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  1. Observed urine setup?

    ND76 posted a topic in Addictions

    I work in an outpatient opioid treatment clinic. My office is moving into a new building and we are trying to configure a bathroom setup where I can directly observe patients without actually...

  2. When the patients aren't looking..... Rockin' ER video

    ND76 replied to DayDreamin ER CRNP's topic in Emergency

    The fact that you got ******* to crack the whip & beat a dead horse, then dance, make you the coolest people i know! And how did ***** get off the HEMSI truck without breaking something?!? My...

  3. What is your ER's PCI med protocol?

    ND76 replied to NeoPediRN's topic in Emergency

    I work in an accredited chest pain center, and we use ASA, NTG, lopressor, Plavix, heparin, morphine, and a statin. Zofran if nauseated/vomiting. There are always cases where one or more of those...

  4. Anyone else having trouble renewing online?

    ND76 posted a topic in Alabama Nursing

    I have had an Alabama nursing license since 2000, and I have faithfully renewed it every two years, even though I live and practice in TN and hold a license there. My AL license expires 12/31/2010,...

  5. ER nursing and pregnancy...

    ND76 posted a topic in Emergency

    I recently found out I'm pregnant, and am wondering how long I will be able to stay at work (realistically...) We are a Level II, 50 bed ER, and since our staffing has been cut down to bare bones (5...

  6. Using Demerol in the ED

    ND76 replied to mandasueRN's topic in Emergency

    We don't even have it in our onmicell. We use Dilaudid and Morphine in our ER. The only place I see Demerol in our facility is in the GI Lab, and we use it with Versed for conscious

  7. CPR Classes in the Memphis, TN Area

    ND76 replied to RNStudent&Momof2's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    A co-worker of mine teaches CPR as well as ACLS, PALS, etc. Here is the link to his website:

  8. ER nurse entering uncharted waters tomorrow....I'm being induced!

    ND76 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hello, all! I've been an ER nurse for 10 years, and while I've never delivered a baby, I've 'caught' a few over the years. But other than a brief rotation during nursing school, I have never set foot...

  9. Good triage stories

    ND76 replied to patrice meursault's topic in Emergency

    I had a man sign in a few months ago with the dreaded "private" written in the chief complaint section. I figured it was the usual penile discharge or rectal complaint that this CC usually elicits....

  10. ER nurse entering uncharted waters tomorrow....I'm being induced!

    ND76 replied to ND76's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks! I figured as much... I mean, good lord, I work in an ER and GOD knows that things NEVER, EVER go according to a plan there! I understand that, but I'm worried about my nervous Nellie...

  11. How often do EMS crews show up to your dept unannounced?

    ND76 replied to Larry77's topic in Emergency

    Very infrequently. What gets confusing at our facility is that the city fire dept/EMS uses the fire radio, another ambulance service uses a different radio, and another two use the phone to call...

  12. which memphis hospital would you be a patient?

    ND76 replied to hbgwan's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    It depends on what I needed... I'm having my baby at Baptist Womens. I will take my child once it is born to Methodist Germantown. If I was having chest pain I'd go to St. Francis. If I were severely...

  13. The Economy and your job as a nurse

    ND76 replied to szccdw's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, yes... As soon as the schedule comes out, people grab it and start scouring it to make sure that no one got any extra shifts, and that someone didn't get more weekend hours (i.e. more...

  14. Memphis

    ND76 replied to NRSNFL's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Yep. Things are NOT rosy in Memphis right now, at ANY facility. Hours are tight everywhere, money is even tighter, and there is a general state of unrest among not only my co-workers, but my friends...

  15. The Economy and your job as a nurse

    ND76 replied to szccdw's topic in General Nursing

    I'm worried. I work for a hospital owned by a national healthcare company, and the hospital I work at is supposed to be one of their 'better' hospitals. But we're sinking FAST. Our benefits have...

  16. ER nursing and pregnancy...

    ND76 replied to ND76's topic in Emergency

    Thanks all that replied... I'm actually the third pregnant nurse at work right now, don't drink the water! Two other girls are due this month and still working. We are blessed that our co-workers...

  17. Memphis questions

    ND76 replied to silverhead's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I agree with the above poster...Memphis Jewish Home is top notch. I work in an ER, and while there are some nursing homes that I wouldn't send my dog to, I actually don't mind getting patients from...

  18. How is it that this can slip through the cracks?

    ND76 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I posted a thread a couple of months ago about a co-worker who stole Dilaudid and signed it out under my name, as well as two or three other co-workers. There was an investigation, it was fairly...

  19. Are all floor nurses rude to ER nurses?

    ND76 replied to Andy S.'s topic in Emergency

    Yep. It's the circle of life. Then the EMS workers go home and kick their dog. HAHAHA! Just kidding. But it's true. I've seen it. As soon as we hear "MFD #5 to XYZ Hospital" on the radio, a...

  20. Are all floor nurses rude to ER nurses?

    ND76 replied to Andy S.'s topic in Emergency

    This is my pet peeve! One floor where I work is notorious for this. I don't give a flying crap if they're rude to me when I bring the patient up, I'm a big girl and will get over it. I just smile...

  21. Roxanol "new" Recreational Drug

    ND76 replied to Southernurse's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    it's morphine... and that's been a problem at every place i've worked, as long as i've worked. i haven't actually heard the term "roxies"

  22. UNA Florence question

    ND76 replied to mt3's topic in Alabama Nursing

    This is lifted directly from their application. It might look a little weird, it won't copy right. But don't let the 2.5 GPA fool you. It is a very tough program with the highest pass rate in the...

  23. UNA Florence question

    ND76 replied to mt3's topic in Alabama Nursing

    Minimum of 2.5.

  24. Have You Had the "Sortavirus" Yet??

    ND76 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I have been 'sortasick' since the day after Christmas! Not sick enough to call in, but too sick to function properly at work. My symptoms change every day, they've ran the gamut from nasal...

  25. New Grads in Huntsville. Please read!

    ND76 replied to ARB84's topic in Alabama Nursing

    I started as a new grad in the Peds ER several years ago. There were two of us that they hired at the same time, we were the first "newbies" they had hired in a long, long time. I loved it. I am so...