~Mi Vida Loca~RN ASN, RN

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    Sucide lies: is it CYA or blaming?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Tiffanybaybay's topic in Emergency

    We have security watch our Suicidal Patients, not our techs or
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    From experience, has anyone had a relatively low stress nursing job ?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to studentnurse9806's topic in General Nursing

    HAHAHA So I didn't read any of the replies yet when I made mine. Apparently I am not the only one that works in a ER and doesn't feel it's a high stress
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    From experience, has anyone had a relatively low stress nursing job ?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to studentnurse9806's topic in General Nursing

    This is going to sound odd I am sure, but I work in the ED and I feel like my job often gives me little stress. If I were to be completely honest, I LOVE my job 8 out of 10 shifts. Because of this, I...
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    If you weren't a nurse, what would you have become?

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

    My dream job was to be a Forensic Detective in the FBI. Way before CSI and all those other shows. I visited the FBI academy in Quanitco, VA when I was 14 and I fell in love. I wanted to do that or be...
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    ABLS

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to hiddencatRN's topic in Emergency

    They were just offering this at my hospital. I think it's Monday. I was going to sign up for it but I am
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    Whats your biggest pet peeve working in the ED?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Whts_Ur_Emergency?'s topic in Emergency

    I went from working on a Peds unit to the ER. Peds patient definitely can be far less babies then adults. In fact when charting my assessments and we have all the things we can pick, multiple times I...
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    Whats your biggest pet peeve working in the ED?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Whts_Ur_Emergency?'s topic in Emergency

    That's what I tell them, I usually say "no one likes needles, but unfortunately if you want us to help you, this is what it's going to take. It will go quick and you will be ok." I once had a patient...
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    call backs

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to pm2rn's topic in Emergency

    The Nurses have to do them at my
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    What are your favorite types of patients??

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't recall seeing a thread like this and it was something someone asked me so I thought I would throw it out there. What are your favorite types of patients?? Me, I love when I have Pre-Teen and...
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    I feel so dumb... I got flustered - about a patient in respiratory distress

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to LalaJJB's topic in Emergency

    In this situation my first call would have been to RT and second call to my charge while I stayed with my patient. I am a huge fan of utilizing our ancillary staff and it took me a while but I became...
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    nurses and EMT's

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to phieud's topic in Emergency

    Crazy, I love our EMT's and Paramedics, all our ER techs are EMT certified. They have to be. Myself, I am going to do the Paramedic program and work as a medic PRN outside of working as a ER RN. I...
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    Busiest Time For The ER

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to chimpanzee's topic in Emergency

    In my ER, generally Mondays and the day after a holiday are always insanely busy. That and bloody Cheyenne Frontier Days; that some genius thought making 10 whole days would be a splendid
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    Considering ER but not good at starting IV's

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to srleslie's topic in Emergency

    Once you're in the ER you'll get good at them. I have a pretty good success rate. Our techs can start them but I always try to start my own because I like doing them. If I have a patient where I am...
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    call backs

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to pm2rn's topic in Emergency

    We do these, I hate them. I wish we had like 2 people we hired just to do them. All of us, (well primarily day and mid-shifters) have to do them. We come in each shift and are handed a list of calls...
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    Whats your biggest pet peeve working in the ED?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Whts_Ur_Emergency?'s topic in Emergency

    I thought of a few more. People that come to the ER for help, but than don't want help. (I don't want that, I don't want this, No don't do that) I have flat out asked a patient before "So why the...
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    Whats your biggest pet peeve working in the ED?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Whts_Ur_Emergency?'s topic in Emergency

    I have no idea what my patients Ins. status is. Admissions handles that and I have never looked. My Pet Peeves: Patients that smell so bad. I wish we could hang air fresheners around them. They smell...
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    New to ER

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Emilynn09's topic in Emergency

    Learn and absorb all you can. The ER is a whole different world then any other kind of Nursing. I have been in the ER for almost a year (few weeks shy) and I absolutely love it. I can't imagine being...
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    Medication tidbits an ER nurse should always know

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to RNstdntSVSU's topic in Emergency

    I found this out the hard way, I knew about the PO use, but I was a new nurse and new in the ER and I had to give this med. This patient was already very anxious and dramatic and here I give this med...
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    which shift 3pm-3:30 AM or 11AM-11:00PM

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

    Our ER has 7-1900, 9-2100, 10-2200, 11-2300, 1300-0100 and 1500-0300. The ER has to do stacked nursing so they stay covered during their busiest times. It works really well. Our ER starts picking up...
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    Medical words that make you cringe.

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN posted a topic in General Students

    I was just attempting to study and came across a word that makes me cringe. I know it's probably weird. Some words just evoke something in me, not all medical, I can't stand the words curd or moist....
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    Will my tattoos hold me back?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to MLutiker's topic in General Students

    You will probably get more Mental Health experience in the ER then an actual Mental Health Facility.
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    IV forms of Zofran and Decadron given PO???

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to GleeGum's topic in Emergency

    Never heard of IV form of Zofran given PO (why not just give Zofran ODT?) but we give IV Decadron PO all the time. I think I have only given it to kiddos that
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    Frequent Flyers

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to RustyMedic's topic in Emergency

    The Doc's need to stop giving into them and giving them what they want. We have a couple new docs, well not new anymore. But anyway, they don't put up with the drug seekers that are coming in 2-3...
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    Great moments in bad judgement

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    I have heard so many I am drawing a blank on a specific one right now. :| I always follow up with "So how'd that work for ya" and that usually gets a chuckle from
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    Trauma Nursing

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Wolf at the Door's topic in Emergency

    In our ER the ER nurses and Techs are the trauma nurses and techs. When a trauma is called we will have a Pharmacy person, Trauma Surgeon, 1RRT Nurse, Chaplin and Security, X-Ray, CP and Lab all show...