dayspringacres

dayspringacres specializes in Med Surg; Emergency Room; Long Term Car.

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1. Is it true all nurses get MRSA or C-DIFF?

   dayspringacres replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

   Not true at all. I had a new hip installed last year, was tested for MRSA, and came back negative. Yes, we have chances every day to catch something, and i HAVE caught Norovirus, first time...

2. Banning Crocs due to Static Electricity

   dayspringacres replied to nurse-to-be1000's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   Okay. My small rural hospital is considering banning Crocs and similar shoes. The first concern I agree with is because of the open holes. the second concern is the Static Electricity causing...

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

   dayspringacres replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   MY earwax story didn't turn out so well. I had a young adult male come in with his SigOther, saying no ear pain, just couldn't hear very well. I suspected perforated eardrum, so I didn't poke...

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

   dayspringacres replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   I just discharged a female abdominal pain. her SigOther was also ina ttendance. He told me as I was giving her the Dilaudid/Phenergan/Toradol injections that he had just run out of his pain pills a...

5. Emergency Room Nurses!!!! HELP!

   dayspringacres replied to purple_zen's topic in General Nursing

   I know these answers are too late for your paper, but i still want to answer them. I work in a three bed ER in a small rural facility. I work nights. Most of the time I am alone. Keep this in mind...

6. Advice for a student nurse going on a rural placement

   dayspringacres replied to sej33's topic in Rural

   Rural nursing is a specialty in and of itself. I work at a hospital that has a three bed emergency room, and a medsurge panick level of about 12. You get to know your patients on a much more...

7. What is the Craziest Nursing Story You Have?

   dayspringacres replied to NurseStephen's topic in Male Nursing Students

   1. In the ER, the aide offered to show me her patient's lady parts. I wasn't sure what was going on until she took me into the room opened the paper sack with that MAN's lady parts -- along with...