Rhi007

Rhi007

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  1. does anyone know what the procedure is to avoid breaking a thermometer?

    Rhi007 replied to felicia2176's topic in General Nursing

    Make sure there's something soft for it to land

  2. Fluids to help a vomiting patient?

    Rhi007 replied to nurs1ng's topic in Patient Medications

    When I was puking for 4days straight and the smell of food made me gag, I was on NS and barley sugar

  3. Concerned boyfriend - Question about Cannabis + Florida RN

    Rhi007 replied to nursebf's topic in Florida Nursing

    Your GF doesn't deserve you if this is your thinking. I've seen and worked with people in detox/ rehab and its not pretty, if you want to smoke a blunt where the ramifications for your GF lead to...

  4. What do you love most about your floor/specialty?

    Rhi007 replied to LauraLiz's topic in General Nursing

    I love ED there's a sense of family, and just a awesome place to

  5. Fitness and nursing

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

    Lmao!!!!

  6. Can i still be a nurse if i am too emotional?

    Rhi007 replied to Moko5327benedict16's topic in General Nursing

    You can be emotional but you need to choose the right time to express it. Events like sudden or unexpected deaths of patients; sure cry but go and have your break, get it out your system and get on...

  7. Did I ruin my chances?

    Rhi007 replied to tigress_8207's topic in General Nursing

    Personal clashes Vs professionalism....if you were efficient and good at your job then you should have nothing to fear except fear

  8. Whats the best thing you like about the ER? Whats the least you like?

    Rhi007 replied to KittyinNj's topic in Emergency

    Love: high patient turn overs, the sense of belonging and family and the docs that don't have incomprehensible scribble Hate: the extremely abusive patients (drunks and ODs mostly) and going with the...

  9. I NEED HELP ASAP!

    Rhi007 replied to brown eyed girl's topic in General Nursing

    You just need to remember the formulas Go on amazon and look for a nursing drug calcs

  10. What if we had to tell the real truth when asked about our weaknesses?

    Rhi007 replied to RNperdiem's topic in General Nursing

    I would say 'I suck big time at maths!! So much so i used a calculator in year 6 in tests...it's the whole patterns

  11. Triage complaints- the good, the bad, and the shocking.

    Rhi007 replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    Had a corker last night. Bad: Asian male presented with stab wound to his leg, asked how the knife stabbed him 'I jump from roof and land on it' *** Ugly: 3 deaths; DOA, Resp arrest in 84yr old and...

  12. When will "IT" click?!?

    Rhi007 replied to njsmit.rn's topic in Emergency

    You just need to know what is more important. Find out as much about each patients condition as you can, form a self assessment of them and go. For example we had a major burns Vic stabbing Vic and...

  13. Behavioral emergency

    Rhi007 replied to algebra_demystified's topic in General Nursing

    Seems like it was handled as best as

  14. You know its a seeker when . . .

    Rhi007 replied to BostonTerrierLover's topic in Emergency

    And yet you're in it! FYI for the most part I was treated exceptionally

  15. I must make a confession

    Rhi007 replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    We get to eat the left overs from the day before...breakfasts, sandwiches, juice, yoghurt. As long as its the day

  16. Hyperthermia

    Rhi007 replied to SwansonRN's topic in General Nursing

    39 appendicitis panadol ineffective so panadeine forte and NSAIDs given to relieve pain and

  17. Hospitals... the only place where...

    Rhi007 replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

    The only place where being known by name as a patient by staff is not a good

  18. written up for having back pain

    Rhi007 replied to lawandaluxnurse's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I tend to sleep with a few rolled up towels; one under my lumbar spine, between my shoulder blades and under my

  19. That awkward moment when....

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

    That awkward moment when diazepam and valium don't knock out the psych patient that's caused 3 code

  20. You know its a seeker when . . .

    Rhi007 replied to BostonTerrierLover's topic in Emergency

    Having been diagnosed with IIH and having a high pain threshold when I landed in ED they always rang my neuro to make sure I wasn't a seeker. I've been told I don't look like I'm in pain, treated...

  21. Guys, I need your advice

    Rhi007 replied to LatinRN1's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm on the bigger side and don't struggle in the ED at all. Sometimes being tall and big can be an advantage with the psych patients...the whole you look more intimidating the bigger you make...

  22. Pre Nursing Student--ER Tech?

    Rhi007 replied to duckyluck111's topic in Emergency

    ^^^ this!!! Volunteer, I have previous triage experience and am not giddy at the sight of deformities but the only way you'll know is to do work experience

  23. Question about 8hr shifts and ability to travel - advice please!!

    Rhi007 replied to lullaby's topic in General Nursing

    In saying that my mums hospital has 0630-1425 for earlies, 1425-2230 for lates and 2230-0630 for

  24. Question about 8hr shifts and ability to travel - advice please!!

    Rhi007 replied to lullaby's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know how it works overseas but here in Australia the public system does earlies as 7am-1pm and lates as 1pm-9pm and a nightshift from 9pm-7am or something close to those

  25. How young is too young...?

    Rhi007 replied to solneeshka's topic in General Nursing

    Lol mum has just recently started doing nightshift im 25 and my sister is