CodeteamB replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency
Not that uncommon where I work, I'd say at least half of our "cyclical vomiting syndrome" patients end up with this diagnosis from the ER docs. It does have some easily identifiable characteristics...
CodeteamB replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Nursing Humor
The other day I was starting an IV in a rather large vein. I'm a one-shot single motion kind of gal so I stuck the patient, saw flash advanced and occluded, only to realize the patient was bleeding...
OP, you really did need to give those meds when he asked for them, or you needed to call the doc and get the order changed if you felt that the patient's behaviour was unsafe (although I would be...
CodeteamB replied to MarcusVincent's topic in Canada
I went to school with people completing the RPN to RN program. When I was in school the second year of the program was exactly the same as the after degree RN program. That was a while ago, I...
In my opinion, my breaks (paid or unpaid) are my time, and if I want to sleep then I will sleep. Sleeping in patient care areas or outside of my break is, of course, unacceptable. It seems both...
My favorite is the one-uppers. "Wow, your hysterectomy sounds like a total horror show, and 3 surgeries in one year? Wow, you have suffered so much! I would love to hear more about it when we are done...