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  1. good agencies in MD?

    bissie posted a topic in Maryland Nursing

    Hi, I am wondering if anyone knows of a reputable agency to work for in MD? I used to do agency work all of the time, but it seems like they've all gone out of business!

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

    bissie replied to jalvino1's topic in General Nursing

    Don't know if this was mentioned but.... I've already checked out my 3 children's, my boyfriends and his 2 children's veins....just in case...and to the 2 I know will be hard sticks...pointed out...

  3. The most embarrasing thing you've done at work!

    bissie replied to ClaireMacl's topic in Nursing Humor

    I've done several stupid things in the ER since I've started working there. My first psych pt, I went to do his triage, and for his privacy shut the door. When I went to leave I found no doorknob....

  4. How can you say you're not paid well?

    bissie replied to malusport's topic in Emergency

    I just moved from a busy city ER to a local community ER closer to home...took a $5 and hour pay cut...BUT I DO get bathroom breaks and so far have had at least one meal in a 12 hour shift! It does...

  5. any well-equipped ED's out there?

    bissie posted a topic in Emergency

    I work in an inner city ED but have just accepted a postion in a rural ED closer to home. In my experience in the city, I've never had a day where you could find anything! Even basic things like BP...

  6. patients leaving with IV lock in place

    bissie replied to ellencrn's topic in Emergency

    I've been seen sprinting out to the waiting area and even outside after pt's who've left with medlocks in place. That's why I love the fact that our security is such a presence where I now...

  7. Pt's C/O in the ER (funny)

    bissie replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    18 year old girl comes in drunk out of her mind. Her chief complaint, " I am dizzy and feel like I'm going to throw up."

  8. Bad Habits Nurses Develop

    bissie replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in General Nursing

    What about not wiping Y-ports on IV tubing with alcohol prior to accessing? This just isn't done in the ER..but when you think about

  9. How Long Is Your Wait In The Er?

    bissie replied to mdslabod's topic in Emergency

    One of our docs just wrote an article for our city paper about this same topic. I don't know about an "average" wait time, but I can say that we've had pts there for days....very sick pts waiting on...

  10. Pt's C/O in the ER (funny)

    bissie replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    Drank roach poison after wife put it in a coke bottle...on discharge instructions the PA wrote,"label all containers". The pt said,"it was labeled...it said