MissERN

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  1. Hurricane coming: evacuate or stay and work?

    MissERN replied to FroggyMama's topic in General Nursing

    Gustav is on his way...looks like we will get at least some of it! My hospital has A, B, and C teams... A= prepare B=stay C= recover I'm on A team and so I got called in today and I'll work 7a-7p...

  2. is dosage calc. necessary?

    MissERN replied to RN874's topic in General Nursing

    This is sort of along the same lines, but always check meds you get from pharmacy...they are human too and I've found mistakes! It can be really easy just to look at the rate they have calculated and...

  3. Will It Always Feel This Way???

    MissERN replied to cute_cabbage2005's topic in General Nursing

    no, it won't always feel this way!! i've been a nurse for 7 months and now i love my job...but it wasn't always like that. i'm so very sorry that you are having a difficult time! please know though...

  4. EKG made fun!!!

    MissERN posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    Thought I'd share this video with you all...my family just wouldn't understand! http://youtube.com/watch?v=BhGGzB09wQk Hope you enjoy

  5. Hanging on by a thread

    MissERN replied to StarGirl's topic in Emergency

    Hi StarGirl, Let me start by saying that I am VERY familiar with the feelings that you are having right now. I've been in the ER for about 3 months. I graduated last May and did a five month intern...

  6. Cathether Bag question

    MissERN replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    Just thought I'd share a cute story about the "foley emptying experience" I had yesterday. I got a urinal, set it on the floor, and emptied the urine from the bag into it as usual. I then clamped...

  7. You know your a Louisiana nurse when...

    MissERN replied to MissERN's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    You try to exlain to your pt that "Yes, those fried shrimp you ate have, yet again, caused an allergic reaction" and that it's best to stay away from them...."oh, well, I won't eat as many, and I'll...

  8. Nitro drip help please...

    MissERN posted a topic in Patient Medications

    Hi everyone! I was hoping you could help me out. I'm new in the ED and the other day as my shift was ending we had pt present with chest pain. I had already given report and was ready to leave, but...

  9. Shifts that new nurses work? I am worried about nights!

    MissERN replied to RNWannaBe724's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new nurse and I had no problem finding a day position as a new grad. There are plenty of day openings in my area...sorry I don't know about where you live. I'm definitely not a night...

  10. New Grads after 6 months: How do you feel?

    MissERN replied to RNcDreams's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm pretty good about remembering to clamp the tubing now...BUT last week I was having a crazy day (by 0830 I had been attacked by a phych pt, she sliced my arm with her fingernails, had to go to...

  11. Will my feet/legs always feel this way?

    MissERN replied to cherokeesummer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    For the leg cramps make sure you are drinking enough. I find that on super busy days where I don't eat or drink enough I get cramps in my feet when trying to go to sleep. At one point I even started...

  12. My First Day In The Ed And I Feel Like The Unit Idiot!!!

    MissERN replied to scrubs2716's topic in Emergency

    I'm a new grad whose been in the ED for about 8 weeks now, and from what you described I would say that you did an excellent job in getting supplies! I still sometimes have to ask questions about...

  13. New Grads after 6 months: How do you feel?

    MissERN replied to RNcDreams's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oh My Goodness! I thought I was the only person who ever thought that! I'm in my 5th month and have had every one of the emotions described in previous posts. Countless days I cried all day before...

  14. So I took Boards this morning.....

    MissERN replied to nikkiannette's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, the same thing happened to me last July when I took them. When the comuter shut off at 75 I wasn't sure what to think. While I didn't think the test was necessarily hard I had not been very...

  15. A little experience please...

    MissERN replied to MissERN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all the information! Great website Tait with lots of info. That's exactly what I was looking for with the sodium bicarb...that it causes the K to shift back into the ICF. And Devi thanks...

  16. A little experience please...

    MissERN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi Everyone! I was hoping that those of you with more experience than myself could help me with a question. I'm a new grad in the ED and I've learned to ask questions frequently...smile!! On my...

  17. ER- HELP: Dumbest reason people go to ER

    MissERN replied to DachRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Just yesterday a lady presents with complaints of "white veins" that were spreading from her legs to her abdomen. Anyone want to take a guess??? Yep, stretch

  18. preceptorship

    MissERN replied to AnnetteWA's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new grad myself, and I did an intern program at the hospital that I'm currently working at, so I've had a few different preceptors for the last 5 months. I've settled in the ER, and I'm loving...

  19. patient lingo...

    MissERN replied to athomas91's topic in Emergency

    One of the receptionists where I used to work wrote that a patient was complaining of X-AMO. It took quite a while and about 20 different tries but it was finally decided that the patient had eczema!...

  20. Discarded babies

    MissERN replied to Browneyedgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks so much for the warm welcome! I think that you raise very valid questions, and I am happy to answer. Let me start by saying that I am not a counselor and I have never counseled anyone after...

  21. Discarded babies

    MissERN replied to Browneyedgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Well I must say that I really enjoy this website!! This is my first post, and it seems that it is on a hot topic. I am in my first year of college, and in 2007 I hope to be a RN (such a long way to...