Rhi007

Rhi007

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  1. Cursing on the job

    Rhi007 replied to Ciale's topic in Emergency

    Lol I've been teaching myself irish gaelic it's not easy because there's lots of hacking sounds, if you can master celtic thunders 'dulaman' your all good, I can sing verse1,3&4 as well as the...

  2. Cursing on the job

    Rhi007 replied to Ciale's topic in Emergency

    I swear in gaelic!!! That way only I know what is being said and it just sounds like I'm talking to my

  3. annoying little thing some of our docs are doing

    Rhi007 replied to psu_213's topic in Emergency

    No this isn't good practice for doctors but in the case of 'unnecessary IV placement ' tell me this ; Scenario: 25yo male walk in to triage CC is headache with no hx of CHI and it was sudden...

  4. How do you get to sleep?

    Rhi007 replied to eva123's topic in General Students

    A bad night I take phernergan otherwise a 3hr workout shower hot milk and lay on my tummy to

  5. Grateful Patients :)

    Rhi007 replied to SweetMelissaRN's topic in Emergency

    Before I started nursing I was in and out of hospital having LPs to drain Csf and make life a bit more bearable, when I got my shunt placed I went to all the departments that helped look after me with...

  6. Looking for support re: first full code

    Rhi007 replied to Anne36's topic in General Nursing

    Contact a person in the same field as you or a cousellor and debrief!! No matter how much death we see as long as we have the ability to talk it through we remain human, if we don't let it affect us...

  7. Tattoo question

    Rhi007 replied to SmYle4PeDs's topic in General Nursing

    In reply to this I would just like to say I saw an RN that had full sleeves on both arms and full socks on both legs, fleshies in both ears and a covered lip piercing and he is full time so ......it...

  8. Pedi code

    Rhi007 replied to ezgreazin's topic in Emergency

    I had similar on Tuesday except mine was a 20yr old and I was with the doc when he told the

  9. roll up your scrubs?

    Rhi007 replied to aachavez's topic in General Nursing

    We have wellie boots to wear in the shower, if its hot on the floor that could also explain

  10. Why do I...

    Rhi007 replied to blackvans1234's topic in Emergency

    It's a feeling of being home and comfortable around the people you work with. If you can see yourself as part of a family there then you will know. IO cannulation is normally a field procedure done...

  11. Aspiring ER nurse with a few questions. :-)

    Rhi007 replied to FaithGurl93's topic in Emergency

    I also suggest you try and volunteer....just today I was with a family as the trauma registrar told them their son didn't make it. Nothing prepares you for that!! As a volunteer you will get a small...

  12. Doesn't it feel great when...

    Rhi007 replied to Bortaz's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I got a thank you from a ED doc the day after a particularly hectic

  13. saline flush ..Joint Commission

    Rhi007 replied to melgrek's topic in Patient Medications

    At each nursing station there's a bunch of shelves and each area has a designated use so IV and blood draws etc this includes saline flushes so we have access and there's no need for hunting, no ours...

  14. How do I know I am smart enough to become a RN?

    Rhi007 replied to tkesh's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Let me ask you this: - do you have common sense? - are you empathetic ? - are you thick skinned? If your answer is yes to any of these you will make a great RN. In most cases, PCWs make the best...

  15. Aspiring ER nurse with a few questions. :-)

    Rhi007 replied to FaithGurl93's topic in Emergency

    If you want to specialise you need your masters, as a general nursing staff member in the ER you don't. Stories: a good day at my ED is when the board is mostly psych patients: suicidal ideations,...

  16. Nicknames unprofessional?

    Rhi007 replied to blackvans1234's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I'm called 'trouble' by close nursing friends and the orderlies mainly due to the fact of my history at the hospital as a patient (many presentations) the radiographers/radiologists I'm close with...

  17. Volunteer Doctors without Borders

    Rhi007 replied to melissacarey's topic in General Nursing

    Actually I don't think GrnTea was harsh in the slightest! The fact that the OP didn't read the site properly (if at all) means they are not ready. And I don't think GrnTea was being sarcastic in the...

  18. Is pain still the "5th Vital Sign"?

    Rhi007 replied to SuzieF's topic in General Nursing

    I'm one of those nurses that will ask about pain but when it comes to myself I have to be vomiting from subarachnoid irritation due to pain before I say anything.....plus you can normally tell by...

  19. Am I Only one who is irritated by doctors and medical shows?

    Rhi007 replied to Destiny'skid's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Let me say this....scrubs is a comedy!!!! Shows like all saints, greys anatomy, ER and private practice all have a doctor on set to ensure medical accuracy read the credits and watch the special...

  20. What do you eat before work?

    Rhi007 replied to Mnstn's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Depends what I'm working. Sometimes nothing or sometimes musli with

  21. Can't get over my past

    Rhi007 replied to niko1999 RN BSN's topic in General Nursing

    Gonna sound harsh but get over it!!!! You made a med error a year ago, was fired, you got another job......agency is the most unpredictable type of nursing because its based on a PRN basis so when...

  22. How has becoming a nurse changed your life?

    Rhi007 replied to Kylie53189's topic in General Nursing

    My job is awesome, the people I work with ate

  23. CT/Ultrasound Contradiction

    Rhi007 replied to jordanl's topic in General Nursing

    They should have used the CT to do the biopsy. Ultrasound is just sonar waves sent through an area and what comes back as a pic is whatever structures the waves bounce off. If US doesn't pick it up...

  24. How do you clean the machine?

    Rhi007 replied to justjosh_ky's topic in General Nursing

    Personally I clean the pulseOx probe, BP cuff and stethoscope diaphragm all with a tuffie hospital grade

  25. More Proof That Surgeons Are HUGE JERKS!

    Rhi007 replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That is such a small minority of surgeons and doctors that to say ALL is wrong, although in this situation he sounds like a complete tool I've worked with amazing staff!!! Maybe pulling the chief...