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  1. Your least favorite patient.

    errn7 posted a topic in Emergency

    Whats your least favorite type of patient to take care of in the ER..... Mine would have to be the drug over dose....had one on my last shift the treatment is pretty much the same What we normally get...

  2. What was the WORST thing a patient has been brought to ER for?

    errn7 replied to SteveNNP's topic in Emergency

    So many to choose from..kinda like "dumb crook news" Anyways one was a guy who was out mowing his yard he and disconnected the kill switch on his seat ended rolling his John Deere and trying to jump...

  3. ER: The dumping place

    errn7 replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in Emergency

    My own thoughts.....This has been debated and will continue to be for ever....When the govt became more involved with health care they pushed it over the edge and now its a runaway train headed down...

  4. Press Gainey AARRGGHH

    errn7 replied to susi_q's topic in Emergency

    Just another attempt to control healthcare via the long arm of Uncle Sam. No matter what industry you are in when you involve "consultants" its always just a money drain so that the powers to be cant...

  5. Appalachian Trail/hospice/home health or hospital

    errn7 replied to renerian's topic in General Nursing

    Well if you travel on down I-81 to the Abingdon/Bristol Area you have a variety of choices in all of the fields you mentioned. Plus the quaint town of Damascus VA which host "Trail Days" each year is...

  6. Am I too conservative?

    errn7 replied to KatieBell's topic in General Nursing

    Not to take away from the problem with your co-worker....but Where is this ER thats not busy....I would like to find it. It has been so busy at the one I work in its getting way past

  7. Funniest injury you have ever seen.....

    errn7 replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Emergency

    Cant remember if I posted this or not...but working in ther ERRRR you tend to see stupid people doing stupid things on a regular basis. I have worked there long enough to know that most of the...

  8. Room assignments and pt load.

    errn7 replied to hollykate's topic in Emergency

    In the local ER I have worked for the past 10yrs. We have 13 beds we have 5 nurses from 11/11 plus 1 triage. We have 3 rooms each with the charge nurse taking the Code room. We see 36K and usually...

  9. ER Pet Peeves

    errn7 replied to ERERER's topic in Emergency

    About 75% of the public that enter the doors on any given day would fall into the category of "pet peeves". One of the biggest that seems to be growing larger is Doctor's offices telling their own...

  10. Ok guys..need everyones input :)

    errn7 replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    Just some food for thought....from a different view. A few years ago the regional hospital added a telephone triage or "ask a nurse"...It was staffed with exp. RN's and they had alot of takers due to...

  11. what's in your pocket?

    errn7 replied to srknurse's topic in Emergency

    ER nurse for over 9 1/2 years.....at the beginning of each shift its : Carpujet Sm sissors Red and Black Pen Critical Care/EMS Field Guide And $1.00 and some change in hip pocket.... There isnt a...

  12. You know you've been a nurse for way too long when...

    errn7 replied to jalvino1's topic in General Nursing

    After the 6th drug seeking piece of human feces who claims to be allergic to "Toradol, Ultram, Codeine, and NSAIDS...And the 10th curtain climbing rug rat with a runny nose and "temp" of 98.3F with...

  13. Disappointed in my Nclex experience

    errn7 replied to shape0fmyheart's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Nine years ago this month, I sat down in front of the computer scared to death. My lively hood basically hung on the test I was about to take. I had heard rumors and tales of this and that....My...

  14. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    errn7 replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    I just wonder, how far this will go before it truly ends. Even when teri is gone, because of all this uproar and ignorance, there will be ultimately, changes made by our gov't officals to try and pry...

  15. How Long Is Your Wait In The Er?

    errn7 replied to mdslabod's topic in Emergency

    In our little small town community ER we draw from 5 counties and two states. We have 13 beds and 2 MD's from 11/11p. Depending on the combination of MD's and day of the week our times can be from 20...

  16. Scheduling for ER Nurses

    errn7 replied to EstherdH's topic in Emergency

    WOW assigned holidays.....and every third weekend....what a dream. My local hospital is small compared to the ones above. We see 35/40k per year in a 13 bed ER. We have 4 7/7p nurses 2 11/11p nurses...

  17. Funniest injury you have ever seen.....

    errn7 replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Emergency

    This happened this week actually. A resident from one of the numerous local group homes came in to the ER via paided ambulance service for abdominal pain ie. constipation. Sending him thru triage in...

  18. LPN's in ED

    errn7 replied to ednurse's topic in Emergency

    ** wonders what it would be like to see only 20pts aday.....** I work in a local community ER with 13beds and annual average 36/38K pts seen. We have had LPN's on and off through out my 9yrs there. Up...

  19. Have you ever given a pt go lytely and had it not work?

    errn7 replied to popups's topic in General Nursing

    My only r/t exp with Go GO juice was when I was a newbie on the ortho floor and we had a male pt s/p ORIF of hip fx. He was mildly MR and 2 days out his belly began to swell and swell. So MD ordered...

  20. working without experienced nurses-help!

    errn7 replied to missnurse01's topic in Emergency

    I feel your pain and anquish.....I have had shifts like that myself and cringe until its time for me to clock out. Unfortunately, in this day and time unless something tragic happens nothing will...

  21. Drug Seeker Stories

    errn7 replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    Last year our hospital came up with a Narcotic Policy in that the ER MD's will not give narcotics for Chronic Pain. It is up to the pts PMD to manage their pain. They will give NSAIDS and suggest f/u...

  22. Nurse Patient Ratios in the ED?

    errn7 replied to acutecarenp's topic in Emergency

    In the ER where I work, we have 13 beds. Three of which are designated as urgent care beds. We run U/C from 11/11p with a MD and one RN. During our busiest times which is 11/11p we divide up the rooms...

  23. Husband appaled when I chose to do nothing

    errn7 replied to JacelRN's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe I am cynical or something. But unless I am on duty, I walk away going on about my business. The woman who "vaulted over three pews" probably has "RN" on her license's plate. There is the "good...

  24. I would like some advice

    errn7 replied to TowannaG's topic in Psychiatric

    All I can give you is what I did. I went to a State Mental Health Hospital from working in the ER for 7yrs. Fortunately I kept on as PRN. I worked in geri/psych as well as the infirmary. I lasted all...

  25. 12hr shifts and holidays

    errn7 replied to ernurse728's topic in General Nursing

    Hospital healthcare........no such things as holidays or weekends. We work 12hr shifts. We either work Christmas day or Christmas eve. All other "holidays" are just days to us. Long time ago they use...