eriksoln BSN, RN

M/S, Travel Nursing, Pulmonary

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    Okay, why do ER nurses think they're so cool?

    eriksoln replied to gayle_the_RN's topic in General Nursing

    eh? >_> [ashamed to admit, he doesn't know if he has been teased or complimented, so he just goes with it] Your hair looks awful nice today Altra, did you get it
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    Okay, why do ER nurses think they're so cool?

    eriksoln replied to gayle_the_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh noooooo.....................I remember now. You didn't like my "introspective criticism" thread lol. See, I get hollered at so often, I can't keep it
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    Okay, why do ER nurses think they're so cool?

    eriksoln replied to gayle_the_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen this and think it's great. It should be mandated to all hospitals. Inter-dept. staff meetings focused on dept2dept cooperation. Many/most hospitals don't do it because they see the dollar...
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    Okay, why do ER nurses think they're so cool?

    eriksoln replied to gayle_the_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I thought you were in education anyway? Am I confused? Why did I think that? Are you one of the one's who yelled at me when I said nursing is a labor, not a profession or something? I must be...
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    Okay, why do ER nurses think they're so cool?

    eriksoln replied to gayle_the_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh. He has that demeanor. I guess I do too, but I don't make an active effort to. I have told other nurses (when there is an ETOH detox pt. on the unit) "I don't give free swings on my person....
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    Okay, why do ER nurses think they're so cool?

    eriksoln replied to gayle_the_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah. M/S nursing seems so much............................chase granny around the bed in circles telling her to lay down, at least some nights it does. I want to go into the ER, but no way I'm...
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    Good area of nursing for a male to work in?

    eriksoln replied to northmississippi's topic in General Nursing

    I'm considering going towards the Psych route myself. Might try to do something part time first. Wonder what the general opinion is of males in hospice care is? Wonder if they like
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    Okay, why do ER nurses think they're so cool?

    eriksoln replied to gayle_the_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Me too. At least thats what I'll say if a supervisor see's me on the
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    Okay, why do ER nurses think they're so cool?

    eriksoln replied to gayle_the_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh. Maybe we have different ideas of flaming. I just think there are some exposed nerves being stepped on causing people to mistake their emotions for................having something to say (do I...
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    Okay, why do ER nurses think they're so cool?

    eriksoln replied to gayle_the_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Really? I sometimes browsed this site on those rare night shifts where it was smooth sailing. OMG. Need another disclaimer: "The above is not to say night shift is easy or night shift nurses just...
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    Using my nursing skills on vacation.

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, and if you can get it so Netflix is streamed to your TV (via Playstation, Xbox or some of the other devices), its even better. If you are in the mood for Stand Up Comedy, you can pick a few people...
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    Using my nursing skills on vacation.

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    There is a green candle I get every time..................bamboo something or other sent. It smells great, not perfume-ish. >_> Am I really discussing candle sents here? Eh, this is...
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    Okay, why do ER nurses think they're so cool?

    eriksoln replied to gayle_the_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I love the count to infinity one. May I borrow that? I am one of those catty ER nurse hating unit nurses and all, but I'll give it
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    Using my nursing skills on vacation.

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    I'm afraid to go to the gym. What if my running on the treadmill makes me nauseous and all my AM rum/cokes end up on the floor? :clown:Actually, that'd be great. Let someone else know how I feel for...
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    Okay, why do ER nurses think they're so cool?

    eriksoln replied to gayle_the_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Who flame who? U flame? I'll flame you. Your teeth are crooked. In fact, you'd fit right in with the ED nurses, the one's with missing teeth from being
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    Using my nursing skills on vacation.

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    Oh? Dang CEU's didn't teach me a thing. So............no
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    Okay, why do ER nurses think they're so cool?

    eriksoln replied to gayle_the_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I especially deny that I was very "happy" while posting before, hence rambled lmao. But the point was sound....................no? Oh, I think that thread would be twice as long, easily. Like I...
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    Okay, why do ER nurses think they're so cool?

    eriksoln replied to gayle_the_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Shhhhhh. I deny it all. Be quiet. Seriously. I deny that I woke up this AM and had, yes, another rum/coke/crown/ginger-ale before even eating breakfast. As I was drinking it, I thought to...
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    Using my nursing skills on vacation.

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    don't you just hammer them real good with a book or something? does it hurt when its successful? i mean, not "does it hurt" at first, i mean, is it like...............it hurts for a long time after?...
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    Okay, why do ER nurses think they're so cool?

    eriksoln replied to gayle_the_RN's topic in General Nursing

    IDK. Guess I'm different then. (This is a huge surprise to anyone who knows me, for the most part, I am the measuring stick of normalicy). If an ED nurse started a thread about how unit nurses...
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    Okay, why do ER nurses think they're so cool?

    eriksoln replied to gayle_the_RN's topic in General Nursing

    The NCLEX triage questions were bad enough for me. You know what though, this is one thing our ED got right (IMO, insert same disclaimer from before for the exposed nerves). They have a male doing...
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    Okay, why do ER nurses think they're so cool?

    eriksoln replied to gayle_the_RN's topic in General Nursing

    No, I can't do that. Not allowed. I'm....................a very big male, deep voice. My "shouting" often gets taken as a physical threat...........its, like................its too effective. I...
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    Okay, why do ER nurses think they're so cool?

    eriksoln replied to gayle_the_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, yeah. Isn't that one of the theraputic communication tools? I don't think they meant what I am doing though. I'll just play dumb, say that's how my teacher explained
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    Using my nursing skills on vacation.

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. Some people wake up from a night of drinking with strange people in bed with them. Me, I wake up with self inflicted cath insertions. My life sucks. May as well be eating
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    Okay, why do ER nurses think they're so cool?

    eriksoln replied to gayle_the_RN's topic in General Nursing

    i don't know why you feel the need to repeat all of this again. i repeat, i got it the first time, so let me provide you with my cliff notes. you perceive that the ed where you work (and many others)...