JessicRN

JessicRN

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  1. What Gets to You??

    JessicRN replied to mshooha's topic in Emergency

    Mine is Toe Jam,anything to do with eyeball injuries,and sputum. I can handle anything else. I literally used to trade off a pt with a foot injury and toe Jam for an

  2. I am a newly Local Board Passer...help me!

    JessicRN replied to glyndel's topic in International Nursing

  3. propofol

    JessicRN replied to popbob's topic in Emergency

    IV push Propofol can only be given with an anethetist present in our facility in MA. It can be given by drip if the patient is

  4. wearing perfume to work

    JessicRN replied to acaringnurse's topic in General Nursing

    here here I am also a migraine suffferer who gets instant severe migraines with strong perfume smells. I just started a new job and the registration person always smells like she bathed in perfume. It...

  5. Intoxicated- does it mean incompetent?

    JessicRN replied to TlhRNED's topic in Emergency

  6. New bill for safe nursing standards

    JessicRN replied to Bjo's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The new bill only affects floor nursing not ER nursing. I live in a state and work in a hospital that has already enforced the policy and as a result our ER is always full with Bed holds as not enough...

  7. migraine faker at the ED!

    JessicRN replied to z's playa's topic in Emergency

  8. ER CEU suggestions for new grad

    JessicRN replied to nurseerin's topic in Emergency

    Good for you what about TNCC and ENPC. You need to take a basic arrythmia course and 12 lead ekg course. Hospitals who hire you will provide you with the courses you need also they pay for them. any...

  9. Nursing School Bloopers

    JessicRN replied to Jabber964's topic in Nursing Humor

    When I was a student I was giving blood and I was told to speed it up by adding a pressure device. I pumped it up to what I thought was the recommended pressure but the device was faulty and as a...

  10. Your least favorite patient.

    JessicRN replied to errn7's topic in Emergency

    May I ask what the Pancreatitis was related to, as the alcoholics with pancreatitis are a different breed

  11. Assessing Acute Coronary Syndrome

    JessicRN replied to gwenith's topic in Emergency

    We had a 40 year old come in c/o of chest pain for 3 days after having taken Viagra. His EKG was normal but his troponin level was elevated. He spent 3 hours sitting in our ER during the night saying...

  12. Pulseless patients: shock or drugs

    JessicRN replied to EricTAMUCC-BSN's topic in Emergency

    I have seen many unsuccessful rescitations with healthy persons who have suffered a lethal arrythmia. The studies have showed that without shock there is little to no chance of

  13. Your help is much appreciated on this poll.

    JessicRN replied to Jetman's topic in Emergency

    Lucky you :rotfl: The interesting thing about our situation is our hospital is part of the study where there is a 5:1 ratio on the floors and they have 2 aides for the floor. The ICU gets usually 1:1...

  14. Is something wrong with me?

    JessicRN replied to jasonn's topic in Emergency

    Hi I have been an ER Nurse for several years in several hospitals and the one thing I have seen that nurses have in common is after a pediatric code especially an unsuccessful one. Everyone in the ER...

  15. Question: Do ER nurses do more things independently?

    JessicRN replied to nocturne716's topic in Emergency

    Yikes with all that a nurse does in the ER, I need to ask you why take the risk? I was a paramedic as well but I did not nor would I ever want to intubate in the ER. They do not pay me enough and I do...

  16. suturing information required

    JessicRN replied to barrabird's topic in Emergency

    I have been to approximately twelve hospitals in the usa and canada and in the civilian world RN's can't suture but in the Military world at least in Canada, we do suture but only those lacerations...

  17. Your help is much appreciated on this poll.

    JessicRN replied to Jetman's topic in Emergency

    Here in MA we get no differential for carrying any certifications or acls tncc,and we have no nurse to pt staff ratio so many times

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

    JessicRN replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Convenience is the best excuse for our problem. Patients sometimes 3/shift coming in accompanied by the police in handcuffs with one diagnosis DRUNK turns out the officers are giving them the option...

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

    JessicRN replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Convenience is the best excuse for our problem. Patients sometimes 3/shift coming in accompanied by the police in handcuffs with one diagnosis DRUNK turns out the officers are giving them the option...

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

    JessicRN replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    15 year old by ambulance 9 pm no shoes (mom called giving permission to treat) Neck pain I was brushing my teeth and I turned my neck and it hurt. Saw her 16 year old sister earlier in the evening who...

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

    JessicRN replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    15 year old by ambulance 9 pm no shoes (mom called giving permission to treat) Neck pain I was brushing my teeth and I turned my neck and it hurt. Saw her 16 year old sister earlier in the evening who...

  22. What not to say / do while you are in the ER...

    JessicRN replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    I was involved in a code and this women burst into the room demanding food for her husband. Her husband was already seen treated admitted and awaiting a bed on the floor. When we told her to leave as...

  23. What not to say / do while you are in the ER...

    JessicRN replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    I was involved in a code and this women burst into the room demanding food for her husband. Her husband was already seen treated admitted and awaiting a bed on the floor. When we told her to leave as...