SweetMelissaRN

SweetMelissaRN

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  1. Food in the ER

    SweetMelissaRN replied to Sassy5d's topic in Emergency

    ^^^bahahaha.... Pt's pay for their ER services... Now THAT'S

  2. ya just gotta sigh......

    SweetMelissaRN replied to JBudd's topic in Emergency

    ^^^^you do realize this is a website that is supposed to let us vent, correct? No need for the lectures

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

    SweetMelissaRN replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    Oh man... I get this all the time lol... I actually had one who had the nerve to ask me "are you sure you don't need me to tell you what these meds do? I'm sure you've forgotten a lot since nursing...

  4. ED Cheat sheet?

    SweetMelissaRN replied to MILOBRI's topic in Emergency

    When I start my shift I grab a blank piece of paper and put a pt sticker for each of the occupied rooms. Next to their name I write the CC and anything that still needs to be done. After those initial...

  5. Things to do to past the time...

    SweetMelissaRN posted a topic in Emergency

    Best thing ever thought of tonight: Prank call your sister hospital with inappropriate health related questions! Literally almost peed my pants from laughing so

  6. Lidocaine with Rocephin?

    SweetMelissaRN replied to HikingEDRN's topic in Emergency

    Ummm... I got mine for strep bc I'm allergic to penicillin but could get rocephin without any problems

  7. Lidocaine with Rocephin?

    SweetMelissaRN replied to HikingEDRN's topic in Emergency

    I can say personal experience it is most definitely LESS painful. I've had both and I request the lidocaine with it... We keep a few bottles of lido out specifically to mix rocephin with so we don't...

  8. ED computer systems

    SweetMelissaRN replied to Rolltider's topic in Emergency

    More and more hospitals seem to be going to EPIC... We use meditech at my hospital... VERY

  9. Things to do to past the time...

    SweetMelissaRN replied to SweetMelissaRN's topic in Emergency

  10. New residents in the ER (wee rant)

    SweetMelissaRN replied to MassED's topic in Emergency

    Ok, this is slightly off topic but I think it kind of fits here.... So when I was in my 3rd semester of nursing school, I was doing clinicals on a general med-surg floor. Well, at this hospital they...

  11. I don't need a PCP- I have the ER.

    SweetMelissaRN replied to Guest219794's topic in Emergency

    Dude.... When you put it like that, how can you argue with that logic? I mean really? But at least they gave a logical well thought answer, I'm frustrated with people who come in because "I don't have...

  12. Things to do to past the time...

    SweetMelissaRN replied to SweetMelissaRN's topic in Emergency

    Omg, I'm totally going to do the foley

  13. Getting into emergency nursing

    SweetMelissaRN replied to countrygurl89's topic in Emergency

  14. Odd ER visit

    SweetMelissaRN replied to inshallamiami's topic in Emergency

    I don't think bwhiddon74 was trying to lecture you or directing the "can see your doctor for this" comment to you, but was maybe generalizing. Everyone knows chest pain unrelieved by 3 nitro with a...

  15. Back in the ER have a few questions

    SweetMelissaRN replied to Kidrn911's topic in Emergency

    For an NG we use a 14-16fr, if its an OG we use an 18fr. All of our foleys are 16fr. Commonly seen things: SOB, abd pain/N/V/D, UTI's, fever/flu-like symptoms, extremity pain, AMS, suicidal/psych...

  16. ER Doc, "I need Succ!"

    SweetMelissaRN replied to Adenosine6's topic in Emergency

    Oh that's awesome... We had a situation kind of like that on a MS floor and the ER doc got so frustrated that he told the charge nurse, "get these nurses out of her and find someone who knows what...

  17. Odd ER visit

    SweetMelissaRN replied to inshallamiami's topic in Emergency

    Oh how I love Nurse Jackie! She's my idol minus the drug abuse and

  18. IV Therapy

    SweetMelissaRN replied to Ciale's topic in Emergency

    Don't feel bad, I never thought about it that way

  19. Odd ER visit

    SweetMelissaRN replied to inshallamiami's topic in Emergency

    Fully agree with you on this! To the OP: sorry for your experience I hope your husband is doing ok and eventually got whatever medical attention he needed either there or

  20. Getting burnt out with non urgent patients

    SweetMelissaRN replied to Lisa9090's topic in Emergency

    I've only been in the ER a year, I absolutely love my job, but frequently I have to catch myself from openly laughing at patients complaints/requests. I don't hide my sarcasm/cynicism when they ask...

  21. miscarriage-what instructions/support do your pts get?

    SweetMelissaRN replied to TooterIA's topic in Emergency

  22. Things to do to past the time...

    SweetMelissaRN replied to SweetMelissaRN's topic in Emergency

    Butter on the ear phone... Genius.. Our secretary is going to hate us tonight

  23. Things to do to past the time...

    SweetMelissaRN replied to SweetMelissaRN's topic in Emergency

  24. IV Therapy

    SweetMelissaRN replied to Ciale's topic in Emergency

    Although you may feel like being told "it will come with time" is a blow off answer, but it's the truth... With that said, there are certain chief complaints which will just about ALWAYS get a work...

  25. ED nursing tasks/responsibilities:

    SweetMelissaRN replied to ivyleaf's topic in Emergency

    Haha right? I had one of those tonight actually