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  1. Intubated Pt's Using Bedside Comodes

    EDrunnerRN posted a topic in Critical Care

    Ok...a few days ago an ICU nurse, at my facility, stated that stable intubated patients on the Unit use bedside comodes. My first thought was you are joking, right?! No, she was serious! I don't...

  2. To the cynical nurse

    EDrunnerRN posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work in a cynical ER...really who doesn't?! Last shift being cynical caught up w/ us. I often hear from my co-workers that I am "so naive," regarding the drug seeker patient. I have always...

  3. Diazepam IV - clarification

    EDrunnerRN replied to Nrscass's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Valium and NS have a different pH, hence the crystalization. Valium should be given undiluted. In fact, I have slight OCD and even put a tiny air bubble in the saline lock before and after I...

  4. Boy I'm awful as a nurse

    EDrunnerRN replied to Catch22Personified's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was expecting a horrific nursing story with a title like this. Is that as bad as it gets for you? Sounds like your a pretty good nurse. Have confidence in yourself, you are a nurse, you obviously...

  5. Skin assessment in the ED

    EDrunnerRN replied to amarilla's topic in Emergency

    Ohh please tell me you are joking?! Sadly, I could see my ER forcing one more juggling act on the ER staff nurse. The ONLY time I note skin assessment is if there is reason. For instance, my patient...

  6. What is your WORST ER story?

    EDrunnerRN replied to NurseMaybeBaby's topic in Emergency

    Babies/Children are ALWAYS the worst! As for advice, be aware of your religous/spiritual aspect. When I have a patient die I say a prayer for the family/friends and find comfort in comforting the...

  7. Top meds in the ED

    EDrunnerRN replied to CalidthreeN's topic in Emergency

    Off the top of my head I would say I give Zofran, Phenergan, Albuterol, Solumedrol, Prednisone, Decadron, Benadryl, Pepcid, ASA, Tylenol, Motrin, Toradol, Morphine, Fentanyl, Lopressor, Metoprolol,...

  8. nitro drips

    EDrunnerRN replied to gonzo1's topic in General Nursing

    I dont know all the details but if a Nitro drip is involved I use a bedpan. One of our hats is to keep the patient safe. Any cardiac complaint gets a bedside comode and if drips are involved or the...

  9. How often does this REALLY happen?!

    EDrunnerRN replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    It's true we, nurses, are not perfect...gasp! I keep a note pad on my night stand because it seems that around 2 am I wake up and remember that I forgot to chart something. Personally, I have noticed...

  10. Can an ER Nurse to an ER Physician?

    EDrunnerRN replied to lilyellowfireball's topic in Emergency

    I know a D.O. who did this. It is my understanding that DO programs are more likely to take people from the medical field than an MD program. But heck, I also know anesthesiologist who went from GED...

  11. IV Fluid/IV Tubing

    EDrunnerRN posted a topic in Emergency

    How do the different hospitals out there charge for IV fluids and IV tubing??? We currently use a pharmacy charge sheet, where we place pharmacy stickers, that are located on each package of the...

  12. Things noane told you about nursing

    EDrunnerRN replied to Aly529's topic in General Nursing

    As a brand new nurse, I remember thinking no one told me in nursing school how HARD being a nurse is. When I say HARD, I mean HARD. There are days when you get off work and feel as if you literally...

  13. ...annoying little BCx pet peeve...

    EDrunnerRN replied to 80sNurse's topic in Emergency

    It is also required where I work to swipe the top of each bottle with an alcohol pad. I ALWAYS do this step because I have received many phone calls from lab with "out of range" blood cultures, which...

  14. Rocephin Question

    EDrunnerRN replied to janat's topic in General Nursing

    I ALWAYS, ALWAYS dilute with Lido. When administering this medication I do a slow push allowing the lido to numb the area, as that is the intention of the Lido. I also make sure the medication is well...

  15. Nurses in Japan

    EDrunnerRN posted a topic in Emergency

    This post is just a reminder to keep our fellow nurses in Japan in your thoughts and prayers. I am sure they are being overworked, feeling overwhelmed, as well as dealing with their own emotional...

  16. MD vs DO

    EDrunnerRN replied to Mulan's topic in General Nursing

    In the ER where I work we have both MD's and DO's. I LOVE our DO's. Unlike many of the MD's they are not so quick to prescribe a "cure all medication." In fact, one of our DO's gets a lot of grief...

  17. IV Gauge for CT

    EDrunnerRN posted a topic in Emergency

    In the ER today I had a 20 y/o "chest pain." Of course the pt received the full cardiac workup as well as a CT of the chest. Prior to taking my pt to CT the MD asked me what size IV I put in the...

  18. Worried...did not clamp main IV line.

    EDrunnerRN replied to chancie's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Never worked the PCA pumps as I am an ER nurse but how much could you have really gave him just by adding a little pressure 2 mg? Its an IV medication so you would have seen pretty immediate changes...

  19. HIPPA Violation?

    EDrunnerRN replied to RNAchot83's topic in General Nursing

    In the ER I work at we receive many of these phone calls. Normally they ask if so and so is in the ER and as long as they have not blocked their information we can say "yes" or "no." If more...

  20. Atropine

    EDrunnerRN posted a topic in Emergency

    In cardaic arrest situation's I know that Atropine is fast push/slam. However, last week I had a pt who was brady and the cardiologist, who likes to push his own medications, slammed 1 mg of Atropine...

  21. Atropine

    EDrunnerRN replied to EDrunnerRN's topic in Emergency

    Maybe I shouldn't have used the word "slammed" because the amp does not allow you to slam it in. My point is...after the incident I talked to some seasoned nurses about how fast the Doc pushed the...

  22. Sprained Ankle/ Interview!!!

    EDrunnerRN replied to chingy1206's topic in General Nursing

    Wear a pants suit and get some flats from Walmart..$10.00. Ace wrap before the interview and there ya go. No tennis shoes, very unprofessional, you dont want to do anything to put yourself in the...

  23. Old Women Hit by Car...What Would You Do?

    EDrunnerRN replied to sameyjaney's topic in General Nursing

    Follow your ABC's. I would also want more info...was she hit by a car? If so, does she remember the entire event? Did anyone witness the event? How fast was the vehicle going? Where are the injuries?...

  24. IV Gauge for CT

    EDrunnerRN replied to EDrunnerRN's topic in Emergency

    The MD did inform the pt and family that a larger IV would need to be placed. After he wrote an order for the IV to be dc'd and a larger one placed he said, "Make sure you take it out, I don't want...

  25. RN to NP

    EDrunnerRN posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    As a new RN, with one year of experience in the ER, I am contemplatiing on the "right" time to return to school and pursue my education goal of Nurse Practitioner. With a little over a year under my...