yankee nurse09

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1. Patients should ALL be swabbed tested for HIV

   yankee nurse09 replied to Cathylady's topic in General Nursing

   I may be going a whole diff. direction with this but I just heard about a major hospital not to far from where I work that was starting to test everyone who entered their ER between ages (15-65 ish)...

2. gyn prob. in the ER??? GUESS THE DIAGNOSIS

   yankee nurse09 replied to yankee nurse09's topic in Emergency

   lol...... this diagnosis would be *LIAR* LADIES AND GENTLEMAN ... after we sat there did every uncomfortable test we could possibly do she says ...Can i tell you something ...im not having any of...

3. gyn prob. in the ER??? GUESS THE DIAGNOSIS

   yankee nurse09 replied to yankee nurse09's topic in Emergency

   lol...wouldnt surprise

4. Stupidest comlaint of the night award...

   yankee nurse09 replied to JDougRN's topic in Emergency

   sometimes i wonder if im on candid camera .....seriously! ....triage is the worst you get to hear it all...its TOO much sometimes they tell me their complaint and i just sit there and stare at them...

5. gyn prob. in the ER??? GUESS THE DIAGNOSIS

   yankee nurse09 posted a topic in Emergency

   What would you think??? complaints of R MID-LOW BACK PAIN INTERMITTENTLY FOR 3 YEARS -extreme lady partsl pressure x3 days feels like insides coming out but that pain also intermittent also rectal...

6. Cool Jobs to do after you gain ER experience

   yankee nurse09 posted a topic in Emergency

   SO, I realllly love my job in the ER started in the ER as a new grad, hated it at first, now that Im finally starting to feel a little more at ease I've been wondering what kind of jobs are out there...

7. CEN, ENA, TNCC

   yankee nurse09 posted a topic in Emergency

   to anyone who has any of these certifications can you tell me from personal experience what to expect? how hard is it to obtain the certification, how much , how long did you work in the ER before...

8. legal blood alcohol

   yankee nurse09 replied to yankee nurse09's topic in Emergency

   thanks for the feedback! yes, i was asking about the consent not the actual blood draw procedure! I just know that with any other consent we always make sure that the patient is awake alert oriented...

9. legal blood alcohol

   yankee nurse09 posted a topic in Emergency

   what is the procedure for obtaining a consent for a legal blood alcohol level for instance if a patient were to come to the ER after an MVC and admitted to ETOH and Xanax use prior to the wreck and...