Roy Fokker BSN, RN

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    Are Student Nurses Prepared for "Real Life?'

    Roy Fokker replied to paperdreams's topic in General Nursing

    Norrington: "One good deed is not enough to redeem a man of a lifetime of wickedness." Jack: "But it seems enough to condemn him."
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    Perineal anxiety

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

    Personally, I don't think it makes a difference if you're working the ED or ICU or the Floor. CNAs/Aides assisting or not - the procedure is still the same. I make sure I do a thorough clean up of the...
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    IV size

    Roy Fokker replied to danger's topic in Emergency

    I stick with 20g in general. I try to avoid the hand and the AC if possible. I usually don't put in 18g unless I'm sure the vein can take it.Traumas patient's obviously get 18s and 16s. If it's a...
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    a question - when nurses can't get your blood - is this common?

    Roy Fokker replied to Sand Cat's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat:I usually tell the ER attending and let him/her make the call. Usually they come over and stick an EJ (and very, very rarely - like some of our very frequent fliers; a central line).
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    Rumor of a six month 200K RN position in Iraq????

    Roy Fokker replied to pdaddy's topic in General Nursing

    1 GBP = 1.99 USD. That rate has stayed fairly the same over the past three months.So £ 5,500 = about $10,960 in US dollars.
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    Do you start your own IVs?

    Roy Fokker replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work ER and we do our own IVs. And since the Docs/Residents are right there, they end up doing our central lines/EJs. :) I don't think we have an IV team in my current hospital. I love doing IVs...
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    Rumor of a six month 200K RN position in Iraq????

    Roy Fokker replied to pdaddy's topic in General Nursing

    Ladies and gentlemen, The war is a sensitive topic for many of us. But that's not what this thread is about. This thread is NOT about "right" vs "wrong". This thread is not about the politics behind...
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    Taking admission orders over the phone.

    Roy Fokker replied to YippiNurse's topic in Emergency

    *clears throat* Getting back to the topic of the thread, our facility uses "pre-cut" order sheets. One for Med-Surg, one for ICU, one for Tele, a general "blank" order sheet etc. The pre-cut ones have...
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    Can you guess what the doc I missed.

    Roy Fokker replied to HyperRNRachel's topic in Emergency

    Heh! I thought I was the only one Lungs, Heart, Abdomen and a quick neuro check. Old habits die
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    Taking admission orders over the phone.

    Roy Fokker replied to YippiNurse's topic in Emergency

    The minute I wrote that post, a little voice told me I should have clarified - but hey, it's summer, the pool was calling and I felt like a swim No, I mean direct admits to the floor (I worked an...
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    Taking admission orders over the phone.

    Roy Fokker replied to YippiNurse's topic in Emergency

    I've taken orders on "direct admits" plenty of
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    I hate it!!!

    Roy Fokker replied to luckylucyrn's topic in Emergency

    Whoops! :imbar Thanks!But you get the
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    Holding our tongues vs things we really want to say!

    Roy Fokker replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Emergency

    Before I graduated, I did a 6 week externship in the ER at a local community hospital. Right at the entrance, in big bold letters was a poster. It began thusly: IF YOU HAVE : ...and then proceeded to...
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    drugs w/ blood?

    Roy Fokker replied to danger's topic in Emergency

    :yeahthat:An ER doc I really like has a saying: "This is the ER. This is a code. Any port in a storm". Simple. Succinct. To the point. One of the many reasons we love him :)
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    I hate it!!!

    Roy Fokker replied to luckylucyrn's topic in Emergency

    I think we should begin with baby steps. Such as: If we could successfully prevent even 50% of such "ER visits", I think we'd see a massive improvement...Then again, I think some folks just come in...
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    Taking admission orders over the phone.

    Roy Fokker replied to YippiNurse's topic in Emergency

    Same here. Our admitting docs are really nice though. cheers,
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    Are all floor nurses rude to ER nurses?

    Roy Fokker replied to Andy S.'s topic in Emergency

    I cringe sometimes when I hear some of my co-workers - the ones who have never worked on a floor - bad mouth floor nurses and call them everything from "lazy" to "incompetent". I feel bad when I hear...
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    social intubation?

    Roy Fokker replied to fire_911medic's topic in Emergency

    Not too much meth here - but way too many drunk/heroin/crack idiots with guns, knives, shanks and other assorted nonsense... and way too much time on their
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    New ED nurses who "know it all"

    Roy Fokker replied to rnflie's topic in Emergency

    I'm not a new grad but I'm new to the ED. I had a preceptor gently pull me aside one day and tell me to "You are definitely a "go getter" and you jump in with enthusiasm. That's great stuff and the...
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    Handover in ED

    Roy Fokker replied to darius000's topic in Emergency

    The way our ED is set up, there is just no way to maintain total confidentiality - way too easy to overhear. :uhoh21: I would suggest using the med room or
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    charting"incident report filled" in nurse's notes

    Roy Fokker replied to NICURN04's topic in General Nursing

    some years ago, i was working on a post-op ortho-surgical floor. i took report on a pt. who had just had a knee replacement and who also had an artificial heart valve.i took report at 7:00 - 7:30 pm....
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    First Day in ED in 3 days!!

    Roy Fokker replied to Trauma08's topic in Emergency

    Heh! I kinda know what OPs talking about. I just got done with week 2 of my orientation in the ED. TOTALLY loving every minute of it - have such awesome, wonderful folks to work with! We're a very...
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    Anyone have a dad for a nurse?

    Roy Fokker replied to Shan Dannon's topic in Men in Nursing

    A co-worker is a nurse who just got out from the Army (was a nurse/medic)... said he was inspired by his Dad (who is also a
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    PCA infusions

    Roy Fokker replied to ativanni's topic in General Nursing

    At the med/surg floor I worked at in the midwest - no, transport didn't have to be done by an RN (except in special cases i.e. post-op transfer from PACU to floor. Transporting crashing/difficult...
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    Male Nurses/female Patients

    Roy Fokker replied to ern91's topic in Men in Nursing

    I am routinely assigned the OB/GYN patients on the floor (obviously, on the days they can spare me from Ortho).I've never once had a gyne pt. refuse care from me - be she 18 year old or 94 year old....