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1. Electronic med administration in Ia

   EMS replied to RN5000's topic in General Nursing

   The small 25 bed hospital in South east Iowa uses CPSI computer system. We do have electronic MAR and scan braclets and meds. I like the system a lot most of the time. Other then those odd times you...

2. ER Pet Peeves

   EMS replied to ERERER's topic in Emergency

   I second that one right now the hospital I work for is 98% Employee and 99% ER pt scores. So every thing is all about our score and how we can WOW the pts. and familys. What happened to taking care...

3. Name that part. Words patients use for their own anatomy.

   EMS replied to JEHORAPHA's topic in General Nursing

   I had a wife of a pt who had coded call her son and tell him that "dad had an Big Internal fart and he died":angryfire . I about busted out laughing the doc had told her he had a Massive Myocarido...

4. Name that part. Words patients use for their own anatomy.

   EMS replied to JEHORAPHA's topic in General Nursing

   Breast other wise known as "The Girls" or "Happy and Lucky" Sometimes as "The Twins" When giving a bedbath AKA a Bird Bath, we say we are hitting the important parts this is sometimes called a TPA...

5. Share Your Saying

   EMS replied to angelique777's topic in Nursing Humor

   If your whining about the care in the hospital then your not really sick enogh to be there... so just go

6. Does anyone love their job?

   EMS replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

   I LOVE MY JOB. My hospital is not only all about pt care and how happy pts are with the care but also how Nursing and all employees are happy with there job. We have an overall 98% employee...

7. what is the average rate of pay in iowa

   EMS replied to lynn bee's topic in General Nursing

   I'm in SE Iowa small 25 hospital starting out as a staff RN 17 ah hour Weekend pak RN for 3, 12 hour shifts F_S_S is 22 hour and 34 an hour overtime 44 an hour for holidays. This is for

8. patient lingo...

   EMS replied to athomas91's topic in Emergency

   After an unsuccessful code (as most codes are) doc went out to talk to the wife, explaining to her that her husband had passed away from a myocardial infarction. After a few min of a very shocked look...