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  1. Would you ever be a doctor?

    obliviousRN replied to arizonanurse's topic in General Nursing

    Nope.

  2. ER the television show

    obliviousRN replied to Rio's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    :roll :roll :roll

  3. Applying for Charge Nurse

    obliviousRN replied to RoxanRN's topic in General Nursing

    We have to have the following: 1. demonstrated excellent time management skills 2. demonstrated excellent and appropriate delegation skills 3. ability to interact well with others, including in a...

  4. Enraged (venting)

    obliviousRN replied to andhow5's topic in Emergency

    Should add the above post was not meant to be snotty at all - serious talking about the issues. The apology was for previous posts, not a "sorry, but here I go.... " type

  5. Forensic nursing info.

    obliviousRN replied to forensic man's topic in Forensic

    What are you doing now? Can it be taylored to forensics? Investigation of death from a medical standpoint (cause, manner, etc) is done by teh Medical Examiner's office or Coroner's office - not the...

  6. Enraged (venting)

    obliviousRN replied to andhow5's topic in Emergency

    Again - I apologize for my snottiness - please understand it comes from a place of being in that nurse's position of having a drunk volatile pt physically assaulting me. so..............................

  7. Enraged (venting)

    obliviousRN replied to andhow5's topic in Emergency

    Many excellent points

  8. Enraged (venting)

    obliviousRN replied to andhow5's topic in Emergency

    OK - you're right. Let's talk and not argue and I apologize if I came off as harsh and angry. This may all end up that we will have to agree to disagree, but here are my points: 1. the nurse was...

  9. Enraged (venting)

    obliviousRN replied to andhow5's topic in Emergency

    Choosing to work in a dangerous field does not negate your right to protect yourself. My husband is also a police officer. If someone is trying to assault him, he certainly will protect himself and...

  10. Enraged (venting)

    obliviousRN replied to andhow5's topic in Emergency

    Trudy - I don't work in a psych unit. I work in an ER. Therefore, I don't have to take the stand that I can't fight back. And the psych nurses I know are trained in prevention, yes - but if they...

  11. Trauma RN's - A question.......

    obliviousRN replied to JourneyCC's topic in Emergency

    I say ER then ICU. I think you'll never get a clear answer on this one. One thing is for sure. I use my critical thinking skills every day in the ER. EVERY DAY. It's not just all protocols. In...

  12. ER violence

    obliviousRN replied to night fox's topic in Emergency

    I have been kicked, slapped, spit on, verbally assaulted, and choked. The choking was the worst - I had to hit back on that

  13. Enraged (venting)

    obliviousRN replied to andhow5's topic in Emergency

    Also - I see you (TrudyRn) say you haven't been assaulted. I have. I was choked by a patient and there was other staff in the room about 5 feet away. Did I wait for them to help me? Nope - I hit...

  14. Enraged (venting)

    obliviousRN replied to andhow5's topic in Emergency

    Seriously? SERIOUSLY?????????? If I am GETTING PUNCHED IN THE FACE by a patient, I am not going to take time out to say "yoohoo - security! Help me please!" Ain't gonna happen. Even if they are 10...

  15. tell me a story that ends in "i can't believe they just did that!"

    obliviousRN replied to goats'r'us's topic in General Nursing

    I saw a doctor throw a chair across a patient's room when the patient asked to many questions about why he had to be transferred (he was 18 y/o). The pt's father was in the room too. I had my ER...

  16. What does your facility do for "big wigs"?

    obliviousRN replied to zumalong's topic in General Nursing

    I should add, I think it's human nature to give preferential treatment to someone who is "higher status/class" than others. I don't know why. Think about the movie stars who get all the free crap...

  17. What does your facility do for "big wigs"?

    obliviousRN replied to zumalong's topic in General Nursing

    I've had good and bad experiences. Everyone should get equal care.......... but do they? Not always. I do try to treat everyone the same. Mr. Movie Star was treated the same as Mr. Drug User....

  18. Who am I, the HIPPA police?

    obliviousRN replied to ICRN2008's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    If it's hospital policy then you must follow that policy. Just because we are nurses does not give us the right to special treatment. Yes, hospital employees get a lot of extras in a lot of...

  19. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    obliviousRN replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    We had one at 5:30 in the morning who came in because their "cock ring" got lost in the lady parts. She wanted the doc to get it

  20. RN's removing chest tubes/heimlich valves and urostomy drains

    obliviousRN replied to Miss RNC's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I've removed CT's in a few of the hospitals I've worked at. And all other drains. At my curren rural hospital, the docs will not allow the RN's to remove CT's. - only everything

  21. thinking of doing the Kaplan course, but unsure

    obliviousRN replied to nursechick182's topic in Forensic

    I did the Kaplan program. I also went through separate state courses for SANE and Deputy Medical Examiner. I use my forensic knowledge on a daily basis (including just simple wound indentification...

  22. Just finished my first SANE case

    obliviousRN replied to daisybaby's topic in Forensic

    Think about when you first became a nurse - it took a while to get time management concepts ingrained. It took a while to effectively and quickly do all your tasks with your patients. Consider this...

  23. Deputy Coroner Trainee

    obliviousRN replied to NickiLaughs's topic in Forensic

    I manage an ER, work as a SANE, and am also a Deputy Medical Examiner in the state of Oregon. I love my death investigation work. It's always a puzzle to put together. I function as a scene...

  24. Very worried, (very long)

    obliviousRN replied to DSplendid's topic in Emergency

    I would have no problem with you as my employee. You made a decision to end a harassing phone call and go back to caring for your patients. That shows that you know what your priority is. The...

  25. I need a cheat sheet or something! Help!

    obliviousRN replied to bth44's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I wouldn't worry about making statesments like "wait no - it's really red instead of pink". I do that sometimes too. It's easy to mix patients up and then you remember "no - the guy in 27 has...