erjulie

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  1. Vacation in Seattle

    erjulie replied to kc ccurn's topic in Washington Nursing

    Thanks so much for the advice, I am SO looking forward to this trip with the daughter and baby, I can't tell you. My son loves the area too. He came there from Iraq, which he hated. Now, he's...

  2. Trauma Season

    erjulie replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    Tuesday we were holding 22 in a 20 bed ER, no more monitors, no more commodes, no more overcart tables, no more patience...yeah, we were on by-pass...then of course the level 1 comes in so the whold...

  3. Call Pay

    erjulie replied to erjulie's topic in Emergency

    wow- at least we get 3.00/hr, then 1 1/2 for pay if we get called in...which happens almost every call shift, lately. Thanks to all who responded to this thread, I guess I was just dreaming that it...

  4. New signs to post at the door

    erjulie replied to galenight's topic in Emergency

    What I REALLY hate is when you ask PMH, and they pull out a freaking document, or worse, a binder with every stinkin hangnail since 1948. Then, get angry cuz you try to whittle it down to what's...

  5. Vacation in Seattle

    erjulie replied to kc ccurn's topic in Washington Nursing

    Everything time-wise is up in the air. I am ON VACATION June1-June21. :rotfl: The baby is due May 20th, so if all goes well we will be driving out starting 6/2. I'm sure the kid will be...

  6. Trauma Season

    erjulie replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    3 days of warm weather, and already heroin ODs, motorcycle accidents ad nauseum including a fatal, burns, falls off the bike, hoo boy! bypass for 24 of the

  7. Incentive pay to work in the ER

    erjulie replied to Jetman's topic in Emergency

    I like the idea of incentives for each certification earned, if it's just above and beyond the required. After all, they pay for the required, but certs that are IN YOUR FIELD (I can see some...

  8. Trauma Season

    erjulie replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    well, at least the beginning of trauma season means the ending of the cough/puke in your face season (unless it's the head injury puking in your face)

  9. ER Orientation - Anyone like to share theirs?

    erjulie replied to ER2Ed's topic in Emergency

    ENA modules are on the ENA website (http://www.ena.org) under the marketplace link, then click on educational stuff. However, they only offer the replacement modules, and you can't purchase them...

  10. Organizational skills

    erjulie replied to pumpkin's topic in Emergency

    It's a great idea, I just always lose the paper. I am the original 53 y/o disorganization queen! However, for a long time I carried notes with me with info like assessment stuff, drip mixes, etc on...

  11. Organizational skills

    erjulie replied to pumpkin's topic in Emergency

    you get to the point where the stuff you keep track of is only the absolutely necessary...and only for as long as you have to remember it. A huge part of the problem in ER is the "chaos factor". It...

  12. Vacation in Seattle

    erjulie replied to kc ccurn's topic in Washington Nursing

    Thanks to allnurses, I hope to get some info also from those of you who live in Washington. My daughter and I and brand new grandbaby will be traveling there in June to visit my son who is stationed...

  13. People Are Big Babies Anymore

    erjulie replied to DidiRN's topic in General Nursing

    COULDN'T AGREE MORE. I am sick to DEATH of our "senior management" coming into the ED and placating an abusive family member and handing out free food, soothing words, and even facilitating quicker...

  14. Using MDs in triage

    erjulie replied to gamegirlkimmy's topic in Emergency

    in response to critterlover, I couldn't agree more. We also do the protocols and work-ups, and still do x-rays. Start IVs etc. Last week, a kid was in a bed at the triage desk, line, labs, ivab,...

  15. Using MDs in triage

    erjulie replied to gamegirlkimmy's topic in Emergency

    I've just been assigned to a committee to check this issue out, "rapid medical eval" in triage. Sounds good, like probably 30% of patients presenting to triage do not need ER or Minor Care eval and...

  16. Tele transports from the ER

    erjulie replied to Surfnurse's topic in Emergency

    Speaking of being unable to intervene on a coding patient, I loved that when it became "in" to get automatic defibrillators, our management hurriedly bought one and were shocked (no pun) to find that...

  17. Pt's C/O in the ER (funny)

    erjulie replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    OMG- anthrax. I could have distributed some of the same to the freaking media over that one...people who live in little tiny towns in northern Illinois and NEVER GO ANYWHERE probably haven't been...

  18. How Long Is Your Wait In The Er?

    erjulie replied to mdslabod's topic in Emergency

    do you have any openings? i'm completely burnt, and think more than one triage nurse has got to be

  19. May 6-12,2005 Nurse Week Theme--Nurses: Many Roles, One Profession

    erjulie replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    and please don't gove us any of those little crappy giftie things. it makes me homicidal. how 'bout some help with transport? or actually working along with us? I would like to take a 30 minute...

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

    erjulie replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    guy comes to the ED with c/o "my wife says that my member is going the other way. It's gone left for 26 years and now it's going right". First of all, I was the only "girl nurse" working with three...

  21. Got any funny acronyms at your ER???

    erjulie replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    BOHICA is my favorite. However, our ER seems to be filled with FNs: F#$$@#'

  22. ICU holds

    erjulie replied to samie's topic in Emergency

    We have the same issue in ourED. Our staff relly tries to help relieve me (and others) when we get an unstable ICU pt., however sometimes there just isn't enough staff. I worked at a hospital...

  23. anyone using tPA for acute ischemic stroke in the ED?

    erjulie replied to dewp_63's topic in Emergency

    We use tPa consistently for ischemic stroke, and we're not a "stroke center". The onset has to be within 3 hrs, and they have severalcriteria to meet. I have seen wonderful turn-arounds, and some...

  24. TV in the ED

    erjulie replied to RNCENCCRNNREMTP's topic in Emergency

    yeah, I agree that radio is better, especially when sick or post-op. However, many of our ED patients aren't really sick, or

  25. TV in the ED

    erjulie replied to RNCENCCRNNREMTP's topic in Emergency

    I was against them when they were first put in our ED, but now am totally for them...they keep the patients busy and focusing on something besides the wait and discomfort. It's hard to wait, hey?...