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wwfd

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  1. An open letter to the ER triage nurse

    wwfd replied to laurasc's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I believe you also asked what if the OP had been by herself..well if she had been by herself i can probably bet you money the triage nurse would have assisted her to the bathroom. as to the above...

  2. An open letter to the ER triage nurse

    wwfd replied to laurasc's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    After all these posts i am still waiting on the OP to explain to me what great harm was done to her by the triage nurse. Yes the nurse's comments may have come across as rude, but it was a comment...

  3. Treating pain in ER

    wwfd replied to Butterfly0328's topic in Emergency

    I agree that Butterfly and the other poster had a bad experience, honestly i do. but the issue here for me has become that this site is designed for nurses to use to exchange information,experiences...

  4. Treating pain in ER

    wwfd replied to Butterfly0328's topic in Emergency

    The brows being rubbed was a direct reference something said that would provide a human connection. For the love of all that is right I will never understand where Non-nurse, nurse wanna be get off...

  5. Treating pain in ER

    wwfd replied to Butterfly0328's topic in Emergency

    And could I suggest that perphaps since according to your listed experience you have never worked in the ED...so you probably don't have a very good sense of what my job is like. I also view your...

  6. Treating pain in ER

    wwfd replied to Butterfly0328's topic in Emergency

    And you and patients like you are what are driving me out of ED nursing. I know that sounds harsh but its the truth. If your doctor is really aware that you have flareups then you and your doctor...

  7. I am a new grad and got a job as ALF director position!

    wwfd replied to eve5483's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Speaking as former LPN, 9 Years in fact, and now a RN for the last 13 , I can say that LPNs are not as qualified as RNs to do an assessment. LPNs are trained for lack of a bettet term to be task...

  8. I am a new grad and got a job as ALF director position!

    wwfd replied to eve5483's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    One born every

  9. Bad experience - is this typical?

    wwfd replied to keikei's topic in Emergency

    It was a really bad decision to read this long very dramatic posting after working a 12hr shift in a level 1 trauma ED. I tried to hang in there with the OP, i tried honestly,but i can only suspend...

  10. An open letter to the ER triage nurse

    wwfd replied to laurasc's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My first question after reading this post by the OP was why isn't this in the ER section instead of the general nursing? I agree that the triage nurse was rude to the OP but other than that what was...

  11. overreacting or not, that is the question!?!

    wwfd replied to luvmyhubbybunches's topic in General Nursing

    I am not trying to be appear callous but I too am questioning why the OP went to her ER...a couple of statements in her post lead me to believe that she expected special treatment since she was an...

  12. Okay, why do ER nurses think they're so cool?

    wwfd replied to gayle_the_RN's topic in General Nursing

  13. Discovering how harmfull most prescribed chemicles are how do you live with yourself?

    wwfd replied to steveogurule's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe this is off topic, but how can a 3rd year nursing student list exp as 16 years? Just

  14. What kind of pt am I?

    wwfd replied to jfpruitt's topic in Emergency

    Exactly what I was