Victoriakem

Victoriakem

6 years of ER fun, med/surg, blah, blah

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  1. Rules for the ER (long)

    Victoriakem replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    AMEN!!!:yeahthat:

  2. Triage sucks!!! Any tips??

    Victoriakem replied to BrnEyedGirl's topic in Emergency

    When it gets backed up in Triage, as usual occurence, I tell people they are # 22 or whatever on the list of people waiting to go back to be seen. I also tell people who really press me for a wait...

  3. I quit my job.

    Victoriakem replied to SICU Queen's topic in MICU, SICU

    You are one brave person to stand up & say "enough!" Good luck with your new position & you will still be caring for people, but in a different way. I'm very glad you are taking care of...

  4. Going Saudi first

    Victoriakem replied to Barbie38's topic in Immigration Advice

    Never say never, but it looks like I am headed back to the Magic Kingdom, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, that is. DH has a job offer from Saudi Aramco & he's really excited. I'm trying to be excited...

  5. Triage sucks!!! Any tips??

    Victoriakem replied to BrnEyedGirl's topic in Emergency

    these are great! I have been working Triage, or the penalty box, several times over the past 2 weeks, & I find that by my vocal intonation when I call patients, it lets them know that I mean...

  6. What is your opinion of care??

    Victoriakem replied to 68RN's topic in Emergency

    :yeahthat: What do you give a patient to wear or cover themselves with when the laundry guy hasn't arrived?! Geez, what do you want, egg in your

  7. Do you enjoy TV surgical/medical shows?

    Victoriakem replied to MSJ2007's topic in General Nursing

    I have no patience for any of the medical TV shows, except for the reinactments of real events. Those are interesting. The rest are just

  8. What is your opinion of care??

    Victoriakem replied to 68RN's topic in Emergency

    You say you're a nurse. What department do you work in? Each area of a hospital has it's own "mission". The ED/ER is about rescue & stabilization. In-patient units have a more thorough assessment...

  9. Precepting an ED nurse

    Victoriakem replied to charliesmom's topic in Emergency

    At my hospital new grads have a 6 month orientation. They start out on the Urgent care side, with more stable patients with a preceptor. After doing well there, then they go to the Acute side, the...

  10. Non-Nurses calling themselves a Nurse

    Victoriakem replied to sarajasmine's topic in General Nursing

    Using a "bamboo bag" to resustitate a

  11. Tattoos?

    Victoriakem replied to kamon8404's topic in Men in Nursing

    I had most of my tatooed patients say they were afraid of needles & some actually cry during a blood draw. Don't understand this at

  12. I LOVE triaging.....

    Victoriakem replied to ParrotHeadRN's topic in Emergency

    Too many days in the Penalty Box, oops I mean Triage can make you

  13. phone calls no outsider would believe

    Victoriakem replied to JBudd's topic in Emergency

    :roll poor

  14. Forced Blood Draw? (DUI situation)

    Victoriakem replied to West_Coast_Ken's topic in Emergency

    If a patient consents to a blood draw with the police who bring them for a suspected DUI, we use the police kit. If they refuse, the police can supoena the lab results. This was done for a repeat...

  15. Mental health pt in ER...

    Victoriakem replied to natrgrrl's topic in Emergency

    3 weeks ago we opened a 10 bed ED psych unit, the EPU, (Hahahaha!), that has 3 locked door seclusion rooms & 7 bays with a lounger in each. After said patients are sober, come down from whatever...

  16. ER disclaimer

    Victoriakem replied to Jen2's topic in Emergency

    Makes you wonder how people got into the car in the first place. And how they get home, is NOT my

  17. ER disclaimer

    Victoriakem replied to Jen2's topic in Emergency

    I always say, "I was a bad, evil nurse & am being punished today." when in Triage. I keep track of how many times I work Triage so I can get out of it if it's more than twice a week. Any more than...

  18. Moving to MD, need advice!

    Victoriakem replied to dedicatedstudent08's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I hear their ED is chaotic. That's all I know. Good luck with your relocation. I've lived here for 6 years & really like the

  19. er nurse retreat day

    Victoriakem replied to jenna_rn's topic in Emergency

    retreat! retreat! I can't help but think of those war movies when the enemy was overwhelming the

  20. VIP Triage

    Victoriakem replied to mannurse65's topic in Emergency

  21. "Funny Codes"?

    Victoriakem replied to burn out's topic in General Nursing

    Like the movie "Alien" with a toothy critter popping out of the

  22. living in Glendale vs Scottsdale

    Victoriakem replied to carrie123's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Hi! I am considering a move to the Phoenix area as a travel nurse. I am offered housing too. What agencies did you like working for the best & how were travel nurses received where you worked?...

  23. Moving to MD, need advice!

    Victoriakem replied to dedicatedstudent08's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Howard County General Hospital is in Columbia, which is just north of Ft. Meade. It's associated with Johns Hopkins There is also Laurel Regional, but they are up for sale with some associated nursing...

  24. Do Nurses have time...

    Victoriakem replied to xjae's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, just hang yourself a banana bag & stick a foley cath in & you'll do JUST fine! I work in the ED & after several days of not getting a lunch break, & when I finally get one I...

  25. Anyone else with higher than normal volumes?

    Victoriakem replied to ParrotHeadRN's topic in Emergency

    I came in this morning to find 26 border patients & 15 patients waiting to come back to be seen, some of which had some workups done while in Triage. Our ED has 36 beds & we just opened a...