help cement it in my brain then what I started to do was tape myself reading my lecture notes and I would add in stories or examples that the instructor had used in...

  12. Prior to a doctors appt have you ever had to

    Erin RN replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in General Nursing

    TNN I PMd you but would like to reiterate it does seem to be a strange request. I have sent my own set of questions to an independent exam or a second opinion that I was not attending but the...

  13. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    Erin RN replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    I love this thread!! Everytime I look at it, it stops me from making potentially "bad choices"....:roll Kidding!!

  14. Ethical/Legal question

    Erin RN replied to Sis123's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Deepz That makes sense!! I had a case one time where the pt was restrained and there was no good documentation as to why (although I am sure there probably was a good reason..if it not...

  15. Ethical/Legal question

    Erin RN replied to Sis123's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Sis I am not anesthesia here so I may be way off base. Before I had a minor procedure I had valium. Also, when I was in nursing school we used IV Valium before scopes...there are probably...

  16. Ethical/Legal question

    Erin RN replied to Sis123's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Sis.. If I was reviewing this file it would be a no brainer..The drugs are one in the same which of course the anesthesiologist knows ( sounds like the pt knew as well)..if it documented or even it...

  17. Unfriendly Coworker

    Erin RN replied to VickyRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I still say "put it out there" don't look at it like you need her firendship though. If the two of you have to work as a team in education (which it sounds like you do) at the very least there needs...

  18. Ghostly experiences??

    Erin RN replied to Erin RN's topic in General Nursing

    Magik Girl I was going to ask that as well..Several yrs ago I had a neighbor that was telling me that he grew up in a haunted house..."Stanley" their ghost would actually do tricks like move things...

  19. New grad reality shock?

    Erin RN replied to hmccartn's topic in General Nursing

    memphispanda I wouldn't have given the enema either. I would have held it and called the MD in the AM then if he still wanted it you could go ahead and give it..I would have given it if it was for a...

  20. Unfriendly Coworker

    Erin RN replied to VickyRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree with cheerfuldoer...I have had one instance as an RN where this occurred and I finally sat the other RN down and we had it out so to speak. The tension slowly dissolved after that conversation...

  21. Ghostly experiences??

    Erin RN replied to Erin RN's topic in General Nursing

    Dana wow..that is weird..I know my mom said that every morning I would go down into the basement to get my "friends"..I do vaguely remember that, but not them. We lived in a old old house at the time...

  22. Getting too involved

    Erin RN replied to Traveler's topic in Home Health

    I Have...when I did disease mgmt with medicaid folks one of my pts asked me for $$ since she did not have any. I had to tell her , "no" and I felt horrible but it is a slippery slope as you are now...

  23. Ghostly experiences??

    Erin RN replied to Erin RN's topic in General Nursing

    These are great stories!! I was talking to my mom about this thread last night and she said, "you have always had a sort of 6th sense" Apparently from the time I was 3-5 (I don't remember) I had 3...

  24. ER Case Management

    Erin RN replied to traumaRUs's topic in Case Management

    traumaRN I am a work comp case manager..used to be an ED nurse tho..What does an ED case manager do? I love case management and I loved the ED so if it sounds fun maybe next time I "reinvent" myself I...

  25. religion and nursing

    Erin RN replied to alikat70's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked Oncology I prayed with all different religions...I was raised catholic but do not practice now and havent for a long time. I am a spiritual person and I have my own relationship with my...