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  1. Sick of Florida

    thelema13 posted a topic in Travel

    I have been nursing in Florida for 2 years now and I am sick of these Florida patients. The snowbirds season. The geriatric patients. The entitled, rich snobs. But I am mostly sick of how healthcare...

  2. Cutting ED Costs

    thelema13 replied to jme5097's topic in Emergency

    Quit giving Press-Ganey such precedence. Too bad payment for patient satisfaction scores is a

  3. Dealing with chronic suicidal pts in the ED

    thelema13 replied to danggirl16's topic in Emergency

    We usually use a dose of B52 or geodon shot:) The ED is no place for a psych patient because they almost always do not get the help they truly deserve. During the acute overdose or self-inflicted...

  4. Coworker rant!

    thelema13 replied to Sassy5d's topic in Emergency

    I have worked days, mids, nights. In my experience at the hospitals I have worked at, day shift seems a bit less team oriented, a bit more reliant on the techs, and have to watch their P's and Q's for...

  5. "It's been 2 HOURS!"

    thelema13 replied to NurseOnAMotorcycle's topic in Emergency

    I would like to point out that in my ED, coming in by ambulance does not guarantee a bed upon arrival. I have sent many EMS to triage. I work in Florida, our wait times vary from 5 minutes to 5

  6. ER vs Med/surg- someone wanna clue me in?

    thelema13 replied to PAERRN20's topic in Emergency

    ED is the jam compared to the floor. I went to ICU/PCU and hated it. Not only do you deal with the patient for 12 hours, but sometimes the family as well. Most people have this self-defeatism complex,...

  7. Marijuana and Nursing School

    thelema13 replied to heather19's topic in General Students

    Wow, some hateful answers for a guy smoking grass. It's not like he is snorting cocaine or shooting oxycodone (worked with both). Marijuana is illegal and legal, depending on your state. Act...

  8. Food in the ER

    thelema13 replied to Sassy5d's topic in Emergency

    It gets on my last nerve when a patient expects me to be a nurse and a waiter, but even worse when it is family members. Nope. Won't do

  9. ER RN turnover

    thelema13 replied to geminiBSN75's topic in Critical Care

    It's a revolving door at our

  10. 20, male, I could use some advice.

    thelema13 replied to Zgb9793's topic in Men in Nursing

    There will always be need for nurses, especially with the baby boomers retiring. People often say they 'cannot find a job' and 'they aren't hiring new grads' but in reality, they can't get a job in...

  11. NG tube in an intubated patient

    thelema13 replied to stephynic21's topic in Emergency

    So I may sound stupid.... but I usually have trouble placing OG tubes, it almosy always coils in the mouth for me. I can get an NG no problem. Is there some secret technique? I seem to have better...

  12. GIVING REPORT!!!!!

    thelema13 replied to friendlylark's topic in Emergency

    WHAT?!?!?!?! You didn't give him a hot meal or rub his feet or tell him

  13. GIVING REPORT!!!!!

    thelema13 replied to friendlylark's topic in Emergency

    I stick to SBAR reporting. When the questions start flying about skin integrity, A&O, ambulatory or not, I just say 'you are going to do your own assessment.' No, I don't know the diet, so don't...

  14. Pain management ;)

    thelema13 replied to Sassy5d's topic in Emergency

    There is Tylenol for a

  15. tatoos & piercings, part 2

    thelema13 replied to amoLucia's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    People make judgments about your appearance, it's the nature of the beast. It's how you treat them and how you respond to them, that is what they remember. I have 1" gauges in my ears and visible...

  16. Splinting?

    thelema13 replied to germsjackson's topic in Emergency

    Ask for a splinting inservice by an ortho doc or PA. I been splinting for 3 years now but I picked up some good techniques/ tips just last week from an

  17. Random question: Would you wear a $300 watch to work

    thelema13 replied to TXRN44's topic in General Nursing

    I wear my $500 Bulova to work everyday. Lots of scratches in the ED, but oh

  18. Everything is our responsibility. Rant.

    thelema13 replied to dudette10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Working in restaurants before becoming a nurse, I wholeheartedly agree. You don't mess with people who touch your food, you don't mess with people who wield needles and powerful chemical cocktails. A...

  19. ER Doc, "I need Succ!"

    thelema13 replied to Adenosine6's topic in Emergency

    Recent code involved me asking for an OG tube and they brought me suction tubing. Got gastric juices all over me shoving that puppy down. During same code I asked for an I/O drill because they...

  20. Back in the ER have a few questions

    thelema13 replied to Kidrn911's topic in Emergency

    16 & 18F foley's, 14-16F NG, 18 OG. 8F for female straight cath and 12 F for straight cath

  21. ER VS ICU NURSING

    thelema13 replied to Johnny1414's topic in Emergency

    hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!

  22. Hypothermia for Heart Attack Victims

    thelema13 replied to docomo's topic in Emergency

    I'd love to get the equipment, we have to fight with PACU for our BAIR

  23. Pt. belongings in the ER

    thelema13 replied to psu_213's topic in Emergency

    Upon admission items are inventoried. I am faaaaaar too busy to inventory every patient's belongings that come into my rooms when the majority are DC'd

  24. Pushing a Cardizem bolus

    thelema13 replied to queenjulie's topic in Cardiac

    Dilute and push over 1

  25. Obama delays major part of health law: coverage for > 50 workers pushed to 2015

    thelema13 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Typical government messing with something good. Coming from Canada, we would defend our right to healthcare the same way Americans defend their right to bear arms. To the above poster asking about...