Victoriakem

Victoriakem

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

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  1. Best Thanksgiving Complaints

    Victoriakem replied to JRapha'sRN's topic in Emergency

    How about, "Ooo, I think I've been poisoned, or I ate too much, drank too much, have CHF & had the ham again & now have to get lasix & a f/c".....blah, blah, blah. One year I worked Triage...

  2. What was the WORST thing a patient has been brought to ER for?

    Victoriakem replied to SteveNNP's topic in Emergency

    One I remember was a repeat offender, who drove drunk yet again & put a guy in Shock Trauma after T-boning him in an intersection. This guy's poor wife (how do you spell co-dependant) showed up...

  3. Cen

    Victoriakem replied to EmerNurse's topic in Emergency

    The same thing happened to me, so close but didn't pass. I am trying to gear myself up to take it again but then I'd have to rejoin ENA & it's all so expensive. I felt like I was hit on the head...

  4. what makes you a good ER nurse?

    Victoriakem replied to scrmblr's topic in Emergency

    don't for ocd! i swear most of the nurses i work with have it or say they do, because we are so picky how certain things are to be done &

  5. Does Magnet Status make a difference?

    Victoriakem replied to abbythetabby's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital is going through the motions of being Magnet Hospital, with meetings, Safety Council reported the stats on each units with their problems, patient satisfaction, etc & doing reports 3...

  6. Your Favorite one liner used with patients

    Victoriakem replied to scaredofshots's topic in Nursing Humor

    :roll good one! I'll have to remember

  7. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    Victoriakem replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Ooo, I love that one, "you have been seen by a Doctor". Now get the h*ll out, under my:roll breath, I would

  8. what makes you a good ER nurse?

    Victoriakem replied to scrmblr's topic in Emergency

    Having a short attention span aways helps too. And learning who needs treatment right away & who doesn't & being able to tell people in a nice, but authoritive way that someone is with a...

  9. Pinning Ceremony

    Victoriakem replied to Simcharain's topic in General Nursing

    I sure remember my bi-weekly meltdowns while I was in Nursing school & that's an appropriate song. Just remember to line up your nursing caps, if God forbid you have to wear them & run them...

  10. Your Favorite one liner used with patients

    Victoriakem replied to scaredofshots's topic in Nursing Humor

    I like to tell my patients that what we are doing to them, IV, pacer pads, etc won't hurt us a bit & if they complain we are taking too much blood for lab draws, I ask them, "Don't be so stingy!"...

  11. ER Nurses. Read This!

    Victoriakem replied to ERERER's topic in Emergency

    One of our night ED Docs made a copy of this & posted it where we in the ED could see it. It really made our day & our director sent out a Congrats on ED Nurses week, with paraphrasing from...

  12. When patients lie about rides.....

    Victoriakem replied to TazziRN's topic in Emergency

    Toradol is NOT a narc so you should have easily been able to drive yourself home. I don't understand why the nurse would have told you

  13. Cen

    Victoriakem replied to EmerNurse's topic in Emergency

    Congrats! It is a horribly hard test. My brain was twisted in every direction, after I took it. And you did

  14. Help me how to get Saudi Arabia RN Licensure Exam

    Victoriakem replied to falcons_fbc's topic in International Nursing

    I lived in the KSA 10 years ago, & worked with Filipino nurses. The Saudi RN exam was described to me as incredibly easy, nothing like taking the NCLEX. However, the living conditions were...

  15. Uniquely Filipino!! A must read to all Pinoys

    Victoriakem replied to cruiseship_RN's topic in Philippines

    That is too funny! Sounds like you are having a blast there & eating your way across the country. Great to get the local perspective of a stranger in a strange

  16. Personality Type and Nursing

    Victoriakem replied to Mesomorph's topic in General Nursing

    I'm an ENFJ. Pretty accurate, I

  17. 2 nights of triage hell

    Victoriakem replied to EmerNurse's topic in Emergency

    I walked into work Monday morning with 20 boarder patients being held in the ED since the night before. We have 36 beds total in the whole department & as per usual, the Monday crowd coming to...

  18. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    Victoriakem replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    For more stupid people tricks, try www.EMTcity.com The calls the EMS people get are sometimes more irritating than what we see in the ED. At least we don't have to get out of bed in the wee hours to...

  19. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    Victoriakem replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    We used to have a drunk patient who would be brought in almost daily by EMS & treated our ED like a flop house. He would sleep it off, eat & then demand to leave. Not a nice person to be...

  20. CNA ED jobs...best way to get them?

    Victoriakem replied to ejmonroe's topic in Emergency

    You can do it! And good luck.

  21. CNA ED jobs...best way to get them?

    Victoriakem replied to ejmonroe's topic in Emergency

    Try to schedule a meeting with the ED nurse manager so you can talk & let her/him know of your interest in the ED. Not everyone wants the ED & you may just get what you

  22. Is ER nursing Floor nursing???

    Victoriakem replied to zaga21's topic in Emergency

    The ER is about rescuing patients, but we have more than our share of floor nursing in the ER, with the boarder patients, & those waiting for a long time for admission orders. As far as giving out...

  23. Croc shoes Worth it? Or forget it??

    Victoriakem replied to RNSacht's topic in General Nursing

    I LOVE Crocs & all the knock-offs:monkeydance: :balloons: . I have 2 knock-offs, one from Payless & the other from Target. My feet don't hurt & I have seen others in the hospitals in other...

  24. Getting Fat Because of Work Schedule?

    Victoriakem replied to tofutti's topic in General Nursing

    When you work 12 hours shift in the ED, you are lucky to get a lunch break. I have a slim fast for b-fast when I work, or oatmeal before leaving for work, eat a sandwich & fruit & NO snacking...

  25. What do you think of using paramedics for nursing shortage

    Victoriakem replied to sweetpooty's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Well, that remark about nurses bathing & paramedics saving really burns me up! No it pisses me off. I dislike anybody thinking they are doing more for the patient. I thought we all were a team...