IrishErin

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    Is the cynicism inevitable?

    IrishErin replied to lvnlrn's topic in Emergency

    It's hard not to be every once in a while. Especially when you ate dealing with the least critical patients who always seem to be the most entitled, impatient jerks. Had someone scream at me last...
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    Invisible illnesses...

    IrishErin replied to silverbat's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I looked after a co worker's mother last month that has menier's. She was so sick I felt awful for her! It didn't seem to matter what position she was in, she couldnt ditch the dizziness. One of our...
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    Are UK RN's considered LPN's in America?

    IrishErin replied to Smilty's topic in United Kingdom

    I'm a RPN in Ontario, my course was a full two years plus 4 months of preceptored consolidation. I now work in emerg where I do all my own IV starts, IV meds and hang blood as well. Our scope is very...
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    out of control.

    IrishErin replied to mish_RN's topic in Emergency

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

    IrishErin replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    It was psych night this evening in my ED. Teenage girl at prom, gets wasted, doesn't win prom queen, threatens suicide and then fights with the police that try to bring her in. Another guy came in by...
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    Triage complaints- the good, the bad, and the shocking.

    IrishErin replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    She was a very skinny little thing. I know that with my huge bum, there's no way you'll see a bump where mine is. Lol. I found it interesting that you could palpate the joint to be the same size on...
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    Triage complaints- the good, the bad, and the shocking.

    IrishErin replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

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

    IrishErin replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    A 25 year old girl came in last night stating that she had a "cyst like" lump on her lower back that she had been dealing with for a year or so, but had just recently been giving her pain that...