blockmomRN

blockmomRN

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  1. I start in the ER next week!

    blockmomRN replied to MedicFireRN's topic in Emergency

    We all had to start somewhere, at the bottom, as the outsider ...you will do fine. As a fellow night nurse, night shift brings a certain level of comradary(sp) that other shifts just don't get. Stay...

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

    blockmomRN replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    The silliest ones that actually made me turn around and walk out of the room, so the pt could not see my facial expressions were ~~ " I just changed my tooth paste and now my gums are sore" ( I asked...

  3. Triage question

    blockmomRN replied to gvrn13's topic in Emergency

    Some really terrific responses and information, I do usually put down the patient's complaint and then add other information in the triage note. I too would have made this patient a Level 3, without a...

  4. Triage question

    blockmomRN replied to gvrn13's topic in Emergency

    I was working one night with a fellow nurse that kept complaining of a terrible toothache and jaw pain, my gut kept nagging at me so I asked her if we could just to an EKG on her (she did have a...

  5. ED to Informatics ... nervous!

    blockmomRN replied to Lunah's topic in Emergency

    Just Follow your heart, just like your gut it is usually right. You have to do what makes YOU happy, in the end that is all that