IrishErin

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    Violence in the ER

    IrishErin replied to TLS1's topic in Emergency

    That is incredibly sad, that an employer would rather allow their front line staff to take some punches and keep quiet about it, rather than protect them. Maybe nurses should have to carry pepper...
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    Feed me, Seymour! When patients want forbidden food...

    IrishErin replied to TrevyRN's topic in Emergency

    Hahaha I'm going to do this from now
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    Violence in the ER

    IrishErin replied to TLS1's topic in Emergency

    I'm lucky as our managers and risk management team are very supportive and even encourage us to file a police report and lay charges if we are assaulted by a patient. I was pretty badly hurt last year...
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    To The RN's Who Worked With LPN's In The Hospital..

    IrishErin replied to pookyp's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

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    Holding admitted patients in the ED

    IrishErin replied to hella_RN's topic in Emergency

    I'm in Canada, the timing issue is the same for us. 4 hours is a
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    Holding admitted patients in the ED

    IrishErin replied to hella_RN's topic in Emergency

    In my department we have a 12 bed 'zone' that holds admitted patients, basically like a holding cell until they can get to the floor. That way, it frees up nurses to solely look after them while other...
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    Male Nurses

    IrishErin replied to OUxPhys's topic in Ob/Gyn

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    New Graduates who don't welcome feedback

    IrishErin replied to Majain2013's topic in Emergency

    I just chuckled a
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    Feed me, Seymour! When patients want forbidden food...

    IrishErin replied to TrevyRN's topic in Emergency

    I had a very angry grandmother yelling at the doctor and myself about why it was taking so long for ultrasound and woodwork results for her grandson that she had brought in with abdo pain. They...
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    What are your pet peeves?

    IrishErin replied to forgop's topic in Emergency

    I get a lot of "how much longer do I have to wait, I left my child/pet/partner/groceries in the car. Any way you could sneak us
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    Saw a nurse yelling at a patient in ICU

    IrishErin replied to inspiredbynavy's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    It
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    How to respond to rude patients/visitors?

    IrishErin replied to Elizabeth Renee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree. I also always say something along the lines of.. "I understand that you are upset and frustrated at your current situation and I would like to help you in every way that I can. I will leave...
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    Nurses carrying weapons

    IrishErin replied to KittyLovinRN's topic in Home Health

    I think that we should have tasers at
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    Thank You

    IrishErin replied to Guest219794's topic in Emergency

    No.. post#5 is very sadly true a lot of the
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    Grossest thing to happen to you in your nursing career;)

    IrishErin replied to daviex's topic in Emergency

    I swore that I would never again think of, or being up this story buuuttttt..... Once I was helping the MD lance and pack a cluster of very large, very turbulent abscesses from a woman's groin. I had...
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    Songs That Remind You of Nursing....

    IrishErin replied to sarahbellum's topic in General Nursing

    Hilarious!! I've often hummed another one bites the dust when discharging patients to the floor lol. I also like "I wanna be sedated" by the
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    wasting time?

    IrishErin replied to smurfynursey's topic in Emergency

    Yes! I've told many patients this... If they are concerned that something us wrong with their health, we are there to help them even if it ends up being nothing. I would never tell someone they had...
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    RPN looking to get a job in a Dermatology office in ontario

    IrishErin replied to J3ssa's topic in Canada

    I know that one of the girls I graduated with worked at a derm clinic in Peterborough, not sure of the name
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    Triage complaints- the good, the bad, and the shocking.

    IrishErin replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    Had one woman patient acting like a real pain in the bum, requesting certain medications, then stated we should listen to her because she just graduated medical school and is a doctor. Our doctor that...
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    Are we tyrants?

    IrishErin replied to Bortaz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I was JUST literally on my way to posting this, I am glad I decided to read through first. I'm do not currently, or ever desire to work in a NICU. Frankly, the thought of babies or even children that...
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    Stooopid

    IrishErin replied to Ciale's topic in Emergency

    I just shuddered. And threw up in my mouth a
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    Stooopid

    IrishErin replied to Ciale's topic in Emergency

    Triage is one spot in the ER I know I would not function well in. My ******** tolerance is not that strong. I always get the triage nurse a coffee when I get mine. One of our doctors started...
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    Stooopid

    IrishErin replied to Ciale's topic in Emergency

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    Stooopid

    IrishErin replied to Ciale's topic in Emergency

    Even bigger rant party
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    Stooopid

    IrishErin replied to Ciale's topic in Emergency

    Ah, the dreaded "forgotten tampon". I shudder when I see one coming in on the tracker. It's hard to be shiny and happy and caring every day, hopefully your next shift is better