NO50FRANNY

NO50FRANNY

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  1. Would appriciate advice to a new ER RN

    NO50FRANNY replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in Emergency

    Hey there, I agree with all the comments so far. Some great advice I have been given over the years: 1) When the you know what hits the fan, like an arrest or battle stations, concentrate on slowing...

  2. "Listening to nurses is key to being a good doctor"

    NO50FRANNY replied to turnforthenurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    One of our most senior doctors popped his head through the curtain when myself and one other nurse were working up a new patient in resus the other day, he said "So, you guys have assessed the...

  3. Epic (Nursing) FAILS!

    NO50FRANNY replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Nursing Humor

    Oh, I have nearly died of shame so many times it makes me want to cry. Worst fail, I was a graduate RN, working in oncology and my patient who had advanced metastatic ovarian CA needed paracetamol /...

  4. Advice on Emergency Nursing Journals

    NO50FRANNY posted a topic in Emergency

    Hi Everyone, I am currently preparing an article to submit to an appropriate emergency nursing journal and wanted to guage my fellow ED nurses on the journal they feel is the most appropriate. The...

  5. Are you a nurse? Do you draw blood? Can you take our Quick Survey?

    NO50FRANNY replied to swytas's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi there, happy to oblige- answers in order... 1) Bachelor of nursing degree and critical care certificate 2) Coming up to 15 years nursing experience 3) Taking blood and inserting cannulae for...

  6. patient death from PE

    NO50FRANNY replied to RockingItInTheER's topic in General Nursing

    I know with the young lady I mentioned, she had an echo / CXR during CPR, we thrombolysed and eventually interventional radiology attempted to lyse some of her clots with stupidly high dose adrenaline...

  7. patient death from PE

    NO50FRANNY replied to RockingItInTheER's topic in General Nursing

    Oh dude, I don't know if this helps but in several years I have only had 4 patients who were young that suddenly just died on me. Only one survived and all of them had PE's. We had a thirty year old...

  8. Newbie advice- 1st job not going so well.

    NO50FRANNY replied to NuNurse<3's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congratulations! Oncology / medsurg- fantastic area to work in, oncology patients have so much going on and you will be an expert with both your basic nursing skills and dealing with complex, sick,...

  9. Newbie advice- 1st job not going so well.

    NO50FRANNY replied to NuNurse<3's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey there newbie, Firstly I admit that I have zero experience in the area you are working but it sounds very specialised. You shouldn't be so hard on yourself when confidence is obviously part of the...

  10. Bored in the ER?

    NO50FRANNY replied to sapphire18's topic in Emergency

    I just had my first day back after some leave and hey sister, you are at triage today- quite possibly the most dynamic, interesting brain excercising spot in the ED for me anyway. Constant use of...

  11. If your Facebook status could be ANYTHING, what would it be?

    NO50FRANNY replied to lyrabella's topic in Emergency

    1) No, your drink wasn't spiked (before, or after the 40 vodkas you drank), no we will not test you for it and no we don't care. You already know why you embarrassed yourself, don't try and get us...

  12. Floor nurse, please forgive me....

    NO50FRANNY replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Emergency

    Ok, so this post really upset me. I will restrain myself. In terms of patients being dumped, come work in ED for just one shift. You had empty beds and four patients arrive, beds to accomodate said...

  13. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    NO50FRANNY replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    A 17 year old guy presented to triage and there was a little bit of a language barrier and he seemed embarrassed so I brought him inside to chat. Thats right folks, he came to the EMERGENCY...

  14. Sometimes it's hard to tell a drug seeker from a patient in pain.

    NO50FRANNY replied to tiroka03's topic in General Nursing

    I work in Emergency so my reply here mostly pertains to the emergency department (forgive me) and patients who are seeking IV narcotics in the absence of pathology to clinically warrant...

  15. What is the most interesting case you've seen in the ER?

    NO50FRANNY replied to BigDiesel's topic in Emergency

    Most interesting case for me was actually quite recently, A construction worker was carrying a metal bar near some train tracks and overhead lines- the electricity "formed an arc" through the...

  16. Struggling on Medical Floor!

    NO50FRANNY replied to NickiJules's topic in General Nursing

    Hi there, It takes time to develop your own nursing style, I know for me I think it was probably a good year before I felt on top of things at the end of the shift. I can give you a tip for the...

  17. What would you do?

    NO50FRANNY posted a topic in Emergency

    Hi all, I've been trying to nut this one out for a while but it is still really bugging me. I am a seasoned Emergency nurse and long time RN but no matter how much I reflect on this one I have...

  18. Extremely Offensive ER experience

    NO50FRANNY replied to NickB's topic in Emergency

    Hi there, I couldn't help but make a comment after reading all the responses to the original post. I must admit I sit on the fence a little firstly because I am an emergency nurse but also because I...