Roy Fokker BSN, RN

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    Nurse Assistants are vital to our health

    Roy Fokker replied to chinoyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'll never forget the night when my CNA interrupted me while I was busy with another patient and told me bluntly: "Roy, you need to come take a look at this pt." She knew I was busy with that patient....
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    Is it just me...

    Roy Fokker posted a topic in Emergency

    ... or does the whole concept of building "bigger EDs" seem counter productive to the problem of ED over-crowding? The ED I work for went through just such an upgrade some years back. We increased our...
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    CNA or EMT while in school, CNA being a "dirty job" help please

    Roy Fokker replied to KdnRN2B's topic in General Nursing

    You mean you can start IVs?
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    faxing report to the floors

    Roy Fokker replied to ernurse1993's topic in Emergency

    I'm an ED nurse and personally, I don't like the whole 'faxed report' thing. Yeah sure, it means that the bed gets cleared and ED throughput is somewhat maintained. I agree with that and on somedays...
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    OMG! This waiting room!!!

    Roy Fokker replied to zamboni's topic in General Nursing

    :chuckle:chuckle:chuckle *snort* STOP! Please... *chortle* my belly... *guffaw* hurts... please *loses it and spews cola all over the screen* *wiping tears from eyes* This thread is hilarious! My...
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    Age and the Male Nurse...

    Roy Fokker replied to Bonedoc's topic in Men in Nursing

    Welcome to allnurses Bonedoc! :welcome: Put your feet up and chill. One of my classmates in nursing school was 58 years old - this was going to be his 4th career! He was an awesome dude. Whats more,...
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    Is this normal management or just my floor?

    Roy Fokker replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    No, it's not "normal".You're predicament sounds eerily similar to my old job - a soul destroying, life sucking, toxic waste dump. "Different strokes for different folks." Yeah! Way to make you feel...
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    Does your hospital contact you thru Facebook?

    Roy Fokker replied to clvjackson's topic in General Nursing

    Does my hospital contact me through facebook? Uhhh, no. And even if they wanted to - the answer is still "NO!" I love my place of work and compared to my old job it's 10 billion times better ... but...
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    Defining Moment

    Roy Fokker replied to heylfire's topic in General Nursing

    I think I've posted this before...
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    Please dont hate me for saying this...

    Roy Fokker replied to RN2BENAUSTIN's topic in General Nursing

    Give yourself 10 lashes with a wet noodle and we'll call it even :)I think we all learned something from this thread. That counts for something, yeah? Have a great day y'all.
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    Can I get in trouble for this????

    Roy Fokker replied to vanurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    Start with the basics: 1. Did you carry out all orders before change of shift? You said you didn't see any "now" orders and there were no other meds ordered other than Protocol-PRN meds. 2. Was pt. in...
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    Level 1

    Roy Fokker replied to nursequeenie's topic in Emergency

    Wait. Why would you want to dilute PRBCs anyway - Level 1 or otherwise?
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    who die first?

    Roy Fokker replied to sam20007's topic in General Nursing

    Great! Next time someone wants a boost or a lift, I'm gonna whine and cop-out because I'm weaker than the bunch of yas Hey! It's biological fact!
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    ER nurses make $144,000 a year!

    Roy Fokker replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    bingo!
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    Please dont hate me for saying this...

    Roy Fokker replied to RN2BENAUSTIN's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe you're speaking for yourself?Honestly, I agree with crb. I don't understand where/how/on what basis are you drawing these conclusions from? Aptitude is not the same thing as preference or...
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    Patients with drug issues vs. the doctor playing dumb about it!

    Roy Fokker replied to nursey07's topic in General Nursing

    Because the idiots at JCAHO (I refuse to call them "The Joint Comission") secure in their supreme wisdom don't think that human beings can lie and sometimes exhibit manipulative behavior.Drug seekers...
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    Where to go after ER Nursing?

    Roy Fokker replied to S.T.A.C.E.Y's topic in Emergency

    "You can take the Nurse out of the ED, but you can't take the ED out of the Nurse"
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    How do you practice this??

    Roy Fokker replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    nice! :)i'm actually pretty excited about robotics and how they could influence education through presentation of more 'realistic' scenarios. we had a mannequin called "homer" in school. he was used...
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    So...do you really use this stuff in the hospital?

    Roy Fokker replied to cherubhipster's topic in General Nursing

    When you're playing catch - you don't see it in terms of conics, trigonometry and calculus, even though you are using them in intimate detail to catch the ball. As a child learning to walk, you had to...
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    ER nurses make $144,000 a year!

    Roy Fokker replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    **** skippy!
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    How do you practice this??

    Roy Fokker replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. Rubber/silicone mannequins for both male and female.No mannequins for NGs though. Very first NG tube I ever dropped as a student nurse was a sick, crying 7 year old during my peds rotation......
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    How do you practice this??

    Roy Fokker replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    We started out with the humble orange, graduated to the hot dog and finally finished with inserting 22G catheters in each other.
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    Bummed

    Roy Fokker replied to Vito Andolini's topic in General Nursing

    Our 'acute side' has 2 RNs to cover 8 'stations'. 'Non-acute' side has 1 RN per 4 stations'. Staff restrooms are separated from the unit by a door (they are in the adjacent corridor). It takes but 20...
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    Pseudo-seizures

    Roy Fokker replied to Lucyinthesky's topic in General Nursing

    I usually order a STAT Porcelain level
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    Post Transfusion Labs

    Roy Fokker replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked Ortho-Surg (7p-7a) we'd never routinely re-check lab levels post infusion (we'd just wait for AM lab draw) - unless Doc specifically ordered them (usually 1-2 hrs post infusion).It's a...