Squad brought in a patient and on the call sheet the chief complaint was F*#! You. Once I talked to the patient it didn't take long to figure out that F You was the only thing he would say! LOL
I just bought a pair of Dansko clogs on Ebay for $40 NEW! They have tons on there in all different colors and sizes! I was very excited. I've never owned a pair, but all of the nurses at work swear by them. I owned a pair of Rocker lightweights a...
Stewie replied to nursejennie76's topic in Emergency
First, I want to say that you have every right to be angry at these two techs, but have you ever stopped to think how much easier the good ones make your job? I know the ED that I work in without techs the nurses would never be able to get their jobs...
Congratulations on the PACU job! I worked in PACU for almost 2 years as a CNA and I loved it. I wasn't allowed to do much, but the doctors and nurses were great about showing me new things so I would at least have an idea of what was going on. Now...
i hate to say it, but i am so glad that other students are having the same problems that i am in nursing school. i had to laugh at some of them because they are exactly what i go through every day and here i thought no one could relate! :chuckle one ...
indigo, i wish you the best of luck with your treatment and your career as a nurse. you sound like a very strong-willed woman and i have no doubt that you will not only graduate but also become a wonderful nurse. keep in touch and let me know ho...
Stewie replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Emergency
the er i work in had this same problem, so when it came time to remodel they decided to add on a 6 bed "fast track" unit where patients with sore throats, ingrown toenails, blah, blah, blah can be seen. these patients generally wait awhile in the wai...
during my first semester of clinicals the patients were very receptive (those that were conscious anyway). on the med/surg floor the nurses had so many other patients that they just didn't have any extra time to spend with the patients. pretty much...
i was recently working in the peds er and was having a very bad day! i was walking a 5 y/o to the restroom when the doctor stopped me at the nurses station. the little girl stopped along side me and put her arm around my waist and said, "it will be o...
i got my cna when i was a senior in hs and after i graduated i worked in a nursing home until i could get a job at a hospital. i've worked on the ortho/neuro unit, pacu, and the emergency room and i have learned so much. when it came time for clinica...
i am keeping my options open until i finish all of my clinicals. i work in the ed right now and i really enjoy that, but we'll see what happens. i'm looking forward to my ob, maternity, and psych clinicals. "stewie"