i was just wondering why some of the health care professionals feel the need to baby our patients. on several occasions, i have heard other staff and even on this bb say that they had to talk their...
MAGIK GIRL replied to petiteflower's topic in Emergency
:) ...and i know that there are not as many mentally and socially challeneged people in the world as they would like us to believe!! "what are your daily medications?" "my wife knows, she is in the...
MAGIK GIRL replied to LIVANDLUVER's topic in Emergency
well, too many years ago when i was in high school we used to call that stuff "flakes" so it is not so new, just "rekindled". i am not sure of the treatment but the people that i went to school with...
MAGIK GIRL replied to JACALA_CL's topic in Emergency
you are certainly entiteled to you opinion (as are we). if you still feel this way after you have practiced as an attending for 2 years in an er, come back and talk to us! otherwise, good luck with...
MAGIK GIRL replied to ERnurseLaura's topic in Emergency
i agree rnin92. you can talk to some people til you are blue in the face! it is like talking to a wall. laura, good thought though. if we were only in another world. you may want to read the...
MAGIK GIRL replied to NYCRN16's topic in Emergency
well, i guess you could. but if the smoke psych is really pissing me off, i will take out my pack rrrreeeaaall slow, go out and smoke, come back in and take his vital signs! this way, no blood, no...
MAGIK GIRL replied to NYCRN16's topic in Emergency
well, i am not sure what this has to do with pain but i thought it funny. i told a young drunk that we had to folerize that if he kept pulling on the cathiter his member would fall off. that was a...
MAGIK GIRL replied to NYCRN16's topic in Emergency
you're probably a great nurse, payed attention in nursing school, and you're probably right but it is still just a joke. laughter is good medicine too! especially for us. in time, you will realize...
MAGIK GIRL replied to ensense's topic in Emergency
one of the problems i have found is that we think we are dealing with adults! adults in patients and adults in management. yes, they look like adults but..... in management, you have some one, or...
if you are talking about the t sheets that the doc uses than no, you are not responsible to fill them out. if it is a nursing t sheet, than yes you are. if it is a doc t sheet, you should be doing...
MAGIK GIRL replied to nowplayingEDRN's topic in Emergency
wow! keep the faith though. i don't think this is new though. i have done this for 12 years and my 2nd year or so in the er my charge nurse got cut with a box knife, a psyc pt got his hands on a...
MAGIK GIRL replied to harry Krishna's topic in Emergency
the wanna be charge nurse nurse: usually out of school and functioning on their own about 1 year. they are very concerned about everyone elses orders but thier own. "oh, did you do this yet? and...
MAGIK GIRL replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency
well, history shows us what happened to the puratins! hang us not for we shall not be hung! the er shall set us free! i love my job. you can't make fun of people and situations when everyone is...