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1. Learning thread (ER medicine)

   stretch thin replied to TraumaInTheSlot's topic in Emergency

   Ok, I've got a question. I had this 24yr old female come in last night. She is 5mths pregnant(>20weeks gestation) and she drank carbarator fluid. She has a know history of self mutilation, amphetamine abuse, huffing paint and drinking carbarator...

2. Sleepless on the night shift

   stretch thin posted a topic in General Nursing

   Need advise. I'm having trouble turning my nights and days around. Translation I work nights. Usually 3 in a row and we work 12 hour shifts. My problem is that I have teenagers and a husband that are day people.(NORMAL PEOPLE) When I get off my t...

3. customer satisfaction in the er

   stretch thin replied to ensense's topic in Emergency

   My question is, does anyone read the paper or watch the news. Everywhere in the united states the ER is used as a clinic, let alone an emergency room. We see the worst of people. One because their in pain, which would make anyone cranky. They giv...

4. 8:1 ratios in the ER???

   stretch thin replied to jaimealmostRN's topic in Emergency

   Acquity? Does the management really look at that? I know at my hospital, it's a body with a degree. They don't care how many they pile on one nurse. I have been argueing with management regarding a aquity scale vs the nurses we have. I know ofte...

5. Oklahoma Nurses

   stretch thin replied to CCU NRS's topic in Oklahoma

   Hi yall, I've been in nursing for 5 years and I live in Tulsa. I'm a die-hard ER nurse. Thought I never would say that, but I am. It's got it's ups and down, but you diffently get a variety of people and situations. I would love to continue my ed...

6. Tonite was...tonite was...

   stretch thin replied to Stitchie's topic in Emergency

   Don't you love her job! Everyone ask why we are the way we are. Well take a good look at what we deal with. Last Saturday night: all 13 beds on the ER side full. All MC beds full. 5 in the hallway-2 of those need monitors, but unable to pull any...

7. hostile chargenurse

   stretch thin replied to maxinefrancine's topic in Emergency

   As a charge nurse myself, I do know the struggles that the charge nurse takes. There are times when I snap, but I always apoligize to the other person. Everyone in the ER is backed against the wall already, they don't need a charge nurse that is a ...

8. Reducing misuse of Emergency Departments!

   stretch thin replied to hmccartn's topic in Emergency

   We all have good triage stories but jay levan has a point. I know I get very frustrated when the encoder goes off or I see all the people in my town check in. People need to be treated granted, I think what everyone is saying the system is abused. ...

9. Bad ER experience...what went wrong?

   stretch thin replied to luv2yoga's topic in Emergency

   I work at 557bed hospital and we have to call in our CT person and the results are faxed to Austrilia. So yes it does take along time. Granted someone should have explained to your husband what exactly was going on, but I know sometimes we do get c...

10. A Nurse's Lifestyle

    stretch thin replied to Lauren3249's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, hears the answer. From a person looking on the outside, sure 40,000k per year sounds great, but many of us have families which takes a big chunk. Then if you took a student loan to go to school, there goes the other chunk. Next you have to loo...

11. I wish I had a nickel for........

    stretch thin replied to petiteflower's topic in Emergency

    I love the ones that say; I take this pill for my b/p, I don't know the name of it but it's a little yellow pill, you know what it's called. I feel like saying, oh yeah I know which one it is, but isn't that for being stupid.

12. The "Queen and her son" of Frequent Flyers

    stretch thin replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    Oh I think I've got the best FF's. It's a husband and wife that between the too of them weigh about 7001bs and both of them are in wheelchairs. One wheelchair is powered which the man drives and the other is manually which she is in. She holds on ...

13. Do you arrest abusive patients?

    stretch thin replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    Where I work is in the bad part of town and to top it off we also have a behavioral hospital across the street from us. So you can only imagine what we get. Our security guards are limited to what they can do and for PD, oh that's a joke. Their th...

14. Eat Before You Get Here!

    stretch thin replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    Oh yes, does it ever. And to top it off, those pt's asking, or let me rephrase that, demanding food are the ones that come with abd pain or n/v. You want to ask them, where's your sign. (Stupid sign that is)

15. NURSES UNITE! Stand up for ourselves

    stretch thin replied to stretch thin's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks. I hope things will change. The hospital I work at has been sold:) and I hope this new company will elimante several of the administration. I could only pray. Please don't get me wrong, I would hate to see anyone lose their job, but I do w...