R!XTER

R!XTER

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  1. Will it get better???

    R!XTER posted a topic in Emergency

    I'm a pretty new ED RN with 1.5 yrs of experience, having some second thoughts lately. I got this (dream) position straight out RN School, went through some extra critical care training, then...

  2. Will it get better???

    R!XTER replied to R!XTER's topic in Emergency

    Thank you so much for your response...it is really

  3. Frequent Flyers

    R!XTER replied to RustyMedic's topic in Emergency

    Stargazer- I completely understand where you are going with this, but I do think that those who abuse and overuse the system are in fact taking away from others. Medicaid and many programs like it...

  4. Frequent Flyers

    R!XTER replied to RustyMedic's topic in Emergency

    I guess this issue is universal... on a similar note but another level - when did it become OK for patients to dictate their own care?? I have been seeing this more and more and I feel like telling...

  5. What is it like?

    R!XTER replied to FaithGurl93's topic in Emergency

    I've been working ED for 1.5 years now, this was my dream job all through nursing school. Like anything, it has its ups and downs. It is not as glorified as what you see on TV. What you see on TV are...

  6. Weirdest, funniest, grossest male teenager pt. Stories

    R!XTER replied to Mtb97's topic in Nursing Humor

    Here's one more - a 22-ish guy was sent from a psych facility for alcohol intoxication. He was perfectly calm, but had a history of aggression/violence so we had a PCA stay with him the whole time he...

  7. Weirdest, funniest, grossest male teenager pt. Stories

    R!XTER replied to Mtb97's topic in Nursing Humor

    Sometimes I really wish people would lighten up... In defense of the OP, I am sure all he/she meant was that teenage boys have a (well-deserved) reputation of doing silly/funny/yucky things. Can't we...

  8. should i even bother with nursing

    R!XTER replied to LookForward's topic in General Nursing

    Rude comments can be extremely hurtfuly, especially when you are already doubting yourself. From the way you describe yourself, I think your self-awareness can take you very far. Knowing where your...

  9. Just put an end my misery if...

    R!XTER replied to R!XTER's topic in General Nursing

    I think you misunderstood my views and choices for what I would want for myself as being projected onto others. This is not the case at ALL! I fully respect other people's decisions and I care for all...

  10. Just put an end my misery if...

    R!XTER replied to R!XTER's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks

  11. Just put an end my misery if...

    R!XTER replied to R!XTER's topic in General Nursing

    I'd like to see AN go 30 days without a post/thread hating on fat people/fat nurses. IMHO, no one here "hates" on fat people, (and this is totally off topic of the OP), however, regarding bariatric...

  12. Varicose veins - Help!! how do you deal with these horrors??

    R!XTER posted a topic in General Nursing

    I almost cried yesterday when I noticed varicose veins on my legs... I have been noticing spider veins for a while now. I am only 23 and only been working the floor about 9 months now. Is this...

  13. do you ever get tired of being treated like crap?

    R!XTER replied to EDnursetobe's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to nursing... I find that if they are reasonable, explaining things to them usually helps. Most people do not know the inner workings of the hospital. i.e. "when will my family member be...

  14. Are you doing fecal transplants very often?

    R!XTER replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

    I also recently read about the success of fecal transplants. I think it's pretty amazing! As yucky as it is, I think most pt.s with C-diff would prefer the transplant. I feel so sorry for those...

  15. Gender/Race info on applications - to answer or not to answer?

    R!XTER posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I noticed that almost all online applications ask about gender and race, with the option not to answer. I am a white female and I feel almost as though that puts me at a disadvantage since hospitals...

  16. Share some of the most ridiculous patient complaints/symptoms/demands

    R!XTER posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    Had one girl the other day who came to the ED because she had 3 nosebleeds earlier in the day. The residents takes a look in her nose and says "Doesn't look bad, we can cauterize it. Is anything else...

  17. The strangest thing you've ever seen on an x-ray?

    R!XTER replied to Spirit of Humor's topic in Nursing Humor

    Didn't see this personally, but my co-worker told me a patient came to our ED a few years ago with a high fever. Origin could not be determined. No pneumonia, UTI, etc, everything looked good. She...

  18. The strangest thing you've ever seen on an x-ray?

    R!XTER replied to Spirit of Humor's topic in Nursing Humor

    Hellman's Jar????? OUCH!!!!!!

  19. Share some of the most ridiculous patient complaints/symptoms/demands

    R!XTER replied to R!XTER's topic in Nursing Humor

    My co-worker had a very obnoxious demanding patient the other night yelling "Where's the maid??" Nurse: "There is no maid here!!!" Pt: "You know what I mean! The

  20. IVPB Question

    R!XTER replied to hollzdancer08's topic in General Nursing

    By ordering the med as an IVPB, isn't the MD essentially ordering NS as a primary? I would set it on a pump, and set the main line of NS to a very small amount, like only 10-20cc's. That much NS never...

  21. Obese children...my rant

    R!XTER replied to Gently.me's topic in Pediatric

    I think one of the reasons this upsets us is also because we try to give them the education and advice and many times even the resources to deal with these issues, they don't follow up or make the...

  22. How to tell you've worked too many shifts in a row

    R!XTER replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Nursing Humor

    When your hubby wakes you up for dinner and you ask him to please put the patient in room 20 on a monitor. When he tries to re-orient you, and you keep begging him to help you as you have so much...

  23. Funny things patients say !

    R!XTER replied to TAM's topic in Nursing Humor

    One more: Another alcoholic patient brought in by EMS found lying on the sidewalk. It was a very hot day so MD wanted rectal temp to make sure he didn't have heat stroke, etc. I told him "Sir, we...

  24. Funny things patients say !

    R!XTER replied to TAM's topic in Nursing Humor

    Here are a few gems: One of our "regular" alcoholics in the ED: "Nurse! I'm not here for my alcohol! I'm constipated! I need an Ativan!" And then later: "you gotta discharge me!! You know I get the...

  25. Obese children...my rant

    R!XTER replied to Gently.me's topic in Pediatric

    And let's not forget that obese children too often become obese adults. Then they come into our ER's at 600 lbs because they are short of breath. Shocker. And we have to have 3 people holding up their...