F.E.R.N.

F.E.R.N. BSN, RN

Trauma, Tele, Neuro, Med-Surg

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  1. pneumothorax/chest tube healing

    F.E.R.N. posted a topic in Emergency

    A patient asked me a question the other day that I am embarassed I have never been able to answer well enough for myself, let alone my patients (my patient's RN family member couldn't either): How...

  2. pneumothorax/chest tube healing

    F.E.R.N. replied to F.E.R.N.'s topic in Emergency

    That's my problem...I understand and can explain how the tube works to re-expand the lung, but not how the hole left behind doesn't cause a problem, just like the original hole did. I mean, I...

  3. malpractice insurance?

    F.E.R.N. replied to mcboston's topic in General Nursing

    I had mine with CM&F, because NSO offered a FAR reduced amount for Texas nurses (CM&F offered what NSO did for the rest of the country). However, CM&F is backed by AIG, which is of course...

  4. Public Service Announcement

    F.E.R.N. replied to ThrowEdNurse's topic in Emergency

    Wow! Okay, I'm going to remember this story when I go to work this weekend. I'm going to keep saying, "Well, at least there's not a

  5. Freaky Things

    F.E.R.N. replied to ThrowEdNurse's topic in Emergency

    During nursing school, I worked as a student/tech/aide on an inpatient hospice unit. This was my 2nd career, I was a grown adult, and the things that spooked most people on a hospice floor didn't...

  6. 24 Things ER Nurses Know All Too Well

    F.E.R.N. replied to RN_in_SC's topic in Emergency

    OMG, that disclaimer may be the funniest thing I've read

  7. 24 Things ER Nurses Know All Too Well

    F.E.R.N. replied to RN_in_SC's topic in Emergency

    Ok, I just got home from work at the ER and found some people poo-pooing a thread that gives me a smile and some significant RELEASE! It would be rude to say these things to patients, which is...

  8. 24 Things ER Nurses Know All Too Well

    F.E.R.N. replied to RN_in_SC's topic in Emergency

    LOL! And PLEASE put down your cell phone long enough to answer my

  9. Hourly Rounding in the ED

    F.E.R.N. replied to biker momma's topic in Emergency

    Sometimes it just doesn't matter what you do, people will be unhappy, and any rounding won't change it. Take yesterday...I had a critical patient, was in his room every 5 minutes...in fact it seemed...

  10. 24 Things ER Nurses Know All Too Well

    F.E.R.N. replied to RN_in_SC's topic in Emergency

    #31. Stop badgering me about how much longer it will take me to move your family member to a room upstairs if you and the 6 other hangers-on with you are going to keep asking me to get the doctor for...

  11. Hourly Rounding in the ED

    F.E.R.N. replied to biker momma's topic in Emergency

    I just moved to the ER from a tele floor, where were had hourly rounding (still stupid there). I was pleased to see we didn't do it in the ER...until a few days after I arrived and the new ER hourly...