qc rn

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1. Ready to leave supervising

   qc rn replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

   Being a supervisor is an incredibly demanding and demeaning )ob. You can never make everyone happy especially yourself. I think most supervisors are perfectionists and demand there fellow workers be the same. I can say this cause this is me and I am ...

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

   qc rn replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

   HERE ARE A COUPLE OF MY FAVORITES. Nurse here is what I pulled out of my privates this morning and hands me a baggie with a crab crawling!!!!!!around in it. Pt. comes in with temp 104.5 have you taken anything for your temp...no I wanted you to see h...

3. Is there an ambu bag in your office?

   qc rn replied to laurasc's topic in Ambulatory

   Ok,In my crash box I have all sizes of angios 18 to25,Benedryl,Epi,solumedrol,nitro,adenecard,asa,pravachol,alcohol wipes,needles,tournoquet,also you need o2,IV .9NS, We usually do not know much about the pts. so .9 is best. Also need albutrol for in...

4. How Much Are You Worth Per Hour?

   qc rn replied to gerry79's topic in General Nursing

   Today first pt.sob with blue ring around lips. Second pt. has a little chest pressure he says he ate something bad this am but can not understand why his left arm feels so heavy and he is sweating. Next fell 6 feet from a ladder can not bear weight h...

5. Is there an ambu bag in your office?

   qc rn replied to laurasc's topic in Ambulatory

   :) Laura, Keep up the good work. Believe me they will apprietiate it someday. Well maybe not. But at the least you will be prepared believe me if you have walk-ins something will happen sooner or later.

6. Is there an ambu bag in your office?

   qc rn replied to laurasc's topic in Ambulatory

   I am supervisor of a walk in UrgentCare clinic. We have everything we need in case of emergency and have had plenty, Everything from seizures to MI in progress. We have crash cart, ambu, I have incorporated a crash box that has everything we need exc...

7. 10/10 pain..venting!

   qc rn replied to NYCRN16's topic in Emergency

   I Agree The Pain Scale Is Silly Especially With Cardiac Pts. Most That I Have Seen Talk Pressure Not Pain. Also I Have Seen Many Frequent Flyers But What Makes Me Mad Is The Docs Who Have Given 1 Script After Another Of Vicondin Then Suddenly Try To ...

8. New to the ED, scared to death...please help

   qc rn replied to Stitchie's topic in Emergency

   :angryfire Do not give up... When we have emergent pts. in our department I as supervisor am not always sweet and kind. I tell other nurses what to do sternly at times and am always saying HURRY UP....but when its over let everyone know what good wor...

9. Lousy mom vs dedicated student

   qc rn replied to NCINDASUN's topic in General Students

   When I went back to school my youngest daughter was 10. At the time she actually told me I ruined her life by going back to school. I have been a RN for 9 years and my daughter who told me I was ruining her life is in college and doing fine. Also she...

10. ck of > 26,ooo

    qc rn replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    Good call..I love when we can show the docs how smart we are. I work at an urgent care department. Last week we had a new doc very smart but not used to fast pace and was hurried. We had a young female with some sob but had ok sats. I listened to her...

11. Is there something comparable to Toradol that can be given IV for pain?

    qc rn replied to bellehill's topic in Pain

    I agree with MiMi, Toradol is a great drug for pain. We see many different kinds of pain ie, bone, muscular,ha,etc... I also had surgery for acute appy last year the pain was baaaad, I was given toradol IV and had no pain....it was great and no drow...

12. Info for patients on how the ER works

    qc rn replied to ERnurseLaura's topic in Emergency

    I work in an urgent care department, that is also a walk in clinic. We see everything from fractuers, headcolds, to chest pain. We have posted in every room a small framed message to our pts. explaing our triaging and why the wait may be long. What ...

13. Need To Vent

    qc rn replied to lissyrn's topic in General Nursing

    Dear Vent, Please keep looking. There are soooo, many different ways to practice nursing. I did the hospital stuff for experiance found the experiance invaluable but the anger and stress too much. I now work in an urgent caredepartment kinda like ER ...