MrsWampthang

MrsWampthang BSN, RN

Emergency room, med/surg, UR/CSR

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  1. CPR May Kill?!

    MrsWampthang posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Sorry couldn't figure out how to include the link to this, but found it while surfing yahoo. Something to think about anyway. Well-Meaning Paramedics May Kill with CPR -Study Mon Apr 5, 5:54 PM ET...

  2. CPR May Kill?!

    MrsWampthang replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    it is still 15:2.BTW, thanks for the followup article Gwenith, it said pretty much the same thing the other article says. You know journalists though, they get more readers with an eye catching title...

  3. What is the ER really like?

    MrsWampthang replied to bellehill's topic in Emergency

    If you don't mind going from one extreme to the other literally in the blink of an eye then go for it! Today we had everything from a frequent flyer with leg pain to a 9 year old in a coma from a head...

  4. Change of Shift Admissions

    MrsWampthang replied to zenman's topic in General Nursing

    Seems like it is apples and oranges here. I don't know what the solution is, except to realize that we are all in the health care business and as such none of us can expect to go our entire day...

  5. Change of Shift Admissions

    MrsWampthang replied to zenman's topic in General Nursing

    I always try to just give report before I leave at 7p and I always thank the nurse that is recieving the report and tell them that they can come and get the patient after shift change if they need to....

  6. Change of Shift Admissions

    MrsWampthang replied to zenman's topic in General Nursing

    First off, holding a direct admit in ER until YOUR shift shift changed?! You have got to be kidding! We have shift changes in the ER too and our nurses want to get out in a timely manner too. The main...

  7. customer satisfaction in the er

    MrsWampthang replied to ensense's topic in Emergency

    I'm with you there about the oxymoron. Let me know if YOU thought it was worth the trip. I know I won't get the real story from anyone from our ER that went. I'm sure they will come back full of ideas...

  8. customer satisfaction in the er

    MrsWampthang replied to ensense's topic in Emergency

    Is anyone else sending representatives to this conference in Washington DC next week? It's supposed to be a conference to talk about ways to improve customer and employee satisfaction. Our manager is...

  9. Emerg or ICU?

    MrsWampthang replied to Goodie's topic in Emergency

    If you have never worked in healthcare before nursing school then veetach is right. You need to know how to do basic nursing skills without thinking about them before trying to work in an environment...

  10. Family Members of our Patients ....

    MrsWampthang replied to RNPATL's topic in General Nursing

    Unless you work in an ER that thinks a Press Gainey score above 90% is a must every quarter! And chastises us when it's not! :angryfire

  11. ED Career Change?

    MrsWampthang replied to billw's topic in Emergency

    ED stressful?! (looking for the cat with the fried hair sticking out icon! :chuckle ) MVA traumas, GSW, diabetics, overdoses, acute MIs, naaaaaahhhhh, just all in a days work! :rotfl: JMHO,

  12. I wish I had a nickel for........

    MrsWampthang replied to petiteflower's topic in Emergency

    for every woman who comes in with "spotting", LMP was approximately 4 weeks prior, but had a positive home pg test. for every patient that comes in after being treated by their family doctor, but...

  13. I wish I had a nickel for........

    MrsWampthang replied to petiteflower's topic in Emergency

    I think every ER nurse would be rich if they had a nickel for every critical patient that drove themselves! :chuckle ITA!

  14. Rectal temps in peds

    MrsWampthang replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Emergency

    and where do you get them? I'm all for doing something that is less traumatizing to a child! Thanks,

  15. What not to say / do while you are in the ER...

    MrsWampthang replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    Spitting my drink all over my screen!

  16. Pt's C/O in the ER (funny)

    MrsWampthang replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    when the doc pulled a tampon out of this woman that she had "lost" three days prior. Talk about EEEEEEWWWWWW! My eyes were actually watering. Has she never heard of using her fingers to dig it OUT!...

  17. I wish I had a nickel for........

    MrsWampthang replied to petiteflower's topic in Emergency

    They came up with a new system that ties in with our new tracking board. Now when we admit someone to the ER, if they have been in the hospital within a certain amount of times, the registration will...

  18. customer satisfaction in the er

    MrsWampthang replied to ensense's topic in Emergency

    How assinine to base your raise on how many compliments you get from patients! I'll bet the ones that never have any patient contact still get thier raises don't they? I think I would try and find...

  19. Lord Have Mercy!

    MrsWampthang replied to Rosepink's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Obviously one nurse in your unit felt the comment was inappropriate; but you're right, I think we have all had patients that we go "ewe" on, and we all still take excellent care of our patients, no...

  20. Your last day in the ER

    MrsWampthang replied to teeituptom's topic in Emergency

    how about just "we were all in the nurses station making fun of you!" :roll :roll

  21. How do you get patients to give you a "very good?"

    MrsWampthang replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Emergency

    Thanks for the tips. I don't know about your ER but what kills our scores are parking and doctors. Well, you can only do so much! Again, thanks,

  22. How do you get patients to give you a "very good?"

    MrsWampthang replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Emergency

    One example of why there are several threads dealing with people attitudes on this board. I posted asking for suggestions for the surveys that our ER is getting from all the patients that return...

  23. lidocaine for IV starts?

    MrsWampthang replied to NativeTexan's topic in Emergency

    Sorry about my reaction. Guess I got up on the wrong side of the bed that day.

  24. Anyone got 75 questions on Nclex and failed.

    MrsWampthang replied to jazznkate's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    and I passed! But I was so freaked about it. I knew I hadn't missed enough to be completely failing, but I didn't think at 75 that I had answered enough to be passing so I was totally freaked....

  25. I want to become a nurse

    MrsWampthang replied to Future_RN's topic in General Nursing

    sounds like you're grades are excellent so far. go gettem! p.s. like someone else said, you may change your mind between now and then, but whatever you decide to do go for it!!!!! sounds like you will...