obliviousRN replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency
Wow. Talk about nurses eating their young. Now I'm a seasoned ER nurse who gets irritated by many things - even someone interrupting a vent. BUT - she explained herself and what she was really...
obliviousRN replied to bsnurse509's topic in Forensic
I started as a SANE at our hospital and furthered my education from there. I had to do a lot of self starting to get the experience needed to round out my education. Luckily, I hooked up with some...
obliviousRN replied to NativeTexan's topic in Emergency
I've found that using lidocaine increases my rate of missed IV's. Without it, I can get in virtually the first time every time (except for those "everyone has a bad day" type of days). If I use...
obliviousRN replied to Salls25's topic in Emergency
I talk to my patients about test results all the time. Potassium levels, INR's, Dig levels, etc. It's giving data - not a diagnosis. I am not diagnosing someone by saying "your pregnancy test came...
obliviousRN replied to JoshuaAdamsRN's topic in Emergency
Infants are notoriously hard to get because it's so darn easy to pop on through. If your hand is not steady and you are not ready for that initial pop into the marrow then it is almost a guarantee...
obliviousRN replied to shannonFNP's topic in Emergency
I work in a rural/frontier ER. We have 4 beds, 2 of which are critical care. We have one nurse to staff the ER and we get back up from the med/surg floor when needed. The nurses in our facility...
obliviousRN replied to b eyes's topic in Emergency
In the state of Oregon we are required by state law to report any DRIVER of an MVC who is under the influence. Or if the MVC is used as an assault (i.e. trying to kill someone with their car)....
obliviousRN replied to kaiteeb61's topic in Emergency
Alphabetical diagnosis - who can write out the most diagnosis in alphabetical order (appy, broken arm, cardiac arrest, dementia, etc) Who can make a 100 link paperclip chain the fastest Good ole'...