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1. Songs to play in the Waiting Room

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

   For all the patients that continually cough - "Don't Stand So Close to Me" by the

2. A Generation of Wimps?

   EDNewbie replied to EDNewbie's topic in Emergency

   Thanks everyone for posting all these replies! I don't know, I just had one of those days... Despite my screen name, I am no longer an "EDNewbie" - made that name up when I first started ED. I have...

3. A Generation of Wimps?

   EDNewbie posted a topic in Emergency

   Is is just me, or is anyone else seeing more and more patients in their late teens to early 30's that are a bunch of wusses? I mean relatively minor ailments (nausea/vomiting for 1 day, headache,...

4. Week-end Baylor Positions

   EDNewbie replied to Ruthbud19's topic in General Nursing

   I worked Baylor for 2 years and was only expected to work holidays if they fell on the weekend. BTW, I am in

5. New Triage system

   EDNewbie replied to teeituptom's topic in Emergency

   freakin'

6. Families from Hell

   EDNewbie replied to traumamomtx30's topic in General Nursing

   :YES!: I was thinking the same thing the other day- it seems like more and more family members are just rude or plain obnoxious! In one shift, I had several different family members question me and...

7. Patients Treat Nurses Like Garbage!

   EDNewbie replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

   Well

8. The most expensive, silly or cheap gifts you received from your hospital

   EDNewbie replied to Shantas's topic in General Nursing

   Now that is just

9. "Interesting" Things by Your Local MD

   EDNewbie replied to VandyNurse714's topic in Nursing Humor

   I once worked with a cardiologist that wrote in a progress note, "This lady had A-fib that has unfortunately resolved." I think he meant that because it resolved he could not determine the etiology,...

10. ER- HELP: Dumbest reason people go to ER

    EDNewbie replied to DachRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Dude, where do I get one of these buttons?!! LOVE

11. What are we allowed to tell patients?

    EDNewbie replied to heather318's topic in General Nursing

    I always ask patients, "What has the docotor told you?" to gauge what their concern may be. If I can answer their questions I usually try to do it in a general way; then I let the doc know - "Hey, Mr....

12. ER- HELP: Dumbest reason people go to ER

    EDNewbie replied to DachRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    YEAH, if I had a dollar for everytime I heard the "it slipped" story.. I might put that money up my... JUST

13. Don't wanna always give baths, clean up feces, etc., where to work?

    EDNewbie replied to WannaBCRNA's topic in General Nursing

    :lol2: Too funny! I think most of us have involuntarily embraced the poo at one point or another.

14. Dead because of no Insurance

    EDNewbie replied to fiestynurse's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    "Rights" vs responsibilities- in many cases, pts want the former but not the

15. Has anyone seen...

    EDNewbie replied to lilac47's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a PICC nurse, there was one room in the Xray dept (where we checked for line placement) that ALWAYS had mosquitoes. I even had one land on a sterile field once (thank goodness I hadn't...