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I work in a large busy ED so I have many co-workers, many of whom I love and some who just make me feel like my head is going to explode. There are a handful who are downright nasty people, and it just makes me wonder why a person like that would bec...

Just put an end my misery if: - I have a decube that you can fit your fist in - I have fungating breast cancer that you can fit your fist in - I am 500 lbs and pregnant - I am 500 lbs, have an EF - I am 500 lbs. Period. - I am 94, severely demented...

I'm doing a bit of an unofficial survey - I've been wondering if nurses are disproportionately prone to anxiety. This is something I've been dealing with practically since starting my first job (I do believe there's some genetic component for me as m...

Hard to say. This career has changed me for the better and for the worse.

Because it's mounted and glued to the wall. But this is obviously a larger issue lol he also roams the hallways looking for anything he can ingest.

Kudos to all of you who have so much else going on besides work! Right now I'm working and in school for my masters and a mom and wife, and my energy is depleted by those pursuits! I wish I had more time to volunteer, cook, or spend time with the fam...

Patient came in describing symptoms of TIA but was back to normal by the time he got to the ER. "Any medical problems?" "Nope." (His wife) "tell her about the heart thing!" "Oh yes, I have Afib" "Do you take any blood thinners?" "No way! My Dr. Wante...

A few recent gems from triage: "pt complains of a fingernail stuck in her throat for 6 years; states it's causing fevers" "pt fainted as his fiance cleaned his infected toe" "pt arrives via ambulance for feeling tired and not wanting to take medicati...

Thanks for the support! As of now I'm trying to work through it on my own, but I'm willing to seek therapy if it gets worse. I'm hoping I won't need medication because I don't like taking medications in general. Sending hugs to all who are dealing w...

Can I ask what kind of environment you work in now? I 100% identify with your post. I had a patient the other day who was just so nice and behaved so "normally" that I said to my colleague "isn't it nice when people are just normal?!" then the crazin...

I feel ya. Some days on the way home from work I just burst out crying from all the sadness I've witnessed. It gets overwhelming.

Had an alcoholic patient yesterday, the MD order "constant observation: patient eats hand sanitizer if left alone" Best part of my day!

The ED where I work is very close to a local psych facility where the patients are free to come and go as they please (not lock down) and we are off the wall with it!! In our area they're using K2. They freely admit they are buying it at a bodega nea...

When I was on orientation they put me with the craziest nurse I have ever had the misfortune to meet. Mean doesn't begin to describe her. She was a crazy stickler for the rules but had zero compassion for patients or colleagues. She would scream And ...

Sounds super unsafe. I would try to avoid being put out in triage with that system (or lack of system). Triage holds tremendous liability for the triage nurse, and it sounds like you are being set up for problems... If your management is receptive to...

The only patient I remember yelling for a doctor was an elderly psych patient who was yelling for just about anyone and everyone at top volume. Somehow she got the resident's first name and was screaming "I need Dr. "Joe"! I need Dr. "Joe"!" Over and...

Whatever happened to personal responsibility?

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger...

Why don't they ever yell "doctor!"?

What baffles me is why management doesn't support staff! We get verbally and physically abused, hit, kicked, called every name in the book, and pooped and peed on. I think every nurse can probably say they've been abused in some shape or form, and ye...

Don't know if this was mentioned yet, but when people say "he's diabetic! He has to eat!" (Especially when they just walked through the ER door. ) Don't know who is educating these people, but most often their sugars are >200 and they're yelling t...

People like this: 46 yr old male comes in with complaints of chest pain. He registers, I'm ready to triage him, but he needs to run to his car which he parked across the street because he left his phone. And if his mom can't reach him she will kill h...

YES!!! This drives me crazy!!!! The minute they come in they let me know they haven't eaten ALL DAY!! Well WHY NOT?? You literally just got here, what has been preventing you from eating all day?? Or when a perfectly well-nourished appearing patient ...

Ok this is disturbing